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New Year Honours List 1974

Published 30 December 1973. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,418 New Year Honours 1974 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: 16 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 17 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 5 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 5 (0%)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: 127 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 328 (23%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 501 (35%)British Empire Medal: 239 (17%)Royal Victorian Medal: 3 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 44 (3%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 43 (3%)Queen's Police Medal: 35 (2%)Other: 36 (3%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

93 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1974, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 33Royal Air Force 40Ministry of Defence 16Cadet Forces 3Indian Army 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1974, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Export29Export — 29british-community-abroad21british-community-abroad — 21Local Government14Local Government — 14Political …6Political Service — 6british-commercial-interests8british-commercial-interests — 8Music5Music — 5Art1Art — 1Theatre1Theatre — 1Literature — 1Cricket1Cricket — 1Rugby Foot…1Rugby Football — 1Rugby Leag…1Rugby League — 1Horse Racing — 1Lawn Tennis — 1Riding1Riding — 1Veterans5Veterans — 5Teaching — 1Technical Education — 1Youth1Youth — 1british-int…3british-interests-overseas — 3Magistr…Magistracy — 2Horticu…Horticulture — 1Food In…Food Industry — 1YouthYouth — 1Food Indus…Food Industry — 1Charitable…1Charitable Service — 1Law1Law — 1Insurance …1Insurance Industry — 1Food S…Food Safety — 1Countryside — 1Road S…Road Safety — 1Blindness Support — 1Civil Eng…1Civil Engineering — 1Tourism1Tourism — 1Animal We…1Animal Welfare — 1Botany — 1Women — 1Water Supply — 1Mountain Res…1Mountain Rescue — 1Aviation1Aviation — 1Journalism — 1Public ServiceArtsSportEducationCommunityCommerce
Topics by number of recipients - show the full list

Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1974, 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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