New Year Honours 1938
Joshua Paterson Ross-Taylor
• Highland and Agricultural Society
Organisation: Highland and Agricultural Society
“For services to Scottish Agriculture.”
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- New Year Honours 1938
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- Highland and Agricultural Society
“For services to Scottish Agriculture.”
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How common is this award?
The was awarded 27 times in the New Year Honours List 1938 — about 4% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the same honour in the New Year Honours 1938
Charles Norman Paul
Person1938
“For public and philanthropic services in the Commonwealth of Australia.”
Charles Robert Bignold
Person1938
“For political and public services in Norwich.”
David Davies
Person1938
“For political and public services in St.”
Deputy President of University College of South West
Person1938
“For public services.”
Derrick Wellesley Gunston
Person1938
“for the Thorn- bury division of Gloucestershire since 1924.”
Duncan Randolph Wilson
Person1938
Ernest Hadfield
Person1938
Geoffrey Arthur Romaine Callender
Person1938
“For services relating to the institution of the Museum.”
George Dalziel Kelly
Person1938
“for public services.”
Henry Isaac Close Brown
Person1938
“For public services in Jamaica.”
Ivor Broadbent Thomas
Person1938
John Auld Mactaggart
Person1938
“For political and public services.”
John Childs Ganzoni
Person1938
“for Ipswich, 1914 to 1923 and since 1924.”
John Smedley Crooke
Person1938
“for the Deritend division of Birmingham, 1922-29 and since 1931.”
Joseph William Leech
Person1938
“for Newcastle-upon-Tyne West division, since 1931.”
Lambert Wilfred Alexander De Soysa
Person1938
“For public services in Ceylon.”
Leonard Campbell Brassey
Person1938
“for Northamptonshire, Northern division, 1910-18, and for the Peterborough division 1918-29.”
Percival Lea Dewhurst Perry
Person1938
“For political and public services.”
Percy Molyneux Rawson Royds
Person1938
“For political and public services in Surrey.”
Philip Carlebach
Person1938
“For services to the Cadet move- ment.”
Robert James Johnstone
Person1938
“For services to public health in Northern Ireland.”
Sidney Law
Person1938
“For political and public services in Stourbridge, Worcester- shire.”
William Albert Jenkins
Person1938
“for Brecon and Radnor, 1922-24.”
William Henry Rowland
Person1938
“For political and public services in Southampton.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
· 1938
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1938 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1937.
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