1988 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 1988 Queen's Birthday honours lists were announced on 11 June 1988.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

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 Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

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

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Military Division

Civil Division

Imperial Service Order (ISO)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

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)

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

Hong Kong

Scotland

Colonial Police Medal for Meritorious Service (CPM)

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

Australia

Knights Bachelor

State of Queensland
State of Tasmania

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

State of Queensland

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

State of Queensland

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

State of Queensland

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

State of Tasmania

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division
State of Queensland
State of Tasmania

Queen's Fire Services Medal (QFSM)

State of Queensland

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

State of Tasmania

New Zealand

See main article: 1988 Birthday Honours (New Zealand).

Mauritius

Knight Bachelor

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

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

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

Mauritius Police Medal (MPM)

Bahamas

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

Grenada

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

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

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

Civil Division

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Military DivisionBrigadier-General (84429) Rochus Lokinap, . For service to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force.
Civil Division

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Military Division
Civil Division

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Military Division
Civil Division

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

Saint Lucia

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

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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

Belize

Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Military 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)

Military Division

Saint Christopher and Nevis

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

Notes and References

  1. United Kingdom list:
  2. New Zealand list:
  3. Australia list:
  4. Mauritius list:
  5. Bahamas list:
  6. Grenada list:
  7. Papua New Guinea list:
  8. Solomon Islands list:
  9. St Lucia list:
  10. Saint Vincent and The Grenadines list:
  11. Belize list:
  12. Antigua and Barbuda list:
  13. Saint Christopher and Nevis list: