1953 Coronation Honours (Ceylon)

The 1953 Coronation Honours in Ceylon, celebrating the coronation of Elizabeth II, Queen of Ceylon, were appointments made by the Queen on the advice of the Ceylon government to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by Ceylonese. The honours were announced on 1 June 1953.^[1]

The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.

The Honourable Mr. Nicholas Attygalle, F.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., President Of The Senate. For Services To Medicine.
Senapathige Theobald Philip Rodrigo, Esq., O.B.E., Senator. For Social Services In Colombo North.

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

Civil division

Sir Ukwatte Acharige Jayasundera, C.B.E., Q.C., Senator And Advocate.

Commander (CBE)

Civil division

Philip James Hudson, Esq., O.B.E., M.C., Government Agent, Northern Province, Jaffna.
Justin Kotalawela, Esq., Senator. For Services To Commerce.
Tellipalai Chinnappah Rajaratnam, Esq., O.B.E., J.P., Proctor. For Services To The Co-Operative Movement.

Officer (OBE)

Civil Division

Thomas Amarasuriya, Esq. For Services To The Plantation Industries.
Ralph St. Louis Pieris Deraniyagala, Esq., M.B.E., Clerk Of The House Of Representatives.
Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando, Esq., Legal Draftsman.
Kathiravale Kanagasundram, Esq., chairman, Gal Oya Development Board.
Ahamado Casim Mohammado, Esq., M.B.E., J.P., Proctor And Notary.
Wilfred Henry Moore, Esq., Excise Commissioner.
Devar Surya Sena. For Services To Music.
Eric Watson Whitelaw, Esq. For Services To The Rubber Industry.

Member (MBE)

Civil Division

Stanley Harold Abeyesekere, Esq., Proctor. For Public Services In Uva Province.
Franklin Alexander Clarence De Silva, Esq., School Works Engineer, Department Of Education.
Santiago Wilson Osmund De Silva, Esq., Deputy Inspector-General Of Police.
Thimbripolage Alfred Fernando, Esq. For Charitable Services.
Samuel Peter Foenander, Esq., Lately Sports Journalist.
Lionel Lillinton Fonseka, Esq., Proctor. For Services To Tennis.
William Gopallawa, Esq., Municipal Commissioner, Colombo Municipal Council.
Nellie, Mrs. Gunasekera. For Social Services.
Thomas David Jayasuriya, Esq., deputy director, Department Of Education.
Hilda Westbrook, Mrs. Kularatne, Principal, Girls' Senior School, Bandarawela.
Davison Arthur Peiris, Esq., Chief Construction Engineer, Ceylon University Scheme, Public Works Department.
Lieutenant Colonel Sabdharatnajyoti Saravanamuttu. For Services To Cricket.
Victor Joseph Thompson, Esq., Colonel, Salvation Army.
Martin Wickramasinghe, Esq., Journalist and Author.
Victor Lloyd Wirasinha, Esq., Commissioner for the Registration Of Indian And Pakistani Residents, And Commissioner of Parliamentary Elections.

Military division

Warrant Officer Class II Manual Arumanayagam, Ceylon Light Infantry
Major Fulham Sebastian Victor Wright, Ceylon Engineers

v t e British honours lists
New Year Honours	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902† 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940† 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 † Not issued because of Birthday Honours of the new monarch (1902) and World War II (1940)
Birthday Honours	1860 1861 1862 1863§ 1864§ 1865§ 1866 1867 1868§ 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876§ 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887† 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897† 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911† 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937† 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953† 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 § Not issued † Not issued because of Jubilee Honours (1887, 1897) and Coronation Honours (1911, 1937, 1953)
Coronation Honours	1821 1831 1838 1902 1911 1937 1953 2023† † Not issued
Jubilee Honours	1887 (Golden) 1897 (Diamond) 1935 (Silver) 1977 (Silver) 2002 (Golden) 2012 (Diamond) 2022 (Platinum)† † Not issued
Demise Honours	2002 (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother and Princess Margaret) 2021 (The Duke of Edinburgh) 2023 (Queen Elizabeth II)
Dissolution Honours	1874 1885 1892 1895 1900† 1906† 1910† 1918† 1922 1923† 1924 1929 1931 1935† 1945 1950 1951† 1955† 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974 (February) 1974 (October) 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015 2017† 2019 2024 † Not issued
Prime Minister's Resignation Honours	1895 1905 1916 1923 1924 1945 1951 1955† 1957† 1963 1964 1970 1976 1979† 1990 1997 2007† 2010† 2016 2019 2022 (Johnson) 2022 (Truss) 2024 † Not issued
Special Honours	1923 1952 1972 1973 1974 1977 1979 1981 1982 1983 1985 1987 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1999 2001 2004 2006 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Additional Honours	1911 (Delhi Durbar) 1953 (Korea) 1969 (Investiture of The Prince of Wales) 1990 (Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother's 90th Birthday)
Honours by nation	Australia Canada Ceylon India New Zealand

1953 Coronation Honours (Ceylon)

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander (KBE)

Commander (CBE)

Officer (OBE)

Member (MBE)

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

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