His Orders, Decorations and Medals and other memorabilia are on display at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.

Appointments
 Member of the Privy Council (1954)
Decorations and Medals
 Order of the Companions of Honour (1956)
 Knight of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) (1948)
 King George V Silver Jubilee Medal (1935)
 King George VI Coronation Medal (1937)
 Defence Medal (1946)
 War Medal 1939–1945 (1946)
 Efficiency Medal (Ceylon) (1949)
 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (1953)
 Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal (1956)
 Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal (1968)
 Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal (1972)
 Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal (1974)
Foreign honours
 Grand Cross of the Légion d´honneur (1954)
 Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1954)
 Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1955)
 Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant (1956)
 Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
 Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class (1954)
 Knights of Justice of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (1965)
Educational
 LLD (honorary) – University of Ceylon
 LLD (posthumously) – General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
Honorary military appointments
 General of the Volunteer Force of the Army (1980)
 Colonel of the Ceylon Defense Force (1942)
His Orders, Decorations and Medals and other memorabilia are on display at the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University.
Appointments
 Member of the Privy Council (1954)
Decorations and Medals
 Order of the Companions of Honour (1956)
 Knight of the Order of the British Empire (Civil Division) (1948)
 King George V Silver Jubilee Medal (1935)
 King George VI Coronation Medal (1937)
 Defence Medal (1946)
 War Medal 1939–1945 (1946)
 Efficiency Medal (Ceylon) (1949)
 Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Medal (1953)
 Ceylon Armed Services Long Service Medal (1956)
 Ceylon Armed Services Inauguration Medal (1968)
 Republic of Sri Lanka Armed Services Medal (1972)
 Sri Lanka Army 25th Anniversary Medal (1974)
Foreign honours
 Grand Cross of the Légion d´honneur (1954)
 Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (1954)
 Grand Cross 1st Class of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1955)
 Grand Cross of the Order of the White Elephant (1956)
 Grand Cross of the Order of the Netherlands Lion
 Order of the Rising Sun, 1st Class (1954)
 Knights of Justice of the Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem (1965)
Educational
 LLD (honorary) – University of Ceylon
 LLD (posthumously) – General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University
Honorary military appointments
 General of the Volunteer Force of the Army (1980)
 Colonel of the Ceylon Defense Force (1942)
John Kotelawala