Birthday Honours 1939
Ratu Joseva Lalabalavu Vanaaliali Sukuna CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• Native Lands Commission
Recognised in the Birthday Honours 1939 with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 1939
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 1939- Role at the time
- Native Lands Commission
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 64 times in the Birthday Honours List 1939 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Native Lands Commission.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1939
Ada Frances Mather-Jackson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Adeyemo Alakija
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Albert Ernest Rudder
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Alexander Frank Noel Thavenot
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Alexander Wishart Christie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For political and public services in Aberdeen- shire.”
Alfred Marnham
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Angus Dudley Campbell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Archer Hoare
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Arthur Crookenden
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Arthur Henry William King
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Arthur Hyde Flower
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Royal Air Force
Arthur Marcelles De Silva
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Arthur Sambell Cox
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Cecil Augustus Charles John Hendriks
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Charles Edward Legat
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For services to the Empire Forestry Association.”
Charles Evelyn Pym
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Charles Henry Le Grice
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For politi- cal and public services in Cornwall.”
Charles John Stuart King
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Charles William Sleigh
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
David Ogilvy Wight Lamb
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Dorothy Spencer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For political services.”
Duncan MacGregor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
“For public services in Uganda Protectorate.”
Edmund George Marlow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Edward James Salisbury
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1939
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1939
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1939 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1939.
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