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New Year Honours List 1997

Published 30 December 1996. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,298 New Year Honours 1997 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: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 16 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 5 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 22 (2%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 6 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 6 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 9 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 3 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 113 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 309 (24%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 720 (55%)Royal Victorian Medal: 15 (1%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 37 (3%)Queen's Police Medal: 26 (2%)Other: 7 (1%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

72 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1997, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 33Royal Air Force 34Ministry of Defence 3Indian Army 1Cadet Forces 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1997, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Training7Training — 7Higher Education7Higher Education — 7Englis…English Language Teaching — 2Special Educational Needs — 1Music Education — 1Further Education — 1Health …Health Education — 1Skills …Skills Development — 1Teacher…Teacher Training — 1Dental Education — 1Childcare — 1Agricultur…Agricultural Education — 1Adult Lite…Adult Literacy — 1Health Care25Health Care — 25Engineering8Engineering — 8Botany3Botany — 3Biotechno…2Biotechnology — 2Chemistry — 1Statistics — 1Materials Science — 1Geology — 1Earth Sciences — 1Physical Sciences Research — 1Scientific Research — 1Police19Police — 19Export10Export — 10Economic Development — 2Beverages Industry — 1RetailRetail — 1EconomicsEconomics — 1Local Government12Local Government — 12Community Service — 1Defence Industry9Defence Industry — 9Fire Service9Fire Service — 9Engineering8Engineering — 8Telecommunications — 1Charitable Ser…8Charitable Service — 8Community …4Community Relations — 4Youth Serv…2Youth Services — 2Broadcasting6Broadcasting — 6Elderly People6Elderly People — 6Magistracy5Magistracy — 5Scouting5Scouting — 5british-com…5british-community-abroad — 5Architec…4Architecture — 4Public T…4Public Transport — 4safety-a…4safety-at-sea — 4Journalism4Journalism — 4Urban Regenerati…3Urban Regeneration — 3employment-of-di…3employment-of-disabled-people — 3Water Industry3Water Industry — 3Prison…Prisoner Welfare — 3britis…british-commercial-interests — 3britis…british-interests-overseas — 3Youth Serv…2Youth Services — 2Constructi…2Construction — 2Railway Industry — 2Freight Industry — 2EducationScience and TechnologyBusinessPublic ServiceTechnologyCommunityYoung Peop…
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1997, 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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