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New Year Honours List 1979

Published 30 December 1978. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,483 New Year Honours 1979 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: 21 (1%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 7 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 4 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 21 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 12 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 2 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 3 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 130 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 334 (23%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 480 (32%)British Empire Medal: 326 (22%)Royal Victorian Medal: 3 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 26 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 41 (3%)Queen's Police Medal: 37 (2%)Other: 33 (2%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

95 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1979, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 34Royal Air Force 39Ministry of Defence 19Indian Army 2Cadet Forces 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1979, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Community Service11Community Service — 11Local Government6Local Government — 6british-community-abroad16british-community-abroad — 16Community Service11Community Service — 11Charitable S…2Charitable Service — 2Animal Welfa…1Animal Welfare — 1Internationa…1International Development — 1british-commercial-interests11british-commercial-interests — 11Youth4Youth — 4Higher Educati…Higher Education — 1Special Education — 1Medical Education — 1Health Education — 1Pre-School …1Pre-School Education — 1Vocational …1Vocational Training — 1Adult Literacy — 1Medicine6Medicine — 6Nursing2Nursing — 2Elderly Care1Elderly Care — 1Health Educa…1Health Education — 1Music4Music — 4Art — 1TheatreTheatre — 1Literature1Literature — 1Floral Art — 1Athletics2Athletics — 2Cricket — 1Rugby Fo…1Rugby Football — 1Sailing1Sailing — 1Lawn Tennis — 1Yachting — 1Youth4Youth — 4Journalism3Journalism — 3primary-industry3primary-industry — 3Deaf Se…Deaf Services — 1Blindne…Blindness — 1Wine2Wine — 2teachin…teaching-of-english — 2WomenWomen — 2Transpo…Transport Industry — 2TourismTourism — 1BusinessBusiness — 1Food Indu…Food Industry — 1Legal Pro…Legal Profession — 1Water Ind…1Water Industry — 1Mountain …1Mountain Rescue — 1Industrial Relations — 1Charities — 1Equestrian Therapy — 1british-interests-overseas — 1Motor In…1Motor Industry — 1Science …1Science and Technology — 1sugar-industry — 1Road Safety — 1Child Welfare1Child Welfare — 1Public ServiceCharityEducationHealthArtsSportCommunityDisabilityCommerceLaw
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1979, 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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