1987 Birthday Honours Explained

Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are conferred by the monarch (or her representative) some time after the date of the announcement, particularly for those service people on active duty.

The 1987 Queen's Birthday honours lists were announced on 13 June 1987.[1] [2]

Recipients of honours are shown below as they were styled before their new honour.

United Kingdom

Life Peers

Barons

Privy Counsellors

Knights Bachelor

Order of the Bath

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Military Division

Civil Division

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division

Royal Navy
Army
Royal Air Force

Civil Division

Order of St Michael and St George

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

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

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

Royal Victorian Order

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

Order of the British Empire

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

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

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

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Military Division

Civil Division

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Military Division
Royal Navy
Army
Royal Air Force
Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Military Division

Civil Division

Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Companion of Honour (CH)

Imperial Service Order (ISO)

British Empire Medal

Military Division

Civil Division
United Kingdom

Overseas Territories

Royal Red Cross

Member of the Royal Red Cross (RRC)

Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

Air Force Cross (AFC)

Air Force Medal (AFM)

Queen's Police Medal for Distinguished Service (QPM)

England and Wales

Northern Ireland

Hong Kong

Scotland

Queen's Fire Service Medal for Distinguished Service

England and Wales

Scotland

Colonial Police Medal for Meritorious Service

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

Australia

Knight Bachelor

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

Dr. Aretas William Young. For medical services.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

New Zealand

See main article: 1987 Birthday Honours (New Zealand).

Barbados

Knight Bachelor

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

Mauritius

Knight Bachelor

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Mauritius Police Medal (MPM)

Fiji

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

Bahamas

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

Grenada

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

Papua New Guinea

Knight Bachelor

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division
Military Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division
Military Division

Imperial Service Order (ISO)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division
Civil Division

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Solomon Islands

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

Tuvalu

Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

Saint Lucia

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

Saint Vincent and The Grenadines

Order of the British Empire

Order of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Belize

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

Antigua and Barbuda

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil DivisionWalter Timothy Murdoch O'Reilly. For services to music and the community.

Saint Christopher and Nevis

Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

Notes and References

  1. United Kingdom list:
  2. New Zealand list: