Birthday Honours 1937
Pelham Francis Warner GCVO
Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
• M.B.E
Organisation: M.B.E
“For services to sport.”
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Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) · 1937
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“For services to sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order was awarded 105 times in the Birthday Honours List 1937 — about 9% of the list.
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How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order in the Birthday Honours 1937
Alexander West Russell
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“for Tynemouth since Novem- ber, 1922.”
Archibald Campbell Black
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“For political and public services in Glasgow.”
Archibald Richard James Southby
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“for the Epsom division since 1928.”
Armigel de Vins Wade
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Arthur Edwin Horn
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Arthur Frederick Hurst
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Arthur Giver
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Best & Co.
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Brigadier-General Alexander Gore Arkwright
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Charles Ewan Law
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Charles George Matheson
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Charles Granville Gibson
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“for Pudsey and Otley since 1929.”
Charles John Boyd Norwood
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“For public services in the Dominion of New Zealand.”
Charles Sydney Jones
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“For public services.”
Claude George
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Clement Edmund Royds Brocklebank
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“for the Fairfield division of Liverpool since 1931 and for East Nottingham 1924 to 1929.”
Comptroller of His Majesty's Household
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
David Milne-Watson
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
David Rowland Evans
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“For political and public services.”
Director of Survey of English Place Names.
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Diwan Bahadur Subbarayalu Kumaraswami Reddiyar Avargal
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
“for Education and Public Health to the Governor of Madras, Madras.”
Edmund Vivian Gabriel
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Edward Hearle Cole
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
Ernest Davis
PersonDame Grand Cross Of The Royal Victorian Order · 1937
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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Where this record comes from
Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order · 1937
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1937 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1937.
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