With WWI lasting longer than expected and no suitable way to reward services to the war effort by civilians at home and servicemen in support positions, King George V created another order with five levels. The first two levels confer knighthood. The other three levels – Commander (CBE), Officer (OBE) and Member (MBE)- have been available to Indians. The order could be given generously for services to the Empire at home. in India and in the Dominions and colonies.
The order was created mainly to award non-combatant services to the war and was to include women, whom most existing orders excluded. When the order was created in 1917 it had only one division, but was divided into Civil and Military divisions in 1918. The order at any level can be awarded for gallantry as well as for service. The order took an abrupt change in 1937 when the insignia and the colour of the ribbon were changed.
| Officer of the Order of the British Empire – OBE | ||||
| S No. | Rank | Name | Date | Award |
| 1551 | Wg Cdr | Subroto Mukherjee | Jun 1945 | OBE |
| 1665 | Wg Cdr | M M Srinagesh | Jan 1946 | OBE |
| Member of the Order of the British Empire – MBE | ||||
| S No. | Rank | Name | Date | Award |
| 1637 | Fg Offr | David Gordon Bhore | Jun 1943 | MBE |
| 1963 | Fg Offr | Harjinder Singh | Jun 1943 | MBE |
| 1905 | Flt Lt | Rawel Singh | Jun 1944 | MBE |
| 1967 | Sqn Ldr | Safdar Kureshi | Jan 1945 | MBE |
| 2180 | Fg Offr | Ram Singh | Jan 1945 | MBE |
| 1560 | Wg Cdr | S N Goyal | Jan 1946 | MBE |
| 2063 | Flt Lt | S P Mehta | Jan 1946 | MBE |
| 1691 | Sqn Ldr | H Shamsi | Jan 1946 | MBE |
| 2758 | Sqn Ldr | S N Chakerborty | Jun 1946 | MBE |
| 2395 | Sqn Ldr | M J Kripalani | Jun 1946 | MBE |
| 1698 | Sqn Ldr | Said Ud Din | Jun 1946 | MBE |
| 2012 | Flt Lt | R N Sharma | Jun 1946 | MBE |
| 2249 | Fg Offr | Ram Singh | Jun 1946 | MBE |
