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New Year Honours List 2008

Published 29 December 2007. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,179 New Year Honours 2008 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: 6 (1%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 16 (1%)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: 6 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 3 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 5 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 20 (2%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 6 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 2 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 105 (9%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 272 (23%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 664 (56%)Royal Victorian Medal: 14 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 21 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 8 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 23 (2%)Other: 2 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

62 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 2008, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 29Royal Air Force 26Ministry of Defence 6Cadet Forces 1
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 2008, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Local Government40Local Government — 40Policing — 1Defence — 1Community Service — 1Higher Education12Higher Education — 12Further Education7Further Education — 7Training5Training — 5Early Years Education — 3Skills — 3Music E…Music Education — 2Special…Special Needs Education — 2Health Education — 1Geography — 1Lifelong Learning — 1Scholarship — 1Design …Design Education — 1Archite…Architectural Education — 1Physics — 1School Inspections — 1Football3Football — 3Athletics3Athletics — 3Rugby2Rugby — 2Horse Rac…2Horse Racing — 2CricketCricket — 1GymnasticsGymnastics — 1Community…Community Sport — 1School Sp…School Sport — 1Snooker — 1Boxing — 1Women's Football — 1Squash — 1Hockey — 1Angling — 1Equestria…Equestrian Sport — 1Mountaine…Mountaineering — 1Shooting — 1Police18Police — 18Families14Families — 14Emergency Rescue13Emergency Rescue — 13Young People13Young People — 13Community Relat…7Community Relations — 7Community …2Community Safety — 2Community Development — 1Administr…6Administration Of Justice — 6Construction5Construction — 5charitable-…5charitable-activities — 5Engineer…3Engineering — 3Innovation — 1Computer Science — 1Engineeri…3Engineering — 3PhysicsPhysics — 1Defence Indust…4Defence Industry — 4Youth Disadvan…4Youth Disadvantage — 4Finance Indust…4Finance Industry — 4Beauty I…3Beauty Industry — 3Social H…3Social Housing — 3Vulnerab…3Vulnerable People — 3Maritime Industry — 2Disadvantage…2Disadvantaged People — 2Voluntary Se…2Voluntary Sector — 2Girl Guides2Girl Guides — 2Coastal…Coastal Defence — 2account…accountancy-profession — 2Family Justice — 1Water Industry — 1Employment Relations — 1Shipbuilding — 1Urban Design — 1Public ServiceEducationSportCommunityTechnologyScience …Architect…
Topics by number of recipients - show the full list

Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 2008, 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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