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New Year Honours List 1996

Published 30 December 1995. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,267 New Year Honours 1996 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: 2 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 23 (2%)Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 1 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 13 (1%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 8 (1%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 8 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 13 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 4 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 1 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 112 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 331 (26%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 651 (51%)Royal Victorian Medal: 17 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 31 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 17 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 27 (2%)Other: 6 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

77 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1996, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 30Royal Air Force 36Ministry of Defence 10Cadet Forces 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1996, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Political Service22Political Service — 22Local Government16Local Government — 16Community Service — 1Consumer Protection — 1Police23Police — 23Training4Training — 4Higher Educat…2Higher Education — 2Special Education — 1Music Education — 1Further…Further Education — 1YouthYouth — 1Agricultural Education — 1british-commercial-interes…11british-commercial-interests — 11Fire Service8Fire Service — 8british-community-abroad8british-community-abroad — 8Road Safety7Road Safety — 7Fire Safety — 1Water Industry7Water Industry — 7Magistracy6Magistracy — 6Charitable Se…6Charitable Service — 6Community R…3Community Relations — 3Youth Work — 1Youth — 1Engineering3Engineering — 3Chemistry — 1Scientific Research — 1Defence Industry5Defence Industry — 5Railway Industry5Railway Industry — 5Export2Export — 2Licensed Trade — 1Property — 1Economics — 1Construct…4Construction — 4Librarian…4Librarianship — 4Industr…Industrial Relations — 3Coal Industry3Coal Industry — 3Journalism3Journalism — 3safety-at-sea3safety-at-sea — 3Publishing — 2Insurance Industry — 2Cricket — 2Urban Regeneration — 2Women2Women — 2Duke of Ed…2Duke of Edinburgh's Award — 2Archite…Architecture — 2Deaf Pe…Deaf People — 2Radio Broadcasti…2Radio Broadcasting — 2Public ServiceEducationSafetyCommunityScience and Techno…Business
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1996, 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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