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New Year Honours List 1970

Published 30 December 1969. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,398 New Year Honours 1970 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: 7 (1%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 21 (2%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 1 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 10 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 11 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 6 (0%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 2 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 1 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 130 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 306 (22%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 500 (36%)British Empire Medal: 237 (17%)Royal Victorian Medal: 4 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 35 (3%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 57 (4%)Queen's Police Medal: 22 (2%)Other: 48 (3%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

110 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1970, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 44Royal Air Force 49Ministry of Defence 13Cadet Forces 3Indian Army 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1970, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Export50Export — 50british-interests-overseas9british-interests-overseas — 9Local Government6Local Government — 6Medicine5Medicine — 5Youth4Youth — 4Pre-School Ed…1Pre-School Education — 1Youth4Youth — 4Music4Music — 4Commerce2Commerce — 2british-commu…2british-community-abroad — 2Tourism2Tourism — 2primary-indus…2primary-industry — 2Fishing Indus…Fishing Industry — 1Technology — 1Exports — 1Glass …Glass Industry — 1Veterans — 1Gas Industry — 1Deaf Servi…1Deaf Services — 1Civil Engi…1Civil Engineering — 1Pharmacy1Pharmacy — 1Art1Art — 1RadioRadio — 1Televis…Television — 1Gaelic …Gaelic Language — 1Elderly Care1Elderly Care — 1Magistracy1Magistracy — 1Public Health1Public Health — 1Journalism — 1grazing-industry — 1Broadcasting1Broadcasting — 1EducationCommunityAgriculture
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1970, 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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