1961 New Year Honours


The New Year Honours 1961 were appointments by 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 31 December 1960 in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Nigeria, and Rhodesia and Nyasaland to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1961.
At this time honours for Australians were awarded both in the United Kingdom honours, on the advice of the premiers of Australian states, and also in a separate Australia honours list.
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
;Southern Rhodesia
;Commonwealth Relations
;Overseas Territories

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

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

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

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

;Fourth Class
;Fifth Class

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

;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;Additional Commander
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;Additional Officers
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;Additional Members
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Honorary Member
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;United Kingdom
;State of New South Wales
;State of Queensland
;Southern Rhodesia
;Swaziland
;Commonwealth Relations
;Overseas Territories
;In Gold
;In Silver
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;State of Victoria
;State of South Australia
;Southern Rhodesia
;Overseas Territories
;England and Wales
;Overseas Territories
;Southern Rhodesia
;Overseas Territories
;Admiralty
;Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
;Air Ministry
;Ministry of Aviation
;Board of Customs and Excise
;Ministry of Labour
;Ordnance Survey Department
;General Post Office
;Prison Commission
;HM Stationery Office
;Ministry of Transport
;War Office
;Ministry of Works
;United Kingdom
;Overseas Territories
;Royal Air Force

Knight Bachelor

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

;Military Division

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

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

;Civil 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

Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

;Royal Australian Air Force.
;Royal Australian Air Force

Nigeria

Knight Bachelor

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

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

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

Knight Bachelor

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

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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