1966 Birthday Honours


The Queen's Birthday Honours 1966 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 from year to year. The 1966 Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 11 June 1966 for the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Sierra Leone, Jamaica, Malawi, and The Gambia.

United Kingdom and Commonwealth

Life Peer

;Baroness
;Baron
;State of New South Wales
;State of Victoria
;State of Western Australia
;State of Tasmania
;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 Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

;State of Victoria
;Colonial Office
;State of Queensland
;State of Western Australia
;Colonial Office
;British Guiana

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

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

;Military Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;State of Queensland
;Colonial Office
;Military Division
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Diplomatic Service
;;Colonial Office
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Diplomatic Service
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia
;;State of Tasmania
;;Colonial Office
;;British Guiana
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Overseas Award
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia
;;State of Tasmania
;;Colonial Office
;;British Guiana
;Home Civil Service
;State of New South Wales
;State of Queensland
;State of Western Australia
;State of Tasmania
;Overseas Civil Service
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Overseas Awards
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;United Kingdom
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Western Australia
Arthur Charles Arthurs, Member of Salvation Army. For community and welfare work.
;;Malaysia
;;Overseas Territories
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;British Railways Board
;State of New South Wales
;State of South Australia
;British Guiana
;Overseas Territories
;England and Wales
Thomas Naylor, Chief Fire Officer, Rotherham Fire Brigade.
;Scotland
;State of South Australia
;Overseas Territories
For Meritorious Service
;Brunei
;British Guiana
Dated 25 May 1966.
;Overseas Territories
;Royal Navy
;Army
;Army
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Navy
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;United Kingdom

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
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division

Sierra Leone

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division