The New Year Honours 1968 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. They were announced in supplements to the London Gazette of 29 December 1967 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1968.
Contents
- Life Peers
- 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
- Knight 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
- Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order DCVO
- 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
- Medals of the Royal Victorian Order RVM
- Knight 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
- Companions of the Imperial Service Order ISO
- British Empire Medals BEM
- Queens Police Medals QPM
- Queens Fire Services Medals QFSM
- Colonial Police Medals CPM
- Royal Red Crosses RRC
- Associates of the Royal Red Cross ARRC
- Air Force Crosses AFC
- Bar to Air Force Cross
- Queens Commendations for Valuable Service in the Air
- Queens Police Medal QPM
- Associate of the Royal Red Cross ARRC
- Air Force Cross AFC
- Knight Bachelor
- Companion of the Order of the Bath CB
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE
- Companion of the Imperial Service Order ISO
- Queens Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE
- 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, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.
Life Peers
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)
Knight 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)
Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO)
Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
Members of the Royal Victorian Order, 4th class (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.Members of the Royal Victorian Order, 5th class (MVO)
Medals of the Royal Victorian Order (RVM)
Knight 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)
Companions of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)
British Empire Medals (BEM)
Queen's Police Medals (QPM)
Queen's Fire Services Medals (QFSM)
Colonial Police Medals (CPM)
Royal Red Crosses (RRC)
Associates of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)
Air Force Crosses (AFC)
Bar to Air Force Cross
Queen's Commendations for Valuable Service in the Air
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)
Companions of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)
British Empire Medals (BEM)
Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)
Air Force Cross (AFC)
Bar to Air Force Cross
Queen's Commendations for Valuable Service in the Air
Knight Bachelor
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Knight 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)
Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)
British Empire Medals (BEM)
Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
Queen's Fire Services Medals (QFSM)
Air Force Cross (AFC)
Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air
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)
Knight Bachelor
Commander 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)
Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
British Empire Medals (BEM)
Queen's Police Medal (QPM)
Commander 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)
References
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