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The New Year Honours 1976 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 1976 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1976.[1][2]

United Kingdom

Life Peers

Privy Counsellors

Knights Bachelor

Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Order of the Bath (Military Division)

Ministry of Defence (Navy Department)

Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
  • Vice Admiral John Ernle Pope.
  • Vice Admiral Iwan Geoffrey Raikes, CBE, DSC.
Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)
  • Rear Admiral Derek Willoughby Bazalgette.
  • Rear Admiral Ronald Albert Harcus.
  • Rear Admiral Alfred Raymond Rawbone, AFC.
  • Rear Admiral John Oliver Roberts.

Ministry of Defence (Army Department)

Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)
  • Lieutenant-General Sir Frank King, KCB, MBE (138204), late Infantry, Colonel Commandant Army Air Corps.
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)
  • Major-General John Michael Watson Badcock, MBE (233401), late Royal Corps of Signals, Colonel Commandant Royal Corps of Signals.
  • Brigadier Helen Cattanach, RRC, QHNS (348096), Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps.
  • Major-General Ernest Lionel Ouseley Hood, QHP (115984), late Royal Army Medical Corps.
  • Major-General Robert Lyon, OBE (288788), late Royal Regiment of Artillery.
  • Brigadier Eileen Joan Nolan, Honorary ADC (345795), Women's Royal Army Corps.
  • Major-General Norman Henry Speller (155921), late Royal Army Ordnance Corps.

Ministry of Defence (Air Force Department)

Knights Commanders of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
  • Air Marshal Alfred Henry Wynne Ball, CB, DSO, DFC, Royal Air Force.
  • Air Marchal Michael James Beetham, CBE, DFC, AFC, Royal Air Force.
Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)
  • Air Vice-Marshal Arthur Daniel Button, OBE, Royal Air Force.
  • Air Vice-Marshal Ian Robert Campbell, CBE, AFC, Royal Air Force (retired).
  • Air Vice-Marshal George John Kemp, Royal Air Force (retired).
  • Air Vice-Marshal Patrick Joseph O'Connor, OBE, QHP, Royal Air Force.
  • Air Vice-Marshal Harry Charles Southgate, CBE, Royal Air Force.

Order of the Bath (Civil Division)

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

  • Sir Arthur Lucius Michael Cary, KCB, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Defence.

Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

  • Peter Willoughby Carey, CB, Second Permanent Secretary, Department of Industry.
  • Kenneth Henry Clucas, CB, Permanent Secretary, Department of Prices and Consumer Protection.
  • Lancelot Errington, CB, Second Permanent Secretary, Department of Health and Social Security.
  • Richard Brian Meredith King, CB, MC, Permanent Secretary, Department of Overseas Development.
  • Ronald Walter Radford, CB, MBE, Chairman, Board of Customs and Excise.

Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)

  • Colin Faulds Allan, Under Secretary, Department of the Environment.
  • John Alexander Atkinson, DFC, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Social Security.
  • Kenneth Edward Couzens, Deputy Secretary, H.M. Treasury.
  • Frederick Henry East, Director, Royal Armament Research and Development Establishment, Ministry of Defence.
  • John Martin Fearn, Secretary, Scottish Education Department.
  • William John Gray, lately Medical Superintendent and Governor, Grendon Prison.
  • Eugene Grebenik, Principal, Civil Service College.
  • John Michael Green, Deputy Chairman, Board of Inland Revenue.
  • Maurice Kingston Harris, Permanent Secretary, Northern Ireland Civil Service Group, Northern Ireland Office.
  • John Audley Harrison, Principal Director, Ministry of Defence.
  • Brian David Hayes, Deputy Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
  • Ian Francis Hudson, Secretary, Royal Commission on the Distribution of Income and Wealth.
  • Michael James Jardine, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions.
  • Michael James Kerry, Solicitor, Department of Industry.
  • James Richard Madge, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Environment.
  • Douglas Anthony Newton, Senior Registrar, Principal Registry of the Family Division of the High Court.
  • Philip Nicholls, lately Commissioner for Administration and Finance, Forestry Commission.
  • Edward Hugh Simpson, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education and Science.
  • Brian George Tucker, OBE, Deputy Secretary, Department of Energy.

Order of St. Michael and St. George

Companions of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG)

  • Stanley George Browne, OBE, Director, Leprosy Study Centre, Consultant Adviser, Department of Health and Social Security.
  • Kenneth William Cotterill, Under Secretary, Exports Credits Guarantee Department.
  • Alexander Elkin, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
  • Andrew Gardiner Lyall, Assistant Secretary, Department of the Environment.
  • Leonard Mullins, Director of Research, The Malaysian Rubber Producers' Research Association.

Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (GCMG)
  • Sir William Vincent John Evans, KCMG, MBE, lately Legal Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
  • Sir Roger William Jackling, KCMG, lately Leader of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Conference on the Law of the Sea.
Knights Commanders of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG)
Companions of the Order of St. Michael and St. George.
  • Antony Arthur Acland, Her Majesty's Ambassador, Luxembourg.
  • Walter Leonard Allinson, MVO, Minister, British High Commission, New Delhi.
  • John Oliver Chubb, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
  • Simon Yelverton Dawbarn, Her Majesty's Consul-General, Montreal.
  • Henry Alexander Dudgeon, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
  • Oliver Grantham Forster, MVO, lately Minister, British High Commission, New Delhi.
  • Neville Arthur Irwin French, MVO, Governor, Falkland Islands.
  • Peter Harold Laurence, MC, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
  • John Campbell Moberly, Her Majesty's Ambassador, Amman.
  • Kenneth Robert Comyn Pridham, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
  • Eric Norman Smith, Counsellor, British High Commission, Singapore.
  • Alexander John Dickson Stirling, lately Counsellor and Head of Chancery, Her Majesty's Embassy, Beirut.
  • Kenneth Wallis Joseph Topley, Director of Education, Hong Kong.

Royal Victorian Order

Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Knights Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

  • Lady Elizabeth Legge Bassett.
  • Joseph Frederick Burrell.
  • Major-General Claude Ernest Pert, CB, DSO.
  • Lindsay John Rose, OBE.
  • Phyllis Evelyn Gordon-Spencer.
  • Jean Elizabeth Taylor, MVO.
  • The Right Honourable Henry David Leonard George, Baron Walston of Newton.
  • Kenneth Percy Witney.

Members of the Royal Victorian Order – 4th Class (MVO)

  • Captain The HonourableEdward Nicholas Canning Beaumont.
  • Maurice Francis Bond, OBE.
  • Commander David Michael Lisle Braybrooke, Royal Navy.
  • Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Alice Cavendish.
  • Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Pender-Cudlip.
  • Surgeon Commander John Barry Gill, Royal Navy.
  • Lieutenant-Commander Alan MacGregor, Royal Navy.
  • Wing Commander David Winslow Parsons, Royal Air Force.
  • Edward Howell Prater.
  • Thomas Woodfine Taylor, OBE.

Members of the Royal Victorian Order – 5th Class (MVO)

  • Stanley Robert James Bruce.
  • Squadron Leader Jack Alured Challinor, DFM, Royal Air Force.
  • Elizabeth Clark.
  • George William Edwards.
  • William Gerard McTear, MBE.
  • Michael John Reilly.

Royal Victorian Medal (Gold)

  • Arthur Halse.

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

  • Jack Buckman.
  • Chief Marine Engineering Mechanic Ian Denny, K 891644A.
  • Harry Humphrey.
  • Albert Johnson.
  • Marion McCourtney.
  • Christine Jesse MacKinnon.
  • Joseph Rowe.
  • HO685368 Chief Technician Raymond John Seal, Royal Air Force.
  • Michael Christopher Martin Sealey.
  • Albert Edward Wooders.

Order of the British Empire (Military Division)

Ministry of Defence (Naval Division)

Knights Commander of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
  • Vice Admiral Peter White, CBE.
Commanders of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
  • Commodore John Asbury, Royal Navy.
  • Commodore Simon Alastair Cassilis Cassels, Royal Navy.
  • Captain Gilbert John Fairley, Royal Navy.
  • Captain (I) Henry Charles Malkin, Royal Navy.
Officers of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
  • Commander Eric Bradshaw, Royal Navy.
  • Commander Keith Henry Day, Royal Navy.
  • Commander David Charles William Elliott, Royal Navy.
  • Commander Peter Vandome Evans, Royal Navy.
  • Surgeon Commander Philip Charles Fulford, MVO, Royal Navy.
  • Captain Thomas Eric Hennesey, VRD, Royal Naval Reserve.
  • Commander Gordon Cyril Roberts, Royal Navy.
  • Commander Donald Macpherson Spiller, Royal Navy.
  • Commander Dennis Chancellor Barrington White, Royal Navy.
  • Commander (SD) Arthur Douglas Willcox, Royal Navy.
  • Commander Stanley Robert Cecil Wornham, Royal Navy.
Members of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
  • Lieutenant Commander John Buckley Pullivant Causely, VRD, Royal Navy.

Under Construction

New Zealand

Knight Bachelor

  • [[Jack Hunn|Jack Kent Hunn CMG]] – of Waikanae. For public services, especially as chairman of the Fire Services Commission.
  • [[Stanley Whitehead|The Honourable Stanley Austin Whitehead JP MP]] – of Nelson. Speaker of the House of Representatives since 1973.

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

  • Mrs Margaret Rita Nolan – of Porirua. For public and community services.

Order of the British Empire

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

Civil Division
  • [[Tom Skinner|Thomas Edward Skinner JP]] – of Auckland. For services to the trade union movement and the community.
  • [[Henry Rodolph Wigley|Henry Rodolph Wigley CBE]] – of Christchurch. For services to the tourist, travel and aviation industries.

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division
  • Henry Charles Blazey – of Christchurch. For services to sport.
  • Miss Edith Margaret Dalziel – Pro-Vice Chancellor and Professor of English, University of Otago. For services to education and literature.
  • Ernest George Davey – of Lower Hutt. Secretary of Labour, 1970–75.
  • Thomas Durrant DSO MBE TD JP – of Rotorua. For services to conservation, horticulture and education.
  • Dr John Joseph Enwright OBE – of Auckland. For humanitarian services.
  • Keith Gillies – of Wellington. Controller and Auditor-General, 1970–75.
  • Ivan Edgar Reddish MBE – of Wellington. For services to the trade union movement.
  • David Alexander Stevens – of Paraparaumu. Commissioner of Inland Revenue, 1967–75.
  • Gilbert Henry Stringer – of Wellington. For services to the arts, television and broadcasting.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division
  • Dr Norman Thomas Barnett – Medical Officer of Health at Auckland since 1967.
  • John Benjamin Brazier – of Christchurch. For services to the aviation industry.
  • Francis Coll (Brother Stephen) – of Auckland. For services to education.
  • James Thomas Currie – of Tokoroa. For services to the community.
  • Dr Randal Forbes Elliott – of Wellington. For services to medicine, especially ophthalmology.
  • Dr Norman Frank Greenslade – of Christchurch. For services to medicine and the community.
  • The Reverend Herepo Ruawhe Harawira – of Whangarei. For services to the Māori people.
  • Patrick Anthony Lawlor – of Wellington. For services to literature and the community.
  • Miss Muriel Wallace May – of Dunedin. For services to education and literature.
  • Douglas William Meldrum JP – of Oamaru. For services to education.
  • Howard Leslie Morrison – of Ohinemutu. For services to entertainment.
  • Basil Watson Potter MBE – Principal, Wellington Polytechnic, 1962–1975.
  • Miss Rita Frances Snowden – of Auckland. For services to literature.
  • John George Walker – of Auckland. For services to athletics, especially as the first person to run the mile in less than 3 minutes 50 seconds.
  • The Reverend Ian Bendall Wilson – of Christchurch. For services to hospital chaplaincy.
  • Dr Kazimierz Antoni z Granowa Wodzicki – of Wellington. For services to science and public services to the people of Niue and the Tokelau Islands.
  • Gideon Tait – lately Assistant Commissioner, New Zealand Police.
Military Division
  • Commander Colin George Ashbridge – Royal New Zealand Navy.
  • Captain Thomas Andreas Cooper VRD – Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve.
  • Lieutenant Colonel John O'Bryen Horsford – Royal New Zealand Artillery.

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division
  • Richard Dean Batt – Professor of Biochemistry, Massey University. For services to scientific research.
  • Alexander Brunt DSC – of Christchurch. For services to the community.
  • Miss Ellen Ada Carroll (Sister Mary Bertrand) – of Dunedin. For services to nursing.
  • William John Crighton – of Levin. For services to youth.
  • Miss Margaret Dorothy Louise Daniels (Mrs Bezzant) – of Raumati Beach. For services to ballet.
  • Ernest Robert Field-Dodgson – of Christchurch. For services to the Royal Christchurch Musical Society.
  • Mrs Grace Darling Du Faur – of Tauranga. For services to education and the community.
  • Leslie Charles Fulford JP – of Christchurch. For services to the printing industry.
  • John Crysell Hepburn – of Hamilton. For services to education and the New Zealand Red Cross Society.
  • David Peter Joseph – of Auckland. For services to the deaf.
  • Lawrence John Krammer – of Motueka. For services to local government.
  • Ivan Gerald Mauger – of Christchurch. For services to speedway riding.
  • Mrs Neta Doris Neale – of Christchurch. For services to the Canterbury Children's Theatre.
  • Philip Lloyd Page JP – of Havelock North. General manager, Hawke's Bay Education Board since 1950.
  • Francis Edward Graham Poore – of Auckland. For services to music and opera.
  • Jeffrey Ellis Robson – of Auckland. For services to tennis and badminton.
  • Thomas Godfrey Santon ED JP – of Taneatua, Bay of Plenty. For local body and community services.
  • Mrs Helen Merrilees Thompson – of Middlemarch, Central Otago. For services to the community.
  • John Nicolls Thomson ED – of Auckland. For services to speech and drama teaching.
  • Miss Elsie Phyllis May Varney (Brigadier, Salvation Army) – of Wellington. For welfare services.
  • Bernard Rolleston Walker – of Christchurch. For services to rowing.
  • Albert Thomas Walsh – of Invercargill. For services to the community.
  • George Ellis Stanley Kelly – Chief Superintendent, New Zealand Police.
Military Division
  • Warrant Officer Writer Leon Graham Mudford – Royal New Zealand Navy.
  • Major Francis Noel Griffin ED – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment (Territorial Force).
  • Temporary Major and Quartermaster Barry Hugh Munro – Royal New Zealand Electrical and Mechanical Engineers.
  • Warrant Officer Second Class Lawrence Robert Sincock – Royal New Zealand Artillery (Territorial Force).
  • Warrant Officer David Meynard Puckett – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Warrant Officer Ronald Taylor – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Queen's Service Order

Companion of the Queen's Service Order for Community Service (QSO)

  • Douglas Dalton – of Napier.
  • Allen Augustine Dingwall – of Christchurch.
  • Stanley Roy Key – of Palmerston North.
  • Mrs Nancy Whanganui Riwaka JP – of Picton.
  • Ernest Alfred Soper JP – of New Plymouth.
  • Mrs Ernestine Hire Taria Tipene JP – of Porangahau, Hawkes Bay.
  • Max Lewis Younger – of Auckland.

Companion of the Queen's Service Order for Public Services (QSO)

  • Miss Moreen Dorothy Abercrombie – of Whangarei.
  • The Honourable Percy Benjamin Allen – of Whakatane. Member of Parliament, 1957–75; Minister of the Crown, 1963–72.
  • Walter Sydney Davison JP – of Auckland.
  • [[Norman Vazey Douglas|Norman Vazey Douglas MP]] – of Auckland. Member of Parliament, 1960–75.
  • James Eckley Etheredge – of Reefton.
  • Miss Greita Earle Clifford-Jones – of Gisborne.
  • [[Ethel McMillan|Mrs Ethel Emma McMillan JP]] – of Dunedin. Member of Parliament, 1953–75.
  • Eric Alwyn Roussell – of Lower Hutt. Clerk of the House of Representatives, 1971–75.
  • Allan Priestley Thomson. Director-General of Forests, 1971–74.

Queen's Service Medal

Queen's Service Medal for Community Service (QSM)

  • Mrs Alberta Aileen Anderson – of Cromwell.
  • Miss Nona Fiducia Campbell (Sister Mary Juliana) – of Christchurch.
  • Mrs Eileen Marion George – of Wellington.
  • Alfred William Holdsworth – of Auckland.
  • George Alexander Hornsey – of Timaru.
  • Joseph William Isbister – of Auckland.
  • Mrs Doris Joy Ellen Kohn – of Inglewood.
  • Mrs Hana Romona Murray – of Auckland.
  • Peter Travis Norman – of Wellington.
  • Mrs Runa Avis Parry – of Auckland.
  • George Roal Phiskie – of Waipu.
  • Mrs Reta Rennie – of Wanganui.
  • Mrs Anne Tia JP – of Auckland.
  • Miss Louise Magdalene Te Owaina Wallscott JP – of Dunedin.
  • The Venerable Archdeacon Robert John Witty – of Christchurch.

Queen's Service Medal for Public Services (QSM)

  • Sidney Hamilton Burdett JP – of Ruatoria, East Coast.
  • Sam Chesney – of Lower Hutt.
  • Anthony James Clarkson – lately Industrial Superintendent, Ministry of Works and Development, Turangi.
  • Mrs Florence Ruby Jane Clemett JP – of Kaiapoi.
  • Miss Eva Mary Hall – of Napier.
  • Mrs Lilian Rose Hartley – of Christchurch.
  • Miss Isabella Howe – of Lumsden.
  • George Joseph Jones – lately Civil Engineering Officer, Ministry of Works and Development, Dunedin.
  • Colin William James Lawrie – of Pukekohe.
  • Mrs Nora Matewai McMillan JP – of Levin.
  • Christopher Mountford – of Manurewa.
  • Bertie Lee Stanley – of Auckland.
  • Colin Walter Stewart – lately Tradesman's Assistant, New Zealand Railways, Otahuhu.
  • Robert Gill Young JP – of Hamilton.
  • Stanley John Brown – Constable, New Zealand Police.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division
  • Miss Elizabeth Viola Bell – of Matamata. For services to education, sport and cultural activities.
  • Mrs Jean Elizabeth Boss – of Eastbourne. For services to the community, especially the play centre movement.
  • Mrs Aileen Linda Gooder – of Auckland. For services to women's hockey.
  • Mrs Dorothy Gwendolyn Gray – of Plimmerton. For services to the community.
  • Charles William Haua – of Tauranga. For services to the community.
  • Miss Agnes Jessie Kelly – of Invercargill. For services to social welfare.
  • Russell Robert Laidlaw – of Christchurch. For services to the community, especially as secretary–manager of Canterbury Society of Arts.
  • Mrs Lucy Martinovich – of Northern Wairoa. For services to the community.
  • Victor Carlo Smith – of Tauranga. For services to local body and Māori affairs.
  • David Waugh – of Gisborne. For services as a bandmaster.
Military Division
  • Chief Petty Officer Richard Henry Bishop – Royal New Zealand Navy.
  • Staff Sergeant Murray John Booker – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
  • Corporal Keith Bonner Chesterfield – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
  • Sergeant Rangi Tataura Christie – Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment.
  • Warrant Officer Ian James Seabrook – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Warrant Officer David Ian Thorpe – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Force Cross (AFC)

  • Wing Commander Peter John McKay – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Force Medal (AFM)

  • Sergeant Helicopter Crewman Bruce Hector Thornley – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM)

  • John Edward Dalton – Chief Fire Officer, Te Awamutu Fire Brigade.
  • Walter Jacob Manning – Chief Fire Officer, Morrinsville Volunteer Fire Brigade.
  • Ivor Charles Wesley – Chief Fire Officer, Dunedin Fire Brigade.
  • Charles George Wishart – Chief Fire Officer, Shannon Volunteer Fire Brigade.

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

  • Harvey White – Constable, New Zealand Police.

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

  • Flight Lieutenant Trevor Keith Butler DFC – Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  • Squadron Leader Alan Dyer – Royal New Zealand Air Force.

References

  1. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 46777". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 30 December 1975.
  2. ^ New Zealand list: "No. 46778". The London Gazette (invalid |supp= (help)). 30 December 1975.
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