1955 New Year Honours

The New Year Honours 1955 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1955 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1955.[1][2]

United Kingdom

Barons

Privy Councillors

Knight Bachelor


Order of the Bath

Knights Grand Cross (GCB)

Knights Commander (KCB)

Order of St Michael and St George

Knight Grand Cross (GCMG)

Knight Commander (KCMG)

The Honourable Geoffrey Cokayne Gibbs, C.M.G., Chairman of the Advisory Council, Export Credits Guarantee Department.

Royal Victorian Order

Knights Commanders (KCVO)

Commanders (CVO)

Companions of Honour

New Zealand

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

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

Civil Division

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division
Military 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)

Military Division

Air Force Cross (AFC)

Air Force Medal (AFM)

References

  1. UK list:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40366. pp. 1–38. 31 December 1954. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  2. New Zealand list: The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 40368. pp. 43–45. 31 December 1954. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
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