1968 Birthday Honours

The 1968 Queen's Birthday Honours were appointments to orders and decorations of the Commonwealth realms to reward and highlight citizens' good works, on the occasion of the official birthday of Queen Elizabeth II. They were announced in supplements to the London Gazette of 31 May 1968.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

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.[2]

Recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honours.

United Kingdom

Life peer

Baron

Privy Counsellor

Knight Bachelor

Australian States

State of New South Wales

State of Victoria

State of Queensland

State of Western Australia

Order of the Bath

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

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division

Civil Division

Order of St Michael and St George

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

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

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

Australian States

State of New South Wales

State of Victoria

State of Western Australia

Royal Victorian Order

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

At this time the two lowest classes of the Royal Victorian Order were "Member (fourth class)" and "Member (fifth class)", both with post-nominal letters MVO. "Member (fourth class)" was renamed "Lieutenant" (LVO) from the 1985 New Year Honours onwards.

Fourth Class
Fifth Class

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)

Order of the British Empire

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

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

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

Australian States

State of Victoria

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Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

New Zealand

Knight Bachelor

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

Order of the British Empire

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

Civil Division

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division
Military Division

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division
Military Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

For gallantry
Civil Division
Military Division

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division
Military Division

Royal Red Cross

Member of the Royal Red Cross (RRC)

Air Force Cross (AFC)

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

References

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