The King's Birthday Honours 1950 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, and were published in supplements to the London Gazette of 2 June 1950 for the British Empire,[1] Australia,[2] Ceylon[3] and New Zealand.[4]
At this time honours for Australians were awarded both in the United Kingdom honours, on the advice of the premiers of Australian states, and also in a separate Australia honours list.[2]
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Lieutenant-Colonel
Harry Morris, Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central, 1945–50, and for the Neepsend Division of Sheffield, February–March, 1950. For political and public services.
The Right Honourable
Lewis Silkin, Member of Parliament for Peckham, 1936–1950, Minister of Town and Country Planning, 1945–1950.
Lieutenant-Colonel
David Rees Rees-Williams, TD, Member of Parliament for Croydon South, 1949–50. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, October 1947–50.
The Right Honourable
William Watson, Baron Henderson, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs since 1948. A Lord-in-Waiting to The King, 1945–48.
Oswald Coleman Allen, CB, CBE, Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Home Office. United Kingdom representative on the Social Commission of the United Nations Organisation.
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Brigadier
Edward Riou Benson, CBE, Deputy Director, Military Government, British Element, Berlin.
Neville Blond, OBE For services as United Kingdom Trade Adviser in Canada and the United States of America.
James Carmichael, DSc, MRCVS, Member of the Colonial Advisory Council on Agriculture, Animal Health and Forestry.
Herbert Frederick Collins, H.M. Inspector of Schools (Staff Inspector, Ministry of Education).
Henry Howard Eggers, OBE, Assistant Secretary, H.M. Treasury.
John Marcus Fleming, Deputy Director, Economic Section, Cabinet Office.
Frederick Richard Howard, Assistant Secretary, Air Ministry.
Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Osbert Eustace Vesey, CBE For services to the Government Hospitality Fund.
Colonel
John Skinner Wilson, OBE, Director, Boy Scouts International Bureau.
Robert Hall Chapman, ME, MIE (Aust.), Railways Commissioner, State of South Australia.
Walter James Garnett, OBE, Deputy High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in the Commonwealth of Australia.
William Keverall McIntyre, MC, MD, FRCOG, of Launceston, State of Tasmania. For voluntary services at the Queen Victoria Hospital and the Launceston General Hospital.
The Honourable Walter Eric Thomas, OBE, MC, Judge of the High Court, Southern Rhodesia.
At this time the two lowest classes of the Royal Victorian Order were "Member (fourth class)" and "Member (fifth class)", both with
post-nominal letters MVO. "Member (fourth class)" was renamed "Lieutenant" (LVO) from the 1985 New Year Honours onwards.
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
Lieutenant-General
John Northcott, CB, MVO, Chief of the General Staff, Australian Military Forces 1942-45 ; now Governor of the State of New South Wales.
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Daniel McVey, AMIE (Aust.), formerly Director-General of Postal Services.
Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
Military Division
Lieutenant-General
Stanley George Savige, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, Australian Military Forces.
Civil Division
Douglas Berry Copland, CMG, DSc, LittD, Prices Commissioner, Commonwealth of Australia, 1939–45; Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University, Canberra.
^New Zealand:
"No. 38931". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1950. pp. 2813–2815.
^Hine, Margaret,
"Margaret Irene Lang (1893–1983)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 12 December 2023
The King's Birthday Honours 1950 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, and were published in supplements to the London Gazette of 2 June 1950 for the British Empire,[1] Australia,[2] Ceylon[3] and New Zealand.[4]
At this time honours for Australians were awarded both in the United Kingdom honours, on the advice of the premiers of Australian states, and also in a separate Australia honours list.[2]
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Lieutenant-Colonel
Harry Morris, Member of Parliament for Sheffield Central, 1945–50, and for the Neepsend Division of Sheffield, February–March, 1950. For political and public services.
The Right Honourable
Lewis Silkin, Member of Parliament for Peckham, 1936–1950, Minister of Town and Country Planning, 1945–1950.
Lieutenant-Colonel
David Rees Rees-Williams, TD, Member of Parliament for Croydon South, 1949–50. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, October 1947–50.
The Right Honourable
William Watson, Baron Henderson, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs since 1948. A Lord-in-Waiting to The King, 1945–48.
Oswald Coleman Allen, CB, CBE, Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Home Office. United Kingdom representative on the Social Commission of the United Nations Organisation.
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Brigadier
Edward Riou Benson, CBE, Deputy Director, Military Government, British Element, Berlin.
Neville Blond, OBE For services as United Kingdom Trade Adviser in Canada and the United States of America.
James Carmichael, DSc, MRCVS, Member of the Colonial Advisory Council on Agriculture, Animal Health and Forestry.
Herbert Frederick Collins, H.M. Inspector of Schools (Staff Inspector, Ministry of Education).
Henry Howard Eggers, OBE, Assistant Secretary, H.M. Treasury.
John Marcus Fleming, Deputy Director, Economic Section, Cabinet Office.
Frederick Richard Howard, Assistant Secretary, Air Ministry.
Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable Osbert Eustace Vesey, CBE For services to the Government Hospitality Fund.
Colonel
John Skinner Wilson, OBE, Director, Boy Scouts International Bureau.
Robert Hall Chapman, ME, MIE (Aust.), Railways Commissioner, State of South Australia.
Walter James Garnett, OBE, Deputy High Commissioner for the United Kingdom in the Commonwealth of Australia.
William Keverall McIntyre, MC, MD, FRCOG, of Launceston, State of Tasmania. For voluntary services at the Queen Victoria Hospital and the Launceston General Hospital.
The Honourable Walter Eric Thomas, OBE, MC, Judge of the High Court, Southern Rhodesia.
At this time the two lowest classes of the Royal Victorian Order were "Member (fourth class)" and "Member (fifth class)", both with
post-nominal letters MVO. "Member (fourth class)" was renamed "Lieutenant" (LVO) from the 1985 New Year Honours onwards.
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
Lieutenant-General
John Northcott, CB, MVO, Chief of the General Staff, Australian Military Forces 1942-45 ; now Governor of the State of New South Wales.
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Daniel McVey, AMIE (Aust.), formerly Director-General of Postal Services.
Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
Military Division
Lieutenant-General
Stanley George Savige, CB, CBE, DSO, MC, ED, Australian Military Forces.
Civil Division
Douglas Berry Copland, CMG, DSc, LittD, Prices Commissioner, Commonwealth of Australia, 1939–45; Vice-Chancellor, Australian National University, Canberra.
^New Zealand:
"No. 38931". The London Gazette (Supplement). 2 June 1950. pp. 2813–2815.
^Hine, Margaret,
"Margaret Irene Lang (1893–1983)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 12 December 2023