The New Year Honours 1974 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 on 1 January 1974 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1974.
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- Life peers
- Privy Counsellor
- Knight Bachelor
- Australian States
- 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 Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George GCMG
- Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG
- Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG
- Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order GCVO
- Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order KCVO
- Commander of the Royal Victorian Order CVO
- Member of the Royal Victorian Order MVO
- Royal Victorian Medal Silver RVM
- 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
- Member of the Royal Red Cross RRC
- Air Force Cross AFC
- Queens Fire Service Medal QFSM
- Queens Police Medal QPM
- References
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honours.
At this time honours for Australians were still being awarded in the UK honours on the advice of the premiers of Australian states. The Australian honours system began with the 1975 Queen's Birthday Honours.
Life peers
Privy Counsellor
Knight Bachelor
Australian States
State of New South Wales
State of Victoria
State of Queensland
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 Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
Australian States
State of New South Wales
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Australian States
State of Victoria
State of Queensland
Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)
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-nominals MVO. "Member (fourth class)" was renamed "Lieutenant" (LVO) from the 1985 New Year Honours onwards.
Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Australian States
State of Victoria