1979 New Year Honours


The New Year 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. They were announced on 1 January 1979 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1979.
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 Commonwealth

Knight Bachelor

;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
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Additional Knight Commander
;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
;Australian States
;;State of Western Australia
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

;Fourth Class
;Fifth Class
;In Silver

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

;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;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
;;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
;;Bar to the British Empire Medal
;;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
;Royal Air Force
;;Bar to the Air Force Cross
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;Overseas Territories
;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia
;;State of Tasmania
;England and Wales
;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
;;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)

;Royal Australian Navy
;Australian Army
;Royal Australian Air Force
;Royal Australian Air Force

Barbados

Knight Bachelor

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Military Division

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

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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

Knight Bachelor

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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