1937 New Year Honours
British royal recognitions
The 1937 New Year Honours were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were the first honours of George VI's reign and were announced on 29 January 1937.
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 and Colonies
Aide-de-camp appointments
Royal Navy
Captain H.R.H. The Duke of Kent,
Commander The Lord Louis Mountbatten,
Personal
Field-Marshal His Royal Highness The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, Colonel Grenadier Guards, Colonel-in-Chief The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own), Royal Army Service Corps, and Royal Army Medical Corps, Honorary Colonel 3rd Battalion (Militia) The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, 3rd and 4th Battalions (Militia) The Highland Light Infantry (City of Glasgow Regiment), 97th (Kent Yeomanry) Field Brigade (Army) Royal Artillery, Territorial Army, 6th (Duke of Connaught's Own) Battalion, The Hampshire Regiment, Territorial Army, 18th London Regiment (London Irish Rifles), Territorial Army.
Major-General His Royal Highness The Duke of Gloucester, Earl of Ulster, Colonel-in-chief, The Gloucestershire Regiment, Honorary Colonel. Cambridge University Contingent, Officers Training Corps.
His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent, Earl of St. Andrews, Colonel-in-chief The Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.
Honorary Major-General His Royal Highness. Prince Arthur of Connaught, Colonel retired pay (Reserve of Officers) Colonel-in-Chief The Royal Scots Greys (2nd Dragoons).
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