2013 Birthday Honours Explained

The 2013 Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June. The Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 15 June 2013 in the United Kingdom, on 10 June 2013 in Australia, on 3 June 2013 in New Zealand,[1] [2] and on 15 June 2013 in Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia and Belize.

The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country (in order of precedence) whose ministers advised The Queen on the appointments, then by honour with grades i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander etc. and then divisions i.e. Civil, Diplomatic and Military as appropriate.

United Kingdom

The 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours list was published on 15 June 2013 by The London Gazette.[3]

Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

Knight Bachelor

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath

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

Military Division

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Military Division
Civil Division

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division
Civil Division

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

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

Royal Victorian Order

Dame 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)

Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE/DBE)

Civil Division
Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Military Division
Civil Division
Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Military Division
Civil Division
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division
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British Empire Medal (BEM)

Military Division
Civil Division

Royal Red Cross

Associates (ARRC)

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM)

Queen's Ambulance Service Medal (QAM)

Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM)

Overseas Territories Police Medal

Australia

See main article: 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia). The Queen's Birthday Honours 2013 for Australia were announced on 10 June 2013.[5]

New Zealand

See main article: 2013 Birthday Honours (New Zealand).

Grenada

The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2013 was announced in the London Gazette on 15 June 2013.[6]

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

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

Civil Division

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

The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2013 was announced in the London Gazette on 15 June 2013.

Knight Bachelor

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

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

The Most Excellent 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)

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

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division
Military Division

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Solomon Islands

The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2013 was announced in the London Gazette on 15 June 2013.[7]

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Tuvalu

The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2013 was announced in the London Gazette on 15 June 2013.[8]

The Most Excellent 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

The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2013 was announced in the London Gazette on 15 June 2013.[9]

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

The Most Excellent 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

Belize

The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2013 was announced in the London Gazette on 15 June 2013.[10]

The Most Excellent 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

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://archive.today/20130629100623/http://www.dia.govt.nz/MSOS118/On-Line/NZGazette.nsf/6cee7698a9bbc7cfcc256d510059ed0b/4cfa1f124706b0d5cc257b950062e996!OpenDocument "The Queen's Birthday Honours 2013"
  2. Web site: The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2013. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. www.dpmc.govt.nz. 2 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20170606071120/http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/node/1169. 6 June 2017.
  3. United Kingdom:
  4. News: Caruana Heads Queen's Birthday Honours. 14 June 2013. Your Gibraltar TV. 14 June 2013.
  5. Web site: The Queen's Birthday 2013 Honours List . Government House of The Commonwealth of Australia.
  6. Grenada:
  7. Solomon Islands:
  8. Tuvalu:
  9. Saint Lucia:
  10. Belize: