1947 Birthday Honours


The 1947 King's Birthday Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth Realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made "on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty's Birthday." They were announced in supplements to the London Gazette of 6 June 1947.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes and then divisions as appropriate.

United Kingdom and Commonwealth

Order of the Crown of India

;Dominions
;India
;Burma
;Colonies, Protectorates, Etc.

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

;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI)

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

;Honorary Companion

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

;Honorary Companion

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

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

;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Honorary Commanders
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Additional Officers
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Honorary Officers
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Additional Members
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Honorary Members
;Home Civil Service
;Dominion Civil Services
;Indian Civil Services
;Colonial Service
;In Gold
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Foreign Services
;India
;Colonial Empire
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Navy
;Royal Australian Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Navy
;Royal Australian Air Force

Police

;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;Australia
;New Zealand
;India
;Burma
;Colonies, Protectorates and Mandated Territories
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Southern Rhodesia
;Bechuanaland Protectorate
;Colonies, Protectorates, Mandated Territories
;Royal Navy

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