. ▁We ▁cannot , ▁unfortunately , ▁con gr at ulate ▁ourselves ▁that ▁their ▁om ission ▁to - day ▁is ▁anything ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁post pon ement ; ▁but ▁for ▁the ▁moment ▁at ▁all ▁events ▁we ▁have ▁a ▁list ▁conf ined ▁entirely ▁to ▁sail ors ▁and ▁soldiers ▁and ▁to ▁civ ili ans ▁whose ▁claim ▁to ▁distinction ▁rest s ▁wh olly ▁on ▁public ▁service . ▁We ▁rejo ice ▁especially ▁in ▁the ▁well - tim ed ▁prompt ness ▁with ▁which ▁the ▁official ▁report ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁battle ▁in ▁English ▁history ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁large ▁recognition ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁responsible ▁for ▁its ▁success ." ▁ ▁The ▁recip ients ▁of ▁hon ours ▁are ▁displayed ▁here ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁sty led ▁before ▁their ▁new ▁honour , ▁and ▁arranged ▁by ▁honour , ▁with ▁classes ▁( K night , ▁Knight ▁Grand ▁Cross , ▁etc .) ▁and ▁then ▁divisions ▁( Mil it ary , ▁Civil , ▁etc .) ▁as ▁appropriate . ▁ ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁and ▁British ▁Empire ▁ ▁Vis count ▁The ▁Right ▁Hon ou rable ▁We et man ▁Pear son , ▁Baron ▁Cow d ray , ▁by ▁the ▁name , ▁style ▁and ▁title ▁of ▁Vis count ▁Cow d ray , ▁of ▁Cow d ray , ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Sus sex . ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Air ▁Board . ▁The ▁Right ▁Hon ou rable ▁William ▁Mans field , ▁Baron ▁Sand h urst , ▁, ▁by ▁the ▁name , ▁style ▁and ▁title ▁of ▁Vis count ▁Sand h urst , ▁of ▁Sand h urst , ▁in ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Ber k shire . ▁Lord