Honours list
New Year Honours List 1963
Published 30 December 1962. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.
What was awarded
How the 1,093 New Year Honours 1963 honours break down - from the British Empire Medal to knighthoods and damehoods. Select an award to see its recipients.
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Military honours
Honouring the armed forces
111 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1963, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.
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Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1963, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.
The recipients
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1,093 people
Officer (OBE)
Commander (CBE)
John Alec Newbery
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
William Walton Saunders
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Leonard George Hopkinson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Francis Daniell
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Lieutenant-Colonel John Douglas Beauchamp Thornton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
James Grant Duncan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Instructor John Athol Burnett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
Arthur Joseph George Bailey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
Alan Duncan Baird
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
Lieutenant-Commander Arthur Richard Cole
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
Shipwright Kenneth Albert James Goddard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
Lieutenant-Commander Laurence Douglas Hamlyn
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
James Edward Campbell Kennon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
John Ivor Headon Owen
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Marines
Philip Edward Travis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
Lieutenant-Commander Charles Philip Bowers
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
Lieutenant-Commander Robert Eaton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
Lionel Percy Fox Edwards
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Marines
Instructor Lieutenant-Commander John Gammon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
John Thomas Headon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
Lieutenant-Commander James Ivor James
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Navy
Lieutenant-Commander John Mallard
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Naval Reserve
Temporary Lieutenant-Commander Henry Mulligan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1963
Royal Naval Reserve