1949 New Year Honours

The 1949 New Year Honours were appointments by many of the Commonwealth realms of King George VI 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 1948 for the British Empire,[1] New Zealand,[2] India[3] and Ceylon[4] to celebrate the past year and mark the beginning of 1949.

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

British Empire

Baron

Privy Counsellor

Knight Bachelor

Dominions

Colonies, Protectorates, etc.

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)

Honorary Knight Commander

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

Honorary Companion

Royal Victorian Chain

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

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)

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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

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division
Military Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division
Military Division

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division
Military Division

Air Force Cross (AFC)

King's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

References

  1. British Empire: The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38493. pp. 1–32. 31 December 1948. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
  2. New Zealand: The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38494. pp. 33–36. 31 December 1948. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  3. India: The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38495. pp. 37–38. 31 December 1948. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  4. Ceylon: The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 38496. pp. 39–40. 31 December 1948. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
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