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New Year Honours List 1998

Published 30 December 1997. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,292 New Year Honours 1998 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: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 19 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 2 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 14 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 5 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 10 (1%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 8 (1%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 12 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 4 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 2 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 105 (8%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 293 (23%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 731 (57%)Royal Victorian Medal: 24 (2%)Knight Bachelor: 26 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 6 (0%)Queen's Police Medal: 9 (1%)Other: 19 (1%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

84 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 1998, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 35Royal Air Force 36Ministry of Defence 9Cadet Forces 3Indian Army 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 1998, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Music8Music — 8Literature5Literature — 5Drama3Drama — 3Heritage — 2Art — 2Ballet — 2HistoryHistory — 2Theatre — 1Dance — 1Opera — 1SculptureSculpture — 1Visual ArtsVisual Arts — 1CinemaCinema — 1Film Industry — 1Museums — 1Television…Television Drama — 1Training9Training — 9Higher Education5Higher Education — 5Community Education — 1Special Educational Needs — 1Music Education — 1Further Education — 1Art Education — 1Teaching — 1Engineer…1Engineering Education — 1Youth1Youth — 1Agricultural Education — 1Physics — 1Police17Police — 17Local Government9Local Government — 9Community Service — 1Health Care10Health Care — 10Export2Export — 2Customer Relat…2Customer Relations — 2Small …Small Business — 1Econom…Economic Development — 1Trade — 1Consumer Affairs — 1Financial …Financial Management — 1Fire Service8Fire Service — 8Community Rel…5Community Relations — 5Youth Work — 1Youth — 1Defence Indu…7Defence Industry — 7Engineering3Engineering — 3Chemistry — 1Physics — 1Meteorology — 1Medical Science — 1Disability6Disability — 6Charitable Service4Charitable Service — 4Homelessness3Homelessness — 3Prisoner Welfare3Prisoner Welfare — 3Insura…Insurance Industry — 2Aviation — 2Motoring — 2Public Transport — 2Housing — 2Electricity I…2Electricity Industry — 2Guide Dogs — 1Veterinary Medicine — 1Elderly People2Elderly People — 2Newspaper Ind…2Newspaper Industry — 2Oil In…Oil Industry — 2Archit…Architecture — 2BankingBanking — 2Magistracy2Magistracy — 2Journalism2Journalism — 2Librarian…2Librarianship — 2Building Control — 1ArtsEducationPublic ServiceBusinessCommunityScience and …Animal WelfareConstruc…
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 1998, 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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