Ceylonese recipients of British titlesCeylon .
Dignity of a wife of aKnight Bachelor Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George Privy Council Knight Bachelor Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George 1911 -John Penry Lewis , Esq., M.A., late Government Agent for the Central Province of the Island of Ceylon.Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George Order of St Michael and St George Order of the British Empire King's Police Medal (KPM) Order of St Michael and St George Knight Bachelor Order of the British Empire Civil Division 1923 - Edwin Evans, Assistant Director of Education,Ceylon , in recognition of his services to Education.Member, (MBE) Order of the British Empire Order of the British Empire Commander, (CBE) Officer, (OBE) Member, (MBE) Knight Bachelor Knight Bachelor Order of St Michael and St George Order of the British Empire Officer, (OBE) Member, (MBE) Imperial Service Order Knight Bachelor Order of St Michael and St George Order of the British Empire Commander, (CBE) Officer, (OBE) Member, (MBE) Knight Bachelor Order of St Michael and St George Order of the British Empire Officer, (OBE) Military Division Civil Division Member, (MBE) Kaisar-i-Hind Medal Order of St Michael and St George Order of the British Empire Commander, (CBE) Officer, (OBE) Member, (MBE) Imperial Service Order Colonial Police Medal Order of St Michael and St George Knight Grand Cross, (GCMG) Companion, (CMG) Order of the British Empire Officer, (OBE) Member, (MBE) Imperial Service Order Order of St Michael and St George Order of the British Empire Order of the British Empire Officer, (OBE) Member, (MBE) Imperial Service Order Order of the British Empire 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 InfantryOrder of St Michael and St George Order of the British Empire These were the first conferred under theDominion of Ceylon
Order of the British Empire Officer, (OBE) 1948 -Abdon Ignatius Perera , acting Postmaster General1948 - 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) Order of the British Empire Knight Bachelor Order of St Michael and St George Order of the British Empire Commander, (CBE) Military Division Civil Division Officer, (OBE) Civil Division 1951 - Suriyakumara Nichinga Senathiraja Ambalavaner Naganather Thandigai Canaganayagam,JP , HeadShroff ,National Bank of India , Ltd.,Kandy .1951 -Don Sam De Simon ,LMS LRCP&S LRFP&S , Medical Superintendent,Leprosy Hospital, Hendala .1951 -David Shillingford Paynter . For public and social services.1951 -Conrad Boniface Peter Perera , Acting Settlement Officer, Land Settlement Department.1951 -Don William Rajapatirana , Commissioner of Income Tax, Estate Duty and Stamps.1951 -Sinnatamby Subramaniam ,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 -Gerald Samuel William de Saram ,LMS MB BS MRCS LRCP , lately Judicial Medical Officer, Colombo.1951 - WarusahennedigeLeo Fernando , Member of Parliament forButtala .1951 -Paul Alfred John Hernu , Chairman,Colombo Port Commission .1951 -Oswald Phillip Rust , Managing Director, Darley Butler & Co. Ltd. For services to the Tea Commissioner.Member, (MBE) Military Division Civil Division 1951 -Dinshah Pherojshah Bilimoria . For public services.1951 -Somadeva Casinathan , lately Rubber Commissioner and Rubber Controller.1951 -Mandawalagama Appuhamelage Gunasekera . For public and social services.1951 - Mohamed Ismail,Serjeant-at-Arms ,House of Representatives .1951 -Thanahandi David Mendis . For services to transport.1951 -Ahamado Casim Mohammado ,JP , Proctor and Notary, Colombo.1951 -Swaminathar Patanjali . For public services inJaffna .1951 -Aruwala Jotige Simon Perera . For public and charitable services.1951 -Victor Garvin Weerawardena Ratnayake , Member of Parliament forDeniyaya .1951 -Abdul Rahaman Mohamed Thassim . For public services inGalle .1951 -Joseph Nicholas Cecil Tiruchelvam ,JP , City Coroner.1951 -Oliver Weerasinghe ,FRIBA , Government Town Planner.1951 -John Arthur Amaratunge , Member,Gal Oya Development Board .1951 -Modestus Fernando Chandraratna ,PhD , Botanist and Senior Agricultural Research Officer, Department of Agriculture.1951 -Rajakaruna Wanigasekara Mudiyariselage Ukku Banda Dedigama ,Rate Mahatmaya (Chief Headman), BeligalKorale ,Kegalle District .1951 -Dhanusekera Bandara Ellepola , Acting Director, Rural Development.1951 -Christogu Juan Fernandopulle . For public and social services inChilaw District.1951 -Dunuwilagedera Haramanis Jayewickreme . For public and social services inKandy .1951 -Roger Collin Kerr , Chairman,Toc H Club, Colombo.1951 -Abeyratne Cudah Leonard Ratwatte , Shroff, Mercantile Bank, Kandy.1951 -William Floris de Alwis Seneviratne . For public services in theKalutara District .1951 -Samuel Muthuvaloe Tamby Raja . For public and social services inMatale District .1951 -Reginald Hugh Wickramasinghe , Controller of Establishments.1951 - John Wilson, Proctor of the Supreme Court.1951 -John Richard Wilson ,MD BS MRCS LRCP , Visiting Physician, Tuberculosis Hospital, Welisara, and Consultant to the Chest Hospital,Ragama .Imperial Service Order King's Police and Fire Services Medal These were the last conferred underKing George VI 's reign asKing of Ceylon , as he died on 6 February 1952.
Knight Bachelor Order of St Michael and St George These were the first conferred underQueen Elizabeth II 's reign asQueen of Ceylon (1952–1972).
Order of the British Empire Commander, (CBE) Civil Division 1952 -James Aubrey Martensz ,High Commissioner for Ceylon in Australia .1952 -Kenneth Morford, Manager , Mount Vernon Estate,Kotagala . For services to the tea industry.1952 -Senarath Paranavithana OBE 1952 -David Frederick Ewen . 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 -Oliver Gerard D'Alwis . For social services inKalutara .1952 -Egodage Richard De Silva , Principal,Richmond College, Galle .1952 -Warusahennedige Daniel Fernando MBE 1952 -Martin Arthur Wimala Goonesekera , lately Proctor of the Supreme Court.1952 -Hugh Theodore Rosslyn Koch MP 1952 -Senaipathige Theobald Philip Rodrigo , Senator. For social services inColombo .1952 -Victor Emmanuel Perera Seneviratne 1952 -Rajakaruna Ekanayake Wasala Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Ukku Banda Unamboowe . For agricultural services inKotmale .1952 -Lloyd Oscar Abeyaratne , MRCP, LMS, Medical Officer, Hospital for Women and Children, Colombo.1952 -Edmund Joseph Cooray , Commissioner of Co-operative Development.1952 -Elizabeth Eleanor de Zoysa Gunetilleke Rajapakse Gunasekera , MBE. For social services.1952 -Mahapitiyage Velin Peter Peiris , LRCP, FRCS, Visiting Surgeon, General Hospital, Colombo.1952 -Herman Eric Peries , MBE, Acting Deputy Secretary, Treasury.Member, (MBE) Military Division Civil Division 1952 -Mannamarakkalage Venentius Edward Peter Cooray , Chairman of the Town Council,Wadduwa .1952 -Allan Bertram Demmer , Operating Superintendent, Ceylon Government Railway.1952 -Meerakuddy Mohamed Ebrahim MP Pottuvil 1952 -Wilfred Gunasekera , Proctor,Matara .1952 -Don Johannes Kumarage , Principal,Rahula College , Matara.1952 -Lionel William Ratuwatte Kuruppu . Chairman, Panadura and Talpiti Baddas Village Committee.1952 -Segu Ismail Lebbe Marikar Abdul Caflfoor Marikar-Hadjiar . For social service in Kalutara.1952 -Bamunuaracihdhige Don Rampala , Chief Mechanical Engineer, Ceylon Government Railway.1952 -Margaret Jane Rhind Reid . For social services.1952 -V. Veerasingam , lately Principal,Manipay Hindu College ,Manipay .[ 12] 1952 -Ramalingam Sivagurunather , Proctor & Notary,Jaffna .1952 -Elsie Ethel Winifred Solomons , District Inspector of Schools,Western Province .1952 -Robert Oolhagasagaram Buell , President, Association of YMCA. Secretaries of India, Pakistan and Ceylon.1952 -Edmund Frederick Lorensz de Silva , Proctor of the Supreme Court. For social services inKandy .1952 -Justin Aelian Fernando , LMS, Medical Practitioner, Colombo.1952 -Gladwin Conrad Hermon Kotalawela , Member of the Urban Council,Badulla . For social services inUva Province .1952 -Edley Winston Mathew , Member of the House of Representatives forBalangoda .1952 -Juanyidanrallage Don Paulus Perera , Principal, Lorenz College, Colombo.1952 -Vairavanathar Ponnambalam , For services to the co-operative movement inJaffna .1952 -David Wanigasekere . For social services inMatara .Imperial Service Order King's Police and Fire Services Medal for Distinguished Service Order of St Michael and St George Order of the British Empire Officer, (OBE) Civil Division 1953 -Simon Reginald Gunewardene , Esq., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Medical Superintendent, State Home for the Aged, Koggala.1953 -Markandu Kanagasabay , Esq., General Manager, Ceylon Government Railway.1953 -Edwin Mendis Karunaratne , Esq., Proctor. For social services in Galle district.1953 -Sangarapully Sellamuttu , Esq., Member, Colombo Municipal Council.1953 -Sabapathipillai Albert Selvanayagam , Esq., M.B.E., Member, Batticaloa Urban Council.1953 -Charles Francis Whitaker , Esq., lately Secretary, Chamber of Commerce.1953 -Chandradasa Wijesinghe , Esq., Planter. For social services in the Southern Province.1953 -Basil Henry William , Esq., Managing Director, High Level Road Bus Company Limited.Member, (MBE) Military Division Civil Division 1953 -Ella Marjorie , Mrs. Atkinson. For services to the encouragement of dancing.1953 -A. Arulpiragasam , Esq., Registrar-General.[ 13] 1953 -Lucien Noel Bartholomeusz , 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 -Peter Frederick Alwis 'Goonetileka , Esq., Proctor. For services to the Co-operative Movement.1953 -Sago Sudhira Jayawickrama , Esq. For services to cricket.1953 -Don Wilfred Richard Kahawita , Esq., Designs Engineer in Charge, Designs and Research Sections, Irrigation Department.1953 -Wimala Irene , Mrs. Kannangara, District Representative, Kegalla District, Lanka Malhila Samiti Movement.1953 -George Keyt , Esq., Artist.1953 -Vitarana Simon Nanayakkara , Esq., Assistant Municipal Treasurer, Colombo, Municipal Council.1953 -Edward Ashley Peries , 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] Viscount Knight Bachelor 1954 - Sir Warusahennedige Abraham BastianBennet Soysa , Esq., CBE, Senator. For social services.Order of St Michael and St George Order of the British Empire Commander, (CBE) 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 -Jayasuriya Aratchige Edward Mathew de Saram , 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 -Hanwedige Henry Oliver Waitson Peiris . For services to Commerce.1954 -John Marcus Senaveratna , MBE. For services to the study of the history of Ceylon.1954 -G. P. Tambayah , Government Agent, Western Province.Member, (MBE) Military Division Civil Division 1954 -Cyril Herbert Sooriaarachchi Amarasekera , Flying Instructor, Civil Aviation Department.1954 -Don Edmund Amarasekera , Chairman, Village Committee, Udugaha Pattu, Kalutara District.1954 -Leon Louis Attygalle , 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 -Neville Joseph Louis Jansz , Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Defence and External Affairs.1954 -Don Edward Victor Wanniarachchige Jayamanne , Actor and Producer.1954 -Don Timothy John Jayesinghe . For services to Commerce.1954 -Walatara Acharige David Silva Karunaratne . For charitable services.1954 -Nobel Irene Kiriella . For social services.1954 -G. H. P. Leembruggen , Assistant Superintendent of Police (Traffic).1954 -Salebhoy Husainbhoy Moosajee . For services to Commerce.1954 -Anton Wickremasinghe . For services to Commerce.1954 -Sarah Laurencina Wijesinghe . For charitable services.British Empire Medal Knight Bachelor Order of St Michael and St George Companion, (CMG) 1955 Nandasara Wijetilaka Atukorala ,CBE , Secretary to theGovernor-General .1955 Cyril Francis Fernando ,OBE, MRCS, LRCP , Medical Officer and Physician,General Hospital, Colombo .1955 Pararajasingam Nadesan ,OBE , Secretary to thePrime 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) Officer, (OBE) Military Division 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 ReverendJames Cartman , Education Officer, Office of the Ceylon High Commissioner in London.1955 -Hewananarachchige Ivan Tiddy Dasanaike , Member of Parliament forWariyapola . For political services.1955 -Theodore Alexander Dunuwille ,Crown Advocate ,Kandy .1955 -Douglas St. Clive Budd Janszé , Acting Solicitor-General.1955 -Nanayakkara Atulugamage Stephen de Silva Jayasinghe , Member of Parliament forWellawatte-Galkissa . For political services.1955 -Ramachandran Alaghoopillai Nadesan . For public services.1955 -Kanahala Bandaralage Lawrence Perera . For services to Transport.1955 -M. Srikantha , MBE, Government Agent, Northern Province.[ 16] 1955 -Abdul Rahuman Mohamed Thassim , MBE. For public services inGalle .Member, (MBE) Military Division 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 theHouse 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 -Ethel De Kretser , Matron, Central Hospital.1955 -Walter Harris De Kretser . For services to Commerce.1955 -Talpe Gamage Bernard De Silva , Government Printer.1955 -Debramandadige Jason Fernando , Managing Director, Jason Fernando & Sons Ltd.1955 -Oliver Phoenix Charles Baden-Powell Forbes , Deputy Controller of Establishments, General Treasury.1955 -Jack McLennan Godefroy , Assistant Manager, Firestone (Ceylon) Ltd, Colombo.1955 -Maganlal Kuberdas Kapadia . For services to Commerce.1955 -Joachim Rosario Machado . For services to Commerce.1955 -Carthigasu Nadesan , Chief (Guarantee) Shroff,Indian Overseas Bank Ltd., Colombo.1955 -Sundaram Pathmanathan ,Shroff ,Imperial Bank of India Ltd., Colombo.1955 -Titus Walter Perera . For political services.1955 -Muthiahpillai Rajendram . For services to Commerce.1955 -Donald Jasen Ranaweera . For public services.1955 -David Robert Waller , Manager, Building & Construction Department, Walker Sons & Company Ltd., Colombo.1955 -Don Fredrick Wijenarayana . For public services in Galle.Imperial Service Order 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 -Malcolm Hugh Jayasekera , Sub-Inspector,Ceylon Police Force .1955 -Daniel Sepala Seneviratne Jayatilake , Officer-in-Charge, Police Central Garage.1955 -Vidane Aratchilage Peter Linus Jayawardena , Stenographer, Higher Grade,Department of the Prime Minister .1955 -Edmund Henry Vernon Joseph , Chief Clerk,Cabinet Office .Knight Bachelor Order of St Michael and St George Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) Order of the British Empire No further Ceylonese citizens were nominated for honours in theBritish Honours System after 1956, sinceS.W.R.D. Bandaranaikes government put an end to it.
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