1938 New Year Honours


The 1938 New Year Honours were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 1 January 1938.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

United Kingdom and British Empire

Viscount

;Dominions
;;Australia
;;India
;;Burma
;;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division

Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI)

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE)

Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

;Military Division
;Military Division

Member of the Royal Victorian Order, 4th class (MVO)

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)

;Military Division
;Civil Division
;;Honorary Knight Commander
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;;Honorary Knight Commander
;Military
;Civil Division
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;;Burma
;;British India
;;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;;Dominions
;;Honorary Officers
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;;British India
;;Burma
;;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;;Dominions
;;Honorary Officers
;First Class
;Second Class

Military Division

;For Gallantry
;For Meritorious Service
;For Meritorious Service
;For Gallantry
;;England and Wales
;;Scotland
;;Australia
;;British India
;;Burma
;;Colonies, Protectorates and Mandated Territories
;For Distinguished Service
;;England and Wales
;;Scotland
;;Northern Ireland
;;Isle of Man
;;Australia
;;British India
;;Newfounland
;;Burma
;;Colonies, Protectorates and Mandated Territories
In recognition of long and meritorious service