1978 Birthday Honours


The Queen's Birthday Honours 1978 were appointments by 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. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The Queen. The announcement date varies, both from year to year and from country to country.
The 1978 Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 3 June for the United Kingdom and Life Peers, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, Fiji, The Bahamas, Grenada, and Papua New Guinea.
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

Life Peer

;Baroness
;Baron
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia

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

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

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

;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

;In Gold
;In Silver
;;Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal in Silver

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

;Military Division
;;Royal Air Force
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;Civil Division
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia
;Home Civil Service
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;United Kingdom
;Overseas Territories
;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;Western Australia
;Royal Navy
;Army
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Navy
;Army
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Navy
;Army
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Navy
;Royal Air Force
;United Kingdom
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;Overseas Territories
;Australian States
;;New South Wales Police Force
;;Victoria Police Force
;;Queensland Police Force
;;Western Australian Police Force
;;Tasmania Police Force
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Overseas Territories

Knight Bachelor

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

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

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Australian Navy
;;Australian Army
;; Royal Australian Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Australian Navy
;;Australian Army
;;Royal Australian Air Force
;Civil Division
;Australian Army Aviation Corps
;Royal Australian Air Force
; Royal Australian Air Force
; Royal Australian Air Force

Knight Bachelor

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

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

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

Companion of the Queen's Service Order for Community Service (QSO)

Queen's Service Medal for Community Service (QSM)

;Military Division

Knight Bachelor

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

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Mauritius Police Force

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;For Distinguished Service

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

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

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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