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New Year Honours List 1985

Published 30 December 1984. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,198 New Year Honours 1985 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: 15 (1%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 10 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 4 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 12 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 6 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 2 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 118 (10%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 270 (23%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 393 (33%)British Empire Medal: 249 (21%)Royal Victorian Medal: 10 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 30 (3%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 18 (2%)Queen's Police Medal: 18 (2%)Other: 43 (4%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

90 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1985, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 42Royal Air Force 31Ministry of Defence 14Indian Army 2Cadet Forces 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1985, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Community33Community — 33Political Service17Political Service — 17Export9Export — 9british-community-abroad8british-community-abroad — 8british-commercial-i…7british-commercial-interests — 7Cricket1Cricket — 1Football1Football — 1Rugby Union1Rugby Union — 1Ice Ska…Ice Skating — 1HockeyHockey — 1Music EducationMusic Education — 1Early Childhoo…Early Childhood Development — 1Technical Education — 1Music3Music — 3Local Government3Local Government — 3community-inter…3community-interests — 3Medicine2Medicine — 2Farming — 1Blindness Support — 1Art — 1Charitable Service — 1Theatre — 1Nursing Ed…1Nursing Education — 1Elderly Ca…1Elderly Care — 1Voluntary …1Voluntary Service — 1Young Peop…1Young People — 1Refuge…Refugees — 1Armed …Armed Forces Families — 1britis…british-interests-overseas — 1Veterans1Veterans — 1british-aviat…1british-aviation-interests — 1Commerce1Commerce — 1sugar-in…1sugar-industry — 1Power1Power — 1SportEducation
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1985, 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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