1996 Birthday Honours


are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are conferred by the monarch some time after the date of the announcement, particularly for those service people on active duty.
The 1996 Queen's Birthday honours list for the United Kingdom and Commonwealth was announced on 14 June 1996
for Australia was announced 9 June 1996, and the list for New Zealand was announced on 3 June 1996.
Recipients of honours are shown below as they were styled before their new honour.

United Kingdom

Life Peers

Baroness

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Military Division
Civil Division

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

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Royal Victorian Medal (Gold)

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

Military Division
Civil Division
Military Division
Civil Division
Military Division
Civil Division

Member of the Royal Red Cross (RRC)

England and Wales
Northern Ireland
Overseas
Scotland
England And Wales
Overseas
Scotland

Australia Order of Merit

Companions of the Order of Australia (AC)

Following is the list of Honours for the Public Service Medal, Australian Police Medal and Australian Fire Service Medal - Public Service Medal Awarded the Public Service Medal Commonwealth Public Service
Awarded the Australian Police Medal Australian Federal Police.
Awarded the Australian Fire Service Medal New South Wales Fire Services.

Barbados

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Knight Bachelor

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

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

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

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

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

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Knight Bachelor

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)