Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are conferred by the monarch (or her representative) some time after the date of the announcement, particularly for those service people on active duty.
The 1996 Queen's Birthday honours list for the United Kingdom and Commonwealth was announced on 14 June 1996;[1] the list for Australia announced on 9 June 1996;[2] and the list for New Zealand announced on 3 June 1996.[3]
Recipients of honours are shown below as they were styled before their new honour.
Professor Peter John Morris, F.R.S., Nuffield Professor of Surgery, Chairman of Surgery and Director, Oxford Transplantation Centre, University of Oxford. For services to Medicine.
John Alan Parkes, lately Chief Executive, Humberside County Council. For services to Local Government.
Simon Frank Perry, Chief Executive, British Screen Finance. For services to the Film Industry.
Professor Deanna Sheila Petherbridge, Professor of Drawing, Royal College of Art. For services to the Draughtsmanship.
Professor James Colquhoun Petrie, Professor of Pharmacology and Head, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Aberdeen and co-director, Health Services Research Unit, Aberdeen. For services to Medicine.
Rosina May, Mrs Pink. For political and public service.
David Anthony Vicary, chairman, Chamber of Coal Traders and chairman, National Association of Solid Fuel Wholesalers. For services to the Coal Industry.
Marion Helen, Mrs Brighton, chairman, Lincolnshire Tourism and lately Member, East Midlands Tourist Board. For services to Tourism in Lincolnshire and South Humberside.
James Douglas Brown, chairman, South Ayrshire Hospitals NHS Trust. For services to Health Care.
Terence Walter Brownlow, lately Principal Professional and Technology Officer, Ministry of Defence.
Laurence Hardy Harwood, Adviser on Coast and Countryside Strategy Plans, National Trust. For services to Conservation.
Major Alastair John Crafton Hewat, lately chairman, Scottish River Purification Boards Association and chairman, Tweed River Purification Board. For services to Conservation.
Patrick Joseph Higgins. For public service.
Anita Mary Clarke, Mrs Higham, Principal of Banbury School, Oxfordshire and Director, Heart of England Training and Enterprise Council. For services to Education and Training.
Sheila Margaret, Mrs Holden, Senior Principal Engineer (Transportation), East Sussex County Council. For services to Transportation Planning.
John Frederick White Holdich. For political and public service.
Miss Shana Clare Hole, Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip.
Helen Ruth, Mrs Ostrycharz, chairman, Ayrshire, Inverclyde and Argyll Committee for the Employment of People with Disabilities. For services to Disabled People.
Richard Eric Painter, Chief Executive, ADT Education Trust Ltd. For services to Education.
Robin James Harry Sumpter, chairman, Scunthorpe Social Security Tribunal. For services to the community in Scunthorpe, Humberside.
Peter Charles Swain, Director, Living Options East Devon. For services to Disabled People.
Marney Jane, Mrs Swan. For political service.
Peter Simon Tanner, Principal Scientific Officer, Ministry of Defence.
David Scott Tennet, managing director, GEC Marconi Defence Systems. For services to the Defence Industry.
Brian Thaxter, D.L. For services to the community in Merseyside.
Bernard Thomas, lately Works Director, Sekisui. For services to Industry in South Wales.
John Hugh Thomas. For services to Music in Wales.
Roger John Thompson, chairman and managing director, Guide Friday Ltd. For services to Tourism.
Thomas Walter Thompson, Director of Planning and Transportation, Leicestershire County Council. For services to Civil Engineering and to Highway Maintenance.
Edward David Macrae Tod, President, National Association of Fundholding Practices. For services to Medicine.
Helen Patricia, Mrs Toft, Chief Waste Regulation Officer. For services to Waste Regulation.
Alan Reynolds Westwell, Chief Executive and managing director, Greater Manchester Buses North Ltd. For services to Public Transport in Greater Manchester.
Dorothy, Mrs Boggis. For services to the community in Lowestoft, Suffolk.
Ernest William Bolton. For services to the community in Flintshire.
Jennifer Margaret, Mrs Bone, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England, Bristol. For services to Higher Education.
William John Boston. For services to the community in Wigan, Greater Manchester.
William Bottomley. For services to Training in Staffordshire.
Miss Betty Westwood Linnell Boughton. For political and public service.
Amethyst Vivienne, Mrs Bowrin, lately Administrative Officer, Department of Health.
Jane Inman, Mrs Boyd, Custodian, Moffat Museum. For services to the community in Moffat, Dumfriesshire.
George Kenneth Boyden. For services to the St John Ambulance Brigade and to the community in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire.
Richard John Braddon. For services to the St John Ambulance Brigade.
John Michael Brennan. For services to Link Radio and to Elderly People in Essex.
Miss Anne Valerie Bretherick. For political service.
Dorothy Freda, Mrs Broaderwick. For services to the Magistracy in Warley, West Midlands.
Brian William Broadhead, lately managing director, Coal Contractors Ltd. For services to the Coal Industry.
Arthur Bromley. For services to Angling for People with Disabilities.
Claude Basil Brooks, chairman, Angilla Improvement Association, West Indian Standing Committee, Slough. African/Caribbean Co-ordinating Committee. For services to Community Relations.
Duncan Brown. For services to the Boys' Brigade in Port Glasgow, Renfrewshire.
George Joseph Brown, lately Area Manager, Hales Waste Control Ltd. For services to Waste Management.
Isabel, Mrs Brown. For services to the Oxfordshire Association for the Blind.
Miss Margaret Ann Brown. For services to the Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge.
Norah Sophia, Mrs Brown. For services to Tourism.
Paul Glyn Browning, Special Constabulary Commandant and Scenes of Crime Officer, Kent County Constabulary. For services to the Police.
Miss Amy Louise Browse. For services to the community in Willand, Devon.
Nancy C, Mrs Bruce, Assistant Headteacher, Kelso High School, Roxburghshire. For services to Education.
Richard Frank Brundle. For political service.
Angus Findlay Brymer, Traincrew Leader, Hereford, Transrail Ltd, British Railways. For services to the Railway Industry.
Derek James Budd, Director, Mental Health Services, Eastbourne and County Healthcare Trust, East Sussex. For services to Health Care.
Elsa Violet, Mrs Bulmer. For services to the community in Petersfield, Hampshire.
Anthony Burgess, Prison Officer, H.M. Prison Ford.
Miss Lyndall Burnham, Sub Divisional Telephonist, Leicestershire Constabulary. For services to the Police.
Ralph Bernard Burquest, Force Statistical Officer, Merseyside Police. For services to the Police.
James Sydney Burrows. For services to the community in Islington, London.
Miss Kate Florence Burton. For services to the community in Croydon, Surrey.
Priscilla Margaret, Lady Burton. For services to SCOPE and to the community in Ipswich, Suffolk.
Vera Rimmelion, Mrs Bush. For services to the community in Devizes, Wiltshire.
Ann, Mrs Butler, chairman, Dersingham Phobbies Club. For services to Disabled People in Norfolk.
Nigel Christopher Butler, Operations Director, Spectra-Tek UK Ltd. For services to the Computer and Energy Industries.
Richard Keith Butler, Director, Dalmellington and District Conservation Trust. For services to Conservation.
Nora Elizabeth, Mrs Byng. For services to the community in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
Miss Margery Edith Cadman. For services to the Royal British Legion in Wickham Market, Suffolk.
Helen, Mrs Cameron. For services to the Multiple Sclerosis Society in the Borders.
John Campbell. For services to the Police.
Murdina, Mrs Campbell, chairwoman, Lochbroom Community Council. For services to the community in Ullapool and Lochbroom, Ross-shire.
David Capel, lately Manager, Repair Engineering, Product Support, Rolls-Royce Commercial Aeroengines Ltd. For services to Engineering.
Nora, Mrs Carlisle. For services to Road Safety.
Donald Boys Carman, Member, Ditton Parish Council, Aylesford, Kent. For services to Local Government.
Gladys Evelyn, Mrs Carmichael. For services to the community in Holywell, Flintshire.
Frank Carnall. For services to the Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool.
Kathleen M, Mrs Carrigan. For political service.
Trevor Maurice Cartwright, Personnel Manager, Systems Group, Vosper Thornycroft (UK) Ltd. For services to the Defence Industry.
Miss Helen Margaret Cattanach. For services to the Royal Air Forces Association in Scotland.
Prashun Kumar Chakraverty, Senior Executive Officer, H.M. Board of Customs and Excise.
Anne Elizabeth, Mrs Charles, Warden, Gorran Haven Sheltered Housing Unit, Restormel Borough Council. For services to Elderly People.
Robert Arthur Chenery, Head, Borough Liaison and Development, London Tourist Board. For services to Tourism in London.
Alan Arthur Chesters. For services to the Barr Hill Lads Club and to Association Football in Salford, Greater Manchester.
Alan William Chilvers. For charitable services and services to the community in Outwood, Surrey.
Anthony Hugh Chivers. For charitable services to the Dental Profession.
Neville John Churcher. For services to Architecture.
Michael David Clack, Principal Lecturer, School of Music, Colchester Institute, Essex. For services to Music Education.
Ronald Wilfred Clargo, managing director, Alfred Maltby Bookbinders. For services to Bookbinding.
Frank Colin Gribble. For services to Nature Conservation.
Hilda May, Mrs Griffin, Gardener, Mompesson House, Wiltshire. For services to the National Trust.
John Brian Griffiths, Conservation, Recreation and Heritage Forester, Forestry Commission.
Gerald George Grimmond, General Manager, Camberwell Rehabilitation Association Workshop. For services to Mentally Ill People.
John Grimshaw, Director and Chief Engineer, Sustrans Ltd. For services to Cycling, Sustainable Transport and to the Environment.
Helen Mary, Mrs Guild. For services to Child Care and to Community Development in Scotland.
Desmond Eric Gunner. For services to Agriculture and to Conservation.
Margaret, Mrs Hales. For political service.
Sheila Buchanan, Mrs Halley, Manager, Dixon Community Halls Day Centre, Glasgow. For services to Elderly People.
Miss Joyce Clayton Hamer, Deputy Headteacher, Newtown High School, Powys. For services to Education.
Miss Eldora Horton Hamlett, Nursing Auxiliary, Cheshire Community Healthcare Trust. For services to Health Care.
Helen Gordon, Mrs Hardie, Auxiliary Coastguard, H.M. Coastguard, Forth Maritime Rescue Sub Centre. For services to Safety at Sea.
Raymond Bertram Harding, Neighbourhood Watch Area Co-ordinator, Essex Police. For services to Crime Prevention.
Edna Mabel, Mrs Harknett, lately Member, Holderness Borough Council. For services to Local Government.
Peter James Amis Harper, Member, Airworthiness Requirements Board and chairman, Operations Advisory Committee, Civil Aviation Authority. For services to Aviation.
Miss Andrea Harris, lately Local Officer 2, Department of Social Security.
John Eric Harris, Founder, Helene Harris Memorial Trust. For services to Cancer Research.
Peter Joseph Harris, Executive Officer, Lord Chancellor's Department.
Elizabeth Marie, Mrs Lucas Harrison. For services to the Royal Air Forces Escaping Society.
Francis John Harrison, Headteacher, Loddon Middle School, Norfolk. For services to Education.
Martin Hartley, Resident Engineer/Manager, Balfpur Beatty Projects and Engineering Ltd. For services to Export.
Robert Ian Harvey, Constable, Lancashire Constabulary. For services to the Police.
Ann, Mrs Hatton. For services to the community in Norton Grange, Stockton on Tees, Cleveland.
Geoffrey Havard. For services to the Tanglewood Social Club for People with Learning Disabilities, Harrow, Middlesex.
Julie, Mrs Havard. For services to the Tanglewood Social Club for People with Learning Disabilities, Harrow, Middlesex.
Captain George Hayes. For services to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association in Leicestershire.
Roland Haythornthwaite. For services to the British Deaf Sports Council.
Michael Gordon Heath, Project Co-ordinator, Bus Privatisation, London Buses Ltd. For services to Public Transport in London.
Robert John Helleur, Manager, Business Support, Design and Build, British Telecommunications plc. For scientific services to the Telecommunications Industry.
David Allan Henderson. For services to Industrial Health and Safety.
Keith Henderson. For political service.
Frances Margaret, Mrs Herd, Refectory Manageress, Elmwood College, Cupar, Fife. For services to Education.
Richard Heyes, President, Central Lancashire Dial-a-Ride. For services to the Mobility of Disabled People.
Roy Jack Hickman, Director, Woodrow High House, London Federation of Boys' Clubs. For services to Young People.
Reginald Hignett. For services to the community in Tyldesley, Manchester.
Judith, Mrs Hiller. For services to the British Diplomatic Spouses' Association.
Olga Joan, Mrs Hobson. For services to the community in Maidenhead, Berkshire.
Mark Graham Holder, Radio Operator. For humanitarian services in the former Yugoslavia.
John Albert Holland, Secretary, National Advisory Panel, Advanced Drivers' Association, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. For services to Road Safety.
Peter Michael Holman, Q.P.M., Detective Sergeant, Metropolitan Police. For services to the Police.
Lorna Gillian, Mrs Horner. For services to the community in Hargrave, Northamptonshire.
Miss Diana Howard, Principal Librarian, Reference and Information Services, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. For services to Librarianship.
Group Captain Raymond Frederick George Howard, B.E.M. For services to the community in Essex.
Ralph George Howes, Sub-Divisional Commandant, Special Constabulary. For services to the Police.
William James Howie. For services to the Dairy Industry.
Charles William Hudson. For services to the St John Ambulance Brigade in Sussex and to the Bluebell Railway.
James Patrick Hughes, Welfare Officer, H.M. Board of Inland Revenue.
Michael John Hughes, Higher Executive Officer, Overseas Development Administration.
Vera, Mrs Hughes. For services to the Magistracy in Liverpool, Merseyside.
Anne, Mrs Humphrey. For services to Elderly People in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear.
Reginald Harold Humphreys, Driver, Trainload Freight, British Railways. For services to the Railway Industry.
Doreen Stella, Mrs Humphries. For political and public service.
Doreen, Mrs Hunt. For services to the Citizen's Advice Bureau, Yardley, West Midlands.
William Hugh Huntley. For services to the Rotary Movement.
Hannah Vera, Mrs Hutchinson. For charitable services in the Isle of Wight.
Marie, Mrs Hynes. For services to the community in Macclesfield, Cheshire.
Pamela, Mrs Ingham, Manager, Cornerstone. For services to the Buddie Road Estate, Benwell, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Ellen Irene, Mrs Inwood. For services to the Mobility of Disabled People in Northamptonshire.
James Glendower Irving, Voluntary Observer, Meteorological Office, Looe, Cornwall.
Susan, Mrs Irving, Fire Control Officer, Lincolnshire Fire Brigade. For services to the Fire Service.
Norman Gwyrosydd Perry James. For services to the St John Ambulance Brigade.
Gladys, Mrs Janes, Founder and Organiser, Harrow Community Transport. For services to the Mobility of Disabled People.
Anthony Lloyd Jefferis, Regional Estates Surveyor, Anglian Region, the Environment Agency. For services to the Water Industry.
Moussa Jogee. For services to Race Relations in Scotland.
David Reginald Careilw John. For services to Clwyd Deaf Children's Society.
Jean Barbara, Mrs Johnson. For services to the WRVS and to the community in Worcester.
Miss Mary Louise Johnson, Higher Executive Officer, Department of Trade and Industry.
William Johnson, Member, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council. For services to Local Government.
Dennis Owen Jones, Regional Collector, H.M. Board of Inland Revenue.
Gareth Jones, Project Manager, (BAJ Banwell), Meggitt Aerospace. For services to the Defence Industry.
Gruffudd Hefin Jones, Leading Firefighter, North Wales Fire Service. For services to the Fire Service.
Leonard Harry Jones. For services to the Royal British Legion in Suffolk.
Keith Jordan, Assistant Director Technical Services, British Academy of Film and Television Arts. For services to the Film and Television Industries.
Subhash Kantilal Joshi, Partner, Pannell Kerr Forster and chairman, Strathclyde Ethnic Minorities Business Forum. For services to Business and to Race Relations.
Geoffrey Arthur Kaley, managing director, Computer Cab Company Ltd and chairman, Licensed Taxi Drivers' Association. For services to the Taxi Industry.
Reuben Kandler. For services to the Far East (Prisoner of War and Internees) Fund.
Arthur Keith Kendrew, Process and General Supervisory Grade C, Ministry of Defence.
James Kennedy, Field Director, War Child, Mostar. For humanitarian services in the former Yugoslavia.
Margaret Ann, Mrs Kennedy, Revenue Executive Officer, H.M. Board of Inland Revenue.
Derek Kent, Sub Officer (Retained), Humberside Fire Brigade. For services to the Fire Service.
Joanna, Mrs Kessler. For services to the community in London.
Nigel John King. For services to Deaf People.
Brian Knight, Site Manager, Willingdon Trees School, Eastbourne, East Sussex. For services to Education.
Miss Sheila Knight, Administrative Officer, Ministry of Defence.
Miss Beryl Elaine Knotts. For services to OXFAM.
John Lackenby, Kielder Water Manager, Northumbrian Water. For services to the Water Industry.
John Robert Lamb, Principal Orthotist and Manager, Tayside Orthotics Service. For services to the NHS in Scotland.
Sandra Christine, Mrs Lancashire, Local Officer 2, Department of Social Security.
David Bryan Laycock, Director, Computer Centre for People with Disabilities. For services to Education and to Disabled People.
Sidney Lazarus, lately Forensic Medical Examiner, Metropolitan Police. For services to Forensic Medicine.
Captain John Henry Le Page, Warden, Communicare Centre, St Brelade, Jersey. For services to the community.
Miss Sarah Imelda Lees, Revenue Executive, H.M. Board of Inland Revenue.
Thomas Leggate. For services to the Citizen's Advice Bureau in Bellshill, Scotland.
John Leigh, lately Director (North), Commission for New Towns. For services to New Towns.
Group Captain Brian John Leonard. For services to the War Pensions Committee, North West England.
Peter Linfoot, Inspector of Construction, Health and Safety Executive. Department of the Environment.
Brian Little. For services to Ornithological Research.
Peter James Little, Senior Executive Officer, Department for Education and Employment.
Margaret, Mrs Lowther, MPB5, Department for Education and Employment.
Neil James Macdonald, General Medical Practitioner, Aviemore, Inverness-shire. For services to Medicine and to Mountain Rescue.
Gary Preston Macfarlane, General Medical Practitioner, Kirkintilloch, Glasgow. For services to Medicine.
Lachlan Robertson MacLeod, Constable, Strathclyde Police. For services to the Police and for humanitarian services in Romania.
Jean, Mrs Machell. For services to the Cleveland Library Service and to the community in Cleveland.
Major Dorothy Jill Machray, Retired Officer 2, Ministry of Defence.
Beryl Patricia, Mrs Mackay. For services to the League of Friends, Shenley Hospital, Hertfordshire.
Edna, Mrs Mackrill, Support Grade 2, Health and Safety Executive, Department of the Environment.
Miss Christina Maclean. For services to Cancer Care in Scotland.
Evelyn Margaret, Mrs Magee. For public service.
Margretta Rita, Mrs Magowan. For public service.
Tony F. C. Man. For services to the community in Croydon, Surrey.
Myfanwy, Mrs Margetson. For services to the community, particularly Young People, in Cwmavon, Port Talbot.
Kathleen, Mrs Marnoch. For services to the WRVS and to the Community in Kincardine and Deeside.
Eileen Esther, Mrs Marshall. For services to the community in North London.
Jessie, Mrs Marshall. For services to Blind People.
Jean Margaret Burrington, Mrs Marwood. For political and public service.
Brian Desmond Mawhinney For services to Scouting.
Alan John Mayes, Support Grade 1, H.M. Board of Customs and Excise.
Margaret Patricia, Mrs McCafferty, lately Administrative Assistant, Department for National Savings.
Frank McCausland. For services to the community and to the Arts.
John Michael McDiarmid, Vice Chairman, Red Deer Commission. For services to Agriculture.
Janet Isobel, Mrs McDonagh. For services to the Hosplce Movement and to the community.
James Gilbert McDowell. For services to Schools' Association Football.
Thomas McFarlane. For services to Higher Education.
Annie, Mrs McGrory. For services to St Anne's Primary School, Whitechapel, London.
James Edward Hugh McIvor. For services to the Police.
Pauline Taylor, Mrs McKeown, Programme Director, Marie Slopes International. For humanitarian services in the former Yugoslavia.
John McLaughlin, managing director, Skylight International Ltd. For services to Industry and to the community in Renfrewshire.
James McMillan, lately Member, Argyll and Bute District Council. For services to Local Government in Scotland.
Rita, Mrs McMullan, lately Administrative Officer, Home Office.
Anne, Mrs McNellan, managing director, Scottish Childminding Association. For services to Childminding.
James Fleming McRitchie. For charitable services to the Save the Children Fund and to the Scottish Motor Neurone Disease Association.
Miss Marie McVeigh. For public service.
Margaret, Mrs McVity, Senior Lecturer and Equal Opportunities Officer (Disability), Huddersfield Technical College. For services to Further Education and to Disabled People.
Jeffrey Meeten, Account Investigation Adviser, Customer Service South Eastern Electricity plc. For services to the Electricity Industry.
Robert Speirs Menzies, Workshop Manager, Beltane Products. For services to Disabled People in Lanarkshire.
Patricia Winifred, Mrs Midgley. For services to the North End Trust, King's Lynn, Norfolk.
Andrew Millar. For services to Talking Newspapers and to the National Federation of the Blind of the UK.
Charles Miller. For public service.
Charles Antony Miller, T.D. For services to the British Red Cross Society and to the community in Knutsford, Cheshire.
David James Miller, Sector Officer, Coastguard Agency, South Pembrokeshire Sector, Department of Transport.
Robert Singleton Miller, lately Leather Worker, Andrew Muirhead and Sons Ltd. For services to the Leather Industry.
Maria Antonina, Mrs Miloszewska, lately Higher Executive Officer, Department for Education and Employment.
Melvyn Barry Minshull, Principal Engineer, GEC Marconi. For services to the Defence Industry.
Charles Robin Wingate Mitchell, lately Health and Safety Officer, Environmental Affairs, British Aggregate Construction Materials Industries. For services to the Construction Industry.
Hubert Charles Weston Mitchell. For services to the British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association in Bristol, Avon.
James Mitchell, lately Coxswain, Kirkwall Lifeboat, RNLI. For services to Safety at Sea.
William Reginald Mitchell. For services to Journalism and to the community in Yorkshire and Cumbria.
Philip John Mobsby, Director, British Meat Manufactures' Association. For services to the Meat Industry.
Jacqueline Lucette, Mrs Monbiot, Driver, Government Car Service, Department of the Environment.
Hope Mary, Mrs Monks, School Crossing Patrol, Walthamstow, London. For services to Road Safety.
Maureen, Mrs Montgomery. For services to the Chartered Surveying Profession.
Christopher John Moon. For services to the Halo Trust.
Eunice Dorothy, Mrs Moore. For services to Young People in Mold, Flintshire.
Paul Moore, Constable, Nottinghamshire Constabulary. For services to the Police and to the Community.
David John Elwyn Morgan. For services to the community in South East Wales.
James Kingsley Morrison. For services to the community in Broughty Ferry, Dundee.
Mary Bewick, Mrs Mossop. For services to the community in Chester-le-Street, Co Durham.
Allan Mounsey, Clerical Officer, Site Construction, British Nuclear Fuels plc. For services to the Nuclear Industry.
Gordon Alexander Murison, lately Senior Executive Officer, Department for National Savings.
Peter Henry Ranee Munday, B.E.M., Higher Instructional Officer, Army School of Ammunition, Ministry of Defence.
James Murdock. For services to the Police.
Robert Joseph Murray, Prison Officer, H.M. Young Offenders' Institution Polmont.
Alexander Donald Nelson, lately Vice Chairman, Wigtown District Council. For services to Local Government.
Raymond Nethercott. For services to the Rehabilitation of Offenders.
Muriel, Mrs Newman. For services to the community, particularly Elderly People, in Nettleham, Lincolnshire.
Ronald Archer Newton. For services to the Soldiers' Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association in Co Durham.
Bunty, Mrs Nicoll. For services to the community in Angus.
David Jeune Nicolle. For political service.
James Craig Nicolson, Inspector, Custody Services. Security Facilities Executive, Office of Public Service.
Cyril George Noke. For services to the community in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
Roger Norman. For services to the community and to Journalism in South East England.
Charles Arthur North, lately Rail Operator, North Dulwich Station, Network South Central, British Railways. For services to the Railway Industry.
Marilyn, Mrs Noyes, Personal Secretary, Ministry of Defence.
Patrick O'Connell. For services to the Royal Life Saving Society.
Father Francis Aloysias O'Leary, Director, St Joseph's Hosplce Association-Josplce International. For services to the Hosplce Movement.
Barbara Joyce, Mrs O'Shea, School Crossing Patrol, Wincham, Cheshire County Council. For services to Road Safety.
Dennis William Ogborn. For services to the community.
Joseph Henderson Oliver. For services to the Royal Air Forces Association in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire.
Catherine Joan, Mrs Ollis. For services to the WRVS in Ross on Wye, Herefordshire.
Gordon Kaye Ollivere, Director and Chief Executive, Regional Technology Centre North. For services to Business in North East England.
Norris Wallington Osborne. For services to the Berkshire Probation Service.
Robert Overend. For services to Agriculture.
Tommy Wyn Owen, Support Grade 2, Welsh Office.
George William Page, lately Car Park Attendant, Norfolk and Norwich Healthcare Trust. For services to Health Care.
Stephen Jeffrey Pailes, Constable, Warwickshire Constabulary. For services to the Police and to the Community.
John Millar Palmer. For services to the Police.
Bryant John Parker, Lock Keeper, Stoke Lock, Stoke Bardolph, Nottinghamshire. For services to British Waterways.
Squadron Leader John Joseph Parker, RAF (Rtd), lately Retired Officer 2, Ministry of Defence.
Ann, Mrs Parkin, Carer, Home Finding Scheme, Sheffield, South Yorkshire. For services to Disabled People.
Horace Henzell Parkyn, chairman, Brownsea Island Voluntary Wardens Committee. For services to the National Trust.
John Stephen Parrott. For charitable services in Merseyside.
Edward Henry Parry, Chief Superintendent, Northamptonshire Police. For services to the Police.
Anthony Fred Lewis Parsons. For services to National Federation of Retail Newsagents.
Josephine Kathleen, Mrs Patmore. For services to the Royal College of Defence Studies.
Devora Yaffa, Mrs Peake, President, Boxford Suffolk Farms. For services to the Fruit and Fruit Juice Industries.
Ronald Stanley Springfield Pearson, lately chairman, Stockbury Parish Council, Sittingbourne, Kent. For services Local Government.
Matthew Elliot Peat. For services to the Boys' Brigade in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire.
Charles Edward Joseph Perea, Executive Officer, Ministry of Defence.
Maurice Reginald Perratt. For services to the Submarine Old Comrades Association.
John Trevor Perry, Member, Board of Visitors, H.M. Prison Featherstone. For services to Prisoner Welfare.
Mary Patricia, Mrs Peterson, Key Keeper, Muness Castle. For services to Conservation in Shetland.
Patricia, Mrs Phillips. For services to the British Academy.
Ronald Frederick Phillips. For services to the Reading Cygnets Swimming Club, Berkshire.
Joan Elizabeth, Mrs Pierce. For services to the WRVS and to the community in Wokingham, Berkshire.
Graham Arthur Richard Piper, Typist, Department of Trade and Industry.
Arthur Donald Pollard. For political and public service.
William Edward Pollitt. For services to the Soldiers', Sailors' and Airmen's Families Association in Greater Manchester.
Thomas Duncan Pollock. For services to the community.
John Richard Pool. For charitable services in Bristol, Avon.
Irene Maud, Mrs Pottinger. For services to the community in Muswell Hill, London.
Anne Grigor, Mrs Powell. For services to the Save the Children Fund in Leicester.
Edith, Mrs Powell. For political and public service.
Thomas Ernest Eric Pratt. For services to Cricket in Wales.
John Prestage, chairman, Executive Council, Institute of Plumbing. For services to Plumbing.
William Georges Price, Senior Head Gardener, Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Margaret Laura, Mrs Pullen. For political service.
Rennie William Purvis, Senior Executive Officer, Department of Social Security.
Catherine, Mrs Quine, chair, National Federation of Estate Management Boards. For services to Urban Regeneration.
Constance Kewin, Mrs Radcliffe. For services to the Cultural and Literary Heritage of the Isle of Man.
Marjorie Mary, Mrs Rains, lately Personal Secretary, Department of Trade and Industry.
Miss Susan Patricia Elizabeth Ramsay, Executive Officer, H.M. Board of Customs and Excise.
Edward Ramsden, lately Director, Environmental Health Services, Swansea City Council. For services to Local Government in Wales.
Diljit Rana. For services to Industry and to the community.
Miss Margaret Ann Randall, Secretary, National Gallery Publications Ltd. For services to the National Gallery.
Montague Raphael, Doctor, Remploy and formerly Sunelm. For services to Disabled People.
Patricia Elizabeth, Mrs Rate. For services to the Royal Naval Association in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire.
Linda, Mrs Reading, PBS, Department for Education and Employment.
Nancy, Mrs Reay, Private Secretary, British Coal Corporation. For services to the Coal Industry.
Archibald John Christopher Reger, lately Member, Chichester Harbour Conservancy. For services to the Environment.
Miss Katherine Chelsea Renton, Programme Development Adviser, Marie Slopes International. For humanitarian services in the former Yugoslavia.
Edwin Arnold Richards, Chief Engineer, AS90, VSEL. For services to the Defence Industry.
Marianne Joan, Mrs Richards, Chief Executive, Port Talbot Co-operative Development Agency. For services to Small Businesses in Port Talbot.
Ian Richardson. For services to the community in Laggan, Inverness-shire.
Anne Elizabeth, Mrs Riding. For services to the Royal Air Forces Association in London.
Marilyn, Mrs Rivers, Head, Grendon Church of England Primary School, Northamptonshire. For services to Education.
Miss Gwyneth Parul Roberts. For services to the community in North Wales.
Jean, Mrs Roberts, Prison Visitor, H.M. Young Offenders' Institution Feltham. For services to Prison Welfare.
John Ian Roberts, Temporary Sub Officer, London Fire and Civil Defence Authority. For services to the Fire Service.
William John Roberts. For services to the Anglesey Cancer Support Group.
Miss Florence Jean Robertson, lately Assistant Secretary, Faculty of Public Health Medicine. For services to Public Health.
Robert Robertson, Support Grade 2, Scottish Office.
Olive Marjorie, Mrs Robinson. For political service.
John William Robson, Chief Executive, Shildon and Sedgefield District Development Agency. For services to Business and to the community in Sedgefield District, County Durham.
Jonathan Robson. For political service.
Sheila Betty, Mrs Rogers. For services to the Multiple Sclerosis Society in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire.
Terence George Rolf. For services to the Territorial, Auxiliary and Volunteer Reserve Association in the South of England.
Elizabeth, Mrs Ross, Head Banqueting Waitress, Swallow Hotel, Seaburn, Sunderland. For services to Tourism.
Janet, Mrs Ross. For services to Bannockburn Hospital, Stirling.
Leslie Ross, Senior Presenter, BRMB, Birmingham. For services to Radio Broadcasting.
Peter Owen Jeffrey Rowlands, Group Scout Leader, Brecon. For services to Young People.
Rachel Annora, Mrs Rowlands. For services to Agriculture in Wales.
Vera Elsie, Mrs Geddes-Ruffle. For political service.
Pauline Albinia, Mrs Hamilton-Russell. For services to the Citizen's Advice Bureau, Covent Garden, London.
Wing Commander Robert Noel James Saker, R.A.F. (Rtd). For services to the Ministry of Defence.
David Alfred Saunders, Museum Support Grade 1, National Army Museum.
Robert Scott, Global Consultant, Engineering, British Petroleum Company Ltd. For services to the Oil Industry.
Victor Selwyn. For services to The Salamander Oasis Trust.
James Beggs Semple. For services to the Prison Service.
Patricia Alice, Mrs Shardlow. For services to the community in Cheddington, Bedfordshire.
Michael Thomas Sharman, lately Head of Consultancy, Department of Planning, Transportation and Economic Strategy, Warwickshire County Council. For services to Highway Maintenance.
Duncan Frederic Shaw, Member, Council for English Nature and Member, Joint Nature Conservation Committee. For services to Nature Conservation.
Joan, Mrs Shaw, Shop Manageress, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. For services to the RSPB in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire.
Caroline Margaret, Mrs Shearer. For services to the Employment Service in Ashington, Northumberland.
Iftikhar Hassan Sheikh, Member Croydon Race Equality Council. For services to Race Relations in Surrey.
Ann Mary, Mrs Sherwood, Manager, Portage Service, Wandsworth Local Education Authority. For services to Education.
Christine Ann, Mrs Shewry, Administrative Officer, Ministry of Defence.
John Short, Clinical Nurse Specialist, North Durham Acute Hospitals Trust. For services to Health Care.
Dorothy, Mrs Sidaway, lately Sub Divisional Officer, South Yorkshire Police. For services to the Police.
Miss Kathleen Sidebottom. For services to the Thornton Cleveleys Old People's Welfare Association, Lancashire.
Francis William Simpson. For services to Nature Conservation in Suffolk.
Joan, Mrs Simpson. For services to the community in Upton St Leonards, Gloucestershire.
Thomas Simpson. For services to the British Talking Book Service for the Blind.
Audrey Maud, Mrs Sinclair, lately Senior Personal Secretary, Ministry of Defence.
Susan, Mrs Singerman. For services to the Understanding of the Holocaust.
Geoffrey Smart, co-founder, Heart Link. For services to Parents of Children with Heart Disease.
Anthony Glen Smith, lately Aid Logistician. For humanitarian services in the former Yugoslavia.
Elizabeth, Mrs Smith. For services to Murroes Primary School, Duntrune, Dundee.
Eric Hedley Smith, chairman, Filton Parish Council and Life President, Filton Town Twinning Association. For services to Local Government and to Town Twinning.
Geoffrey Donald Smith, lately Pattern Maker and Joiner. For services to the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.
Miss Olive Hedley-Smith. For services to the Carers National Association and to the community in Torquay, Devon.
Patricia Ellen Anne, Mrs Smith. For services to the Soldiers' Widows and Widowers and Single Soldiers' Dependants Funds.
Percy Roger Smith, Divisional Officer, Gwent Special Constabulary. For services to the Police.
Philip Charles Pendrell Smith. For services to Royal National Institute for the Blind.
Robina, Mrs Smith. For services to the community in Arnside, Cumbria.
Sybil Mavis, Mrs Snelling. For services to the NSPCC in the Isle of Wight.
Miss Muriel Ann Sorbie, lately Higher Executive Officer, Scottish Office.
Michael Tanner, Manager, Metal Finishing Flight Refuelling Ltd. For services to Materials Technology.
Margaret Jane, Mrs Thom, lately Home Care Organiser, Social Work Department, Banff and Buchan Division, Grampian Regional Council Social Work Department. For services to the Community.
John Rowland Thomas. For services to the community in North East Powys.
William Thomas, Emergency Logistician. For humanitarian services in the former Yugoslavia.
David Bernard Thompson, T.D. For services to the community in Canterbury, Kent.
Ernest Thompson. For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Nursing.
Margery Jean, Mrs Thomson. For political and public service.
Alan Woodburn Thornton, managing director, Thor Ceramics. For services to the Ceramics Industry.
Charles Thornton. For services to the Guild of Technical Dyers and Dyework and to the Dyeing Industry.
Margaret, Mrs Tierney, Support Manager 3, Ministry of Defence.
John Henry Timms, Technical Officer, Preston and Mall Residents Association. For services to the community in Middlesex.
Frances Alice, Mrs Tolhurst, Youth Worker, Rye Boys Club, East Sussex. For services to Young People.
Alan Toogood, Personnel Manager, Lucas Automotive Ltd. For services to Engineering Education and Training.
Mary Angela, Mrs Ward, artistic director, Chicken Shed Theatre Trust. For services to the Arts.
Colin Thomas Warwick, chairman, Northumberland Sea Fisheries Committee. For services to the Fishing Industry.
John Waters. For services to the HMS Liverpool Association.
David Waterson, Leader, Salford Lads' Club, Greater Manchester. For services to Young People.
Miss Susan Mary Wates. For services to Child Care and to the community in London.
Paul Watson, Director, Bristol Cyrenians. For services to Homeless People.
Stewart Watson, Brass Instructor and Brass Band Conductor, Aberdeen. For services to Music.
Alan Stewart Watt. For services to the community.
Miss Beryl May Jago Webb, chairman, Ashingdon Parish Council, Essex. For services to Road Safety and to the community.
Colin David Webb, lately Delivery Manager, Royal Mail Anglia, Post Office. For services to the Post Office and to the community in Chelmsford, Essex.
Michael Huyshe Webber, executive director, Tinsley Bridge Ltd. For services to the Motor Industry.
Philip Welsh, lately chairman, West Whitelawburn Housing Co-operative and Member, New Gorbals Housing Association. For services to the Housing Association Movement in Scotland.
Joy, Mrs West. For services to the War Widows' Association of Great Britain.
Terence John Weston, lately Director of Finance, Ceredigion District Council. For services to Local Government in Wales.
Michael John White, Firefighter, Devon Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the Fire Service.
Morag Mary, Mrs White. For political and public service.
Thomas Patrick White. For services to the Construction Industry.
Keith Robert Whitesides. For services to the community in the East Midlands.
Norma, Mrs Whittaker. For services to the community in Oldham, Lancashire.
Jean Marion, Mrs Whittall, Administrative Officer, Ministry of Defence.
Mary, Mrs Wilkins. For services to the community in Highley, Shropshire.
Frank Willcock, Constable, Greater Manchester Police. For services to the Police and for charitable services.
Keith Edward Dare-Williams, Auxiliary Coastguard in Charge, H.M. Coastguard, Plymouth, Devon. For services to Safety at Sea.
Thomas John Williams, lately chairman, Council of Welsh Districts. For services to Local Government in Wales.
George Robert Thomas Willis, D.F.C., Non-Executive Director, Business Link in Barnsley and Doncaster. For services to Training.
Cecil Edward Austin Willson. For services to the Fleet Air Arm.
Arthur John Wilmot, Senior Road Safety Officer, Leicestershire County Council. For services to Road Safety.
Miss Maureen Elizabeth Wilsher, Support Grade 1, Ministry of Defence.
Hugh D. Wilson. For services to Rural and Agricultural Workers in Scotland.
Ronald Wilson. For services to the community in Yorkshire.
John Wesley Wilton. For services to the community in Harrowbarrow, Cornwall.
Geoffrey George Winkworth, Assistant Chief Officer, Fire Service College. For services to the Fire Service.
San Wong. For services to Industry and to the community.
David John Wood, Operations Standard Manager, Midlands Zone, Railtrack. For services to the Railway Industry.
Professor William Gordon Wood. For services to the Cricklade Music Festival, Wiltshire.
Ann, Mrs Woodcock, Supervisor, Clepington Playgroup, Dundee. For services to Race Relations in Dundee.
Kathleen Mary, Mrs Woodhead, lately Higher Executive Officer, Department of Health.
Timothy Edward James Wren, Prison Officer, H.M. Prison Featherstone.
Eileen Lily, Mrs Wright. For political and public service.
Rosina, Mrs Wybrow For services to Sir Thomas Abney Primary School, Hackney, London.
Gloria, Mrs Yates. For services to the community in Ely, Cardiff.
Maureen, Mrs Yeowell, Adviser to BUPA and National Mammography Trainer, BUPA Health Screening Centre, London. For services to Health Care.
Peter Michael Young, lately Professional and Technology, Officer, Transport Research Laboratory Executive Agency, Department of Transport.