The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward 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.

They were announced on 14 June 2008 in the United Kingdom,[1] on 9 June 2008 in Australia,[2] on 2 June 2008 in New Zealand,[3] and on 14 June 2008 in Barbados,[4] The Bahamas,[5] Grenada,[6] Papua New Guinea,[7] Solomon Islands,[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

Knight Bachelor

Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Order of the Bath

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

Military Division

Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (DCB)

Civil Division

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Military Division

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division
Royal Navy
Army
Royal Air Force
Civil Division

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
Members of the Second Class, or Knights Commander, of the Most Distinguished Order

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

Royal Victorian Order

Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO)

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)

Medal of the Royal Victorian Order (RVM)

Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)
Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

Order of the British Empire

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

Civil Division

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

Military Division

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Military Division
Royal Navy
Army
Royal Air Force
Civil Division
Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Military Division
Royal Navy
Army
Royal Air Force
Civil Division
Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Military Division
Royal Navy
Army
Royal Air Force
Civil Division
Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

Royal Red Cross (RRC)

Associate of the Royal Red Cross (ARRC)

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

England and Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland

Queen's Fire Services Medal (QFSM)

England and Wales
Scotland

Queen's Volunteer Reserves Medal (QVRM)

Royal Navy
Army

Australia

Main article: 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)

The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 for Australia were announced on 9 June 2008.[2]

New Zealand

Main article: 2008 Birthday Honours (New Zealand)

The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008 for New Zealand were announced on 2 June 2008.[3]

Barbados

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Civil Division

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

The Bahamas

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

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

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Grenada

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Civil Division

Papua New Guinea

Knight Bachelor

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

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

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)

Military Division
Civil Division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Military Division
Civil Division

Companion of the Imperial Service Order (ISO)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Military Division
Civil Division

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Solomon Islands

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

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Saint Lucia

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

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

Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Civil Division

Footnotes

  1. ^ Appointed a Commander of The Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the UK list and a Companion of The New Zealand Order of Merit (CNZM) in the NZ list.

References

  1. ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 58729". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 14 June 2008. pp. 1–28.
  2. ^ a b Australia list: "The Queen's Birthday 2008 Honours List". Government House of The Commonwealth of Australia. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015.
  3. ^ a b New Zealand list: "The Queen's Birthday Honours 2008" (PDF). New Zealand Gazette (94): 2561–2565. 11 June 2008.
  4. ^ Barbados list: "No. 58730". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 14 June 2008. pp. 29–30.
  5. ^ The Bahamas list: "No. 58731". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 14 June 2008. pp. 31–32.
  6. ^ Grenada list: "No. 58732". The London Gazette (4th supplement). 14 June 2008. pp. 33–34.
  7. ^ Papua New Guinea list: "No. 58733". The London Gazette (5th supplement). 14 June 2008. pp. 35–38.
  8. ^ Solomon Islands list: "No. 58734". The London Gazette (6th supplement). 14 June 2008. pp. 39–40.
  9. ^ Saint Lucia list: "No. 58735". The London Gazette (7th supplement). 14 June 2008. pp. 41–42.
  10. ^ Belize list: "No. 58736". The London Gazette (8th supplement). 14 June 2008. pp. 43–44.