2016 New Year Honours Explained

The New Year Honours 2016 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January. The official lists of the 2016 New Year Honours for civilians[1] and military were announced on 31 December.[2] [3]

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

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the United Kingdom with honours within her own gift and with the advice of the Government for other honours.

Member of the Order of Merit (OM)

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

Knight Bachelor

Order of the Bath

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

Military Division
Royal Navy
Royal Air Force

Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB / DCB)

Military Division
Army
Civil Division

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division
Royal Navy
Army
Royal Air Force
Civil Division

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

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

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

Royal Victorian Order

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)

Gold Medal
Silver Medal

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

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

Military Division

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/Royal Marines
Army
Royal Air Force
Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Military Division
Royal Navy/Royal Marines
Army
Royal Air Force
Civil Division
Diplomatic and Overseas List

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Diplomatic Service And Overseas List

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

England and Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland

Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM)

England and Wales
Scotland
Jersey

Queen's Ambulance Service Medal (QAM)

England and Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland

Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM)

Associate Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

Overseas Territories Police Medal

Crown Dependencies

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Guernsey

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Isle of Man
Jersey

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Isle of Man
Guernsey
Jersey

Antigua and Barbuda

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Antigua and Barbuda, on advice of her ministers in Antigua and Barbuda.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

The Bahamas

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of The Bahamas, on advice of the Bahamian Government.

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

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

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Dame of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Barbados

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Barbados, on advice of the Barbadian Government.

Knight Bachelor

Belize

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Belize, on advice of the Belizean Government.

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Grenada

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Grenada, on advice of the Grenadian Government.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

New Zealand

See main article: 2016 New Year Honours (New Zealand).

Saint Christopher and Nevis

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Saint Kitts and Nevis, on advice of the Kittian and Nevisian Government.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Solomon Islands

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the Solomon Islands, on advice of the Solomon Islands Government.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Tuvalu

Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of Tuvalu, on advice of the Tuvalu Government.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Year's Honours list 2016. Government of the United Kingdom. 31 December 2015.
  2. News: Royal Navy Honours list revealed. 31 December 2015. Royal Navy. 31 December 2015.
  3. News: New Years Honours 2016. Royal Air Force. 31 December 2015. 31 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160101165842/http://www.raf.mod.uk/news/newyearshonours2016.cfm. 1 January 2016. dead.
  4. News: Cancer fundraiser, 13, youngest honours recipient. 31 December 2015. BBC News. 31 December 2015.
  5. News: Blair. Olivia. Barbara Windsor 'set to become a Dame in the New Years Honours List'. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/barbara-windsor-set-to-become-a-dame-in-the-new-years-honours-list-a6787316.html . 1 May 2022 . subscription . live. 28 December 2015. The Independent. 27 December 2015.
  6. Web site: Michelle MITCHELL. www.thegazette.co.uk. 2019-10-17.