1973 New Year Honours
The New Year Honours 1973 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 on 1 January 1973 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1973.
United Kingdom
[Life Peer] (Baron)
- Sir Arthur Espie Porritt, Bt, G.C.M.G., G.C.V.O., C.B.E., lately Governor-General of New Zealand.
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- Sir William Armstrong, G.C.B., M.V.O., Head of the Home Civil Service.
- The Honourable Mr Justice Melford Stevenson, A Judge of the High Court of Justice.
[Knight Bachelor]
- Kenneth Charles Peto Barrington, Director, Morgan Grenfell and Company Ltd.
- William Bradshaw Batty, T.D., Chairman and Managing Director, Ford Motor Company Ltd. For services to Export.
- Douglas Andrew Kilgour Black, Professor of Medicine, University of Manchester.
- The Honourable Phillip Rodney Bridges, C.M.G., Chief Justice of The Gambia.
- George Neville Butterworth, Chairman, English Calico Ltd.
- Francis Arthur Cockfield, Adviser on Fiscal Policy, H.M. Treasury.
- Professor Theodore Crawford, Director of Pathological Services, St George's Hospital and Medical School.
- Hugh Kinsman Cudlipp, O.B.E. For services to Journalism.
- David Henry Davies, General Secretary, Iron and Steel Trades Confederation.
- James Drake, C.B.E., lately County Surveyor, Lancashire.
- Eric Eastwood, C.B.E., F.R.S., Director of Research, General Electric Company Ltd.
- Colonel Ralph Harry Carr-Ellison, T.D. For political and public services in Northumberland.
- Brigadier Eric Herbert Cokayne Frith, C.B.E., Chairman, Official Side, Police Council for the United Kingdom.
- Reginald Ernest Griffiths, C.B.E., lately Secretary, Local Authorities' Conditions of Service Advisory Board.
- Charles Barnard Groves, C.B.E., Musical Director, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society.
- David Ronald Holmes, C.M.G., C.B E., M.C., E.D., Chairman, Public Services Commission, Hong Kong.
- Alan Blyth Hume, C.B., Secretary, Scottish Development Department.
- Stanley Marks Krusin, C.B., Second Parliamentary Counsel.
- Norman Lindop, Director, Hatfield Polytechnic.
- Harry Livermore. For services to the Arts on Merseyside.
- Isidore Jack Lyons, C.B E. For public and charitable services and services to the Arts.
- James Wright Macfarlane, D.L. For services to local government in Scotland.
- Robert Mark, Q.P.M., Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis.
- Brian Morton, Chairman, Londonderry Development Commission.
- Stanley William Gibson Morton, Chairman, Abbey National Building Society.
- Arthur Douglas Dodds-Parker, M P. For political and public services.
- Harald Peake, Chairman, Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.
- The Honourable James Eugene Pearman, C.B.E. For public services in Bermuda.
- William John Peel, M P. For political and public services.
- Clement Frederick Penruddock, C.B.E, lately Secretary, The Chequers Trust.
- Derek George Rayner, lately Chief Executive, Ministry of Defence.
- Albert William Cecil Ryland, C B., Chairman, The Post Office.
- Peter Markham Scott, C.B E., D.S.C. For services to conservation and the environment.
- Gerald Bowers Thorley, T.D., Chairman, British Sugar Corporation Ltd., and Chairman, Allied Breweries Ltd.
- Francis Arthur Vick, O.B.E., President and Vice-Chancellor, Queen's University of Belfast.
- Edgar Trevor Williams, C.B., C.B E., D S.O., D.L., Secretary of the Rhodes Trust.
- Frank George Young, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge.
[Order of the Bath]
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)
- General Sir Peter Mervyn Hunt, K C.B., D.S.O., O.B.E., late Infantry, Colonel Queen's Own Highlanders, Colonel 10th Princess Mary's Own Gurkha Rifles.
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Foxley-Norris, K.C.B, D.S.O., O.B.E., Royal Air Force.
- Sir Douglas Albert Vivian Allen, K.C.B., Permanent Secretary, H.M. Treasury.
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
- Admiral Leslie Derek Empson, C B.
- Vice Admiral Terence Thornton Lewin, M.V.O., D.S.C., C.B.
- Lieutenant-General Terence Douglas Herbert McMeekin, C.B., O.B.E., late Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- Lieutenant-General David John Willison, O.B E., M.C., late Corps of Royal Engineers.
- Air Marshal Nigel Martin Maynard, C.B., C.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., Royal Air Force.
- Professor Hermann Bondi, Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence.
- Professor Claus Adolf Moser, C.B.E., F.B A., Director, Central Statistical Office, Cabinet Office.
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
- Rear Admiral Geoffrey Penrose Dickinson Hall, D.S.C.
- Surgeon Rear Admiral John Hunter, O.B.E., Q.H.D.S.
- Rear Admiral Martin Noel Lucey, D.S C.
- Rear Admiral Geoffrey Charles Mitchell.
- Major-General Sutton Martin O'Heguerty Abraham, M.C., late Royal Armoured Corps.
- Major-General The Right Honourable Alan, Earl Cathcart, D.S.O, M.C., late Foot Guards.
- Major-General Reginald John Gray, Q.H.S., M.B., B.S., M.F.C.M., M.B.I.M., late Royal Army Medical Corps.
- Major-General Patrick John Howard Dobson, late Royal Armoured Corps, Colonel The Queen's Own Hussars.
- Major-General Alec Ernest Walkling, O.B.E., late Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- Air Vice-Marshal Edward Dixon Crew, D.S.O., D.F.C., Royal Air Force.
- Air Vice-Marshal Edward Leslie Frith, Royal Air Force.
- Air Vice-Marshal Frank Sydney Roland Johnson, O.B E., Royal Air Force.
- Air Commodore Clifford John Turner, M.B.E., Royal Air Force.
- Thomas Lorne Beagley, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Environment.
- Antony James Gulliford Crocker, Under Secretary, Department of Health and Social Security.
- Keith Alfred Thomas Davey, Solicitor and Legal Adviser, Department of the Environment.
- Christopher Winthrop Fogarty, Deputy Secretary, H M.Treasury.
- Cyril Percival Fogg, Deputy Controller of Electronics, Ministry of Defence.
- Robert Haynes, Deputy Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence.
- John Gibson Hill, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs for Northern Ireland.
- Arthur David Holland, T.D., Chief Highway Engineer, Department of the Environment.
- Robert Farquharson Keith, O.B.E., Chief Registrar for Trade Unions and Employers' Associations.
- Gregory Krikorian, Solicitor, Board of Customs and Excise.
- John Gordon Liverman, O.B.E., Deputy Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry.
- Professor Basil John Mason, F.R S., Director-General, Meteorological Office.
- Eric George Rufus Moses, Solicitor, Board of Inland Revenue.
- Peter Sansome Preston, Deputy Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry.
- Walter Riddell Smith, Deputy Director General, Agricultural Development and Advisory Service, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
[Order of St Michael and St George]
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
- Sir John Pilcher, K.C.M.G., lately H.M. Ambassador, Tokyo.
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
- John Mansfield Addis, C.M.G., H.M. Ambassador, Peking.
- George Raymond Bell, C.B., Deputy Secretary, H.M. Treasury.
- James Reginald Alfred Bottomley, C.M.G., H.M. Ambassador, South Africa.
- Arthur Michael Palliser, C.M.G., H.M. Ambassador to the European Economic Communities, Brussels.
- Bryan Clieve Roberts, C.M.G., Q.C., lately Attorney-General, Secretary to President and Cabinet, Malawi.
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
- Iorwerth Eiddon Stephen Edwards, C.B.E., Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities, British Museum.
- Wallace Fox, Director, Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases Unit, Medical Research Council.
- Guy Hunter. For services to developing countries.
- Miss Elizabeth Monroe. For services to Middle East studies.
- Douglas Ernest Warren, Director of Overseas Surveys, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- Christopher John Audland, Counsellor and Head of Chancery, H.M. Embassy, Bonn.
- Norman Ernest Cox, lately Counsellor, H.M. Embassy, Moscow.
- Derek Malcolm Day, Counsellor, British High Commission, Nicosia.
- Hugh Jarrett Herbert-Jones, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- Paul Cecil Henry Holmer, H.M. Ambassador, Abidjan.
- William Martin Hill, lately Special Consultant to the United Nations, New York.
- Philip Robert Aked Mansfield, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
- Donald Frederick Murray, lately Counsellor, H.M. Embassy, Tehran.
- John Robert Williams, British High Commissioner, Suva.
[Royal Victorian Order]
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
- Colonel Sir Robert Eric Sherlock Gooch, Bt, D.S.O.
- Francis John Bagott Watson, C.V.O.
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
- Kathryn Edith Helen, Mrs Dugdale.
- Frederick Anthony Evans.
- Charles Matthew Farrer.
- Major Andrew William Haig, M.V.O., T.D.
- Ronald John Hill, M.V.O., M.B.E.
- Henry Peat, D.F.C.
- James Starritt, Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police.
- Hugo Douglas Teare.
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
- Richard Clarke Allan.
- Commander Christopher John Tankerville Chamberlen, Royal Navy.
- Hugh William Farmar.
- Philip Argyll Horton.
- Julian St John Loyd.
- Squadron Leader Reginald Ernest Michie, M.B.E., Royal Air Force.
- Squadron Leader Horace George Sealey, Royal Air Force.
- Surgeon Commander Ronald Edward Snow, Royal Navy.
- Miss Deborah Elizabeth King.
- Shirley Jean, Mrs Linfoot.
- Douglas Mackay.
[Royal Victorian Medal] (Silver)
- Miss Florence Lilian Bennett.
- Miss Lyndon Louisa Ellen Bray.
- Walter George Brayne.
- John Brobbel, B.E.M.
- Cecil William Castle.
- Sergeant John George Collins, Royal Air Force.
- William Alfred Dawe.
- Joseph Groom.
- Frederick Thomas Huish.
- Samuel Leslie Kemble.
- Chief Petty Officer Ellis Victor Norrell.
- Sergeant Roger Frederick Pilon, Royal Air Force.
- Harold Arthur Purvey.
- Chief Medical Technician Kenneth Ivor Rex Scutt.
- Jaines William Smith.
- Frank Spalton.
- Frederick George Waite.
- Chief Technician Reginald John Welch, Royal Air Force.
[Order of the British Empire]
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire (GBE)
- The Right Honourable John Roland, Baron Martonmere, K.C.M.G., lately Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Bermuda.
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
- Miss Kathleen Mary Kenyon, C.B.E., F.B.A. For service to Archaeology.
- Edith Lilian, Lady Bolte, C.B.E., of Meredith. For outstanding public service to Victoria.
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
- Vice Admiral Ian Stewart McIntosh, C.B., D.S.O., M.B.E., D.S.C.
- Air Vice-Marshal Ralph Coburn Jackson, C.B., Q.H.P., Royal Air Force.
- Sir Robert Alexander Maclean, lately Chairman, Scottish Industrial Estates Corporation. For services to Export.
- The Very Reverend Alan Richardson, D.D, Dean of York. For services to York Minster.
- The Honourable Woldrich Harrison Courtenay, O.B.E., Speaker of the House of Representatives, British Honduras.
- Shapoor Ardeshirji Reporter, O.B E. For services to British interests in Iran.
- The Honourable Charles Benjamin Cutler, E.D., Deputy Premier and Minister for Local Government and Highways.
- The Honourable Mr Justice Mostyn Hanger, Chief Justice of the State of Queensland.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Captain Roger Roland Sutton Fisher, D.S.C., Royal Navy.
- Captain Anthony John Monk, Royal Navy.
- Commodore Derek William Napper, M.B.E.
- Brigadier Francis Henderson Coutts. O.B.E., late Infantry, Colonel The King's Own Scottish Borderers.
- Colonel Henry Salusbury Legh Dalzell-Payne, O.B E., late Royal Armoured Corps.
- Brigadier Henri Aloise Decker, Army Catering Corps. Now R.A.R.O.
- Brigadier John David Carew Graham, O.B.E., late Infantry.
- Colonel Frank Masters, T.D., A.D.C., late Royal Regiment of Artillery, Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve.
- Brigadier Oliver McCrea Roome, late Corps of Royal Engineers.
- Brigadier Philip Blencowe Tillard, O.B.E, A.D.C., late Royal Armoured Corps.
- Brigadier Henry Stuart Ramsay Watson,, late Royal Armoured Corps.
- Air Commodore William Edward Colahan, D.F.C., Royal Air Force.
- Air Commodore John Gingell, M.B.E., Royal Air Force.
- Air Commodore Robert Harold George Weighill, D.F.C., A.D.C., Royal Air Force.
- Acting Air Commodore John Francis Langer, A.F.C., Royal Air Force.
- Group Captain Hubert Desmond Hall, A.F.C., Royal Air Force.
- Group Captain Henry Alan Merriman, A.F.C., Royal Air Force.
- Group Captain Sidney Colin Taylor, Royal Air Force.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
- Commander Anthony St. Clair Armitage, Royal Navy.
- Commander Richard Ker Slingsby Bethell, Royal Navy.
- Commander Charles Leonard Johnstone-Burt, Royal Navy.
- Commander Clifford Lawson Jordan, Royal Navy.
- Commander John Morton Lee, Royal Navy.
- Commander Basil James Parish, Royal Navy.
- Commander Peter Llewellyn Pennington, Royal Navy.
- Commander Peter Henry Robinson, M.V.O., Royal Navy.
- Commander Douglas James Lionel Vaughan, Royal Navy.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony Jason Bateman, The Royal Scots Dragoon Guards.
- Lieutenant-Colonel John Derek Richardson Bradbeer, T.D., Royal Regiment of Artillery, Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve.
- Lieutenant-Colonel John Henry Ellicock, Royal Regiment of Artillery.
- Lieutenant-Colonel James Ian Fraser-Orr, The King's Regiment.
- Lieutenant-Colonel David Glazebrook, Royal Tank Regiment.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Harold John Goodson, Corps of Royal Engineers.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Oliver Wilfred Jacques, Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
- Lieutenant-Colonel James Joseph Kelly, M.B.E., Irish Guards.
- Colonel Maurice Vibart McArthur, Army Cadet Force.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Leslie Newth, Corps of Royal Engineers.
- Lieutenant-Colonel John Robert Nicholson, M.B.E. , Intelligence Corps.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Gordon William Norbury, Royal Army Medical Corps. Now Retired.
- Lieutenant-Colonel William John Pryn, M.B., Royal Army Medical Corps.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Joseph Charles James Rayment, Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
- Lieutenant-Colonel The Viscount Slim, The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Now R.A.R.O.
- Lieutenant-Colonel George Albert Mons Soper, M B.E., The Royal Scots.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Michael Stewart, T.D., Royal Corps of Signals, Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve.
- Lieutenant-Colonel Anthony William Stone, M B E., Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
- Lieutenant-Colonel John Bradford Timmins, T.D., Corps of Royal Engineers, Territorial and Army Volunteer Reserve/
- Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Edward Waight, The Light Infantry.
- Wing Commander Vivian Bridges, D F C., Royal Air Force, Royal Air Force.
- Wing Commander George Raymond Candy, Royal Air Force.
- Wing Commander Walter Edwards, Royal Air Force.
- Wing Commander Charles Richard Evans, Royal Air Force.
- Wing Commander Robert Horsley Golightly, D.F.C., A.F.C., Royal Air Force.
- Wing Commander Gordon Harper, Royal Air Force.
- Wing Commander William John Hurley, Royal Air Force.
- Wing Commander John Alan Porter, Royal Air Force.
- Wing Commander Henry Reed-Purvis, Royal Air Force Regiment.
- Wing Commander Joseph Quinn, Royal Air Force
- Wing Commander Harry Taswell, Royal Air Force.
- Wing Commander Donald Wood, M.B.E., Royal Air Force.
- Squadron Leader Gerald William Honey, Royal Air Force.
[Order of the Companions of Honour] (CH)
- Sir Robert Mayer. For services to Music.
- The Right Honourable Duncan Edwin Sandys, M.P. For political and public services.
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