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New Year Honours List 1978

Published 30 December 1977. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,572 New Year Honours 1978 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: 2 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 30 (2%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 2 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 20 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 7 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 14 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 4 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 144 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 339 (22%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 514 (33%)British Empire Medal: 336 (21%)Royal Victorian Medal: 9 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 32 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 35 (2%)Queen's Police Medal: 33 (2%)Other: 50 (3%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

101 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1978, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 46Royal Air Force 41Ministry of Defence 10Cadet Forces 3Indian Army 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1978, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Export27Export — 27british-community-abroad22british-community-abroad — 22Cricket1Cricket — 1Football1Football — 1Rugby Foot…1Rugby Football — 1Gymnastics1Gymnastics — 1Cycling1Cycling — 1Sailing — 1Golf — 1Table Tennis — 1Water Sports — 1Curling — 1Yachting — 1Gliding1Gliding — 1Motorcycle R…1Motorcycle Racing — 1Aquatic Sports — 1Music7Music — 7Art2Art — 2Literature — 1Film Industry — 1british-commercial-interests7british-commercial-interests — 7Local Government7Local Government — 7Youth4Youth — 4Community Relati…2Community Relations — 2Youth4Youth — 4Youth D…Youth Development — 1Technic…Technical Education — 1Food2Food — 2Food Indus…1Food Industry — 1Dairy Industry — 1Agricultural Development — 1Vegetable …1Vegetable Industry — 1Veterans5Veterans — 5Nursing3Nursing — 3Veterinary Medicine — 1Volunta…Voluntary Service — 1Animal …Animal Welfare — 1Youth D…Youth Development — 1Charita…Charitable Service — 1Journal…Journalism — 2Elderly…Elderly Care — 2Blindness Support — 1Deaf People — 1british-cult…2british-cultural-interests — 2Food Industry — 1Scientific R…1Scientific Research — 1Leukaemia Research — 1Parkinson's Disease — 1Dental Research — 1Nature Conservation — 1Speech Therapy — 1Magistracy — 1Architecture1Architecture — 1Mining1Mining — 1Radio — 1BusinessSportArtsPublic ServiceCommunityEducationAgricultureMedicineCharityDisabilityCommerce
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1978, 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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