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New Year Honours List 1984

Published 30 December 1983. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,195 New Year Honours 1984 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: 19 (2%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 10 (1%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 8 (1%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 16 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 9 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 6 (1%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 49 (4%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 575 (48%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 136 (11%)British Empire Medal: 273 (23%)Royal Victorian Medal: 5 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 2 (0%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 24 (2%)Queen's Police Medal: 1 (0%)Other: 62 (5%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

83 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1984, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 35Royal Air Force 30Ministry of Defence 16Indian Army 2
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1984, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Export12Export — 12Political Service7Political Service — 7Local Governme…4Local Government — 4british-community-abroad9british-community-abroad — 9Football1Football — 1Equestrianism1Equestrianism — 1Golf1Golf — 1Boxing — 1Chess — 1Hockey — 1Curling1Curling — 1british-commercial-interests5british-commercial-interests — 5community-interests4community-interests — 4Youth3Youth — 3Disability3Disability — 3Art1Art — 1Music1Music — 1Amateur Dramatics — 1Youth3Youth — 3british-aviation-inte…2british-aviation-interests — 2british-cultura…2british-cultural-interests — 2Horticulture1Horticulture — 1Crofting1Crofting — 1Pharmac…Pharmaceutical Research — 1Journal…Journalism — 1Technol…Technology — 1Magistr…Magistracy — 1Nursing1Nursing — 1Wildlife Conser…1Wildlife Conservation — 1Dentist…Dentistry — 1Elderly…Elderly Care — 1Public ServiceSportCommunityArtsEducationAgriculture
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1984, 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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