The Queen's Birthday 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. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The Queen.

The 1954 Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 1 June 1954, for the United Kingdom and Colonies, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, Pakistan, and for various members of Commonwealth forces in recognition of services in Korea during the period 28 July 1953 to 31 January 1954.

United Kingdom and Colonies

Viscounts The Right Honourable Herwald, Baron Soulbury, GCMG, GCVO, OBE, MC, Governor-General of Ceylon.

Barons The Right Honourable Thomas Mackay, Lord Cooper, OBE, Lord Justice General of Scotland and Lord President of the Court of Session. The Right Honourable Henry James, Earl of Dundee, JP, DL, Member of Parliament for West Renfrew, 1931-1945. Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, 1936-1939 and 1941-1942. For political and public services. Sir Oliver Charles Harvey, GCMG, GCVO, CB, Lately HM Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary at Paris

Privy Counsellors Major Sir Reginald Edward Manningham-Buller, QC, MP, Member of Parliament for Daventry, 1943-1950, and for Northampton South since 1950. Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Works, May–July, 1945; Solicitor-General since 1951. Arthur Deakin, CH, CBE, JP. For services to the Trade Union Movement.

Baronets Sir (Walter) Russell Brain, DM, President, Royal College of Physicians of London. Roger John Edward Conant, CVO, JP, DL, MP, Member of Parliament for Chesterfield, 1931-1935, Bewdley, 1937-1950, and Rutland and Stamford since 1950. A Conservative Whip, 1946-1951; Comptroller of HM Household since 1951. Colonel Sir Francis Henry Douglas Charlton Whitmore, KCB, CMG, DSO, TD, HM Lieutenant of the County of Essex. For public services.

Knights bachelor Donald Richard Allen, OBE, MC, Clerk to the Trustees, London Parochial Charities. William Linton Andrews, Editor of the Yorkshire Post. Frederick Spencer Arnold Baker, Senior Master, Central Office, Supreme Court of Judicature, and Queen's Remembrancer. Arthur Beverley Baxter, MP, Member of Parliament for Wood Green, 1935–50, and for Southgate since 1950. For political and public services. Alfred Chester Beatty. For public services. Colonel James Geoffrey Brydon Beazley, MC, TD, DL, Chairman, Mersey Docks and Harbour Board. Stanley Bell, OBE, JP. For political and public services in Lancashire. Henry Campbell Brewer, MBE, Honorary Shipping Adviser to the Ministry of Food. Russell Claude Brock, MS, FRCS, Surgeon, Guy's Hospital and Brompton Hospital. Arthur Wynne Morgan Bryant, CBE, Historian. John Cameron, DSC, QC, Dean of the Faculty of Advocates. Member, Industrial Disputes Tribunal. Francis Hare Clayton, OBE, Lately Chairman and Treasurer, Shaftesbury Homes and Arethusa Training Ship. Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Charles Lowry-Corry, MC, DL. For political and public services in Suffolk. Richard Rylandes Costain, CBE, Chairman and Joint Managing Director, Costain Group. Albert James Taylor Day, CBE. Chairman, Staff Side, Civil Service National Whitley Council. Gavin Rylands de Beer, Director, British Museum (Natural History). Eric Cyril Boyd Edwards, MC, JP. For political and public services in Essex. Arthur Trevor Evans, Controller, Estate Duty Office, Board of Inland Revenue. Hamilton Alexander Rosskeen Gibb, Laudian Professor of Arabic, University of Oxford. Arnold Alexander Hall, Director, Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough. Commander William Stephen Richard King-Hall, Royal Navy (Retd.), Founder, Chairman and Honorary Director of the Hansard Society. Lieutenant-Colonel Percy Mirehouse Hope, OBE, JP. For political and public services in Cumberland. John Alfred Golding Howard. For political services in Bedfordshire. Herbert Charles Janes. For political and public services. William Kerr, CBE, JP, DL, Town Clerk of Glasgow. Thomas Stuart Overy. For political and public services. Joseph Davidson Qualtrough, CBE, Speaker of the House of Keys, Isle of Man. Howard Morley Robertson, MC, President of the Royal Institute of British Architects. John Roland Robinson, MP, Member of Parliament for Widnes, 1931–35, Blackpool, 1935-45, and South Blackpool since 1945. For political and public services. Thomas Buston Robson, MBE, Member, Companies Act Accountancy Advisory Committee of the Board of Trade. Alderman Percy Alan Sanders, CBE, JP, DL. For political and public services in Essex. Frederick Scopes, President, Joint Iron Council. Francis Eugene Simon, CBE, Professor of Thermodynamics, University of Oxford. Matthew Arnold Bracy Smith, CBE, Artist. John Livingston Somerville, President, Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland. Robert William Arney Speed, CB, Solicitor, Board of Trade. Thomas Murray Taylor, CBE, QC. Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Aberdeen. Alexander Robertus Todd, Professor of Organic Chemistry, University of Cambridge. Chairman of the Lord President of the Council's Advisory Council on Scientific Policy. Thomas Tomlinson, BEM, JP, Chairman, West Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Francis Cannon Tudsbery Tudsbery, CBE, Founder and President of the Thistle Foundation. Major Arnold Horace Santo Waters, VC, CBE, DSO, MC, Chairman, South Staffordshire Waterworks Company. For services to the Ministry of Housing and Local Government. John Henry Wenham, JP, DL. For political and public services in Surrey.

State of South Australia Arthur Campbell Rymill, Lord Mayor of the City of Adelaide, State of South Australia.

Southern Rhodesia The Honourable Mr. Justice Walter Eric Thomas, CMG, OBE, MC, Senior Puisne Judge of the High Court, Southern Rhodesia.

Commonwealth Services Thomas James Young Roxburgh, CIE, Indian Civil Service (Retd.), formerly a Puisne Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Calcutta.

Colonies, Protectorates, Etc. Patrick Francis Branigan, Colonial Legal Service, Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Gold Coast. Luigi Antonio Camilleri, Chief Justice and President of the Court of Appeal, Malta. John DeLisle Chandler. For public services in Barbados. William Kenneth Horne. For public services in Kenya. Arthur Werner Lewey, QC, Colonial Legal Service, Chief Justice, Northern Rhodesia.

Order of the Bath

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) Military Division Admiral Sir Michael Maynard Denny, KCB, CBE, DSO. General Sir Cameron Gordon Graham Nicholson, KCB, KBE, DSO, MC (13382), late Royal Regiment of Artillery. Colonel Commandant, Royal Regiment of Artillery.

Civil Division Sir John Gerald Lang, KCB, Permanent Secretary, Admiralty.

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) Military Division Vice-Admiral Cecil Charles Hughes-Hallett, CB, CBE. General John Chaddesley Westall, CB, CBE, Royal Marines. Lieutenant-General Sir Euan Alfred Bews Miller, KBE, CB, DSO, MC (11736), late Infantry. Lieutenant-General Sir Hugh Charles Stockwell, KBE, CB, DSO (23894), late Infantry Colonel, The Royal Welch Fusiliers. Air Marshal Sir John Nelson Boothman, KBE, CB, DFC, AFC. Air Marshal Walter Lloyd Dawson, CB, CBE, DSO.

Civil Division Sir Eric Blacklock Bowyer, KBE, CB, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Materials. Francis William Lascelles, CB, MC, Clerk of the Parliaments. Sir John Rowlatt, KCIE, CB, MC, QC, First Parliamentary Counsel.

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) Military Division Royal Navy Rear-Admiral Leslie Newton Brownfield, CBE. Rear-Admiral Walter Thomas Couchman, CVO, DSO, OBE. Rear-Admiral Robert Francis Elkins, CVO, OBE. Rear-Admiral George Barney Hamley Fawkes, CVO, CBE. Major-General Campbell Richard Hardy, CBE, DSO, Royal Marines. Rear-Admiral (E) Charles Littlewood, OBE. Rear-Admiral (S) Frederick Robert Joseph Mack, CBE. Rear-Admiral Richard George Onslow, DSO.

Army Brigadier Walter Samuel Beddall, OBE (11494), Royal Army Educational Corps. Major-General Valentine Boucher, CBE (30664), late Infantry. Major-General Charles James George Dalton, CBE (18839), late Royal Regiment of Artillery. Brigadier (temporary) John Cecil D'Arcy Dalton, CBE (36501), late Royal Regiment of Artillery. Major-General (temporary) William Alexander Duncan Drummond, CBE, FRCS (31405), late Royal Army Medical Corps. Major-General Kenneth Godfrey Exham, DSO (27959), late Infantry. Major-General George Drew Fanshawe, DSO, OBE (14521), late Royal Regiment of Artillery. Major-General Wilfrid Austin Lord, CBE (37538), Corps of Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers. Major-General (temporary) Robert Kirkpatrick Millar, DSO (18243), late Corps of Royal Engineers. Major-General Richard Murphy, CBE, MB, QHS (24226), late Royal Army Medical Corps. Major-General John Field Fraser Oakeshott, CBE (298), Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Major-General Henry Raskins Clapham Sugden, CBE, DSO (27950), late Corps of Royal Engineers. Major-General Geoffrey Stuart Thompson, DSO, MBE (31611), late Royal Regiment of Artillery. Brigadier Frank Borkman Pigott, CIE (21166), late Corps of Royal Engineers; until recently on loan to the Government of India.

Royal Air Force Air Vice-Marshal Hugh Hamilton Brookes, CBE, DFC. Air Vice-Marshal John Gerald Franks, CBE. Acting Air Vice-Marshal Peter Dicken Cracroft, AFC. Air Commodore Rowland Coats. Air Commodore Kenneth Brian Boyd Cross, CBE, DSO, DFC. Air Commodore Douglas Griffith Morris, CBE, DSO, DFC. Air Commodore Ellacott Lyne Stephens Ward, DFC. Group Captain Frederick John Manning, CBE.

Civil Division Philip Allen, Assistant Under-Secretary of State, Home Office. Terence Frederick Bird, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Transport & Civil Aviation. Ernest Roy Brookes, Commissioner and Secretary, Board of Inland Revenue. Ernest Reginald Copleston, Under-Secretary, HM Treasury. James Pickering Dodds, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Health. Eric Stead Jackson, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Supply. David Hume Lyal, CMG, MBE, Under-Secretary, Board of Trade. Charles Ernest Maker, Accountant General, Ministry of Labour & National Service. George Robert Oake, Under-Secretary, Ministry of Food. Herbert Staddon Pengelly, Principal Deputy Director of Naval Construction, Admiralty. William Alfred Wolverson, Director, External Telecommunications Executive, General Post Office.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) Sir Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb, KCMG, CB, Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Paris.

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) Major-General Leslie Burtonshaw Nicholls, CB, CBE, Chairman, Cable & Wireless Ltd. Algernon Paul Sinker, CB, Director General, British Council. Joseph John Saville Garner, CMG, Deputy Under-Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations, Commonwealth Relations Office. The Honourable Edgar Cuthbert Fremantle Whitehead, CMG, OBE. For public services rendered in connection with the setting up of the Federation of Rhodesia & Nyasaland. Robert Perceval Armitage, CMG, MBE, Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Cyprus. Sir Robert Scott, CMG, Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Mauritius. Alfred John Gardener, CMG, CBE, Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Damascus. Paul Mason, CMG, Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (designate) in the Hague. Sir Andrew Napier Noble, Bt, CMG, Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Warsaw. Robert Heatlie Scott, CMG, CBE, Minister at Her Majesty's Embassy in Washington.

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) Frederick Blackmore Arnold, OBE, Trade Commissioner, Grade I, Karachi. Ivor Bowen, lately Head of the United Kingdom Ministry of Supply Staff, Australia. Now Principal Director of Equipment Research & Development (Air), Ministry of Supply.