1979 Birthday Honours


The [Secretary of State for International Development|]Queen's Birthday Honours 1979 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. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the Queen. They were published for the United Kingdom in two tranches, first on 15 June 1979 and second on 25 June 1979. Other countries' lists were published on 15 June 1979: Australia, New Zealand, Barbados, Mauritius, Fiji, Bahamas, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Saint Lucia.
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]s

Baroness

Minister of Overseas Development 1970–74.

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;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia

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

;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;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
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria

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

Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO)

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

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

Knight Bachelor

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

;Civil Division

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

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

;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

Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

;Australian Army
;Royal Australian Air Force
;Royal Australian Air Force
;For Distinguished Service

Knight Bachelor

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

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

;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal New Zealand Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal New Zealand Navy
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal New Zealand Navy
;;New Zealand Army
;;Royal New Zealand Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Police
;Military Division
;;Royal New Zealand Navy
;;New Zealand Army
;;Royal New Zealand Air Force
;Civil Division
;For Community Service
;For Public Services
;For Community Service
;For Public Services
;;Police
;For Distinguished Service
;Military Division
;;Royal New Zealand Navy
;;New Zealand Army
;;Royal New Zealand Air Force

Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

;Royal New Zealand Navy
;Royal New Zealand Air Force
;;Royal New Zealand Air Force

Knight Bachelor

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil 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)

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

Order of the British Empire

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

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

Knight Bachelor

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
;;Papua New Guinea Defence Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Papua New Guinea Defence Force
;Civil Division
;For Distinguished Service

Order of the British Empire

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

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

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Knight Bachelor

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

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division