1972 New Year Honours


The New Year Honours 1972 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 in supplements to the London Gazette of 31 December 1971 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1972.
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

Privy Counsellor

;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland

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

;Military Division
;Civil 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)

;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;;Australian States
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;;Australian States
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of South Australia

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

;Fourth Class
;Fifth Class
;In Silver

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

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of South Australia
;;State of Tasmania
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;;Overseas Award
;Civil Division
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of South Australia
;;State of Tasmania
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of South Australia
;;State of Tasmania
;Home Civil Service
;Diplomatic and Overseas List
;;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;United Kingdom
;;Overseas Territories
;;Australian States
;;State of New South Wales
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;Royal Navy
;Army
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Navy
;Royal Air Force
;United Kingdom
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;State of Victoria
;State of Queensland
;State of South Australia
;State of Tasmania
;Nigeria
;Overseas Territories
;England and Wales
;Northern Ireland
;State of Western Australia
;Overseas Territories
;Overseas Territories

Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

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

Barbados

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil 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
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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