1939 Birthday Honours


The King's Birthday Honours 1939 were appointments in 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 to celebrate the official birthday of the King. They were announced on 6 June 1939 for the United Kingdom and Colonies.
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 Colonies

Baron

;Dominions
;India
;Burma
;Colonies, Protectorates, &c.

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 Commander (KCSI)

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

Knight Commander (KCIE)

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

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

;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;Honorary Member
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Honorary Members
;Home Civil Service
;Dominions
;Indian Civil Services
;Burma
;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;Indian Civil services.

For Gallantry

;Military Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Royal Air Force
;Reserve of Air Force Officers.
;Royal Australian Air Force
;First Class
;First Class
;Royal Air Force.
;Police, England and Wales.
;Fire Brigade, England and Wales.