1981 Birthday Honours


The Queen's Birthday Honours 1981 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. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the Queen. They were published on 13 June 1981 for the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, Fiji, The Bahamas, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, and Saint Lucia.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes and then divisions as appropriate.

United Kingdom and Colonies

Life Peers

;Barons
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of South Australia

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

;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Australian States
;;State of South Australia

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

;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of South Australia
;;State of Western Australia

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

;In Silver

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

;Military Division
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Australian States
;;State of South Australia
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;Overseas Award
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of South Australia
;;State of Western Australia
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of South Australia
;;State of Western Australia
;Home Civil Service
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;Army
;;Overseas Award
;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Overseas Territories
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of South Australia
;;State of Western Australia
;Military Division
;Army
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Navy
;Army
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;Royal Air Force
;England and Wales
;Northern Ireland
;Scotland
;Overseas Territories
;Australian State.
;;State of Queensland
;;State of South Australia
;;State of Western Australia
;;State of Victoria
;England and Wales
;Scotland
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of South Australia
;Royal Air Force
;United Kingdom

Knights Bachelor

Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB)

;Civil Division

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

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

;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Royal Australian Navy
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Royal Australian Navy
;Australian Army
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Royal Australian Navy
; Australian Army
;Royal Australian Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Royal Australian Navy
;Australian Army
;Royal Australian Air Force
;Civil Division
;Australian Army
;Australian Air Force
;Royal Australian Air Force
;Royal Australian Navy
;Australian Army
;Royal Australian Air Force
;Royal Australian Air Force

Knights Bachelor

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

;Civil Division

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

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

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division

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

Queen's Service Medals for Community Service (QSM)

;Military Division

Member of the Royal Red Cross (RRC)

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Knight Bachelor

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

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

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division