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New Year Honours List 1971

Published 30 December 1970. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,394 New Year Honours 1971 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: 26 (2%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 1 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 16 (1%)Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 11 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 2 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 4 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 123 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 296 (21%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 498 (36%)British Empire Medal: 239 (17%)Royal Victorian Medal: 7 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 32 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 55 (4%)Queen's Police Medal: 28 (2%)Other: 47 (3%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

98 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1971, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 40Royal Air Force 44Ministry of Defence 12Cadet Forces 1Indian Army 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1971, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Export33Export — 33Local Government11Local Government — 11Political Service5Political Service — 5british-interests-overseas15british-interests-overseas — 15Veterans6Veterans — 6Cricket1Cricket — 1Rugby Football1Rugby Football — 1Athletics1Athletics — 1Horse Racing1Horse Racing — 1Chess — 1Youth3Youth — 3Agricul…Agricultural Education — 1Youth3Youth — 3british-comme…3british-commercial-interests — 3british-commu…3british-community-abroad — 3british-cult…3british-cultural-interests — 3Music3Music — 3CommerceCommerce — 2Journal…Journalism — 2Legal Aid2Legal Aid — 2International…International Development — 1Dairy IndustryDairy Industry — 1Theatre1Theatre — 1Medical Scien…1Medical Science — 1Preservation — 1Conservation — 1Industrial Relations — 1Banking — 1Museums1Museums — 1Road Safe…1Road Safety — 1Civil Eng…1Civil Engineering — 1Legal P…Legal Profession — 1Construc…1Construction — 1NursingNursing — 1Publishing1Publishing — 1grazing-industry — 1TradePublic ServiceSportEducationCommunityCharityAgricultureMedicine
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1971, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

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