1949 Birthday Honours
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The 1949 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", and were published in supplements to the London Gazette of 3 June 1949 for the British Empire,[1] New Zealand,[2] India[3] and Ceylon.[4]
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.