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Birthday Honours List 1988

Published 14 June 1988. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,167 Birthday Honours 1988 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: 6 (1%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 20 (2%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 14 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 6 (1%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 3 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 5 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 3 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 114 (10%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 247 (21%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 393 (34%)British Empire Medal: 230 (20%)Royal Victorian Medal: 4 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 35 (3%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 24 (2%)Queen's Police Medal: 22 (2%)Other: 38 (3%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

96 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the Birthday Honours 1988, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 50Royal Air Force 34Ministry of Defence 11Indian Army 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the Birthday Honours List 1988, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Political Service24Political Service — 24Export10Export — 10Rugby Union2Rugby Union — 2Cycling2Cycling — 2Cricket — 1Netball — 1Snooker — 1Bowls1Bowls — 1Angling1Angling — 1Yachting — 1british-community-abroad8british-community-abroad — 8british-commercial-interests6british-commercial-interests — 6community-interests5community-interests — 5ResearchResearch — 1Astrono…Astronomy — 1Environmental S…1Environmental Science — 1Molecular Biolo…1Molecular Biology — 1Youth2Youth — 2Youth Work1Youth Work — 1Fishing Indust…2Fishing Industry — 2FarmingFarming — 1Youth2Youth — 2Scienc…Science Education — 1Magistracy2Magistracy — 2Music2Music — 2Informa…Information Technology — 1Archaeo…Archaeology — 1Legal P…Legal Profession — 1civil-d…civil-defence — 1Conserv…Conservation — 1Broadca…Broadcasting — 1Leukaemia1Leukaemia — 1Charity1Charity — 1Parenting Supp…1Parenting Support — 1british-a…1british-aviation-interests — 1Blindness…1Blindness Support — 1Public ServiceSportScience and Te…CommunityAgricultureEducationDisabili…
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the Birthday Honours List 1988, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

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