New Year Honours 1938
Robert James Johnstone
“For services to public health in Northern Ireland.”
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“For services to public health in Northern Ireland.”
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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.
How widely is this recognised?
5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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“For public and philanthropic services in the Commonwealth of Australia.”
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“For political and public services in Norwich.”
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“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.”
Joshua Paterson Ross-Taylor
Person1938
“For services to Scottish Agriculture.”
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.”
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 Health & Social Care
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,249 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Tyrrell Evans
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Palliative Care.”
Warren Dunkley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gravesend, Kent
“For services to Mental Health Support.”
Elizabeth Slinger
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Healthcare in Myanmar.”
Matthew Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Helen Whyley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pencoed, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Nursing.”
Karen Weldon (karen Juggins)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Carl Waldmann
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Critically Ill Patients in the NHS.”
Lucy Warner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Woking, Surrey
“For services to the NHS.”
Neil Platt
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Vulnerable People and to Mental Health.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Benash Nazmeen
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity and to Healthcare.”
Mark Major
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Carers.”
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· 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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