Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette, and many are formally conferred by the monarch (or her representative) some time after the date of the announcement, particularly for those service people on active duty.
Contents
- Baron
- Privy Counsellor
- Knight Bachelor
- Australian States
- 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 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
- Companions of the Queens Service Order for Community Service QSO
- Companions of the Queens Service Order for Public Services QSO
- Queens Service Medal for Community Service QSM
- Queens Service Medal for Public Services QSM
- Queens Fire Service Medal QFSM
- British Empire Medal BEM
- Queens Police Medal QPM
- Air Force Cross AFC
- References
The 1983 Queen's Birthday honours lists were announced on 10 June 1983.
At this time honours for Australians were still being awarded in the UK honours on the advice of the premiers of Australian states, as well as in the Australian honours system which had been established in 1975.
Recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honours.
Baron
Privy Counsellor
Knight Bachelor
Australian States
State of Queensland
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Military Division
Civil Division
Australian States
State of Tasmania
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)
Australian States
State of Queensland
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.