1945 Dissolution Honours


The 1945 Dissolution Honours List was issued on 7 June to mark the dissolution of the United Kingdom parliament prior to the 1945 general election.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes and then divisions as appropriate.

Peers

[Viscount]

[Baron]

Privy Councillor">Privy Council of the United Kingdom">Privy Councillor

The King appointed the following to His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council:

[Baronet]cies

[Knight Bachelor]

  • Major Albert Newby Braithwaite Member of Parliament for the Buckrose division of the East Riding of Yorkshire since 1926; for political and public services.
  • David Owen Evans Member of Parliament for Cardiganshire since 1932; for political and public services.
  • Walter Sydney Liddall Member of Parliament for Lincoln since 1931; for political and public services.
  • Lieutenant-Colonel John Mayhew Member of Parliament for East Ham, North, since 1931; for political and public services.
  • Arthur Conrad Reed Member of Parliament for Exeter since 1931; for political and public services.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire">Order of the British Empire">The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

;Civilian Division
  • Wing-Commander Archibald William Henry James Member of Parliament for Wellingborough since 1931; for political and public services.
  • Captain Peter Drummond Macdonald Member of Parliament for the Isle of Wight since 1924; for political and public services.
  • The Right Honourable Ben Smith Minister Resident in Washington for Supply, 1943-1945, Member of Parliament for the Rotherhithe division of Bermondsey, 1923-1931, and since 1935.

Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour">Order of the Companions of Honour">Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)