1930s
- 1932: The Lord Baden-Powell, Sir Robert Gibson
- 1934: John Reith, Alan Anderson, Malik Umar Hayat Khan
- 1935; Edward Wentworth Beatty, Ibrahim of Johor (honorary)
- 1937: Sir Frederic Dreyer, Sir Archibald Cameron, Sir Ernest Strohmenger
- 1938: The Earl of Onslow, Sir Andrew Duncan, Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim (honorary)
- 1939: Sir Frank Smith
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