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New Year Honours List 1977

Published 30 December 1976. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,524 New Year Honours 1977 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: 5 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 25 (2%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 18 (1%)Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 8 (1%)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: 143 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 311 (20%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 520 (34%)British Empire Medal: 321 (21%)Royal Victorian Medal: 7 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 32 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 43 (3%)Queen's Police Medal: 35 (2%)Other: 40 (3%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

96 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1977, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 39Royal Air Force 41Ministry of Defence 11Indian Army 4Cadet Forces 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1977, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Export27Export — 27british-community-abroad22british-community-abroad — 22Local Government12Local Government — 12british-commercial-interests10british-commercial-interests — 10Yachting2Yachting — 2Sports Admin…2Sports Administration — 2Cricket — 1Racing — 1Golf — 1Lawn Tennis1Lawn Tennis — 1Judo1Judo — 1Chess — 1Music6Music — 6ArtArt — 1TheatreTheatre — 1OperaOpera — 1Youth3Youth — 3Technical Education — 2Business Educati…Business Education — 1Nursing3Nursing — 3Veterinary…1Veterinary Medicine — 1primary-industry4primary-industry — 4Youth3Youth — 3Construction3Construction — 3Community Health3Community Health — 3Engineering1Engineering — 1Marine Bio…1Marine Biology — 1Biological Sciences — 1Journalism2Journalism — 2International Development — 1Food Industry — 1Banking — 1Pharmacy — 1Water Industry — 1Medical Profession — 1Prisons1Prisons — 1Community…1Community Planning — 1Mining1Mining — 1britis…british-cultural-interests — 1Medica…Medical Research — 1Blindn…Blindness Support — 1civil-defe…1civil-defence — 1Town Plann…1Town Planning — 1Dentistry — 1Transport — 1BusinessPublic ServiceSportArtsEducationMedicineCommunityScience and Tec…
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1977, 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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