1961 Birthday Honours


The Queen's Birthday Honours 1961 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.
The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The Queen. The announcement date varies, both from year to year and from country to country. The 1961 Queen's Birthday Honours for the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland were announced on 2 June 1961.
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.

United Kingdom and Commonwealth

Baron

;State of Victoria
;State of Queensland
;State of South Australia
;State of Western Australia
;Commonwealth Relations
;Overseas Territories

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

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

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

;;Honorary Knight Commander

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

;Fourth Class:
;Fifth Class:

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

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Home Civil Service
;Australian States and Southern Rhodesia
;Overseas Civil Service
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;United Kingdom
;State of New South Wales
;State of Victoria
;State of South Australia
;Southern Rhodesia
;Basutoland
;Swaziland
;Overseas Territories
;In Silver
;Royal Navy
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Navy
;Royal Air Force
;United Kingdom
;Overseas Territories
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;State of New South Wales
;Southern Rhodesia
;Overseas Territories
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;State of New South Wales
;Southern Rhodesia
;Bechuanaland Protectorate
;Overseas Territories

Knight Bachelor

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

;Military Division

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

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

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

Nigeria

Knight Bachelor

;Federation of Nigeria
;Western Region

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

;Federation of Nigeria
;Northern Region
;Eastern Region

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Northern Region
;Eastern Region
;Civil Division
;Northern Region
;Eastern Region
;Western Region
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Federation of Nigeria
;Northern Region
;Eastern Region
;Western Region
;Nigerian Civil Service
;Eastern Region
;Western Region
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Federation of Nigeria

Knight Bachelor

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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

Knight Bachelor

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

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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