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New Year Honours List 1988

Published 30 December 1987. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,192 New Year 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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Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath: 4 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 21 (2%)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: 2 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 3 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 2 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 113 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 249 (21%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 394 (33%)British Empire Medal: 253 (21%)Royal Victorian Medal: 4 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 32 (3%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 29 (2%)Queen's Police Medal: 23 (2%)Other: 38 (3%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

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

Army 43Royal Air Force 35Ministry of Defence 12Cadet Forces 1
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Topics

All topics

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

Political Service17Political Service — 17british-commercial-interests11british-commercial-interests — 11Export6Export — 6Youth3Youth — 3Music Education2Music Education — 2English Language Teaching — 1british-community-abroad5british-community-abroad — 5Horticult…1Horticulture — 1Fishing I…1Fishing Industry — 1Food Indu…1Food Industry — 1Crofting1Crofting — 1Elderly Care2Elderly Care — 2Medicine — 1Horticulture1Horticulture — 1Youth3Youth — 3Golf3Golf — 3Charitable Service2Charitable Service — 2Voluntary Service1Voluntary Service — 1Conservation1Conservation — 1Telecomm…1Telecommunications — 1Magistr…Magistracy — 1Dance1Dance — 1sport-f…sport-for-disabled-people — 1Cricket1Cricket — 1Agricultural In…1Agricultural Industry — 1Construction1Construction — 1Rowing1Rowing — 1Camping1Camping — 1Canoeing1Canoeing — 1Disability1Disability — 1british-a…1british-aviation-interests — 1Engineering1Engineering — 1Public ServiceEducationAgricultureHealthCommunityCharity
Topics by number of recipients - show the full list

Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1988, 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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