The Queen's Birthday Honours 1962 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made "on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday", and were published in supplements to the London Gazette of 25 May 1962.
Contents
- Viscount
- Baron
- Privy Counsellor
- Baronet
- Knight Bachelor
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath GCB
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB
- Companion of the Order of the Bath CB
- Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG
- Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order DCVO
- Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KCVO
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO
- Member of the Royal Victorian Order MVO
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire GBE
- Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire DBE
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE
- Order of the Companions of Honour CH
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE
- Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE
- Companion of the Imperial Service Order ISO
- British Empire Medal BEM
- Air Force Cross AFC
- Queens Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air
- References
At this time honours for Australians were awarded both in the United Kingdom honours, on the advice of the premiers of Australian states, and also in a separate Australia honours list.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour.
Viscount
Baron
Privy Counsellor
Baronet
Knight Bachelor
State of Victoria
State of South Australia
Commonwealth Relations
Overseas Territories
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Military Division
Civil Division
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO)
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
At this time the two lowest classes of the Royal Victorian Order were "Member (fourth class)" and "Member (fifth class)", both with post-nominal letters MVO. "Member (fourth class)" was renamed "Lieutenant" (LVO) from the 1985 New Year Honours onwards.