The New Year Honours 1954 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1954 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1954.UK list: Australia list: New Zealand list: Ceylon list: Pakistan list:
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.
United Kingdom
Viscount The Right Honourable Frederick James, Baron Leathers, CH, Secretary of State for the Co-ordination of Transport, Fuel & Power, 1951–1953, Minister of War Transport, 1941–1945.
Baron The Right Honourable Leslie Hore-Belisha, Member of Parliament for Devonport, 1923–1945; Minister of Transport, 1934–1937; Secretary of State for War, 1937–1940; Member of War Cabinet, 1939–1940; Minister of National Insurance, 1945. For political and public services. The Right Honourable Henry Charles Ponsonby, Earl of Drogheda, KCMG, Chairman of Committees and a Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords. Sir (Joseph) Stanley Holmes, MP, Member of Parliament for North-East Derbyshire, 1918–1922, and for Harwich since 1935. For political and public services. The Right Honourable Richard Kidston Law, MP, Member of Parliament for South-West Hull, 1931–1945, South Kensington, 1945–1950, and Haltemprice since 1950; Minister of State, Foreign Office, 1943–1945; Minister of Education, 1945. For political and public services. Sir William Strang, GCB GCMG MBE, lately Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Foreign Office.
Privy Councillor John Archibald Boyd-Carpenter, MP, Financial Secretary to HM Treasury since 1951. Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Thames since 1945. Sir Lionel Frederick Heald, QC MP, Attorney-General since 1951. Member of Parliament for Chertsey since 1950. The Honourable Keith Jacka Holyoake, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture & Marketing, New Zealand, since 1949.
Baronet Dallas Gerald Mercer Bernard, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England. Lieutenant-Commander Joseph Gurney Braithwaite, RNVR (Retired), MP, Member of Parliament for Hillsborough, 1931–1935, Holderness, 1939–1950, and North-West Bristol since 1950; Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Transport, 1951–1953. Captain Malcolm Bullock, MBE, Member of Parliament for the Waterloo Division, 1923–1950, and for Crosby, 1950–1953. For political and public services. Brigadier Harry Ripley Mackeson, MP, Member of Parliament for Hythe, 1945–1950, and for Folkestone and Hythe since 1950; Conservative Deputy Chief Whip, 1950–1952; Secretary for Overseas Trade, 1952–1953. Colonel Sir Joseph Nall, DSO TD JP DL, Member of Parliament for the Hulme division of Manchester, 1918–1929 and 1931–1945. For political and public services.
Knight Bachelor Frank Ezra Adcock, OBE, Emeritus Professor of Ancient History, University of Cambridge. Lieutenant-Colonel Weston Cracroft-Amcotts, MC, DL. For political and public services in Lincolnshire. Donald Forsyth Anderson, Chairman, Shipping Federation, and President, Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom. Arthur Lennon Binns, CBE MC, Chief Education Officer for Lancashire. James Clark Campbell, TD JP DL, Chairman, Savings Bank of Glasgow. Edward Charles Dodds, MVO MD FRCP, Courtauld Professor of Biochemistry, University of London. George Foster Earle, CBE, Chairman, Associated Portland Cement Manufacturers, Ltd. John Blumenfeld Elliot, lately Chairman, Railway Executive. Now Chairman, London Transport Executive. Geoffrey Cust Faber, Chairman, Faber & Faber, Ltd. Colonel William Charles Fenton, MC JP. For political and public services in Spen Valley, Yorkshire. Eric Wilfred Fish, CBE MD FDS, Chairman of the Dental Board. Raymond Hatherell Fooks, CBE, Chief Constable of Lincolnshire. George Garnett, JP. For political and public services in Bradford. Professor James Gray, CBE MC, Member of the Development Commission. Professor of Zoology, University of Cambridge. Edward Anthony Hawke, Chairman, County of London Quarter Sessions. Cecil George Graham Hayman, Director and Chairman of Management Committee, Distillers Company, Ltd. Amos Brook Hirst, OBE, Chairman of The Football Association. His Honour Judge James Henry Donald Hurst, Judge of County Courts. Lieutenant-Commander George Ian Clark Hutchison, RN (Retired), MP, Member of Parliament for West Edinburgh since 1941. For political and public services. Roland Jennings, JP MP, Member of Parliament for Sedgefield, 1931–1935, and for Hallam since 1939. For political and public services. Ernest Harry Lever, Chairman and Chief Executive, Steel Company of Wales, Ltd. Alderman Frank Lord, OBE JP. For political and public services in Oldham. Oliver Lyle, OBE. For services in promoting fuel efficiency. The Right Honourable William Victor McCleery, JP DL, Member of Northern Ireland Parliament since 1945; Minister of Labour & National Insurance, 1949, and Minister of Commerce, 1949–53. For political and public services in Northern Ireland. George Tait McGlashan, CBE, President, Association of County Councils in Scotland. Colonel Stuart Sydney Mallinson, CBE DSO MC JP DL. For public services in Essex. Herbert John Baptista Manzoni, CBE, City Engineer and Surveyor, Birmingham. Edward Brantwood Maufe, Architect. For services to the Imperial War Graves Commission. William Robertson Milne, Chairman of the General Trustees, Church of Scotland. Rhys Hopkin Morris, MBE QC MP, Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, House of Commons, since 1951. Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire, 1923–1932, and for Carmarthen since 1945. Edward Talbot Paris, CB, Chief Scientific Adviser, Home Office. Walter Robert Dempster Perkins, MP, Member of Parliament for Stroud, 1931–1945, and for Stroud and Thornbury since 1950; Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation, 1945. For political and public services. Walter Charles Puckey, lately Deputy Controller of Supplies (Air), Ministry of Supply. Reuben James Pugsley, OBE JP. For political and public services in Cardiff. William Gordon Radley, CBE, Engineer-in-Chief, General Post Office. Brigadier Arthur Maxwell Ramsden, CB OBE TD DL. For political and public services in Yorkshire. Frederick Tavinor Rees, CBE MC TD MRCS LRCP, lately Director General of Medical Services, Ministry of Pensions. George Robey, CBE. Actor. Kenneth Duncan Lecky Sinclair, DL, Chairman, Belfast Harbour Commissioners. Arnold Colin Somervell, OBE JP DL. For political and public services in Westmorland. Charles Stuart Taylor, DL MP, Member of Parliament for Eastbourne since 1935. For political and public services. Douglas Veale, CBE, Registrar, University of Oxford. Henry George Gordon Welch, CBE, Controller, HM Stationery Office.
State of Tasmania. Richard Oliver Harris, CMG JP, Lord Mayor of the City of Hobart, State of Tasmania. State of South Australia. Brian Herbert Swift, MC MD FRCS. In recognition of his valuable services to public hospitals and to the University of Adelaide, State of South Australia. Commonwealth Services. Eric Weston, Indian Civil Service (Retired), formerly Chief Justice of the Punjab High Court of Judicature at Simla. Colonies, Protectorates, etc. Edward Peter Stubbs Bell, QC, Colonial Legal Service, Chief Justice, British Guiana. Alfred Victor Crane, Colonial Legal Service, Chief Justice of British Honduras. Edward Charles Phillips, CBE. For public services in Tanganyika. John Owen Sanders, CMG, General Manager, Malayan Railway, and Member for Railways and Ports, Federation of Malaya.
Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) Military Division Vice-Admiral Ralph Alan Bevan Edwards, CB CBE. Vice-Admiral Edward Malcolm Evans-Lombe, CB. General Sir Richard Nelson Gale, KCB KBE DSO MC (20116), late Infantry Colonel, The Worcestershire Regiment. Civil Division Sir Thomas Robert Gardiner, GBE KCB. For public services.
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) Military Division Lieutenant-General Sir Charles Falkland Loewen, KBE CB DSO (17987), late Royal Regiment of Artillery. Colonel Commandant, Royal Regiment of Artillery. Lieutenant-General Sir Kenneth Graeme McLean, KBE CB (15991), late Corps of Royal Engineers. Acting Air Marshal George Holroyd Mills, CB DFC. Acting Air Marshal Claude Bernard Raymond Pelly, CB CBE MC. Civil Division Sir James Reginald Carroll Helmore, KCMG, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Supply. Harold Simcox Kent, CB, HM Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor. Victor George Shepheard, CB, Director of Naval Construction, Admiralty.
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) Military Division Navy Rear-Admiral Geoffrey Frederick Burghard, DSO. Rear-Admiral Stephen Hope Carlill, DSO. Rear-Admiral (S) Maurice Herbert Elliott, CBE. Rear-Admiral Gerald Vaughan Gladstone. Rear-Admiral (E) Iain Gilleasbuig Maclean, OBE. Surgeon Rear-Admiral Robert Walsh Mussen, CBE MD BCh. Rear-Admiral (E) Leopold Edward Rebbeck. Rear-Admiral Maxwell Richmond, DSO OBE. Rear-Admiral Jocelyn Stuart Cambridge Salter, DSO OBE. Army Major-General Thomas Brodie, CBE DSO (34236), late Infantry. Major-General Richard George Collingwood, CBE DSO (27169), late Infantry. Major-General (Temporary) John Guise Cowley, CBE AM (33330), late Corps of Royal Engineers. Major-General Edward Phillip Nagle Creagh, MB MRCP QHP (15621), late Royal Army Medical Corps. Major-General James Scott-Elliot, CBE DSO (23799), late Infantry. Major-General Peter St Clair-Ford, CBE DSO (33686), late Infantry. Brigadier Richard Gardiner, CBE (6835), late Corps of Royal Engineers (now RARO). Major-General Walter Rutherford Goodman, DSO MC (21258), late Royal Regiment of Artillery. Major-General William Ralston Duncan Hamilton, OBE MD QHP (24782), late Royal Army Medical Corps. Major-General Frederick Maurice Hext, OBE (18523), Corps of Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. Major-General Stephen Lamplugh, CBE (6951), late Corps of Royal Engineers. Major-General (Temporary) Francis Neville Mitchell, CBE DSO (30902), late Royal Armoured Corps. Major-General (Acting) Joseph Harold Wilkinson, CIE (IA28), Special List (ex-Indian Army). At present on loan to the Government of India. Air Force Acting Air Marshal Bryan Vernon Reynolds, CBE. Air Vice-Marshal Vyvyan Stewart Ewing, CBE MB ChB. Air Vice-Marshal John Humphrey Edwardes-Jones, CBE DFC AFC. Air Commodore Leslie William Clement Bower, DSO DFC. Air Commodore Herbert Lindsell Messiter. Air Commodore Francis Ronald Downs Swain, CBE AFC. Air Commodore Geoffrey Nicolas Ernest Tindal-Carill-Worsley, CBE. Acting Air Commodore Harold Frederick George Southey. Civil Division Arthur Thomas Barnard, OBE, Chief Superintendent, Royal Ordnance Factories, Woolwich. Colonel Reginald John Cash, CBE MC TD, Chairman, County of Warwick Territorial and Auxiliary Forces Association. George Albert Clark, VRD MD, Principal Medical Officer, Ministry of Health. Commander Kenneth Cohen, CMG, RN (Retired), Foreign Office. Brigadier Piers Duncan Williams Dunn, CBE DSO MC, Commandant, Police College, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, near Coventry. Albert Jack Filer, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Works. John Henry Forshaw, MC, Chief Architect and Housing Consultant, Ministry of Housing and Local Government and Ministry of Health. Malcolm Patrick Murray, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Fuel & Power. Henry Michael Denne Parker, CBE, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Labour & National Service. Anthony Edward Percival, Under-Secretary, Board of Trade. Arthur Ewart Popham, Keeper of Prints & Drawings, British Museum. Francis Noel Roberts, CBE, Commissioner, Board of Customs and Excise. Charles Arthur Evelyn Shuckburgh, CMG, Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. James Martin Stagg, OBE, Principal Deputy Director, Meteorological Office, Air Ministry.