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New Year Honours List 1969

Published 30 December 1968. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,451 New Year Honours 1969 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: 6 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 23 (2%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 5 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 21 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 11 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 4 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 59 (4%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 106 (7%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 304 (21%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 498 (34%)British Empire Medal: 249 (17%)Royal Victorian Medal: 3 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 33 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 15 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 24 (2%)Other: 86 (6%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

127 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1969, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 48Royal Air Force 54Ministry of Defence 20Cadet Forces 5
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1969, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Export55Export — 55Local Government17Local Government — 17Cricket2Cricket — 2Yachting2Yachting — 2Athletics1Athletics — 1Winter Spo…1Winter Sports — 1Golf1Golf — 1Lawn Tennis — 1BoxingBoxing — 1Bowls1Bowls — 1Shooting1Shooting — 1Veterans3Veterans — 3Music3Music — 3Architecture2Architecture — 2Commerce2Commerce — 2Pig Farming1Pig Farming — 1Vegetable Ind…Vegetable Industry — 1Medicine2Medicine — 2Youth — 1Youth — 1Construction — 1Coal Industry — 1Forestry — 1Charities1Charities — 1Deaf Servi…1Deaf Services — 1Aviation1Aviation — 1Journa…Journalism — 1sugar-industry — 1Timber Industry — 1Town Planning1Town Planning — 1Elderly People1Elderly People — 1Blindness Support — 1SportArtsAgricultureHealth
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1969, 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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