page_title: 1940 Birthday Honours
section_title: The Most Honourable Order of the Bath
hierarchical_section_title: 1940 Birthday Honours / The Most Honourable Order of the Bath
caption_attribution_description: This is the breast star of the Order of the Bath. This image comes from my own personal collection, and I hereby release it into the public domain.
context_page_description: The 1940 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King, and were published on 9 July 1940.
  The list was postponed from June 13, the official observance of the king's birthday, because of the Cabinet changes in May. There were no civilian awards or peerages granted because of the ongoing war; all honours were given in recognition of war service.
  The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes and then military divisions as appropriate.
caption: Military star of the Order of the Bath
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