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New Year Honours List 2009

Published 30 December 2008. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,202 New Year Honours 2009 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: 5 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 12 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 2 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 9 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 4 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 7 (1%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 6 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 13 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 5 (0%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 1 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 115 (10%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 269 (22%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 687 (57%)Royal Victorian Medal: 12 (1%)Knight Bachelor: 21 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 9 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 23 (2%)Other: 2 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

76 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 2009, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Royal Navy 1Army 29Royal Air Force 29Ministry of Defence 10Cadet Forces 5Indian Army 2
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 2009, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Disabled Sport18Disabled Sport — 18Cycling7Cycling — 7SwimmingSwimming — 3Rowing — 2Sailing — 2Equestrianism — 2Paralympic Sport — 2Olympics — 2Rugby — 1Rugby Union — 1Gymnastics — 1Horse Racing — 1Tennis — 1Horseracing — 1Table Tennis — 1Skiing — 1Archery — 1Angling — 1Amateur Boxing — 1Equestrian Sport — 1Motor Racing — 1Special Olympics — 1Mountaineering — 1Communit…Community Football — 1Further Educati…11Further Education — 11Higher Education9Higher Education — 9Early Y…Early Years Education — 4Training — 3Skills — 3Science Education — 3Scholarship3Scholarship — 3Music Educa…Music Education — 2Skills Trai…Skills Training — 2Special Nee…Special Needs Education — 2Lifelong Learning — 2Reading — 2International Education — 1Apprenticeships — 1Holocaust Education — 1Adult Education — 1Numeracy — 1Legal Education — 1Medical …Medical Training — 1Adult Li…Adult Literacy — 1Local Government37Local Government — 37Policing — 1Political Service — 1International T…9International Trade — 9Entrepreneurship3Entrepreneurship — 3Hospita…Hospitality Industry — 2Economi…Economic Development — 2Hospita…Hospitality — 2Financial Services — 1Social Enterprise — 1Advertising — 1Trade — 1Rural Business — 1Women Entrepreneurs — 1Consume…Consumer Affairs — 1Investm…Investment — 1Economics — 1Young People23Young People — 23Charitable Service14Charitable Service — 14Animal Welfare — 2Voluntary Service — 1Volunteering — 1International Development — 1Humanitarian Aid — 1Police16Police — 16Community Rel…8Community Relations — 8Communi…Community Development — 3Urban Development — 1Volunteering — 1Research — 2Engineering — 1Microbiology — 1Life Sciences — 1Geology — 1Medical Science — 1Plant Science — 1Defence Industry8Defence Industry — 8Families7Families — 7Voluntary Sector6Voluntary Sector — 6Vulnerable …6Vulnerable People — 6Construct…5Construction — 5Diversity4Diversity — 4Women — 1Administrati…4Administration Of Justice — 4Royal Protec…3Royal Protection — 3Disadvantage…3Disadvantaged People — 3Afghanistan3Afghanistan — 3britis…british-community-abroad — 3Innova…Innovation — 2Engine…Engineering — 1Corporate Social Responsibility — 2Women's …2Women's Enterprise — 2Built Environment — 1Urban Design — 1Equal Op…2Equal Opportunities — 2Para-equestrianism — 2Water Industry — 2Trade — 1british-foreign-policy — 1Maritime Industry — 1SportEducationPublic ServiceBusinessCharityCommunityScience and Techno…Equality
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Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 2009, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

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