The 1951 New Years Honours were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1951 for the British Empire, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, and Pakistan.
Contents
- Barons
- Privy Counsellors
- Knights Bachelor
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB
- Companions of the Order of the Bath CB
- Order of Merit OM
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCMG
- Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG
- Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KCVO
- Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order CVO
- Members of the Royal Victorian Order 4th class MVO
- Members of the Royal Victorian Order 5th class MVO
- Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire GBE
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire GBE
- Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire DBE
- Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire CBE
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire OBE
- Members of the Order of the British Empire MBE
- Order of the Companions of Honour CH
- British Empire Medals BEM
- Air Force Crosses AFC
- Bars to Air Force Cross
- Air Force Medals AFM
- Kings Commendations for Valuable Service in the Air
- Kings Police and Fire Services Medals
- Colonial Police Medals CPM
- Mentions in Despatches
- References
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc) as appropriate.
Barons
Privy Counsellors
Knights Bachelor
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Order of Merit (OM)
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
Members of the Royal Victorian Order, 4th class (MVO)
Members of the Royal Victorian Order, 5th class (MVO)
Dames Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)
British Empire Medals (BEM)
Air Force Crosses (AFC)
Bars to Air Force Cross
Air Force Medals (AFM)
King's Commendations for Valuable Service in the Air
King's Police and Fire Services Medals
Colonial Police Medals (CPM)
Mentions in Despatches
Knights Bachelor
Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
British Empire Medals (BEM)
Air Force Crosses (AFC)
Air Force Medals (AFM)
King's Commendations for Valuable Service in the Air
Knights Bachelor
Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
British Empire Medals (BEM)
Air Force Crosses (AFC)
Air Force Medals (AFM)
Knights Bachelor
Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
References
1951 New Year Honours Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA