Ceylonese recipients of British titles

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Ceylonese recipients of British titles conferred on the advice of Her Majesty's Ceylon Ministers. This list includes all those who were born in, worked in or lived in Ceylon.

19th Century[]

1890s[]

1891[]

Dignity of a wife of a Knight Bachelor
  • 1892 - Catherine De Soysa, widow of Charles Henry de Soysa, JP[1]

1892[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1892 - Peter Daniel Anthonisz, , an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of the Island of Ceylon.

1897[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Knight Commander, (KCMG)
    • 1897 - Frederick Richard Saunders CMG, Treasurer of the Island of Ceylon.

Twentieth century[]

1900s[]

1901[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1901 - Francis Alfred Cooper, Esq., Director of Public Works of the Island of Ceylon
    • 1901 - Charles Edward Ducat Pennycuick, Esq., on retirement as Treasurer of the Island of Ceylon
Privy Council
  • 1901 - Sir John Winfield Bonser, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Ceylon
Knight Bachelor
  • 1901 - Archibald Campbell Lawrie, Esq., on retirement as Senior Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court, Ceylon

1902[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1902 - Lieutenant-Colonel , Commandant of Volunteers in the Island of Ceylon.

1903[]

Order of St Michael and St George

1906[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1906 - , Esq., Government Agent, Southern Province, Island of Ceylon.

1908[]

Order of St Michael and St George

1909[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Knight Commander, (KCMG)
    • 1909 - Hugh Charles Clifford, Esq., C.M.G., Colonial Secretary of the Island of Ceylon.

1910s[]

1911[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1911 - , Esq., M.A., late Government Agent for the Central Province of the Island of Ceylon.

1913[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1913 - , Esq., Acting Government Agent, Western Province, Island of Ceylon.
    • 1913 - Leonard William Booth, Esq., Acting Colonial Secretary of the Island of Ceylon.

1914[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1914 - , Esq., lately Controller of Revenue of the Island of Ceylon.
    • 1914 - Reginald Edward Stubbs, Esq., Colonial Secretary of the Island of Ceylon.

1916[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1916 - Bernard Senior, Esq., I.S.O., Treasurer of the Island of Ceylon.

1919[]

Order of the British Empire
  • Commander, (CBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1919 - Henry Lawson De Mel, Industrialist and Philanthropist.[2]

1920s[]

1920[]

King's Police Medal (KPM)
  • 1920 - Herbert Layard Dowbiggin, Inspector-General of Police, Ceylon.

1922[]

Order of St Michael and St George

1923[]

Knight Bachelor
  • 1923 - Hilarion Marcus Fernando, MD, Member of the Executive Council of Ceylon and Nominated Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.[3]
Order of the British Empire
  • Commander, (CBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1923 - Honorary Colonel Edward James Hayward, VD, formerly Officer Commanding Ceylon Garrison Artillery.
    Officer, (OBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1923 - Edwin Evans, Assistant Director of Education, Ceylon, in recognition of his services to Education.
    Member, (MBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1923 - Nevins Selvadurai, Principal of the Jaffna Hindu College, Jaffna, Ceylon, in recognition of his services to Education.[4]
      • 1923 - , Chief Inspector, Vernacular Schools, Ceylon, in recognition of his services to Education.

1925[]

Order of the British Empire
  • Knight Commander, (KBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1925 - James Peiris, JP, Vice-President of the Legislative Council of Ceylon.[5][6]

1929[]

Order of the British Empire
  • Commander, (CBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1929 - Thomas Edward Dutton, General Manager, Government Railway, Ceylon.
    Officer, (OBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1929 -Louis Edmund Blaze, Founder and principal of Kingswood College, Kandy, in recognition of his services to Education.
    Member, (MBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1929 - Pattinihennedige Warnadipthia Kurukulasuriya Selestina Rodrigo Dias, for charitable services in Ceylon.
      • 1929 - . For child welfare work in the North Central Province of Ceylon.

1930s[]

1931[]

Knight Bachelor
  • 1931 - Chevalier Henry Lawson De Mel, CBE, Member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon, public and philanthropic services in Ceylon.[2][7]

1932[]

Knight Bachelor
  • 1932 - , CBE, His Majesty's Senior Trade Commissioner in India and Ceylon.
Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1932 - Major John William Oldfield, OBE, Nominated Member of the State Council, Island of Ceylon. For public services.
Order of the British Empire
  • Officer, (OBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1932 - , Senior Medical Officer of Health, Ceylon.
    Member, (MBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1932 - Cissy Cooray. For social welfare services in Ceylon.
      • 1932 - Peter De Abrew. For services to education in Ceylon.
Imperial Service Order
  • Companion, (ISO)
    • 1932 - , Office Assistant to the Director of Public Works, Ceylon.

1935[]

Knight Bachelor
  • 1935 - Thomas Forrest Garvin, Esq., lately Senior Puisne Judge, Ceylon

1936[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1936 - , Colonial Administrative Service, Financial Secretary, Ceylon.
Order of the British Empire
  • Commander, (CBE)
    • Military Division
      • 1936 - Lieutenant-Colonel , ED, Officer Commanding Ceylon Garrison Artillery, Ceylon Defence Force.
    Officer, (OBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1936 - , lately General Manager of the Government Railway, Ceylon.
      • 1936 - , MInstCE, lately Director of Public Works, Ceylon.
    Member, (MBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1936 - , DSc. For social services in Ceylon.
      • 1936 - . For public services in Ceylon.

1938[]

Knight Bachelor
  • 1938 - Mohamed Macan Markar. For public services in Ceylon.
Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1938 - , MC, Colonial Administrative Service, Officer of Class I, Ceylon Civil Service.
Order of the British Empire
  • Officer, (OBE)
    • Military Division
      • 1938 - Lieutenant-Colonel , VD, Officer Commanding, Ceylon Light Infantry.
      Civil Division
      • 1938 - , MBE LRCP LRCS, in charge of the McLeod Hospital for Women at Inuvil, near Jaffna, Ceylon.
      • 1938 - Allan Morley Spaar, Relief Works Officer, Ceylon.
    Member, (MBE)
    • Military Division
      • 1938 - Warrant Officer, Class II (Regimental Quarter Master-Sergeant) , Ceylon Army Service Corps.
      • 1938 - Warrant Officer, Class I (Regimental Sergeant Major) , Ceylon Medical Corps.
Kaisar-i-Hind Medal
  • 1938 - The Reverend John Stirling Morley Hooper, General Secretary of the Bible Society for India & Ceylon, Central Provinces & Berar.

1939[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1939 - Guy Stanley Wodeman, Colonial Administrative Service, Deputy Chief Secretary, Ceylon.
Order of the British Empire
  • Commander, (CBE)
    • Military Division
      • 1939 - Arthur Marcelles de Silva, FRCS LRCP, Senior Surgeon, General Hospital, Ceylon.
    Officer, (OBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1939 - , Indian Civil Service, Agent of the Government of India in Ceylon.
      • 1939 - . For services to art in Ceylon.
    Member, (MBE)
    • Military Division
      • 1939 - Lieutenant , Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps, Ceylon Defence Force.
      • 1939 - Alice Elisabeth Kotalawala. For social services in Ceylon.
      • 1939 - Ramanathar Sivagnanam. For public services in Ceylon.
Imperial Service Order
  • Companion, (ISO)
    • 1939 - , Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ceylon.
    • 1939 - , Deputy Auditor General, Ceylon.
    • 1939 - , Extra Office Assistant, Ceylon Civil Service.
Colonial Police Medal
  • 1939 - , Sergeant of Police, Ceylon.

1940s[]

1941[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Knight Grand Cross, (GCMG)
    • 1941 - Sir Andrew Caldecott, KCMG CBE, Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Island of Ceylon.
    Companion, (CMG)
    • 1941 - , Colonial Administrative Service, Deputy Chief Secretary, Ceylon.
Order of the British Empire
  • Officer, (OBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1941 - Cissie Cooray, MBE, for social services in Ceylon.
    Member, (MBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1941 - . For social services in Ceylon.
Imperial Service Order
  • Companion, (ISO)
    • 1941 - , Office Assistant to the Chief Secretary, Ceylon.
    • 1941 - , Assistant Settlement Officer, Ceylon.

1942[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1942 - Robert Harry Drayton, Colonial Legal Service, Chief Secretary, Ceylon.
Order of the British Empire
  • Commander, (CBE)
    • Civil Division
    • 1942 - , Colonial Education Service, Director of Education, Ceylon.
Order of the British Empire
  • Officer, (OBE)
    • Military Division
    • 1942 - Lieutenant-Colonel , ED, Ceylon Garrison Artillery.
      Civil Division
    • 1942 - James Mervyn Fonseka, Legal Draftsman, Ceylon.
    Member, (MBE)
    • Military Division
    • 1942 - Major , ED, Ceylon Engineers.
      Civil Division
    • 1942 - , Principal, School for Deaf & Blind, Ceylon.
    • 1942 - The Reverend , Charity Commissioner, Public Assistance Department, Colombo Municipality, Ceylon.
    • 1942 - Donald Obeyesekere. For public services in Ceylon.
Imperial Service Order
  • Companion, (ISO)
    • 1942 - , Office Assistant, Matale Kachcheri, Ceylon.
    • 1942 - , Assistant Director of Education, Ceylon.

1943[]

Order of the British Empire
  • Knight Commander, (KBE)
    • Civil Division
    • 1943 - Sir Don Baron Jayatilaka, M.A, Ceylon Government’s Representative in India.
    Officer, (OBE)
    • Civil Division
    • 1943 - Sabapathipillai Rajanayagam, Superintending Telecommunication Engineer of the Post and Telegraph Department.[8]
    • 1943 - Ralph Henry Bassett, C.C.S, Commissioner for the Development of Agricultural Marketing.
    Officer, (OBE)
    • Military Division
    • 1943 - Major John Oldknow Widdows, M.C, Sherwood Foresters.
    • 1943 - Major Ernest Lionel Mack, V.D, Ceylon Light Infantry

1946[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1946 - Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Ceylonese civil servant (Declined)

1946[]

Order of the British Empire
  • Officer, (OBE)
    • 1947 - Richard Leslie Brohier, Assistant Surveyor General

1948[]

Order of the British Empire
  • Officer, (OBE)
    • 1948 - Abdon Ignatius Perera, acting Postmaster General
    • 1948 - John Robert Blaze, Senior Physician, General Hospital, Colombo
    • 1948 - Abdul Raheman Abdul Razik - Senator, Member of the State Council.
    • 1948 - Gunasena de Soyza, Commissioner of Co-operative Development
    • 1948 - Sabapathy Somasundaram, Proctor of the Supreme Court
    • 1948 - Bertram Edmund Weerasinghe, Chief Officer Colombo Municipal Fire Brigade, Assistant Civil Defence Commissioner (Fire Services)

1950s[]

1950[]

Order of the British Empire
  • Member, (MBE)
    • 1950 - Lady Evelyn Johanna Publina de Soysa for social services

1951[]

Knight Bachelor
  • 1951 - Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner, Senator.
  • 1951 - The Honourable Edward George Perera Jayetileke, KC, Chief Justice of Ceylon.
  • 1951 - Ukwatte Acharige Jayasundera, CBE KC, Senator.
  • 1951 - Razik Fareed, OBE, Senator.
Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1951 - Oswald Leslie De Kretser II. For public services. Lately Puisne Justice.
    • 1951 - , District Judge, Colombo.
    • 1951 - , CBE, lately Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries.
    • 1951 - , OBE PhD, Director of Education.
Order of the British Empire
  • Commander, (CBE)
    • Military Division
      • 1951 - Brigadier the Right Honourable James Roderick, Earl of Caithness, DSO, Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon Army.
      Civil Division
      • 1951 - J. N. Arumugam, Permanent Secretary, .[9]
      • 1951 - Abdon Ignatius Perera, OBE, Postmaster General and Director of Telecommunications.
      • 1951 - Alice Elizabeth Kotelawala, MBE. For social work and services to rural development.
      • 1951 - Sidney Arnold Pakeman, OBE MC ED, Member of Parliament. Previously Professor of Modern History and Economics, Ceylon University College.
    Officer, (OBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1951 - Suriyakumara Nichinga Senathiraja Ambalavaner Naganather Thandigai Canaganayagam, JP, Head Shroff, National Bank of India, Ltd., Kandy.
      • 1951 - , LMS LRCP&S LRFP&S, Medical Superintendent, Leprosy Hospital, Hendala.
      • 1951 - David Shillingford Paynter. For public and social services.
      • 1951 - , Acting Settlement Officer, Land Settlement Department.
      • 1951 - Don William Rajapatirana, Commissioner of Income Tax, Estate Duty and Stamps.
      • 1951 - , LMS LRCP&S LRFP&S. For medical and social services.
      • 1951 - Nandasara Wijetilaka Atukorala, MBE, Secretary to the Prime Minister.
      • 1951 - Sooriyakumara Wannisinghe Punchi Bahda Bulankulame, MBE MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Lands.
      • 1951 - , LMS MB BS MRCS LRCP, lately Judicial Medical Officer, Colombo.
      • 1951 - Warusahennedige Leo Fernando, Member of Parliament for Buttala.
      • 1951 - , Chairman, Colombo Port Commission.
      • 1951 - , Managing Director, Darley Butler & Co. Ltd. For services to the Tea Commissioner.
    Member, (MBE)
    • Military Division
      • 1951 - Major , ED LMS LRCP&S LRFP&S, Ceylon Medical Corps.
      • 1951 - Captain (Quartermaster) , ED, Ceylon Volunteer Force.
      • 1951 - Captain (Quartermaster) , ED, 2nd (Volunteer) Coast Artillery Regiment, Ceylon Artillery.
      • 1951 - Regimental Sergeant-Major , 2nd (Volunteer) Battalion, Ceylon Light Infantry.
      Civil Division
      • 1951 - . For public services.
      • 1951 - , lately Rubber Commissioner and Rubber Controller.
      • 1951 - . For public and social services.
      • 1951 - Mohamed Ismail, Serjeant-at-Arms, House of Representatives.
      • 1951 - . For services to transport.
      • 1951 - , JP, Proctor and Notary, Colombo.
      • 1951 - . For public services in Jaffna.
      • 1951 - . For public and charitable services.
      • 1951 - Victor Garvin Weerawardena Ratnayake, Member of Parliament for Deniyaya.
      • 1951 - . For public services in Galle.
      • 1951 - , JP, City Coroner.
      • 1951 - Oliver Weerasinghe, FRIBA, Government Town Planner.
      • 1951 - , Member, Gal Oya Development Board.
      • 1951 - , PhD, Botanist and Senior Agricultural Research Officer, Department of Agriculture.
      • 1951 - , Rate Mahatmaya (Chief Headman), Beligal Korale, Kegalle District.
      • 1951 - , Acting Director, Rural Development.
      • 1951 - . For public and social services in Chilaw District.
      • 1951 - . For public and social services in Kandy.
      • 1951 - , Chairman, Toc H Club, Colombo.
      • 1951 - Abeyratne Cudah Leonard Ratwatte, Shroff, Mercantile Bank, Kandy.
      • 1951 - . For public services in the Kalutara District.
      • 1951 - . For public and social services in Matale District.
      • 1951 - , Controller of Establishments.
      • 1951 - John Wilson, Proctor of the Supreme Court.
      • 1951 - , MD BS MRCS LRCP, Visiting Physician, Tuberculosis Hospital, Welisara, and Consultant to the Chest Hospital, Ragama.
Imperial Service Order
  • Companion, (ISO)
    • 1951 - , lately Headmaster, Royal College.
    • 1951 - , Drawing Office Assistant, Public Works Department.
King's Police and Fire Services Medal
  • 1951 - , Deputy Inspector-General of Police.

1952[]

Knight Bachelor
  • 1952 - V. Coomaraswamy CMG, Deputy High Commissioner for Ceylon in the United Kingdom.[10][11]
  • 1952 - Lalitha Abhaya Rajapakse KC , Minister of Justice.
  • 1952 - Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala, CMG. For social services in Colombo.
Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1952 - Edward Frederick Noel Gratiaen KC, Puisne Judge of the Supreme Court.
    • 1952 - OBE , Professor of Pathology, University of Ceylon.
Order of the British Empire
  • Knight Commander, (KBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1952 - George Claude Stanley Corea, Ambassador for Ceylon in the United States of America.
    Commander, (CBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1952 - James Aubrey Martensz, High Commissioner for Ceylon in Australia.
      • 1952 - , Mount Vernon Estate, Kotagala. For services to the tea industry.
      • 1952 - Senarath Paranavithana OBE, Archaeological Commissioner.
      • 1952 - . For public and commercial services.
      • 1952 - Raja Hewavitarne, OBE, Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce.
      • 1952 - Edward Wilmot Kannangara, OBE, lately Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Local Government.
    Officer, (OBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1952 - Kurbanhusen Adamaly. For public and commercial services.
      • 1952 - . For social services in Kalutara.
      • 1952 - , Principal, Richmond College, Galle.
      • 1952 - Warusahennedige Daniel Fernando MBE. For charitable and commercial services.
      • 1952 - , lately Proctor of the Supreme Court.
      • 1952 - Hugh Theodore Rosslyn Koch MP. For services to the export trade.
      • 1952 - , Senator. For social services in Colombo.
      • 1952 - , visiting Physician, General Hospital, Colombo.
      • 1952 - Rajakaruna Ekanayake Wasala Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Ukku Banda Unamboowe. For agricultural services in Kotmale.
      • 1952 - Lloyd Oscar Abeyaratne, MRCP, LMS, Medical Officer, Hospital for Women and Children, Colombo.
      • 1952 - Edmund Joseph Cooray, Commissioner of Co-operative Development.
      • 1952 - , MBE. For social services.
      • 1952 - Mahapitiyage Velin Peter Peiris, LRCP, FRCS, Visiting Surgeon, General Hospital, Colombo.
      • 1952 - , MBE, Acting Deputy Secretary, Treasury.
    Member, (MBE)
    • Military Division
      • 1952 - Major , Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
      Civil Division
      • 1952 - , Chairman of the Town Council, Wadduwa.
      • 1952 - , Operating Superintendent, Ceylon Government Railway.
      • 1952 - Meerakuddy Mohamed Ebrahim MP. For public service in Pottuvil
      • 1952 - , Proctor, Matara.
      • 1952 - , Principal, Rahula College, Matara.
      • 1952 - . Chairman, Panadura and Talpiti Baddas Village Committee.
      • 1952 - . For social service in Kalutara.
      • 1952 - , Chief Mechanical Engineer, Ceylon Government Railway.
      • 1952 - . For social services.
      • 1952 - V. Veerasingam, lately Principal, Manipay Hindu College, Manipay.[12]
      • 1952 - , Proctor & Notary, Jaffna.
      • 1952 - , District Inspector of Schools, Western Province.
      • 1952 - , President, Association of YMCA. Secretaries of India, Pakistan and Ceylon.
      • 1952 - Edmund Frederick Lorensz de Silva, Proctor of the Supreme Court. For social services in Kandy.
      • 1952 - , LMS, Medical Practitioner, Colombo.
      • 1952 - Gladwin Conrad Hermon Kotalawela, Member of the Urban Council, Badulla. For social services in Uva Province.
      • 1952 - Edley Winston Mathew, Member of the House of Representatives for Balangoda.
      • 1952 - , Principal, Lorenz College, Colombo.
      • 1952 - , For services to the co-operative movement in Jaffna.
      • 1952 - . For social services in Matara.
Imperial Service Order
  • Companion, (ISO)
    • 1952 - , Salt Superintendent, Industries Department.
King's Police and Fire Services Medal for Distinguished Service
  • 1952 - MBE, Superintendent of Police, Criminal Investigation Department.

1953[]

Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1953 - , Esq., O.B.E., Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Posts and Information.
Order of the British Empire
  • Knight Commander, (KBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1953 - His Excellency Edwin Aloysius Perera Wijeyeratne, High Commissioner for Ceylon in the United Kingdom.
    Commander, (CBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1953 - Warusahennedige Leo Fernando, Esq., O.B.E.. Member of Parliament for Buttala.
      • 1953 - Warusahennedige Abraham Bastian Bennet Soysa, Esq., M.B.E., Senator.
    Officer, (OBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1953 - , Esq., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Medical Superintendent, State Home for the Aged, Koggala.
      • 1953 - , Esq., General Manager, Ceylon Government Railway.
      • 1953 - , Esq., Proctor. For social services in Galle district.
      • 1953 - Sangarapully Sellamuttu, Esq., Member, Colombo Municipal Council.
      • 1953 - , Esq., M.B.E., Member, Batticaloa Urban Council.
      • 1953 - , Esq., lately Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.
      • 1953 - , Esq., Planter. For social services in the Southern Province.
      • 1953 - , Esq., Managing Director, High Level Road Bus Company Limited.
    Member, (MBE)
    • Military Division
      • 1953 - Lieutenant-Commander (S) ; Royal Ceylon Navy.
      • 1953 - Major Roy Douglas Jayetileke, Ceylon Army.
      Civil Division
      • 1953 - , Mrs. Atkinson. For services to the encouragement of dancing.
      • 1953 - A. Arulpiragasam, Esq., Registrar-General.[13]
      • 1953 - , Esq., F.R.C.S., Visiting Surgeon, General Hospital, Colombo.
      • 1953 - Al'Haj Mohamed Purvis Drahaman, Esq., Medical Practitioner. For services to the Malay Community.
      • 1953 - , Esq., Proctor. For services to the Co-operative Movement.
      • 1953 - , Esq. For services to cricket.
      • 1953 - , Esq., Designs Engineer in Charge, Designs and Research Sections, Irrigation Department.
      • 1953 - , Mrs. Kannangara, District Representative, Kegalla District, Lanka Malhila Samiti Movement.
      • 1953 - George Keyt, Esq., Artist.
      • 1953 - , Esq., Assistant Municipal Treasurer, Colombo, Municipal Council.
      • 1953 - , Esq., Crown Proctor, Kegalla.
      • 1953 - Wasala Bandaranayake Herat Mudiyanse Ralahamillage Tikiri Banda Poholiyadde, Esq., Member of Parliament for Horowupotana.
      • 1953 - A. B. Rajendra, Esq., Senator.[13]
      • 1953 - M. Srikantha, Esq., Director, Land Development Department.[13]

1954[]

Viscount
  • 1954 - The Right Honourable Herwald, Baron Soulbury, GCMG, GCVO, OBE, MC, Governor-General of Ceylon.
Knight Bachelor
  • 1954 - Warusahennedige Abraham Bastian Bennet Soysa, Esq., CBE, Senator. For social services.
Order of St Michael and St George
  • Companion, (CMG)
    • 1954 - Gunasena de Soyza, OBE, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence and External Affairs.
Order of the British Empire
  • Knight Commander, (KBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1954 - The Honourable Kalutaravedage Deepal Susantha de Fonseka, Statesmen and Ambassador.
      • 1954 - The Honourable Pattiya Pathirannahalage Albert Frederick Peries, Speaker of the House of Representatives.
    Commander, (CBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1954 - Alexander Nicholas D'Albrew Abeyesinghe, MBE, Member of Parliament for Negombo. For services to the Co-operative Movement.
      • 1954 - Ernest Peter Arnold Fernando. For social services.
      • 1954 - , OBE, Chairman, Colombo Port Commission.
      • 1954 - H. de Z. Siriwardena, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.
    Officer, (OBE)
    • Military Division
      Civil Division
      • 1954 - A. Arulpiragasam, MBE, Government Agent, North Western Province.[14]
      • 1954 - Homi Framjee Billimoria, MBE, Chief Architect, Public Works Department.
      • 1954 - , MBE. For social services.
      • 1954 - Santiago Wilson de Silva, MBE, Deputy Inspector General of Police.
      • 1954 - James Lamb, Director, Tea Research Institute of Ceylon.
      • 1954 - Pararajasingam Nadesan, Director of Civil Aviation and Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister.
      • 1954 - . For services to Commerce.
      • 1954 - , MBE. For services to the study of the history of Ceylon.
      • 1954 - , Government Agent, Western Province.
    Member, (MBE)
    • Military Division
      • 1954 - Major , Ceylon Light Infantry.
      Civil Division
      • 1954 - , Flying Instructor, Civil Aviation Department.
      • 1954 - , Chairman, Village Committee, Udugaha Pattu, Kalutara District.
      • 1954 - , Municipal Treasurer, Colombo Municipality.
      • 1954 - Mohamed Falil Abdul Caffoor. For services to Commerce.
      • 1954 - Gerald Henry Cooray, MD, MRCS, Professor of Pathology, University of Ceylon.
      • 1954 - , Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Defence and External Affairs.
      • 1954 - , Actor and Producer.
      • 1954 - . For services to Commerce.
      • 1954 - . For charitable services.
      • 1954 - . For social services.
      • 1954 - , Assistant Superintendent of Police (Traffic).
      • 1954 - . For services to Commerce.
      • 1954 - . For services to Commerce.
      • 1954 - . For charitable services.
British Empire Medal
  • Civil Division
    • 1954 - , Electrical Foreman, Department of Government Electrical Undertakings.
    • 1954 - , Acting Chief Welfare Officer, Ministry of Transport and Works.
    • 1954 - , Agricultural Instructor, Department of Agriculture.

1955[]

Knight Bachelor
  • 1955 - The Honourable Warusahennedige Leo Fernando, CBE. Member of Parliament for Buttala.
  • 1955 - The Honourable Cyril De Zoysa, President of the Senate.
  • 1955 - Ernest Peter Arnold Fernando, CBE. For public services.
  • 1955 - S. Pararajasingam. For services to Agriculture.[15]
Order of St Michael and St George
  • Knight Commander, (KCMG)
    • 1955 - Sir Arunachalam Mahadeva, Member, Public Service Commission.
    • 1955 - Sir Ukwatte Acharige Jayasundera, KBE, QC. For political and public services.
    • 1955 - The Honourable Sir Alan Edward Percival Rose, QC, Chief Justice.
    Companion, (CMG)
    • 1955 Nandasara Wijetilaka Atukorala, CBE, Secretary to the Governor-General.
    • 1955 Cyril Francis Fernando, OBE, MRCS, LRCP, Medical Officer and Physician, General Hospital, Colombo.
    • 1955 Pararajasingam Nadesan, OBE, Secretary to the Prime Minister.
    • 1955 Benjamin Franklin Perera, OBE, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs.
    • 1955 - Edmund Joseph Cooray, OBE, Chairman, Co-operative Wholesale Establishment.
Order of the British Empire
  • Commander, (CBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1955 - Mihidukulasuriya Guruge Joseph Michael De Livera. For social services in Negombo.
      • 1955 - Dhanusekera Bandara Ellepola, MBE. For public services.
      • 1955 - Thusew Samuel Fernando, QC, Solicitor-General.
      • 1955 - Suriyakumara Nichinga Senathiraja Ambalavaner Naganather Thandigai Canaganayagam, OBE. For public services.
      • 1955 - . For services to Commerce.
      • 1955 - Adeline, Lady Molamure, OBE, Deputy President of the Senate.
    Officer, (OBE)
    • Military Division
      • 1955 - Commander , VRD, Royal Ceylon Volunteer Naval Force.
      • 1955 - Lieutenant Colonel , MBE, ED, Ceylon Cadet Corps.
      Civil Division
      • 1955 - Manikuwadumestrige Chandrasoma, Principal Collector of Customs, Colombo Port Commission.
      • 1955 - Weliwaittage Liveris Perera Dassanayake, LRCP&S, Superintendent, Filariasis Campaign.
      • 1955 - George Rajanayagam Handy, MD, MRCP, Visiting Physician, General Hospital, Colombo.
      • 1955 - Thomas David Jayasuriya, MBE, Director of Education.
      • 1955 - Kandiah Mahendra. For public services.
      • 1955 - Cecil Alexander Speldewinde, Commissioner of Income Tax, Estate Duty and Stamps.
      • 1955 - Joseph Nicholas Cecil Tiruchelvam, MBE, JP, City Coroner, Colombo.
      • 1955 - Joseph Salvadore Victoria, MVO. For services to Commerce.
      • 1955 - The Reverend , Education Officer, Office of the Ceylon High Commissioner in London.
      • 1955 - , Member of Parliament for Wariyapola. For political services.
      • 1955 - , Crown Advocate, Kandy.
      • 1955 - Douglas St. Clive Budd Janszé, Acting Solicitor-General.
      • 1955 - Nanayakkara Atulugamage Stephen de Silva Jayasinghe, Member of Parliament for Wellawatte-Galkissa. For political services.
      • 1955 - . For public services.
      • 1955 - . For services to Transport.
      • 1955 - M. Srikantha, MBE, Government Agent, Northern Province.[16]
      • 1955 - , MBE. For public services in Galle.
    Member, (MBE)
    • Military Division
      • 1955 - Captain Alexander Joseph Zosimus Navaratne, .
      • 1955 - Captain Weerasena Rajapakse, Ceylon Light Infantry.
      • 1955 - Captain , Ceylon Artillery.
      • 1955 - Captain , Ceylon Army.
      Civil Division
      • 1955 - Thomas Frederick Blaze, JP, Crown Proctor, Badulla.
      • 1955 - Leslie Vernon Cooray, Secretary, Ceylon Savings Bank.
      • 1955 - Dalrymple Nandalochana Wickremaratne De Silva, Member, Colombo Municipal Council.
      • 1955 - Eardley Charles D'Silva, Secretary to the Leader of the House of Representatives, and Chief Government Whip.
      • 1955 - James Vethanayagam Feldano. For social services in Mannar.
      • 1955 - Somawira Gunasekera. For services to Sport.
      • 1955 - Lucien Arnold Gunesekera, Medical Practitioner, Colombo.
      • 1955 - Seiyadu Ibrahim Saibo Hameed. For public services in the North-West Province.
      • 1955 - Al-Haj Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Haniffa. For services to the Muslim community.
      • 1955 - Jiwatfam Towrmal Hirdaramani. For public services in Colombo.
      • 1955 - Mudhalithamby Mappanar Kulasekaram, Vice-Principal, Royal College, Colombo.
      • 1955 - Francis John Aloysius Ponrajah. For public services in Mannar.
      • 1955 - Avis Enid Raffel. For social services.
      • 1955 - Vithana Aratchige Sugathadasa, Member, Colombo Municipal Council.
      • 1955 - Arthur Van Langenberg, Secretary, Colombo Port Commission.
      • 1955 - , Matron, Central Hospital.
      • 1955 - . For services to Commerce.
      • 1955 - , Government Printer.
      • 1955 - , Managing Director, Jason Fernando & Sons Ltd.
      • 1955 - , Deputy Controller of Establishments, General Treasury.
      • 1955 - , Assistant Manager, Firestone (Ceylon) Ltd, Colombo.
      • 1955 - . For services to Commerce.
      • 1955 - . For services to Commerce.
      • 1955 - , Chief (Guarantee) Shroff, Indian Overseas Bank Ltd., Colombo.
      • 1955 - , Shroff, Imperial Bank of India Ltd., Colombo.
      • 1955 - . For political services.
      • 1955 - . For services to Commerce.
      • 1955 - Donald Jasen Ranaweera. For public services.
      • 1955 - , Manager, Building & Construction Department, Walker Sons & Company Ltd., Colombo.
      • 1955 - . For public services in Galle.
Imperial Service Order
  • Companion, (ISO)
    • 1955 - , Shipping Master, Customs Department.
British Empire Medal
  • Civil Division
    • 1955 - Henry Edward William De Zylva, Clerk, Governor-General's Office.
    • 1955 - Cornelius Walter Staniforth Gunawardana, Chief Clerk, Public Service Commission.
    • 1955 - Francis Samarasinghe, Chief Clerk, Prime Minister's Office.
    • 1955 - Francis Philip Rodrdgp Sathianathen, Stenographer, Prime Minister's Office.
    • 1955 - , Sub-Inspector, Ceylon Police Force.
    • 1955 - , Officer-in-Charge, Police Central Garage.
    • 1955 - , Stenographer, Higher Grade, Department of the Prime Minister.
    • 1955 - , Chief Clerk, Cabinet Office.

1956[]

Knight Bachelor
      • 1956 - Ratnakirti Senarat Serasinghe Gunewardene, Her Majesty's Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ceylon in Washington.
Order of St Michael and St George
  • Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
      • 1956 - Arthur Marcelles de Silva, CBE, FRCS, LRCP, Member, Public Service Commission.
Order of the British Empire
  • Officer, (OBE)
    • Civil Division
      • 1956 - Lady Evelyn Johanna Publina de Soysa for social services
      • 1956 - , until recently Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Joseph Fraser Memorial Nursing Home, Colombo, Ceylon.

See also[]

  • Sri Lankan honours system

References[]

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