 He was made Master of [[St John's College, Cambridge]] and in 1957 was knighted (KBE) by King [[George VI]] for his contributions to polar expeditions.The [[Wordiekammen Limestone]] and [[Wordie Creek Formation]] were named in his honour.Places named after him include [[Mount Wordie]], [[Wordie Point]], [[Wordie Bay]], [[Wordie Bay (Greenland)]], [[Wordie Seamount]], [[Wordie Ice Shelf]], [[Wordie Glacier]], [[Wordie Nunatak]] and [[Point Wordie (South Shetland Islands)|Point Wordie]].