1994 Birthday Honours Explained

Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday. Publication dates vary from year to year. Most are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are formally conferred by the monarch (or her representative) some time after the date of the announcement, particularly for those service people on active duty.

The 1994 Queen's Birthday honours lists were announced on 10 June 1994 for the United Kingdom,[1] New Zealand,[2] Grenada,[3] Papua New Guinea,[4] Solomon Islands,[5] Tuvalu[6] and Belize.[7] The list for Australia was announced separately on 13 June.[8]

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

United Kingdom

Life peer (Baron)

Privy Counsellor

Knight Bachelor

Order of the Bath

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

Military Division
Civil Division

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division

Civil Division

Order of St Michael and St George

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)

Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)

Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

Order of the British Empire

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
Royal Navy
Army
Royal Air Force
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)

Royal Red Cross

Member of the Royal Red Cross (RRC)

Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

England And Wales
Northern Ireland
Overseas
Scotland

Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM)

England And Wales
Overseas
Scotland

Colonial Police and Fire Service Medal (CPM)

New Zealand

See main article: 1994 Birthday Honours (New Zealand).

Notes and References

  1. United Kingdom list:
  2. New Zealand list:
  3. Grenada list:
  4. Papua New Guinea list:
  5. Solomon Islands list:
  6. Tuvalu list:
  7. Belize list:
  8. Australia list: The Queen's Birthday 1994 Honours, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette, 13 June 1994
  9. Web site: SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 11th JUNE 1994. The Gazette. 29 April 2021.