1978 New Year Honours


The New Year Honours 1978 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, to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1978. They were announced on 31 December 1977 for the United Kingdom, 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 and Colonies

Life Peer

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

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

;Military Division
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;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)

;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;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 Silver
;In Silver

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

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

Knight Bachelor

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

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

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

Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

;Royal Australian Air Force

Mauritius

Knight Bachelor

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

;Civil Division

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

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

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