Skip to content
Honoria Shop

Honours list

New Year Honours List 1986

Published 30 December 1985. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,133 New Year Honours 1986 honours break down - from the British Empire Medal to knighthoods and damehoods. Select an award to see its recipients.

Hover an award to see its full name and count - select an award for more.

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath: 4 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 18 (2%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 12 (1%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 3 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 5 (0%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 3 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 108 (10%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 244 (22%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 387 (34%)British Empire Medal: 223 (20%)Royal Victorian Medal: 12 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 32 (3%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 27 (2%)Queen's Police Medal: 8 (1%)Other: 40 (4%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

97 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1986, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 52Royal Air Force 35Ministry of Defence 9Cadet Forces 1
All military honours

Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1986, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Political Service18Political Service — 18Export8Export — 8Agriculture3Agriculture — 3Cricket1Cricket — 1Athletics1Athletics — 1Rugby …Rugby League — 1Charitable Serv…2Charitable Service — 2british-interests-overse…2british-interests-overseas — 2british-commercial-inter…2british-commercial-interests — 2british-community-abroad2british-community-abroad — 2Youth Work1Youth Work — 1Medical Edu…1Medical Education — 1Magistracy1Magistracy — 1International Deve…1International Development — 1Arts1Arts — 1british-aviation-i…1british-aviation-interests — 1Piping1Piping — 1War Wido…1War Widows — 1Disability1Disability — 1Public ServiceEnvironmentSportCommunityEducation
Topics by number of recipients - show the full list

Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1986, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

The recipients

Explore all recipients

1,133 people