The Queen's Birthday Honours 1963 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 "on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday", and were published in supplements to the London Gazette of 31 May 1963.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

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 listed here as they were styled before their new honour.

United Kingdom

Baron

Privy Counsellor

Baronet

Knight Bachelor

State of Victoria

State of Queensland

State of South Australia

State of Western Australia

Commonwealth Relations

Overseas Territories

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)

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

Royal Victorian Order

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)

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Military Division
Royal Navy
Army
Royal Air Force
Civil Division

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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Royal Air Force
Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Military Division
Army
Royal Air Force
Civil Division
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2020)

New Zealand

Main article: 1963 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)

References

  1. ^ UK list: "No. 43010". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1963. pp. 4793–4826.
  2. ^ a b Australia list: "No. 43011". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1963. pp. 4827–4830.
  3. ^ New Zealand list: "No. 43012". The London Gazette. 31 May 1963. pp. 4831–4833.
  4. ^ Nigeria list: "No. 43013". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1963. pp. 4835–4837.
  5. ^ Sierra Leone list: "No. 43014". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1963. pp. 4839–4840.
  6. ^ Jamaica list: "No. 43015". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1963. p. 4841.
  7. ^ Uganda list: "No. 43016". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1963. p. 4843.
  8. ^ Rhodesia and Nyasaland list: "No. 43017". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 May 1963. pp. 4845–4846.
  9. ^ "The Struggle to get the Royal Seal of Approval for the Planning Profession #WTPD2019". Linkedin. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Supplement to the London Gazette" (PDF). The Gazette. 8 June 1963. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 September 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.