Ceylonese Sri Lankan or Ceylonese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Sri Lanka * A person from Sri Lanka, see Demographics of Sri Lanka ** Sinhalese people, the ethnic majority ** Sri Lankan Tamils, an ethnic minority ** Sri L ...

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 Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

19th Century

1890s

1891

;Dignity of a wife of a

Knight Bachelor The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are ...

* 1892 - Catherine De Soysa, widow of

Charles Henry de Soysa Charles Henry de Soysa Dharmagunawardana Vipula Jayasuriya Karunaratna Disanayaka popularly known as Charles Henry de Soysa, Justice of the peace#Sri Lanka, JP (3 March 1836 – 29 September 1890) was a Demographics of Sri Lanka, Ceylonese entrepr ...

, JP

1892

;

Order of St Michael and St George The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George IV, Prince of Wales, while he was acting as prince regent for his father, King George III. It is named in honour ...

*;Companion, (CMG) **

1892 Events January–March * January 1 – Ellis Island begins accommodating immigrants to the United States. * February 1 - The historic Enterprise Bar and Grill was established in Rico, Colorado. * February 27 – Rudolf Diesel applies fo ...

Peter Daniel Anthonisz Peter Daniel Anthonisz (25 June 1822 – 12 June 1903) was a well-known Burgher people, burgher doctor who was the first Ceylonese to obtain an Membership of the Royal College of Physicians, M.R.C.P. and Fellowship of the Royal College ...

, , an Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of the Island of Ceylon.

1897

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Knight Commander, (KCMG) **

1897 Events January–March * January 2 – The International Alpha Omicron Pi sorority is founded, in New York City. * January 4 – A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosere, son-in-law of the ruler. This leads to a puni ...

Frederick Richard Saunders Sir Frederick Richard Saunders (7 July 1838 – 30 March 1910) was the Treasurer of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) (1890–1897), Commissioner of Stamps, a member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, and the second British colonial Ins ...

CMG, Treasurer of the Island of Ceylon.

Twentieth century

1900s

1901

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

1901 Events January * January 1 – The British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia federate as the Commonwealth of Australia; Edmund Barton becomes the first Prime Minist ...

Francis Alfred Cooper Francis Alfred Cooper, CMG (23 January 1860 – 26 May 1933) was a British civil engineer and colonial administrator. He was the first Director of Public Works of Hong Kong from 1891 to 1897, as well as member of the Executive and Legislative C ...

, Esq., Director of Public Works of the Island of

- Charles Edward Ducat Pennycuick, Esq., on retirement as Treasurer of the Island of Ceylon ;

Privy Council A privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a state, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the mo ...

- Sir

John Winfield Bonser Sir John Winfield Bonser, (24 October 1847 – 9 December 1914) was a British colonial judge. He served as the 17th Chief Justice of Ceylon for almost 10 years. Early life Bonser was the son of Reverend John Bonser.

, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, Ceylon ;

Archibald Campbell Lawrie Sir Archibald Campbell Lawrie, FRCI (8 September 1837 – 11 May 1914‘LAWRIE, Sir Archibald Campbell’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007) was a British judge in Ceylon and scholar of Scottish lega ...

, Esq., on retirement as Senior Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court, Ceylon

1902

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

1902 Events January * January 1 ** The Nurses Registration Act 1901 comes into effect in New Zealand, making it the first country in the world to require state registration of nurses. On January 10, Ellen Dougherty becomes the world' ...

- Lieutenant-Colonel Arthur Craigie FitzHardinge Vincent, Commandant of Volunteers in the Island of Ceylon.

1903

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

1903 Events January * January 1 – Edward VII is proclaimed Emperor of India. * January 19 – The first west–east transatlantic radio broadcast is made from the United States to England (the first east–west broadcast having bee ...

- Herbert Wace, Esq., Government Agent of the Central Province of the Island of Ceylon.

1906

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

Henry Leighton Crawford Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) * Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, ...

, Esq., Government Agent, Southern Province, Island of Ceylon.

1908

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) ** 1908 -

Philip David Warren Philip David Warren (c. 1851–?) was the 12th Surveyor General of Ceylon. Warren was educated at Norwich Grammar School. He was appointed in 1904, succeeding F. H. Grinlinton, and held the office until 1910. He was appointed CMG in the 1908 Bi ...

, Esq., Surveyor-General of the Island of Ceylon.

1909

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Knight Commander, (KCMG) **

1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped death by fleeing across ice floes. * January 7 – Colombia recognizes the independence of Panama. * Jan ...

Hugh Charles Clifford Sir Hugh Charles Clifford, (5 March 1866 – 18 December 1941) was a British colonial administrator. Early life Clifford was born in Roehampton, London, the sixth of the eight children of Major-General Sir Henry Hugh Clifford and his wife Jos ...

, Esq., C.M.G., Colonial Secretary of the Island of Ceylon.

1910s

1911

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

1911 A notable ongoing event was the race for the South Pole. Events January * January 1 – A decade after federation, the Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory are added to the Commonwealth of Australia. * ...

- John Penry Lewis, 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 Events January * January 5 – First Balkan War: Battle of Lemnos – Greek admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis forces the Turkish fleet to retreat to its base within the Dardanelles, from which it will not venture for the rest of the ...

- John George Fraser, Esq., Acting Government Agent, Western Province, Island of Ceylon. **

- Leonard William Booth, Esq., Acting Colonial Secretary of the Island of Ceylon.

1914

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...

William Henry Jackson William Henry Jackson (April 4, 1843 – June 30, 1942) was an American photographer, Civil War veteran, painter, and an explorer famous for his images of the American West. He was a great-great nephew of Samuel Wilson, the progenitor of Am ...

, Esq., lately Controller of Revenue of the Island of Ceylon. **

Reginald Edward Stubbs Sir Reginald Edward Stubbs (; 13 October 1876 – 7 December 1947) was a British colonial governor, who was once the Governor of Hong Kong. He caused controversy while Governor of Ceylon over the Bracegirdle Incident. Early life and educat ...

, Esq., Colonial Secretary of the Island of Ceylon.

1916

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

1916 Events Below, the events of the First World War have the "WWI" prefix. January * January 1 – The British Royal Army Medical Corps carries out the first successful blood transfusion, using blood that had been stored and cooled. * J ...

- Bernard Senior, Esq., I.S.O., Treasurer of the Island of Ceylon.

1919

;

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

*;Commander, (CBE) **;Civil Division ***

1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...

- Henry Lawson De Mel, Industrialist and Philanthropist.

1920s

1920

;King's Police Medal (KPM) *

1920 Events January * January 1 ** Polish–Soviet War in 1920: The Russian Red Army increases its troops along the Polish border from 4 divisions to 20. ** Kauniainen, completely surrounded by the city of Espoo, secedes from Espoo as its own ma ...

- Herbert Layard Dowbiggin, Inspector-General of Police, Ceylon.

1922

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

1922 Events January * January 7 – Dáil Éireann (Irish Republic), Dáil Éireann, the parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64–57 votes. * January 10 – Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éirean ...

- Robert Bailey Hellings, Government Agent, Southern Province, Island of Ceylon.

1923

;

* 1923 - Sir Hilarion Marcus Fernando, MD, Member of the

Executive Council of Ceylon The Executive Council of Ceylon was the Executive Council created in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) by the British colonial administration on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission along with the Legislative Council of Ceylon in March ...

and Nominated Unofficial Member of the

Legislative Council of Ceylon The Legislative Council of Ceylon was the legislative body of British Ceylon, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) established in 1833, along with the Executive Council of Ceylon, on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission. It was the first f ...

. ;

*;Commander, (CBE) **;Civil Division *** 1923 - Honorary Colonel

Edward James Hayward Colonel Sir Edwin James Hayward, CBE, VD (24 December 1868 – 14 November 1929) was a British soldier who was acting Commander of the Ceylon Defence Force. He was appointed on 6 March 1914. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the Bri ...

, , formerly Officer Commanding

Ceylon Garrison Artillery Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. *;Officer, (OBE) **;Civil Division *** 1923 - Edwin Evans, Assistant Director of Education,

, in recognition of his services to Education. *;Member, (MBE) **;Civil Division *** 1923 -

Nevins Selvadurai Nevins Selvadurai ( ta, நெவின்ஸ் செல்வதுரை; 15 October 1863 – 28 April 1938) was a Ceylon Tamil teacher, principal of Jaffna Hindu College and a member of the State Council of Ceylon. Early life and famil ...

, Principal of the

Jaffna Hindu College Jaffna Hindu College ( ta, யாழ்ப்பாணம் இந்துக் கல்லூரி, translit=Yāḻppāṇam Intuk Kallūri; si, යාපනය හින්දු විද්‍යාලය, translit=Yāpanaya Hindu Vidyāl ...

Jaffna Jaffna (, ) is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. It is the administrative headquarters of the Jaffna District located on a peninsula of the same name. With a population of 88,138 in 2012, Jaffna is Sri Lanka's 12th most ...

, Ceylon, in recognition of his services to Education. *** 1923 - Sinnatamby Welayden, Chief Inspector, Vernacular Schools, Ceylon, in recognition of his services to Education.

1925

;Order of the British Empire *;Knight Commander, (KBE) **;Civil Division ***

1925 Events January * January 1 ** The Syrian Federation is officially dissolved, the State of Aleppo and the State of Damascus having been replaced by the State of Syria. * January 3 – Benito Mussolini makes a pivotal speech in the Italia ...

- Sir

James Peiris Sir James Peiris (20 December 1856 – 5 May 1930) was a prominent leader in the Sri Lankan independence movement, the first elected Vice-President of the Legislative Council of Ceylon and the first native Governor of Ceylon (Acting).

, JP, Vice-President of the

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1929

;Order of the British Empire *;Commander, (CBE) **;Civil Division ***

1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

- Thomas Edward Dutton, General Manager, Government Railway,

. *;Officer, (OBE) **;Civil Division ***

Louis Edmund Blaze Louis Edmund Blaze, JP, OBE, BA (Calcutta), (29 September 1861 – 4 August 1951) was a Sri Lankan educationist and the founder and the first principal of Kingswood College, Kandy (1891–1923). Biography Louis Edmund Blaze was born on 29 S ...

, Founder and principal of Kingswood College, Kandy, in recognition of his services to Education. *;Member, (MBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Pattinihennedige Warnadipthia Kurukulasuriya Selestina Rodrigo Dias, for charitable services in

. ***

- Evelyn Storrs Karney. For child welfare work in the North Central Province of Ceylon.

1930s

1931

;Knight Bachelor *

1931 Events January * January 2 – South Dakota native Ernest Lawrence invents the cyclotron, used to accelerate particles to study nuclear physics. * January 4 – German pilot Elly Beinhorn begins her flight to Africa. * January 22 – Sir I ...

Chevalier Chevalier may refer to: Honours Belgium * a rank in the Belgian Order of the Crown * a rank in the Belgian Order of Leopold * a rank in the Belgian Order of Leopold II * a title in the Belgian nobility France * a rank in the French Legion d'h ...

Sir Henry Lawson De Mel,

CBE The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

, Member of the

, public and philanthropic services in Ceylon.

1932

;Knight Bachelor *

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

- Sir Thomas Martland Ainscough, , His Majesty's Senior Trade Commissioner in India and

. ;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

- Major

John William Oldfield Major John William Oldfield (22 October 1886 – 1 December 1955), was a prominent figure in the commercial and public life in Ceylon, serving as the chairman of the Ceylon Planters' Association between 1924 and 1925, an appointed member of ...

, , Nominated Member of the State Council, Island of Ceylon. For public services. ;Order of the British Empire *;Officer, (OBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Seemampillai Francis Chellappah, Senior Medical Officer of Health,

. *;Member, (MBE) **;Civil Division ***

Cissy Cooray Cissy Cooray, OBE (8 June 1889 – 6 November 1965) was a Ceylonese social worker and the first woman to be appointed to the Senate of Ceylon. Career Cooray was a co-founder of the ''Lanka Mahila Samitiya'' in 1931, which has since become th ...

. For social welfare services in

. ***

Peter De Abrew Peter De Abrew, MBE (1862–1940) was a Ceylonese industrialist and philanthropist. Born to William de Abrew, a successful businessman of Portuguese descent, Peter De Abrew was educated at the Colombo Academy (now Royal College, Colombo). Going i ...

. For services to education in Ceylon. ;

Imperial Service Order The Imperial Service Order was established by King Edward VII in August 1902. It was awarded on retirement to the administration and clerical staff of the Civil Service throughout the British Empire for long and meritorious service. Normally a pe ...

*;Companion, (ISO) **

- Lionel Bastiampillai Emmanuel, Office Assistant to the Director of Public Works,

1935

;Knight Bachelor *

1935 Events January * January 7 – Italian premier Benito Mussolini and French Foreign Minister Pierre Laval conclude Franco-Italian Agreement of 1935, an agreement, in which each power agrees not to oppose the other's colonial claims. * ...

- Sir Thomas Forrest Garvin, Esq., lately Senior Puisne Judge, Ceylon

1936

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

Harold James Huxham Harold James Huxham was a British colonial financial administrator. He was the Financial Secretary of Ceylon from 1936 to 1946 and ex-offico member of the Second Board of Ministers of Ceylon The Second Board of Ministers was the executive body ...

, Colonial Administrative Service, Financial Secretary, Ceylon. ;Order of the British Empire *;Commander, (CBE) **;Military Division ***

- Lieutenant-Colonel Percy John Parsons, , Officer Commanding

Ceylon Defence Force The Ceylon Defence Force (CDF) was established in 1910 by the Ceylonese legislation ''Ceylon Defence Force Ordinance'', which reformed the Ceylon Volunteer Force (CVF) that existed previously as the military reserve in the British Crown colon ...

. *;Officer, (OBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Ernest Wilfred Head, lately General Manager of the Government Railway,

. ***

- William Johnson Thornhill, , lately Director of Public Works, Ceylon. *;Member, (MBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Hilda Fowke, . For social services in Ceylon. ***

- Gerald Percival Keuneman. For public services in Ceylon.

1938

;Knight Bachelor *

1938 Events January * January 1 ** The Constitution of Estonia#Third Constitution (de facto 1938–1940, de jure 1938–1992), new constitution of Estonia enters into force, which many consider to be the ending of the Era of Silence and the a ...

- Sir Mohamed Macan Markar. For public services in

. ;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

- Ralph Marcus Meaburn Worsley, , Colonial Administrative Service, Officer of Class I, Ceylon Civil Service. ;Order of the British Empire *;Officer, (OBE) **;Military Division ***

- Lieutenant-Colonel Waldo Sansoni, , Officer Commanding,

Ceylon Light Infantry Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. **;Civil Division ***

- Isabella Hardie Curr, , in charge of the McLeod Hospital for Women at Inuvil, near Jaffna, Ceylon. ***

- Allan Morley Spaar, Relief Works Officer, Ceylon. *;Member, (MBE) **;Military Division ***

- Warrant Officer, Class II (Regimental Quarter Master-Sergeant) Harold Collingwood Bayne, Ceylon Army Service Corps. ***

- Warrant Officer, Class I (Regimental Sergeant Major) George Noah David, Ceylon Medical Corps. ;

Kaisar-i-Hind Medal The Kaisar-i-Hind Medal for Public Service in India was a medal awarded by the Emperor/Empress of India between 1900 and 1947, to "any person without distinction of race, occupation, position, or sex ... who shall have distinguished himself (o ...

- 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 This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 ** Third Reich *** Jews are forbidden to ...

- Guy Stanley Wodeman, Colonial Administrative Service, Deputy Chief Secretary, Ceylon. ;Order of the British Empire *;Commander, (CBE) **;Military Division ***

Arthur Marcelles de Silva Sir Arthur Marcelles de Silva, KCMG, KBE, FRCS (5 November 1879 - 22 September 1957) was a Ceylonese surgeon. He was a member of the Public Service Commission. Early life and education Born to Mudaliyar William Marcellus De Silva, he was educate ...

, , Senior Surgeon, General Hospital, Ceylon. *;Officer, (OBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Ammembal Vittal Pai, Indian Civil Service, Agent of the Government of India in Ceylon. ***

- Abraham Christopher Gregory Suriarachchi Amarasekara. For services to art in Ceylon. *;Member, (MBE) **;Military Division ***

- Lieutenant Henry Melville Cadman,

Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps The Ceylon Planters Rifle Corps was a regiment of the Ceylon Defence Force, which existed between 1900 and 1949. It was a volunteer (reserve) regiment based in Kandy, made up of only Europeans that were tea and rubber planters of the hills of Sri ...

. ***

Alice Elisabeth Kotalawala Alice Elisabeth Kotelawala (''née'' Attygalle), CBE was a Ceylonese businesswoman and philanthropist. She was the mother of Sir John Kotelawala, third Prime Minister of Ceylon. She was born to Mudaliyar Don Charles Gemoris Attygalle, a wealthy la ...

. For social services in Ceylon. ***

- Ramanathar Sivagnanam. For public services in Ceylon. ;

*;Companion, (ISO) **

- Charles Vincent Gooneratne, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Ceylon. **

- Joachim Joseph Jacob, Deputy Auditor General, Ceylon. **

- Amnachalam Visvanadhan, Extra Office Assistant, Ceylon Civil Service. ; Colonial Police Medal *

- Habaragamuwage Thomas Peiris, Sergeant of Police, Ceylon.

1940s

1941

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Knight Grand Cross, (GCMG) **

1941 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January–August – 10,072 men, women and children with mental and physical disabilities are asphyxiated with carbon monoxide in a gas chamber, at Hadamar Eu ...

- Sir Andrew Caldecott, , Governor and Commander-in-Chief of the Island of Ceylon. *;Companion, (CMG) **

- Charles Henry Collins,

Colonial Administrative Service The Colonial Service, also known as His/Her Majesty's Colonial Service and replaced in 1954 by Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service (HMOCS), was the British government service that administered most of Britain's overseas possessions, under the aut ...

, Deputy Chief Secretary, Ceylon. ;Order of the British Empire *;Officer, (OBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Cissie Cooray, , for social services in Ceylon. *;Member, (MBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Duraiappa Rajaratnam. For social services in Ceylon. ;Imperial Service Order *;Companion, (ISO) **

- William Theodore Loos, Office Assistant to the Chief Secretary, Ceylon. **

- Mudaliyar Sinattampi Vallipuram, Assistant Settlement Officer, Ceylon.

1942

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

1942 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...

Robert Harry Drayton Sir Robert Harry Drayton (14 April 1892 - 20 February 1963), was a lawyer and a senior colonial civil servant who worked in Palestine, Tanganyika, Ceylon, Jamaica and Pakistan. He served as the Chief Secretary of Ceylon from 1942 to 1947 and ...

Colonial Legal Service The Colonial Service, also known as His/Her Majesty's Colonial Service and replaced in 1954 by Her Majesty's Overseas Civil Service (HMOCS), was the British government service that administered most of Britain's overseas possessions, under the aut ...

, Chief Secretary,

. ;Order of the British Empire *;Commander, (CBE) **;Civil Division **

- Lionel McDowall Robison, Colonial Education Service, Director of Education, Ceylon. ;Order of the British Empire *;Officer, (OBE) **;Military Division **

- Lieutenant-Colonel John Victor Collins, ,

. **;Civil Division **

- James Mervyn Fonseka, Legal Draftsman, Ceylon. *;Member, (MBE) **;Military Division **

- Major Neil Schokman, , Ceylon Engineers. **;Civil Division **

- Mary Olive Marjorie Carter, Principal, School for Deaf & Blind, Ceylon. **

- The Reverend Clarence Ebenezer Victor Nathanielsz, Charity Commissioner, Public Assistance Department, Colombo Municipality, Ceylon. **

- Donald Obeyesekere. For public services in Ceylon. ;Imperial Service Order *;Companion, (ISO) **

- Harold Pietersz William Melder, Office Assistant, Matale Kachcheri, Ceylon. **

- James Cyril Wirekoon, Assistant Director of Education, Ceylon.

1943

;Order of the British Empire *;Knight Commander, (KBE) **;Civil Division **

1943 Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – ...

- Sir

Don Baron Jayatilaka Sir Don Baron Jayatilaka, KBE ( Sinhala:ශ්‍රීමත් දොන් බාරොන් ජයතිලක; 13 February 1868 – 29 May 1944) known as ''D.B. Jayatilaka'' was a Sri Lankan Sinhalese educationalist, statesmen and diplo ...

, M.A, Ceylon Government’s Representative in India. *;Officer, (OBE) **;Civil Division **

- Sabapathipillai Rajanayagam, Superintending Telecommunication Engineer of the Post and Telegraph Department. **

- Ralph Henry Bassett, C.C.S, Commissioner for the Development of Agricultural Marketing. *;Officer, (OBE) **;Military Division **

- Major John Oldknow Widdows, M.C, Sherwood Foresters. **

- Major Ernest Lionel Mack, V.D, Ceylon Light Infantry

1946

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

1946 Events January * January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held. * January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...

Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu ( ta, பாக்கியசோதி சரவணமுத்து, si, පාකියසොති සර්වනමූත්තු; 26 October 1892 – 28 May 1950; also known as P. Sara) was a Ceylonese civi ...

, Ceylonese civil servant ( Declined)

1946

;Order of the British Empire *;Officer, (OBE) **

1947 It was the first year of the Cold War, which would last until 1991, ending with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Events January * January–February – Winter of 1946–47 in the United Kingdom: The worst snowfall in the country in ...

- Richard Leslie Brohier, Assistant Surveyor General

1948

These were the first conferred under the

Dominion of Ceylon Between 1948 and 1972, Ceylon The Sri Lanka Independence Act 1947 uses the name "Ceylon" for the new dominion; nowhere does that Act use the term "Dominion of Ceylon", which although sometimes used was not the official name. was an independent ...

;Order of the British Empire *;Officer, (OBE) **

1948 Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The Constitution of New Jersey (later subject to amendment) goes into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British ...

Abdon Ignatius Perera Abdon Ignatius Perera JP, CBE (30 July 1888 - 5 December 1955) was the first Ceylonese Postmaster General and Director of Telecommunications, serving in the position from 1947 to 1951. Abdon Ignatius Perera was born 30 July 1888 in Colombo to D ...

, 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 Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 cr ...

- Lady Evelyn Johanna Publina de Soysa for social services

1951

;Knight Bachelor *

1951 Events January * January 4 – Korean War: Third Battle of Seoul – Chinese and North Korean forces capture Seoul for the second time (having lost the Second Battle of Seoul in September 1950). * January 9 – The Government of the United ...

- Sir

Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner Sir Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner (6 January 1899 – December 1960) was a Ceylon Tamil businessman and member of the Senate of Ceylon. Early life and family Gardiner was born on 6 January 1899. He was the son of Samuel Vairamuttu Gardiner a ...

Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

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- The Honourable Sir Edward George Perera Jayetileke, ,

Chief Justice of Ceylon The Chief Justice of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the head of the judiciary of Sri Lanka and the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Established in 1801, the Chief Justice is one of ten Supreme Court justices; the other nine are ...

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- Sir Ukwatte Acharige Jayasundera, ,

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- Sir

Razik Fareed Raziq or Razik may refer to: People with the given name *Raziq Faani (1947–2007), Afghan poet * Razik Fareed (1893–1984), Sri Lankan politician, diplomat and philanthropist *Raziq Khan (born 1979), an Emirati international cricketer People wi ...

, , Senator. ;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

- Oswald Leslie De Kretser II. For public services. Lately

Puisne Justice A puisne judge or puisne justice (; from french: puisné or ; , 'since, later' + , 'born', i.e. 'junior') is a dated term for an ordinary judge or a judge of lesser rank of a particular court. Use The term is used almost exclusively in common law ...

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- Hethumuni Ayadoris De Silva, District Judge,

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo me ...

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- Ralph Henry Bassett, , lately Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries. **

- Henry William Howes, , Director of Education. ;Order of the British Empire *;Commander, (CBE) **;Military Division ***

- Brigadier the Right Honourable James Roderick, Earl of Caithness, , Commander-in-Chief, Ceylon Army. **;Civil Division ***

J. N. Arumugam Joseph Nalliah Arumugam (born 23 February 1896) was a leading Ceylon Tamil civil servant. Early life Arumugam was born on 23 February 1896. He was from Katkovalam near Point Pedro in northern Ceylon. He was educated at Jaffna Central College. H ...

, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Works. ***

, , Postmaster General and Director of Telecommunications. ***

- Alice Elizabeth Kotelawala, . For social work and services to rural development. ***

Sidney Arnold Pakeman Colonel Sidney Arnold Pakeman, CBE, MC, ED (4 January 1891 – 15 June 1975) was a British academic and a member of the Parliament of Ceylon. Early life and education Sidney Arnold Pakeman was born in Bristol, England on 1 April 1891, the ...

, , Member of Parliament. Previously Professor of Modern History and Economics,

Ceylon University College Ceylon University College was a public university college in Ceylon. Established in 1921, it was Ceylon's first attempt at university education. The college didn't award degrees under its own name but prepared students to sit the University of Lo ...

. *;Officer, (OBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Suriyakumara Nichinga Senathiraja Ambalavaner Naganather Thandigai Canaganayagam, , Head Shroff,

National Bank of India National may refer to: Common uses * Nation or country ** Nationality – a ''national'' is a person who is subject to a nation, regardless of whether the person has full rights as a citizen Places in the United States * National, Maryland, ce ...

, Ltd.,

Kandy Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka located in the Central Province. It was the last capital of the ancient kings' era of Sri Lanka. The city lies in the midst of hills ...

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- Don Sam De Simon, , Medical Superintendent, Leprosy Hospital, Hendala. ***

- David Shillingford Paynter. For public and social services. ***

- Conrad Boniface Peter Perera, Acting Settlement Officer, Land Settlement Department. ***

- Don William Rajapatirana, Commissioner of Income Tax, Estate Duty and Stamps. ***

- Sinnatamby Subramaniam, . For medical and social services. ***

Nandasara Wijetilaka Atukorala Nandasara Wijetilaka Atukorala, (15 August 1915 – ?) was a Ceylonese civil servant. He was the Permanent Secretary to the Governor General of Ceylon and Prime Minister of Ceylon. Having graduated with a BSc from the University of London, Atu ...

, , Secretary to the Prime Minister. ***

Sooriyakumara Wannisinghe Punchi Bahda Bulankulame Sooriyakumara Wannisinghe Punchi Banda Bulankulame, OBE, JP (known as P. B. Bulankulame or Tikiri Bandara Bulankulama Dissawa) (12 December 1890 - 17 December 1958) was a Ceylonese politician, who was the former Cabinet Minister of Lands and La ...

, , Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Lands. ***

- Gerald Samuel William de Saram, , lately Judicial Medical Officer, Colombo. ***

- Warusahennedige

Leo Fernando Sir Leo Fernando, (18 November 1895 – 30 November 1954) was a Ceylonese businessman and politician. He was a member of parliament for the Buttala Electoral District. Business career Warusahennedige Leo Fernando was born on 18 November 1895 i ...

, Member of Parliament for

Buttala Buttala (බුත්තල) is a town in Sri Lanka. It is located in Monaragala District of Uva Province, Sri Lanka. History The history of Buttala goes back to the time of King Dutugamunu in the 2nd century BC, when it was known as Guthala. The ...

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- Paul Alfred John Hernu, Chairman, Colombo Port Commission. ***

- Oswald Phillip Rust, Managing Director, Darley Butler & Co. Ltd. For services to the Tea Commissioner. *;Member, (MBE) **;Military Division ***

- Major Terence Richard Jansen, , Ceylon Medical Corps. ***

- Captain (Quartermaster) Harold Erastue Pineo Vantwest, , Ceylon Volunteer Force. ***

- Captain (Quartermaster) Edward Charles Young, , 2nd (Volunteer) Coast Artillery Regiment,

Ceylon Artillery The Sri Lanka Artillery (SLA) is the artillery arm of the Sri Lanka Army. It is made up of ten regular regiments and two volunteer regiments. The SLA is headquartered at Panagoda Cantonment, Panagoda. The emblem of the SLA is modeled after that ...

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- Regimental Sergeant-Major Rothschild Henry Salvador, 2nd (Volunteer) Battalion,

. **;Civil Division ***

- Dinshah Pherojshah Bilimoria. For public services. ***

- Somadeva Casinathan, lately Rubber Commissioner and Rubber Controller. ***

- Mandawalagama Appuhamelage Gunasekera. For public and social services. ***

- Mohamed Ismail,

Serjeant-at-Arms A serjeant-at-arms, or sergeant-at-arms, is an officer appointed by a deliberative body, usually a legislature, to keep order during its meetings. The word "serjeant" is derived from the Latin ''serviens'', which means "servant". Historically, s ...

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entitles. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often c ...

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- Thanahandi David Mendis. For services to transport. ***

- Ahamado Casim Mohammado, , Proctor and Notary, Colombo. ***

- Swaminathar Patanjali. For public services in

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- Aruwala Jotige Simon Perera. For public and charitable services. ***

- Victor Garvin Weerawardena Ratnayake, Member of Parliament for

Deniyaya Deniyaya is a small town located towards the south of Sri Lanka. It is located in Matara District of the Southern Province. It is surrounded by the Sinharaja rainforest, and the climate is relatively cool. The main source of income is tea cultiv ...

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- Abdul Rahaman Mohamed Thassim. For public services in

Galle Galle ( si, ගාල්ල, translit=Gālla; ta, காலி, translit=Kāli) (formerly Point de Galle) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the southwestern tip, from Colombo. Galle is the provincial capital and largest city of Souther ...

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- Joseph Nicholas Cecil Tiruchelvam, , City Coroner. ***

- Oliver Weerasinghe, , Government Town Planner. ***

- John Arthur Amaratunge, Member, Gal Oya Development Board. ***

- Modestus Fernando Chandraratna, , Botanist and Senior Agricultural Research Officer, Department of Agriculture. ***

- Rajakaruna Wanigasekara Mudiyariselage Ukku Banda Dedigama,

Rate Mahatmaya Rate Mahatmaya was a traditional office and title from the Kandian Kingdom which became part of the British colonial administration within the Kandian and central region of Ceylon. History Persons were appointed to the title and office by the Ki ...

(Chief Headman), Beligal

Korale A Korale or Corale was formerly a revenue district in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). During the British colonial administration, a low country korale was under the purview of a Mudaliyar while an upcountry korale came under the purview of a post that was i ...

Kegalle District Kegalle is a district in Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative division of the country. The district is administered by a District Secretariat headed by a District Secretary (pre ...

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- Dhanusekera Bandara Ellepola, Acting Director, Rural Development. ***

- Christogu Juan Fernandopulle. For public and social services in

Chilaw Chilaw ( si, හලාවත, translit=Halāvata, ta, சிலாபம், translit=Cilāpam) is a large town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by an urban council. The town is located 80 kilometres away f ...

District. ***

- Dunuwilagedera Haramanis Jayewickreme. For public and social services in

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- Roger Collin Kerr, Chairman,

Toc H Toc H (also TH) is an international Christian movement. The name is an abbreviation for Talbot House, "Toc" signifying the letter T in the signals spelling alphabet used by the British Army in World War I. A soldiers' rest and recreation centre ...

Club, Colombo. ***

- Abeyratne Cudah Leonard Ratwatte, Shroff, Mercantile Bank, Kandy. ***

William Floris de Alwis Seneviratne William is a male given name of Germanic origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of Eng ...

. For public services in the

Kalutara District Kalutara District ( si, කළුතර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය; ta, களுத்துறை மாவட்டம் ''Kaḷuttuṟai Māvaṭṭam'') is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administrative ...

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- Samuel Muthuvaloe Tamby Raja. For public and social services in

Matale District Matale District ( si, මාතලේ දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, ta, மாத்தளை மாவட்டம்) is a district in Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is one of 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the second level administra ...

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- Reginald Hugh Wickramasinghe, Controller of Establishments. ***

- John Wilson, Proctor of the Supreme Court. ***

- John Richard Wilson, , Visiting Physician, Tuberculosis Hospital, Welisara, and Consultant to the Chest Hospital,

Ragama Ragama ( si, රාගම ta, ரா௧ம) is a suburb of Colombo, located in the Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is governed by the Ja-Ela Pradeshiya Sabha. History In July 1874 a rail line, known as the Breakwater line, ...

. ;Imperial Service Order *;Companion, (ISO) **

- James Ernest Victor Peiris, lately Headmaster,

Royal College A royal college in some Commonwealth countries is technically a college which has received royal patronage and permission to use the prefix ''royal''. Permission is usually granted through a royal charter. The charter normally confers a constituti ...

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- Jayakariyawasange Aloysius Leon Perera Wijewardene, Drawing Office Assistant, Public Works Department. ;King's Police and Fire Services Medal *

- William Thomas Brindley, Deputy Inspector-General of Police.

1952

These were the last conferred under

King George VI George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George; 14 December 1895 – 6 February 1952) was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death in 1952. He was also the last Emperor of Ind ...

's reign as King of Ceylon, as he died on 6 February 1952. ;Knight Bachelor *

1952 Events January–February * January 26 – Black Saturday in Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes m ...

- Sir

V. Coomaraswamy Sir Velupillai Coomaraswamy, CMG (25 September 1892 – 13 November 1972) was a Ceylonese civil servant and diplomat. He served as the Ceylonese High Commissioner to Canada and Ceylonese Envoy to Burma. Early life and family Coomaraswamy was ...

, Deputy High Commissioner for Ceylon in the United Kingdom. *

- Sir Lalitha Abhaya Rajapakse , Minister of Justice. *

- Sir

Paules Edward Pieris Deraniyagala Paulus Edward Pieris Deraniyagala (1900–1976) was a Sri Lankan paleontologist, zoologist, and artist. Early life and education He was born in Colombo, the son of Paul Edward Pieris and Lady Hilda Obeyesekere Pieris. He had two younger brothers, ...

, CMG. For social services in

. ;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

- Edward Frederick Noel Gratiaen ,

Puisne Judge A puisne judge or puisne justice (; from french: puisné or ; , 'since, later' + , 'born', i.e. 'junior') is a dated term for an ordinary judge or a judge of lesser rank of a particular court. Use The term is used almost exclusively in common law ...

of the

Supreme Court of Ceylon The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka ( si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ශ්‍රේෂ්ඨාධිකරණය, Sri Lanka Sreshthadikaranaya; ta, இலங்கை உயர் நீதிமன்றம், Ilankai uyar neetimanram) is th ...

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- William Arthur Edward Karunaratne , Professor of Pathology,

University of Ceylon The University of Ceylon was the only university in Sri Lanka (earlier Ceylon) from 1942 until 1972. It had several constituent campuses at various locations around Sri Lanka. The University of Ceylon Act No. 1 of 1972, replaced it with the Univer ...

. These were the first conferred under

Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; 21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was Queen of the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms from 6 February 1952 until Death and state funeral of Elizabeth II, her death in 2022. She was queen ...

's reign as Queen of Ceylon (1952 - 1972). ;Order of the British Empire *;Knight Commander, (KBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Sir George Claude Stanley Corea, Ambassador for Ceylon in the United States of America. *;Commander, (CBE) **;Civil Division ***

James Aubrey Martensz James Aubrey Martensz (25 September 1885 – 26 March 1963) was a Ceylonese lawyer and politician. James Aubrey Martensz was born 25 September 1885, the oldest son, in a family of twelve, to James Andries Martensz (a planter) and Edith Maud n� ...

High Commissioner for Ceylon in Australia High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift ...

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- Kenneth Morford, Manager, Mount Vernon Estate,

Kotagala Kotagala is a small town in the Nuwara Eliya District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is located 35.8 km (22.2 mi) from Nuwara Eliya at an elevation of 1,247 m (4,091 ft) above sea level. Attractions * Devon Falls, a 97 ...

. For services to the tea industry. ***

- Senarath Paranavithana , Archaeological Commissioner. ***

- David Frederick Ewen. For public and commercial services. ***

- Raja Hewavitarne, OBE, Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce. ***

- Edward Wilmot Kannangara, OBE, lately Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Health and Local Government. *;Officer, (OBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Kurbanhusen Adamaly. For public and commercial services. ***

- Oliver Gerard D'Alwis. For social services in

Kalutara Kalutara ( si, කළුතර, ta, களுத்துறை) or Kalutota is a major city in Kalutara District, Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is also the administrative capital of Kalutara District. It is located approximately south o ...

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- Egodage Richard De Silva, Principal, Richmond College, Galle. ***

- Warusahennedige Daniel Fernando . For charitable and commercial services. ***

- Martin Arthur Wimala Goonesekera, lately Proctor of the Supreme Court. ***

- Hugh Theodore Rosslyn Koch . For services to the export trade. ***

- Senaipathige Theobald Philip Rodrigo, Senator. For social services in

. ***

Victor Emmanuel Perera Seneviratne The name Victor or Viktor may refer to: * Victor (name), including a list of people with the given name, mononym, or surname Arts and entertainment Film * ''Victor'' (1951 film), a French drama film * ''Victor'' (1993 film), a French shor ...

, visiting Physician, General Hospital, Colombo. ***

- Rajakaruna Ekanayake Wasala Mudiyanse Ralahamilage Ukku Banda Unamboowe. For agricultural services in

Kotmale Kotmale ( si, කොත්මලේ, translit=Kotmalē; ta, கொத்மலை, translit=Kotmalai) is a village in Sri Lanka in Central Province. Kotmale forms part of a mountainous region that the Sinhalese kings left forested to generate su ...

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- Lloyd Oscar Abeyaratne, MRCP, LMS, Medical Officer, Hospital for Women and Children, Colombo. ***

- Edmund Joseph Cooray, Commissioner of Co-operative Development. ***

Elizabeth Eleanor de Zoysa Gunetilleke Rajapakse Gunasekera Elizabeth or Elisabeth may refer to: People * Elizabeth (given name), a female given name (including people with that name) * Elizabeth (biblical figure), mother of John the Baptist Ships * HMS ''Elizabeth'', several ships * ''Elisabeth'' (s ...

, MBE. For social services. ***

- Mahapitiyage Velin Peter Peiris, LRCP, FRCS, Visiting Surgeon, General Hospital, Colombo. ***

- Herman Eric Peries, MBE, Acting Deputy Secretary, Treasury. *;Member, (MBE) **;Military Division ***

- Major Harold Bracher, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. **;Civil Division ***

- Mannamarakkalage Venentius Edward Peter Cooray, Chairman of the Town Council,

Wadduwa Wadduwa ( si, වාද්දුව, ta, வடுவா) is a town in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is situated on the western coast of Sri Lanka, about south of Colombo. It spans from 30.5 to 36.5 km area along the Galle Road, 4 ...

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- Allan Bertram Demmer, Operating Superintendent, Ceylon Government Railway. ***

- Meerakuddy Mohamed Ebrahim . For public service in

Pottuvil Pottuvil ( ta, பொத்துவில், translit=Pottuvil; si, පොතුවිල, translit=Potuvil) is a town in the Ampara District of Sri Lanka, located in the Eastern Province on the eastern coast of the Island. It is situated ...

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- Wilfred Gunasekera, Proctor, Matara. ***

- Don Johannes Kumarage, Principal,

Rahula College Rahula College ( Sinhala: රාහුල විද්‍යාලය ''Rāhulaa Vidyālaya'') (Tamil: ராஹுல வித்தியாலம் ''Rāhula vittiyālam'') is a boys' school in Sri Lanka, located in Matara district. Though ...

, Matara. ***

- Lionel William Ratuwatte Kuruppu. Chairman, Panadura and Talpiti Baddas Village Committee. ***

Segu Ismail Lebbe Marikar Abdul Caflfoor Marikar-Hadjiar Segu may refer to: *Ségou, a city in south-central Mali, the former capital of the Bamana Empire * Sergi López Segú, Spanish footballer * ''Segu'' (novel), by Maryse Condé Maryse Condé (née Boucolon; February 11, 1937) is a French novelist ...

. For social service in Kalutara. ***

- Bamunuaracihdhige Don Rampala, Chief Mechanical Engineer, Ceylon Government Railway. ***

- Margaret Jane Rhind Reid. For social services. ***

- V. Veerasingam, lately Principal,

Manipay Hindu College Manipay Hindu College ( ta, மானிப்பாய் இந்து கல்லூரி ''Māṉippāy Intu Kallūri'', si, මනිපායි හින්දු විද්‍යාලය ''Manipayi Hindu Vidyalaya'') is a provincia ...

Manipay Manipay or Maanippaai ( ta, மானிப்பாய்) is an affluent town in the northern Jaffna District of Sri Lanka. The original name of Manipay is Periyapulam. It was a mission location when the American Ceylon Mission (ACM) came to ...

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- Ramalingam Sivagurunather, Proctor & Notary,

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- Elsie Ethel Winifred Solomons, District Inspector of Schools,

Western Province Western Province or West Province may refer to: * Western Province, Cameroon *Western Province, Rwanda *Western Province (Kenya) *Western Province (Papua New Guinea) *Western Province (Solomon Islands) *Western Province, Sri Lanka *Western Provin ...

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- Robert Oolhagasagaram Buell, President, Association of YMCA. Secretaries of India, Pakistan and Ceylon. ***

- Edmund Frederick Lorensz de Silva, Proctor of the Supreme Court. For social services in

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- Justin Aelian Fernando, LMS, Medical Practitioner, Colombo. ***

- Gladwin Conrad Hermon Kotalawela, Member of the Urban Council,

Badulla Badulla ( si, බදුල්ල, ta, பதுளை) is the capital and the largest city of Uva Province situated in the lower central hills of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of Uva Province and the Badulla District. Geography Badulla is ...

. For social services in

Uva Province Uva Province ( si, ඌව පළාත, Uva Paḷāta, ta, ஊவா மாகாணம், Uvā Mākāṇam) is Sri Lanka's second least populated Provinces of Sri Lanka, province, with 1,259,880 people, created in 1896. It consists of two dis ...

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- Edley Winston Mathew, Member of the House of Representatives for

Balangoda Balangoda is a large town in Ratnapura District, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka, governed by an urban council located away from Colombo and from Ratnapura on Colombo - Batticaloa Highway(A4). It is one of the largest towns of the Sabaragamuw ...

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- Juanyidanrallage Don Paulus Perera, Principal, Lorenz College, Colombo. ***

- Vairavanathar Ponnambalam, For services to the co-operative movement in

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- David Wanigasekere. For social services in Matara. ;Imperial Service Order *;Companion, (ISO) **

- Maurice Leonard Classz, Salt Superintendent, Industries Department. ;King's Police and Fire Services Medal for Distinguished Service *

- Erroll Alexander Koelmeyer , Superintendent of Police, Criminal Investigation Department.

1953

;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

1953 Events January * January 6 – The Asian Socialist Conference opens in Rangoon, Burma. * January 12 – Estonian émigrés found a Estonian government-in-exile, government-in-exile in Oslo. * January 14 ** Marshal Josip Broz Tito i ...

- Ralph Norman Bond, Esq., O.B.E., Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Posts and Information. ;Order of the British Empire *;Knight Commander, (KBE) **;Civil Division ***

- His Excellency Sir Edwin Aloysius Perera Wijeyeratne,

High Commissioner for Ceylon in the United Kingdom High may refer to: Science and technology * Height * High (atmospheric), a high-pressure area * High (computability), a quality of a Turing degree, in computability theory * High (tectonics), in geology an area where relative tectonic uplift ...

. *;Commander, (CBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Warusahennedige

, Esq., O.B.E.. Member of Parliament for Buttala. ***

- Warusahennedige Abraham Bastian

Bennet Soysa Sir Bennet Soysa, CBE (30 March 1889 – 1981) was a Ceylonese politician and philanthropist. He was a member of the 2nd State Council of Ceylon and the Senate of Ceylon. He was also Mayor of Kandy on five occasions and dedicated his wealth for ...

, Esq., M.B.E., Senator. *;Officer, (OBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Simon Reginald Gunewardene, Esq., M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Medical Superintendent, State Home for the Aged, Koggala. ***

- Markandu Kanagasabay, Esq., General Manager, Ceylon Government Railway. ***

- Edwin Mendis Karunaratne, Esq., Proctor. For social services in Galle district. ***

- Sangarapully Sellamuttu, Esq., Member, Colombo Municipal Council. ***

- Sabapathipillai Albert Selvanayagam, Esq., M.B.E., Member, Batticaloa Urban Council. ***

- Charles Francis Whitaker, Esq., lately Secretary, Chamber of Commerce. ***

- Chandradasa Wijesinghe, Esq., Planter. For social services in the Southern Province. ***

- Basil Henry William, Esq., Managing Director, High Level Road Bus Company Limited. *;Member, (MBE) **;Military Division ***

- Lieutenant-Commander (S) Kenneth Maitand Martinus; Royal Ceylon Navy. ***

- Major

Roy Douglas Jayetileke Brigadier Roy Douglas Jayetileke, MBE was a Sri Lankan military leader. He served as the first Commandant of the Army Recruit Training Depot and founding commanding officer of the Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment. Jayetileke received a wartime commis ...

, Ceylon Army. **;Civil Division ***

- Ella Marjorie, Mrs. Atkinson. For services to the encouragement of dancing. ***

A. Arulpiragasam Arumugam Arulpiragasam, OBE (also spelt Arulpragasam) (c1890 –1975) was a leading Ceylonese civil servant and Commissioner of Elections. Early life Arulpiragasam was born around 1890. He was the son of Arumugam, a schoolmaster from Valved ...

, Esq., Registrar-General. ***

- Lucien Noel Bartholomeusz, Esq., F.R.C.S., Visiting Surgeon, General Hospital, Colombo. ***

- Al'Haj Mohamed Purvis Drahaman, Esq., Medical Practitioner. For services to the Malay Community. ***

Peter Frederick Alwis 'Goonetileka Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a su ...

, Esq., Proctor. For services to the Co-operative Movement. ***

- Sago Sudhira Jayawickrama, Esq. For services to cricket. ***

- Don Wilfred Richard Kahawita, Esq., Designs Engineer in Charge, Designs and Research Sections, Irrigation Department. ***

- Wimala Irene, Mrs. Kannangara, District Representative, Kegalla District, Lanka Malhila Samiti Movement. ***

George Keyt George Percival Sproule Keyt, (17 April 1901 – 31 July 1993) was a Sri Lankan painter.

, Esq., Artist. ***

- Vitarana Simon Nanayakkara, Esq., Assistant Municipal Treasurer, Colombo, Municipal Council. ***

- Edward Ashley Peries, Esq., Crown Proctor, Kegalla. ***

- Wasala Bandaranayake Herat Mudiyanse Ralahamillage Tikiri Banda Poholiyadde, Esq., Member of Parliament for Horowupotana. ***

- A. B. Rajendra, Esq., Senator. ***

- M. Srikantha, Esq., Director, Land Development Department.

1954

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Viscount A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...

1954 Events January * January 1 – The Soviet Union ceases to demand war reparations from West Germany. * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown-IBM experiment: The fir ...

- The Right Honourable Herwald, Baron Soulbury, GCMG, GCVO, OBE, MC,

Governor-General of Ceylon The Governor-General of Ceylon was the representative of the Ceylonese monarch in the Dominion of Ceylon from the country's independence in 1948 until it became the republic of Sri Lanka in 1972. History There were four governors-general. S ...

. ;Knight Bachelor *

- Sir Warusahennedige Abraham Bastian

, Esq., CBE, Senator. For social services. ;Order of St Michael and St George *;Companion, (CMG) **

Gunasena de Soyza Gunasena de Soyza, CMG, OBE (20 December 1902 – 12 October 1961) was a Sri Lankan civil servant. He served as the Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence before appointment as Ceylon's High Commissioner to th ...

, OBE, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence and External Affairs. ;Order of the British Empire *;Knight Commander, (KBE) **;Civil Division ***

- The Honourable Kalutaravedage Deepal Sir Susantha de Fonseka, Statesmen and Ambassador. ***

- The Honourable Sir Pattiya Pathirannahalage Albert Frederick Peries, Speaker of the House of Representatives. *;Commander, (CBE) **;Civil Division ***

Alexander Nicholas D'Albrew Abeyesinghe Alexander Nicholas de Abrew Abeysinge (1 May 1894 - 15 September 1963) was a Ceylonese politician. Early life and education Alexander Nicholas de Abrew Abeysinge was born in Kosgoda on 1 May 1894, the son of Mudaliyar Alexander de Abrew Abeysing ...

, MBE, Member of Parliament for

Negombo Negombo (, ) is a major city in Sri Lanka, situated on the west coast and at the mouth of the Negombo Lagoon, in Western Province, from Colombo via Colombo - Katunayake Expressway. Negombo is one of the major commercial hubs in the country and ...

. For services to the Co-operative Movement. ***

- Ernest Peter Arnold Fernando. For social services. ***

- Paul Alfred John Hernu, OBE, Chairman, Colombo Port Commission. ***

- H. de Z. Siriwardena, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs. *;Officer, (OBE) **;Military Division ***

- Lieutenant-Colonel

Herbert Clifford Serasinghe Brigadier Herbert Clifford Serasinghe, OBE, ED was a Ceylonese physician. He was first commanding officer of the Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps. Serasinghe received his medical training at the Ceylon Medical College, where he gained a Licentiate in ...

, ED, Ceylon Army Medical Corps. **;Civil Division ***

, MBE, Government Agent, North Western Province. ***

- Homi Framjee Billimoria, MBE, Chief Architect, Public Works Department. ***

Jayasuriya Aratchige Edward Mathew de Saram Jayasuriya or Jayasooriya is a Sinhalese name. It derives from Sanskrit and consists of two parts: ''Jaya'', which means ''victory'' in Sinhalese and is also the name of a Hindu demigod, and ''suriya'' (''sun''). The name may refer to the following ...

, MBE. For social services. ***

- Santiago Wilson de Silva, MBE, Deputy Inspector General of Police. ***

- James Lamb, Director, Tea Research Institute of Ceylon. ***

- Pararajasingam Nadesan, Director of Civil Aviation and Additional Secretary to the Prime Minister. ***

- Hanwedige Henry Oliver Waitson Peiris. For services to Commerce. ***

- John Marcus Senaveratna, MBE. For services to the study of the history of Ceylon. ***

- G. P. Tambayah, Government Agent, Western Province. *;Member, (MBE) **;Military Division ***

- Major Bertram Lucien Seneviratne,

. **;Civil Division ***

Cyril Herbert Sooriaarachchi Amarasekera Cyril (also Cyrillus or Cyryl) is a masculine given name. It is derived from the Greek name Κύριλλος (''Kýrillos''), meaning 'lordly, masterful', which in turn derives from Greek κυριος ('' kýrios'') 'lord'. There are various varia ...

, Flying Instructor, Civil Aviation Department. ***

- Don Edmund Amarasekera, Chairman, Village Committee, Udugaha Pattu, Kalutara District. ***

- Leon Louis Attygalle, Municipal Treasurer, Colombo Municipality. ***

- Mohamed Falil Abdul Caffoor. For services to Commerce. ***

- Gerald Henry Cooray, MD, MRCS, Professor of Pathology, University of Ceylon. ***

- Neville Joseph Louis Jansz, Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Defence and External Affairs. ***

Don Edward Victor Wanniarachchige Jayamanne Don, don or DON and variants may refer to: Places *County Donegal, Ireland, Chapman code DON * Don (river), a river in European Russia * Don River (disambiguation), several other rivers with the name * Don, Benin, a town in Benin * Don, Dang, a ...

, Actor and Producer. ***

- Don Timothy John Jayesinghe. For services to Commerce. ***

- Walatara Acharige David Silva Karunaratne. For charitable services. ***

- Nobel Irene Kiriella. For social services. ***

- G. H. P. Leembruggen, Assistant Superintendent of Police (Traffic). ***

- Salebhoy Husainbhoy Moosajee. For services to Commerce. ***

- Anton Wickremasinghe. For services to Commerce. ***

- Sarah Laurencina Wijesinghe. For charitable services. ;British Empire Medal *;Civil Division **

- Jayalath Yakkalamullage Ebert de Silva, Electrical Foreman, Department of Government Electrical Undertakings. **

Fitzroy Valentine Pinto Jayawardena Fitzroy or FitzRoy may refer to: People As a given name *Several members of the Somerset family (Dukes of Beaufort) have this as a middle-name: **FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan (1788–1855) ** Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset, 8th Duke of Beau ...

, Acting Chief Welfare Officer, Ministry of Transport and Works. **

- Murugupillai Navaratnasamy, Agricultural Instructor, Department of Agriculture.

1955

;Knight Bachelor *

1955 Events January * January 3 – José Ramón Guizado becomes president of Panama. * January 17 – , the first nuclear-powered submarine, puts to sea for the first time, from Groton, Connecticut. * January 18– 20 – Battle of Yijian ...

- The Honourable Warusahennedige Sir

. Member of Parliament for

. *

- The Honourable Sir

Cyril De Zoysa Sir Cyril de Zoysa ( Sinhala: ශ්‍රිමත් සිරිල් ද සොයිසා) (26 October 1896 – 2 January 1978) was a Sri Lankan industrialist, Senator and a philanthropist. The President of the Senate of Ceylon from 1 ...

President of the Senate President of the Senate is a title often given to the presiding officer of a senate. It corresponds to the speaker in some other assemblies. The senate president often ranks high in a jurisdiction's succession for its top executive office: for e ...

. *

- Sir Ernest Peter Arnold Fernando, CBE. For public services. *

- Sir S. Pararajasingam. For services to Agriculture. ;Order of St Michael and St George *;Knight Commander, (KCMG) **

- Sir

Arunachalam Mahadeva Arunachalam Mahadeva, KCMG ( ta, அருணாசலம் மகாதேவா, translit=Aruṇācalam Makātēvā; 5 October 1885 – 15 April 1966) was a Ceylon Tamil lawyer, politician and diplomat. He served as Minister of Home Affairs ...

, Member, Public Service Commission. **

- Sir Ukwatte Acharige Jayasundera, KBE, QC. For political and public services. **

- The Honourable Sir Alan Edward Percival Rose, QC, Chief Justice. *;Companion, (CMG) **

, , Secretary to the

Governor-General Governor-general (plural ''governors-general''), or governor general (plural ''governors general''), is the title of an office-holder. In the context of governors-general and former British colonies, governors-general are appointed as viceroy t ...

. **

Cyril Francis Fernando, , Medical Officer and Physician,

General Hospital, Colombo The National Hospital of Sri Lanka (sometimes General Hospital) is a government hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Founded in 1864 as the General Hospital, it is the leading hospital in Sri Lanka and is controlled by the central government. The hospi ...

. **

Pararajasingam Nadesan, , Secretary to the

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

. **

Benjamin Franklin Perera, , Permanent Secretary,

Ministry of Home Affairs An interior ministry (sometimes called a ministry of internal affairs or ministry of home affairs) is a government department that is responsible for internal affairs. Lists of current ministries of internal affairs Named "ministry" * Ministry ...

. **

- Edmund Joseph Cooray, OBE, Chairman, Co-operative Wholesale Establishment. ;Order of the British Empire *;Commander, (CBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Mihidukulasuriya Guruge Joseph Michael De Livera. For social services in Negombo. ***

- Dhanusekera Bandara Ellepola, . For public services. ***

- Thusew Samuel Fernando, , Solicitor-General. ***

- Suriyakumara Nichinga Senathiraja Ambalavaner Naganather Thandigai Canaganayagam, OBE. For public services. ***

- Victor Manuel De Mel. For services to Commerce. ***

- Adeline, Lady Molamure, OBE, Deputy President of the Senate. *;Officer, (OBE) **;Military Division ***

- Commander Adalbert Vance Frugtniet, VRD,

Royal Ceylon Volunteer Naval Force The Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force (SLVNF) is the active-duty volunteer reserve force of the Sri Lanka Navy. The SLVNF, which consists of the volunteer force and the volunteer reserve is separate from the Regular Naval Force, which consists of th ...

. ***

- Lieutenant Colonel Rasanayagam Sabanayagam, MBE, ED,

Ceylon Cadet Corps The National Cadet Corps (NCC) is a youth organisation in Sri Lanka, sponsored by the Ministry of Defence, which operates in schools, and normally includes Army, Navy and Air Force sections. The corp is open for secondary school students on volun ...

. **;Civil Division ***

- Manikuwadumestrige Chandrasoma, Principal Collector of Customs, Colombo Port Commission. ***

- Weliwaittage Liveris Perera Dassanayake, , Superintendent, Filariasis Campaign. ***

- George Rajanayagam Handy, , Visiting Physician, General Hospital, Colombo. ***

- Thomas David Jayasuriya, , Director of Education. ***

- Kandiah Mahendra. For public services. ***

- Cecil Alexander Speldewinde, Commissioner of Income Tax, Estate Duty and Stamps. ***

- Joseph Nicholas Cecil Tiruchelvam, , City Coroner, Colombo. ***

- Joseph Salvadore Victoria, . For services to Commerce. ***

- The Reverend James Cartman, Education Officer, Office of the Ceylon High Commissioner in London. ***

- Hewananarachchige Ivan Tiddy Dasanaike, Member of Parliament for

Wariyapola Wariyapola () is a town in the Kurunegala District, North Western province, Sri Lanka. Wariyapola is above the sea level. Wariyapola is mostly known by sri Lankans because of the Wariyapola Sri Sumangala Tero, who take down the Union Jack and re ...

. For political services. ***

- Theodore Alexander Dunuwille,

Crown Advocate Crown advocate is a title used in some former British colonies (and until recently in Britain) for a government prosecutor. In former British Colonies and certain British extraterritorial courts the title is (or was) used by the senior government ...

. ***

- Douglas St. Clive Budd Janszé, Acting Solicitor-General. ***

Nanayakkara Atulugamage Stephen de Silva Jayasinghe Nanayakkara Atulugamage Stephen de Silva Jayasinghe, (6 January 1911 - 1977) was a Ceylonese politician. At the 2nd parliamentary elections held between 24 May 1952 and 30 May 1952 he successfully contested the seat of Wellawatte-Galkissa on beh ...

, Member of Parliament for Wellawatte-Galkissa. For political services. ***

Ramachandran Alaghoopillai Nadesan The Tamil and Malayali name Ramachandran may refer to: * A. Ramachandran (born 1935), Indian painter * C. R. Ramachandran, politician * G. Ramachandran (1904–1995), Indian social reformer, and politician * Gopalasamudram Narayana Iyer Ramacha ...

. For public services. ***

- Kanahala Bandaralage Lawrence Perera. For services to Transport. ***

- M. Srikantha, MBE, Government Agent, Northern Province. ***

- Abdul Rahuman Mohamed Thassim, MBE. For public services in

. *;Member, (MBE) **;Military Division ***

- Captain Alexander Joseph Zosimus Navaratne, Ceylon Army Medical Corps. ***

- Captain Weerasena Rajapakse,

. ***

- Captain Ceada Felix Fernando,

. ***

- Captain Weerawarnasuriya Patabendige Jinadasa Silva,

Ceylon Army ta, இலங்கை இராணுவம் , image = File:Sri Lanka Army Logo.png , image_size = 180px , caption = Emblem of the Sri Lanka Army , start_date ...

. **;Civil Division ***

- Thomas Frederick Blaze, , Crown Proctor, Badulla. ***

- Leslie Vernon Cooray, Secretary, Ceylon Savings Bank. ***

- Dalrymple Nandalochana Wickremaratne De Silva, Member, Colombo Municipal Council. ***

- Eardley Charles D'Silva, Secretary to the Leader of the

, and Chief Government Whip. ***

- James Vethanayagam Feldano. For social services in Mannar. ***

- Somawira Gunasekera. For services to Sport. ***

- Lucien Arnold Gunesekera, Medical Practitioner, Colombo. ***

- Seiyadu Ibrahim Saibo Hameed. For public services in the North-West Province. ***

- Al-Haj Mohamed Ismail Mohamed Haniffa. For services to the Muslim community. ***

- Jiwatfam Towrmal Hirdaramani. For public services in Colombo. ***

- Mudhalithamby Mappanar Kulasekaram, Vice-Principal,

Royal College, Colombo Royal College, Colombo is a selective entry boys' school located in Cinnamon Gardens, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Started as a private school by Rev Joseph Marsh in 1835, it was established as the Colombo Academy by Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton in Janua ...

. ***

- Francis John Aloysius Ponrajah. For public services in Mannar. ***

- Avis Enid Raffel. For social services. ***

- Vithana Aratchige Sugathadasa, Member, Colombo Municipal Council. ***

- Arthur Van Langenberg, Secretary, Colombo Port Commission. ***

- Ethel De Kretser, Matron, Central Hospital. ***

- Walter Harris De Kretser. For services to Commerce. ***

- Talpe Gamage Bernard De Silva, Government Printer. ***

- Debramandadige Jason Fernando, Managing Director, Jason Fernando & Sons Ltd. ***

Oliver Phoenix Charles Baden-Powell Forbes Oliver may refer to: Arts, entertainment and literature Books * ''Oliver the Western Engine'', volume 24 in ''The Railway Series'' by Rev. W. Awdry * '' Oliver Twist'', a novel by Charles Dickens Fictional characters * Ariadne Oliver ...

, Deputy Controller of Establishments, General Treasury. ***

- Jack McLennan Godefroy, Assistant Manager, Firestone (Ceylon) Ltd, Colombo. ***

- Maganlal Kuberdas Kapadia. For services to Commerce. ***

- Joachim Rosario Machado. For services to Commerce. ***

- Carthigasu Nadesan, Chief (Guarantee) Shroff,

Indian Overseas Bank Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) is an Indian public sector bank based in Chennai. It has about 3,214 domestic branches, about 4 foreign branches and representative office. Founded in February 1937 by M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettyar with twin object ...

Ltd., Colombo. ***

- Sundaram Pathmanathan, Shroff,

Imperial Bank of India The Imperial Bank of India (IBI) was one of the oldest and the largest commercial bank of the Indian subcontinent, and was subsequently transformed into the State Bank of India in 1955. Initially, as per its royal charter, it acted as the cen ...

Ltd., Colombo. ***

- Titus Walter Perera. For political services. ***

- Muthiahpillai Rajendram. For services to Commerce. ***

- Donald Jasen Ranaweera. For public services. ***

- David Robert Waller, Manager, Building & Construction Department, Walker Sons & Company Ltd., Colombo. ***

- Don Fredrick Wijenarayana. For public services in Galle. ;Imperial Service Order *;Companion, (ISO) **

- Edgar Alexander Van der Straaten, Shipping Master, Customs Department. ;British Empire Medal *;Civil Division **

- Henry Edward William De Zylva, Clerk, Governor-General's Office. **

- Cornelius Walter Staniforth Gunawardana, Chief Clerk, Public Service Commission. **

- Francis Samarasinghe, Chief Clerk, Prime Minister's Office. **

- Francis Philip Rodrdgp Sathianathen, Stenographer, Prime Minister's Office. **

- Malcolm Hugh Jayasekera, Sub-Inspector,

Ceylon Police Force (The one who lives by the Dhamma is protected by the Dhamma itself) , mission = , formedyear = , preceding1 = Ceylon Police Force (1866–1972) , dissolved = , superseding = , employees = ...

. **

- Daniel Sepala Seneviratne Jayatilake, Officer-in-Charge, Police Central Garage. **

Vidane Aratchilage Peter Linus Jayawardena Native Headmen System was an integral part of the administration of the island of Ceylon (now known as Sri Lanka) under the successive European colonial powers, namely the Portuguese Empire, the Dutch East India Company and the British Empire. ...

, Stenographer, Higher Grade, Department of the Prime Minister. **

- Edmund Henry Vernon Joseph, Chief Clerk,

Cabinet Office The Cabinet Office is a department of His Majesty's Government responsible for supporting the prime minister and Cabinet. It is composed of various units that support Cabinet committees and which co-ordinate the delivery of government objecti ...

1956

;Knight Bachelor ***

1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, Ed McCully, Jim ...

- Sir 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) ***

- Sir

, , Member, Public Service Commission. ;Order of the British Empire *;Officer, (OBE) **;Civil Division ***

- Lady Evelyn Johanna Publina de Soysa for social services ***

- Dudley Atherton Wilson, until recently Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Joseph Fraser Memorial Nursing Home, Colombo, Ceylon. No further Ceylonese citizens were nominated for honours in the

British Honours System In the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories, personal bravery, achievement, or service are rewarded with honours. The honours system consists of three types of award: *Honours are used to recognise merit in terms of achievement a ...

after 1956, since S.W.R.D. Bandaranaikes government put an end to it.

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