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New Year Honours List 1989

Published 30 December 1988. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,198 New Year Honours 1989 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: 5 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 24 (2%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 4 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 13 (1%)Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 6 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 5 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 5 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 115 (10%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 250 (21%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 411 (34%)British Empire Medal: 250 (21%)Royal Victorian Medal: 6 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 26 (2%)Queen's Police Medal: 45 (4%)Other: 26 (2%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

95 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1989, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 43Royal Air Force 35Ministry of Defence 13Cadet Forces 3Indian Army 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1989, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Political Service15Political Service — 15Export9Export — 9british-commercial-interests7british-commercial-interests — 7Medical Educati…1Medical Education — 1Youth1Youth — 1Legal Training1Legal Training — 1Medical Traini…1Medical Training — 1Englis…English Language Teaching — 1community-interests4community-interests — 4british-community-abroad4british-community-abroad — 4Commerce3Commerce — 3Agriculture2Agriculture — 2Swimming2Swimming — 2Youth1Youth — 1Folk Mus…1Folk Music — 1Blindnes…1Blindness Support — 1Nursing1Nursing — 1Charitab…1Charitable Service — 1Construction1Construction — 1Pharmacy1Pharmacy — 1Hockey1Hockey — 1Bowls1Bowls — 1Darts1Darts — 1sport-for…1sport-for-disabled-people — 1Yachting1Yachting — 1Theatre1Theatre — 1Aviation1Aviation — 1Cricket1Cricket — 1Animal Welf…1Animal Welfare — 1Football1Football — 1Education
Topics by number of recipients - show the full list

Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1989, 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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