The Queen's Birthday Honours 1979 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 to celebrate the official birthday of the Queen. They were published for the United Kingdom in two tranches, first on 15 June 1979 and second on 25 June 1979. Other countries' lists were published on 15 June 1979: Australia, New Zealand, Barbados, Mauritius, Fiji, Bahamas, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Saint Lucia.
Contents
- Baroness
- Baron
- Privy Counsellor
- 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 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
- 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 4th class MVO
- Member of the Royal Victorian Order 5th class 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
- 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
- Order of the Companions of Honour CH
- Companion of the Imperial Service Order ISO
- British Empire Medal BEM
- Royal Victorian Medal RVM
- Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal
- Queens Police Medal
- Queens Fire Services Medal
- Colonial Police Medal
- Queens Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air
- Associate of the Royal Red Cross ARRC
- Air Force Cross AFC
- Queens Service Order QSO
- Queens Service Medal QSM
- Queens Fire Service Medal QFSM
- Queens Police Medal QPM
- Mauritius Police Medal
- 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.