1952 Special Honours

As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours

George Cross (GC)

• John Bamford, Colliery Worker, Newthorpe, Nottingham.

Order of the British Empire

Members (MBE)

• Anthony Serle Pudner, Manager, Cable and Wireless Telecommunications Unit, Korea. (Ewell, Surrey.)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

• Albert Arthur Victor Barker, Foreman, Grade II, Royal Ordnance Factory, Swynnerton. (Walton, Staffordshire.)
• John Simpson Burke, Constable, Metropolitan Police. (Bennondsey, S.E.1.)
• George Cheshire, Motor Driver, Road Haulage Executive, Liverpool.
• Charles Hill, Constable, City of Glasgow Police Force.
• Thomas Macdonald, Constable, City of Glasgow Police Force.
• Nathan Hyams, Wholesale Fruit Salesman, St. John's Wood, N.W.8.
• Che Man bin Ibrahim, Principal Officer, Grade 1, Pudu Prison, Federation of Malaya.
• William Martin, Fitter's Labourer, Grimsby.
• James Albert Penwarden, Sales Representative, Leeds.
• Albert Frank Wells, Sergeant, Metropolitan Police. (Balham, S.W.12.)
• John Foster, Constable, Metropolitan Police. (Deptford, S.E.8.)
• Sydney Furner, Constable, Metropolitan Police. (Deptford, S.E.8.)

Queen's Commendation for Brave Conduct

• Derrick Edgar Theodore Bull, Constable, Wiltshire Constabulary.
• Victor Hall Oxford, Bricklayer, Fordingbridge, Hampshire.
• George Donaldson, Shift Control Engineer, Kilmarnock Power Station, British Electricity Authority. (Ardrossan, Ayrshire.)
• Neil Dempsey Thom, Electrician, Kilmarnock Power Station, British Electricity Authority. (Prestwick, Ayrshire.)
• Ronald Arthur Jesse Dubery, Constable, Metropolitan Police. (Chelsea, S.W.3.)
• Edith Annie, Mrs. Foster, Housewife, Sutton-on-Trent, Newark, Nottinghamshire.
• Wilfred Gardner, Sub-Postmaster, Chesham, Buckinghamshire.
• Robert Hamilton, Glasgow.
• Frank Hilton, Divisional Officer, Grade HI, Birkenhead Fire Brigade.
• Edwin Hough (deceased), Game Ranger, Department of Game and Tsetse Control, Northern Rhodesia.
• Joseph Kay, Aircraft Fitter, Handley Page Ltd. (Purford, Yorkshire.)
• John Macleod (deceased), Constable, City of Glasgow Police Force.
• Joseph Parry, Colliery Shotfirer, Llay Main Colliery, National Coal Board, (Llay, nr. Wrexham.)
• William Partington, Colliery Deputy, Llay Main Colliery, National Coal Board, (Cymmau, nr. Wrexham.)
• Eric Harold Powell, Caterer, Whitley Bay, Northumberland.
• Denis Smith, Representative, Birtley, Durham.
• Stanley George Sayers, Constable, Metropolitan Police (Southwark, S.E.1)
• Ada, Mrs Spillett, Housewife, Golders Green London N.W.11.)
• Ivor William Thompson, Student, Westcliffe-on-Sea.

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

• Raymond Colin Oswald Lovelock, D.F.C, Captain, Civil Aircraft, Airwork Ltd. (Fleet, Hampshire)