1951 New Year Honours


The 1951 New Years Honours were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced on 1 January 1951 for the British Empire, Australia, New Zealand, Ceylon, and Pakistan.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes and then divisions as appropriate.

British Empire

Barons

;State of South Australia
;State of Victoria
;Southern Rhodesia
;Colonies, Protectorates etc.

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

;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Additional Knight Commander
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division

Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

;Honorary Companions

Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

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

;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
; Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Honorary Knight Commander
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Overseas and Diplomatic list
;;Honorary Commander
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Additional Officer
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Honorary Officers
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Additional Member
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Honorary Members
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;United Kingdom
;;State of Victoria
;;Colonial Empire
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Navy
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;Army
;Police
;;England and Wales
;;Scotland
;;Northern Ireland
;;Australia
;;Former Mandated Territory
;;Occupied Territories Administration
;Fire Service
;;England and Wales
;;Scotland
;In recognition of meritorious service in Malaya and Singapore
;In recognition of services in Operational Minesweeping since the end of the war.

Knights Bachelor

Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)

;Military Division

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

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

;Military Division
;;Royal Australian Navy
;;Army
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Army
;;Royal Australian Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Australian Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Australian Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Australian Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Australian Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Australian Navy
;;Army
;Royal Australian Air Force
;Royal Australian Air Force
;Royal Australian Air Force

Ceylon

Knights Bachelor

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

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division

Order of the Bath

Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

;Military Division

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Military Division
;Military Division
;Military Division