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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

  • Gerald William Reynolds, M.P., Member of Parliament for Islington North since 1958. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence for the Army, 1964-65. Minister of Defence for the Army, 1965-1967. Minister of Defence (Administration) since 1967.
  • Goronwy Owen Roberts, M.P., Member of Parliament for Caernarvonshire, 1945-1950; and for the Caernarvon Division since 1950. Minister of State, Welsh Office, 1964-1966. Minister of State, Department of Education and Science, 1966-1967. Minister of State for Foreign Affairs since 1967.
  • John Thomson Stonehouse, M.P., Member of Parliament for Wednesbury since 1957. Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Aviation, 1964-1966. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, 1966-1967. Minister of Aviation, 1967. Minister of State, Ministry of Technology since 1967.

Knight Bachelor

Australian States

State of New South Wales

  • John William Goodsell, C.M.G., Chairman, Public Service Board.
  • The Honourable Gordon Wallace, President, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of New South Wales.

State of Victoria

  • Councillor Arthur William Nicholson, O.B.E., J.P., Mayor of the City of Ballarat.

State of Queensland

  • Arthur Henry Petfield. For services to industrial development and to the community.

State of Western Australia

  • Cyril Pangbourne Bird. For services to the community, particularly in the field of Public Accounting.

Order of the Bath

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

  • General Sir Alan Jolly, K.C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O. (49887), late Royal Armoured Corps., Colonel Commandant, Royal Tank Regiment.
  • Sir William Armstrong, K.C.B., M.V.O., Joint Permanent Secretary to H.M. Treasury and Head of the Home Civil Service.

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

  • Vice Admiral Donald Cameron Ernest Forbes Gibson, C.B., D.S.C.
  • Lieutenant-General Robert George Victor Fitzgeorge-Balfour, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., M.C., late Foot Guards.
  • Lieutenant-General Ian Henry Freeland, C.B., D.S.O., late Infantry, Deputy Colonel, The Royal Anglian Regiment.
  • Acting Air Marshal Andrew Henry Humphrey, C.B., O.B.E., D.F.C., A.F.C., Royal Air Force.
  • Air Vice-Marshal Lewis MacDonald Hodges, C.B., C.B.E., D.S.O., D.F.C., Royal Air Force.
  • Basil Charles Engholm, C.B., Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
  • William Alan Nield, C.B., Permanent Under-secretary of State, Department of Economic Affairs.

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division

  • Rear Admiral Josef Bartosik, D.S.C.
  • Rear Admiral George Clement Crowley, D.S.C.*
  • Rear Admiral George Hammond Evans.
  • Rear Admiral William Allen Haynes.
  • Rear Admiral John Edward Ludgate Martin, D.S.C.
  • Surgeon Rear Admiral Stanley Miles.
  • Rear Admiral William Terence Colborne Ridley, O.B.E.
  • Rear Admiral Denis Bryan Harvey Wildish.
  • Major-General John Humphrey Stephen Bowring, O.B.E., M.C., late Corps of Royal Engineers, Colonel Gurkha Engineers.
  • Major-General Peter Edward Moore Bradley, C.B.E., D.S.O., late Royal Corps of Signals, Colonel Commandant, Royal Corps of Signals.
  • Major-General Charles Julius Deedes, O.B.E., M.C., late Infantry, Colonel The King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.
  • Major-General Raymond Cyril Alexander Edge, M.B.E., late Corps of Royal Engineers.
  • Major-General Fergus Alan Humphrey Ling, C.B.E., D.S.O., late Infantry.
  • Major-General Ian Argyll Robertson, M.B.E., late Infantry.
  • Major-General Phillip Thomas Tower, D.S.O., M.B.E., late Royal Regiment of Artillery.
  • Air Vice-Marshal Peter de Lacey Le Cheminant, D.F.C., Royal Air Force.
  • Air Vice-Marshal Harold Brownlow Martin, D.S.O., D.F.C., A.F.C., Royal Air Force.
  • Air Vice-Marshal George Henry Morley, C.B.E., Q.H.S., F.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., Royal Air Force.
  • Air Commodore Peter Gerald Desmond Farr, O.B.E., D.F.C., Royal Air Force.
  • Air Commodore Idris George Selvin Hemming, C.B.E., Royal Air Force (Retired).
  • Air Commodore Stanley Edwin Druce Mills, C.B.E., Royal Air Force (Retired).

Civil Division

  • Rowland Lancelot Allen, Principal Assistant Solicitor, Office of H.M. Procurator General and Treasury Solicitor.
  • Richard Douglas Barlas, O.B.E., Second Clerk Assistant and Clerk of Committees, House of Commons.
  • Charles Young Carstairs, C.M.G. Under-secretary, Ministry of Public Building and Works.
  • Cecil Charles Hall, Director, Warren Spring Laboratory, Ministry of Technology.
  • William Francis Spencer Hawkins, J.P. Chief Master, Chancery Division of the Supreme Court of Judicature.
  • John Joseph Benedict Hunt, First Commissioner, Civil Service Commission.
  • Alexander Anthony Jarratt, Deputy Under-secretary of State, Department of Employment and Productivity.
  • John Andrew Jukes, Deputy Under-Secretary of State, Department of Economic Affairs.
  • Herbert John Whitfield Lewis, Chief Architect, Ministry of Housing and Local Government.
  • John Andrew Oliver, Second Secretary, Ministry of Development for Northern Ireland.
  • Robert Macdonald Shaw, M.B., Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Ministry of Health.
  • Charles Anthony Goodall Simkins, C.B.E., Attached Ministry of Defence.
  • Anthony Edward Walter Ward, C.B.E., Solicitor, Ministry of Social Security (Died 21st May, 1968).
  • James Murray Widdecombe, O.B.E., Director General of Supplies and Transport (Naval), Ministry of Defence.
  • Geoffrey Masterman Wilson, C.M.G., Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Overseas Development.

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)

  • Professor Brian Gilmore Maegraith, M.B., F.R.C.P., Dean, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
  • John Duncan Miller, Lately Head of the European Office International Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
  • Miss Cicely Delphine Williams, D.M., F.R.C.P., For services to paediatrics overseas.
  • Colin Hamilton Allan, O.B.E., British Resident Commissioner, New Hebrides.
  • John Ernest Fleetwood Codrington, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Bahama Islands.
  • Halsey Sparrowe Colchester, O.B.E., Foreign Office.
  • Thomas Anthony Keith Elliott, Political Adviser, Hong Kong.
  • Ratu Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau, D.S.O., O.B.E., Minister for Fijian Affairs and Local Government, Fiji.
  • Edward Ferguson Given, lately Counsellor, Office of the Political Adviser to the Commander-in-Chief, Far East, Singapore.
  • John Dunn Hennings, lately Head of British Office, Salisbury, Rhodesia.
  • Kenneth Douglas Jamieson, lately Counsellor (Commercial), Her Majesty's Embassy, Caracas.
  • Arthur Terence Lecky, Foreign Office.
  • James Livingstone, O.B.E., Controller, Establishments Division, British Council.
  • Jeffrey Charles Petersen, lately Counsellor (Commercial), Her Majesty's Embassy, Athens.
  • Henry Sydney Herbert Cloete Stanley, Foreign Office/Commonwealth Office.
  • Robert Mathieson Tesh, Counsellor, Her Majesty's Embassy, Cairo.
  • John Sutherland Thomson, M.B.E., Administrator, British Virgin Islands.
  • Charles Douglas Wiggin, D.F.C., A.F.C., Counsellor, Her Majesty's Embassy, Tehran.
  • Edward Youde, M.B.E., Counsellor and Head of Chancery, United Kingdom Mission to United Nations, New York.
Australian States

State of New South Wales

  • The Honourable Abram Landa, Agent General for New South Wales in London.

State of Victoria

  • Leonard Bell Cox, M.D., B.S., Chairman, National Gallery Trustees. For services to the community.

State of Western Australia

  • Alfred Charles Curlewis. For services to local government and to the community.

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
  • Lieutenant Commander Peter Richard Buckley, Royal Navy.
  • Gerald Cobb.
  • Geoffrey de Bellaigue.
  • Commander John Patrick Fisher, Royal Navy.
  • Miss Anne Alicia Hamersley, M.V.O.
  • William John Dennis Irving.
  • Captain Peter Hugh Norman, 9th/12th Royal Lancers.
  • Ronald Henry Phipps.
  • Briant Alfred Poulter.
Fifth Class
  • Joseph Mackrey Fisher.
  • Sidney Willis.
  • Miss Sarah Jane Wood.
  • Rupert More Wood.

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) (RVM)

  • Divisional Sergeant-Major Joseph Frederick Adkins, Her Majesty's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard.
  • Jack Arthur Brewer.
  • Chief Engine Room Artificer Bernard Joseph Clear.
  • Albert Victor Augustus Doel.
  • John Elcock.
  • Arthur Henry Elkins.
  • Miss Olive Jones.
  • Alfred Ernest Long.
  • George Mackay.
  • Corporal of Horse Gilbert Edward Mellor, The Life Guards.
  • Medical Technician First Class Thomas John Richards.
  • Leonard Horace Riches.
  • James Edward Walton.

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)

  • Vice Admiral Patrick Uniacke Bayly, C.B., D.S.C.**
  • Major-General Wilfrid John Potter, C.B., C.B.E., late Royal Army Service Corps, Colonel Commandant, Royal Corps of Transport and Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
  • Air Marshal Thomas William Piper, C.B., C.B.E., A.F.C., Royal Air Force.
  • John James Cowperthwaite, C.M.G., O.B.E., Financial Secretary, Hong Kong.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Australian States

State of Victoria

Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

  • The Right Honourable Patrick Chrestien Gordon Walker, M.P., Member of Parliament for Smethwick 1945-1964; and for Leyton since 1966. Parliamentary Under-secretary of State, Commonwealth Relations Office 1947-1950; Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations 1950-1951. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs October 1964–January 1965. Minister Without Portfolio 1967. Secretary of State for Education and Science 1967-1968.

New Zealand

Knight Bachelor

  • Desmond Henry Todd - of Wellington. For services to commerce, particularly to the motor-vehicle industry.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

  • Francis Leo Onion JP - of Franktown Junction. For services to farming.
  • Thomas Kay Stuart Sidey - of Dunedin. For services to the community, especially to local government.

Order of the British Empire

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

Civil Division
  • [[Jack Acland|Hugh John Dyke Acland JP]] - of South Canterbury. For outstanding services to farming.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division
  • Henry Nelson Dollimore - Clerk of the House of Representatives.
  • John Lochiel Robson - Secretary for Justice.
  • Gordon Drummond Stewart - of Wellington. For services to commerce.
  • Athol Umfrey Wells - of Auckland. For services to commerce.
Military Division
  • Commodore Joffre Paul Sinton Vallant - Royal New Zealand Navy.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division
  • Rabbi Alexander Astor - chief minister of the Auckland Hebrew Congregation.
  • Hilton James Barrett - of Auckland. For services to the community, particularly to savings banks.
  • Herbert Lorraine Boughton - of Waihi Beach. For services to the electrical industry.
  • [[Ron Guthrey|Albert Ronald Guthrey MC]] - of Christchurch. For services to local government.
  • James Brian Lowe MB ChB - of Auckland. For services to medicine.
  • Stewart Bell Maclennan - director, National Art Gallery, Wellington.
  • Eric Charles Marris - of Wellington. For services to commerce and public affairs.
  • George Alfred Nicholls - of Gisborne. For services in the transport industry and aviation.
  • Richard Alexander Nimon - chairman, Hawkes Bay County Council.
  • Miss Julia Nannie Wallace - principal, Palmerston North Girls' High School.
  • Ian Rhys Wills JP - of Southland. For services to farming.
Military Division
  • [[William James Lanyon Smith|Commander William James Lanyon Smith DSO]] - Royal New Zealand Navy.
  • [[Brian Poananga|Lieutenant-Colonel Brian Matauru Poananga MBE]] - Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force).
  • Wing Commander Royden Matthews Jarrett - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

For gallantry
  • John William Reid - of Nelson. For repeated acts of gallantry during rescue operations in circumstances of extreme danger.
Civil Division
  • Miss Marjorie Henrietta Allan - principal, Hohepa Homes for Handicapped Children, Napier.
  • Robert Watson Brown - mayor of Inglewood.
  • James Dobson Campbell - of Rarotonga, Cook Islands. For services to scouting.
  • William Ferguson Forrester - of Dunedin. For services to the community.
  • George Herbert Fox JP - of Alexandra. For services to the community, especially to local government.
  • Lewis Casmere Gorman- of Wellington. For services in the Prisons Service.
  • Richard John Guerin JP - chairman, Dannevirke County Council.
  • Mrs Minnie Johnson - of Christchurch. For services to kindergartens.
  • Gerald Trevor Lee - of Auckland. For services in the field of music.
  • Mrs Mona Margaret Livingston - of Waikanae. For services to the community.
  • Miss Janet Ruby McMillan - of Dannevirke. For services to the community, particularly to the Red Cross Society.
  • John Edmund Marnane - of Hamilton. For services to the community.
  • [[Edwin Meachen|Edwin Purcell Meachen JP]] - of Blenheim. For services to the community, particularly to local government.
  • Miss Beatrice Victoria Palmer - brigadier, Salvation Army. For services to nursing.
  • Ivan Edgar Reddish - general secretary, New Zealand Post Office Association.
  • Mrs Ruiha Roimata Sage JP - of Hamilton. For services to the community, especially to women's and social service organisations.
  • Robert Edwin Shortt JP - mayor of Wairoa.
  • [[Peter Tapsell (New Zealand politician)|Peter Wilfred Tapsell MB ChB]] - of Rotorua. For services to medicine and to the Māori people.
  • Lionel Gilbert Thompson JP - of Kaitaia. For services to the community.
  • Henry George Warren JP - of Whakatane. For services to the community, especially to local government.
Military Division
  • Chaplain Roy Haigh McKenzie - Royal New Zealand Navy.
  • Warrant Officer Class II Colin Russell Clements - Royal Regiment of New Zealand Artillery (Territorial Force).
  • Warrant Officer Class I William Phillip Morgan - Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force).
  • Captain Neil Macdonald Fraser Officer - Royal New Zealand Army Medical Corps (Regular Force).
  • Warrant Officer Class I Eric George Rolle - Royal New Zealand Corps of Signals (Regular Force).
  • Major (temporary) Roy Thomas Victor Taylor - Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Regular Force).
  • Squadron Leader John Bernard Noonan - Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Warrant Officer George Robert McDonald - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

  • Alastair Gordon Couston LRCP LRCS JP - medical superintendent, Seaview Hospital.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division
  • Raymond Joseph Clarke - constable, New Zealand Police.
  • Miss Pearl Howard Dawson. For services to women's sport in Auckland, particularly hockey and cricket.
  • Miss Mildred Janet Newton Easdale. For services to the community, particularly as official visitor to the Nelson Hospital.
  • Mrs Kathryn Helen Harris. For services to students in Dunedin.
  • John Maurice Henderson - traffic officer. For services to road safety in Dunedin.
  • Miss Winifred Agnes Huggins. For services to the community of Auckland.
  • Peter Frank McAlpine. For services to scouting.
  • Mrs Mary Elizabeth Miller. For services to the community of Northland.
  • Noel Francis Pachaud. For services to local youth organisations in Rotorua.
  • Hanare Morore Piripi - boatman rigger, Marine Department.
  • Miss Aileen Mary Stace. For services to the community of Eastbourne, particularly in the encouragement of wool handcrafts.
  • Miss Corrie Welsh - lately Plunket Nurse, Christchurch.
Military Division
  • Flight Sergeant Colin George McDowell - Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Sergeant Patrick John Larter - Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Sergeant Alexander McKenzie - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Royal Red Cross

Member of the Royal Red Cross (RRC)

  • Miss Kathleen Mary Winks Amon - Royal New Zealand Nursing Corps (Regular Force).

Air Force Cross (AFC)

  • Squadron Leader Colin William Rudd - Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Flight Lieutenant Robert Thomas Reynolds Gilbert - Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

  • Earnst Royden Trask - Superintendent, New Zealand Police Force.

References

  1. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 44600". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 May 1968.
  2. ^ a b Australia list: "No. 44601". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 May 1968.
  3. ^ New Zealand list: "No. 44602". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 May 1968.
  4. ^ Jamaica list: "No. 44603". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 May 1968.
  5. ^ Gambia list: "No. 44604". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 May 1968.
  6. ^ Mauritius list: "No. 44605". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 31 May 1968.
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