<sod>Makins was appointed to the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] as a Companion (CMG) in the [[1944 New Year Honours]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=36309 |date=31 December 1943 |startpage=6 |supp=yes}}</ref> and was promoted in the same Order as a Knight Commander (KCMG) in the [[1949 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=38628 |date=3 June 1949 |startpage=2797 |supp=yes}}</ref> He was appointed to the [[Order of the Bath]] as a Knight Commander (KCB) in the [[1953 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=39732 |date=30 December 1952 |startpage=4 |supp=yes}}</ref> He was a [[Order of St Michael and St George|GCMG]] in 1955 and was also a [[Order of the Bath|GCB]] and a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]].<ref name="frs"/> In 1960 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Sherfield''', of [[Sherfield on Loddon]] in the County of [[Hampshire]].<eod>
<sod>Makins was appointed to the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] as a Companion (CMG) in the [[1944 New Year Honours]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=36309 |date=31 December 1943 |startpage=6 |supp=yes}}</ref> and was promoted in the same Order as a Knight Commander (KCMG) in the [[1949 Birthday Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=38628 |date=3 June 1949 |startpage=2797 |supp=yes}}</ref> He was appointed to the [[Order of the Bath]] as a Knight Commander (KCB) in the [[1953 New Year Honours]].<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=39732 |date=30 December 1952 |startpage=4 |supp=yes}}</ref> He was promoted in the [[Order of St Michael and St George]] as a Knight Grand Cross (GCMG) in the [[1955 New Year Honours]]<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=40366 |date=31 December 1954 |startpage=5 |supp=yes}}</ref> and was also a [[Order of the Bath|GCB]] and a [[Fellow of the Royal Society]].<ref name="frs"/> In 1960 he was raised to the peerage as '''Baron Sherfield''', of [[Sherfield on Loddon]] in the County of [[Hampshire]].<eod>