1955 New Year Honours


The New Year Honours 1955 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1955 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1955.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes and then divisions as appropriate.

United Kingdom and Colonies

Baron

;State of South Australia
;Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland
;Commonwealth Services
;Colonies, Protectorates, Etc.

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

;Honorary Companion

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

;Fourth Class
;Fifth Class

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)

;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Honorary Commander
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Honorary Officer
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Honorary Members
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;United Kingdom
;;State of Tasmania
;;Basutoland
;;Colonial Empire
;In Silver
;Royal Air Force
;;Wing Commander
;;Squadron Leaders
;;Flight Lieutenants
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;;Flight Sergeants
;;Sergeants
;;Acting Sergeant
;United Kingdom
;Royal Navy
;Army
;Royal Air Force
;;Acting Wing Commander
;;Squadron Leaders
;;Flight Lieutenants
;;Flying Officer
;;Master Pilots
;;Master Engineer
;;Flight Sergeants
;;Sergeant
;;Sergeants
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;Australia
;Southern Rhodesia
;Colonies, Protectorates, Protected States and Trust Territory
;England and Wales
;Protected State
;Southern Rhodesia
;Basutoland
;Bechuanaland
;Colonial Empire

Knight Bachelor

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

;Military Division

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Australian Military Forces
;;Royal Australian Air Force
;Royal Australian Air Force

Ceylon

Knight Bachelor

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

;Military Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division