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New Year Honours List 1968

Published 30 December 1967. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,451 New Year Honours 1968 honours break down - from the British Empire Medal to knighthoods and damehoods. Select an award to see its recipients.

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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath: 12 (1%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 22 (2%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 5 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 22 (2%)Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 3 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 19 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 3 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 1 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 142 (10%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 315 (22%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 534 (37%)British Empire Medal: 203 (14%)Royal Victorian Medal: 5 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 35 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 26 (2%)Queen's Police Medal: 25 (2%)Other: 76 (5%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

145 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1968, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 58Royal Air Force 62Ministry of Defence 21Cadet Forces 3Indian Army 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1968, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Export34Export — 34Local Government8Local Government — 8Music2Music — 2Literatu…2Literature — 2Youth2Youth — 2Adult Educati…1Adult Education — 1Youth2Youth — 2Horse Racing2Horse Racing — 2Recreation2Recreation — 2Horticulture1Horticulture — 1Dairy Indus…1Dairy Industry — 1Electronics In…1Electronics Industry — 1Industrial Rel…1Industrial Relations — 1primary-indust…1primary-industry — 1Commerce1Commerce — 1Engineering1Engineering — 1Road Tr…Road Transport — 1Cultura…Cultural Life — 1SwimmingSwimming — 1Constru…Construction — 1Road Safety1Road Safety — 1Blindness Sup…1Blindness Support — 1Medicine1Medicine — 1Legal Pr…1Legal Profession — 1Broadcas…1Broadcasting — 1Medical Research1Medical Research — 1sugar-industry1sugar-industry — 1Public ServiceArtsEducationCommunityAgriculture
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1968, 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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