2013 Birthday Honours

The 2013 Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June. The Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 15 June 2013 in the United Kingdom,[1] on 10 June 2013 in Australia[2] on 3 June 2013 in New Zealand,[3][4] on 15 June 2013 in Grenada,[5] Papua New Guinea,[6] Solomon Islands,[7] Tuvalu,[8] Saint Lucia[9] and Belize.[10]

The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country (in order of precedence) whose ministers advised The Queen on the appointments, then by honour with grades i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander etc. and then divisions i.e. Civil, Diplomatic and Military as appropriate.

United Kingdom

The 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours list was published on 15 June 2013 by The London Gazette.[1]

Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

The riband and badge of the "Companions of Honour"

Knight Bachelor

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath

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

Military Division

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Military Division
Civil Division

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division
Civil Division

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

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

Royal Victorian Order

Insignia of a Knight / Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order

Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

Royal Victorian Medal (RVM)

Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Insignia of a Knight / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire

Knight/Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE/DBE)

Civil Division
Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Neck badge of a Commander of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire
Military Division
Civil Division
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Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Military Division
Civil Division
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Military Division
Civil Division

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Military Division
Civil Division

Royal Red Cross

Associates (ARRC)

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Queen's Fire Service Medal (QFSM)

Queen's Ambulance Service Medal (QAM)

Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM)

Australia

The Queen's Birthday Honours 2013 for Australia were announced on 10 June 2013.[2]

New Zealand

The 2013 Queen's Birthday Honours list was published on 3 June 2013 gazetted in the New Zealand Gazette.[3][4]

Order of New Zealand

Order of New Zealand ribbon

New Zealand Order of Merit

New Zealand Order of Merit ribbon

Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (DNZM)

Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (KNZM)

Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM)

Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM)

Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM)

Honorary

Queen's Service Order (QSO)

Queen's Service Order ribbon

Queen's Service Medal (QSM)

Queen's Service Medal ribbon
Honorary

New Zealand Antarctic Medal (NZAM)

New Zealand Antarctic Medal ribbon

New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration (DSD)

New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration ribbon

Grenada

The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2013 was announced in the London Gazette on 15 June 2013.[5]

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

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

Civil Division

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

Papua New Guinea

The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2013 was announced in the London Gazette on 15 June 2013.[6]

Knight Bachelor

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

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

The Most Excellent 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

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Solomon Islands

The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2013 was announced in the London Gazette on 15 June 2013.[7]

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Tuvalu

The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2013 was announced in the London Gazette on 15 June 2013.[8]

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

Saint Lucia

The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2013 was announced in the London Gazette on 15 June 2013.[9]

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Civil Division

Belize

The Queen's Birthday Honours List for 2013 was announced in the London Gazette on 15 June 2013.[10]

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

See also

References

  1. 1 2 United Kingdom:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60534. pp. 1–36. 14 June 2013.
  2. 1 2 "The Queen's Birthday 2013 Honours List". Government House of The Commonwealth of Australia.
  3. 1 2 "The Queen's Birthday Honours 2013" (24 June 2013) 80 New Zealand Gazette 2171.
  4. 1 2 "The Queen's Birthday Honours List 2013". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Retrieved 2 June 2013. External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. 1 2 Grenada:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60535. pp. 37–38. 15 June 2013.
  6. 1 2 The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60536. pp. 39–46. 15 June 2013.
  7. 1 2 Solomon Islands:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60537. pp. 43–46. 15 June 2013.
  8. 1 2 Tuvalu:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60538. pp. 45–46. 15 June 2013.
  9. 1 2 Saint Lucia:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60539. pp. 47–48. 15 June 2013.
  10. 1 2 Belize:The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 60540. pp. 49–50. 15 June 2013.
  11. 1 2 "Caruana Heads Queen's Birthday Honours". Your Gibraltar TV. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  12. The Governor-General – Knighthood for the late Justice Robert Chambers
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