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New Year Honours List 2003

Published 31 December 2002. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,082 New Year Honours 2003 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: 20 (2%)Knight or Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George: 1 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 7 (1%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 11 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 5 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 5 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 9 (1%)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: 109 (10%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 255 (24%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 585 (54%)Royal Victorian Medal: 8 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 24 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 6 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 21 (2%)Other: 7 (1%)

Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 2003, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Higher Education12Higher Education — 12Further Education8Further Education — 8Adult Ed…2Adult Education — 2Training — 1Learning — 1Community Education — 1Music E…Music Education — 1Holocau…Holocaust Education — 1Geograp…Geography — 1Arts Education — 1Careers Education — 1Childcare — 1Vocational Training — 1Architectural Education — 1Drama5Drama — 5Art4Art — 4Music4Music — 4Museums4Museums — 4Literature3Literature — 3Heritage2Heritage — 2Ballet2Ballet — 2Dance — 1Opera — 1British Art — 1Film Industry — 1Football2Football — 2Athletics2Athletics — 2Golf2Golf — 2Angling2Angling — 2Sports B…2Sports Broadcasting — 2CricketCricket — 1RugbyRugby — 1NetballNetball — 1Rugby Un…Rugby Union — 1Gymnasti…Gymnastics — 1RowingRowing — 1CyclingCycling — 1SailingSailing — 1Equestrianism — 1Horseracing — 1Lawn Tennis — 1Paraly…Paralympics — 1Common…Commonwealth Games — 1Equestrian Sport — 1Olympics — 1Young People17Young People — 17Local Government15Local Government — 15Defence — 1Defence Industry9Defence Industry — 9Community Relations6Community Relations — 6Rural Communities — 1Community Safety — 1Public Transport4Public Transport — 4Road Sa…Road Safety — 1Transpo…Transport Industry — 1Railway Heritage — 1Cycling — 1Engineering3Engineering — 3Chemistry — 1ResearchResearch — 1Meteoro…Meteorology — 1Space Science — 1Scientific Research — 1Newspaper I…6Newspaper Industry — 6Voluntary S…4Voluntary Sector — 4Shipbuilding4Shipbuilding — 4Fire Service4Fire Service — 4Radio Br…3Radio Broadcasting — 3Construction3Construction — 3Administrati…3Administration Of Justice — 3Water Indust…3Water Industry — 3Specia…Special Constabulary — 2BankingBanking — 2Industr…Industrial Relations — 2Human …Human Rights — 2Sports Broad…Sports Broadcasting — 2Mountain Res…2Mountain Rescue — 2Registration2Registration — 2Employme…2Employment Relations — 2Rural De…2Rural Development — 2Urban Planning — 1Co-opera…1Co-operative Movement — 1Financial Regulation — 1Haemato-oncology — 1EducationArtsSportPublic ServiceCommunityTransportScience and Tec…Broadcasting
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Topics by number of recipients

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