1981 Queen's Birthday Honours (Australia)

The 1981 Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were appointments to recognise and reward good works by citizens of Australia and other nations that contribute to Australia. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations and were announced on 13 June 1981 in Australia.

The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by honour with grades and then divisions i.e. Civil, Diplomatic and Military as appropriate.

Order of Australia

Knight of the Order of Australia (AK)

General Division

RecipientCitationNotesThe Right Honourable Sir Garfield (Edward John) Barwick, For service to the Australian Parliament, government and the law

Companion (AC)

General Division

RecipientCitationNotesSir John (Laurence) Knott, For service to industry and the communityKeith William Steel, For service to industry

Officer (AO)

General Division RecipientCitationNotesJohn Hamilton AndrewsFor service to the architectureDr Percy Raymond BeggFor service to dentistry, particularly in the field of orthodonticsHugh Reskymer Bonython, For service to the artsMurray Goulburn Madden BourchierFor service to the diplomatic corpsMac BrunckhorstFor service to bankingEdward John Connellan, For service to the community and aviationJack Napier Davenport, For service to industryLaurence Desmond Draper, For service to the South Australian Police Force, particularly as CommissionerSydney Stephen DunnFor services to educationJohn Keith EdwardsFor service to industry and educationDr Alexander MacDonald FraserFor service to educationRobert Donald Hill-LingFor service to industryHerman Diederik HuyerFor service to industry and to the communityKenneth Thomas JenkinsFor service to the disabledCharles Wooller MarshallFor service to the mining industryProfessor Donald William McElwain, For service to medicine, particularly in the field of psychologyWilliam Norman MorrisonFor service to industry and to the communityThe Honourable Justice John Flood NagleFor service to the community and to educationIvan Edgar Newnham, For public service to industryFrancis John Owen Ryan, For public service in the field of corporate affairsGilbert Frederick Seaman, For public serviceProfessor Julius Stone, For service to law, particularly in the field of international lawDr Margaret Ada Sutherland, For service to musicMaurice Carmel TimbsFor public service

Military Division BranchRecipientCitationNotesNavyRear-Admiral David Willoughby Leach, For service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly as Flag Officer commanding H M Australia Fleet and as Chief of Naval PersonnelArmyMajor-General Phillip Harvey Bennett, For service to the Australian Defence Force, particularly as Chief of the Defence ForceAir ForceAir Vice-Marshal Henry Alfred Hughes, For service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Chief of Air Force Material

Member (AM)

General Division RecipientCitationNotesNeville Francis Amadio, For service to musicLouis Athol-ShmithFor service to photographyEmeritus Professor Mervyn Neville AustinFor service to educationBertram Charles BallardFor service to the public service as a diplomatic representativeKevin Charles BartlettFor service to the sport of Australian footballLuciano BiniFor service to migrant welfareNorman Joseph CampbellFor service to industrial relationsRalph Gordon ConleyFor service to the aviation industryHelen Craven CrispFor service to educationSydney Page CroslandFor service to journalismMargaret Isabel DayFor service to the performing artsThe Honourable Renfrey Curgenven De GarisFor service to the community and to parliament and governmentRosalind Janet DennyFor service to nursingJohn Stuart DowieFor service to the arts as a sculptor and painterJames Heward EarleFor service to architectureWilliam John EasonFor service to educationBrother Ethelred Alan Nestor FergusonFor service to educationRichard Batten GallFor service to industryGeorge Andrew Gray, For service to education, particularly in the field of psychologyJames Patrick HaganFor service in the fiend of Aboriginal welfareHarry Oswald HallFor service to the building industryDr Donald Graham HamiltonFor service to medicine, particularly in the field of paediatricsMajor Colin Alistair Harper, For service to the communityLorna Ruby HauslerFor service to the communityJames Charles HoughtonFor service to industryDavid Neil IrelandFor service to literatureDonald IsaacsFor service to industry and to the communityFreda Elizabeth JacobFor service to the disabledColin Frederick JacobsenFor service to the entertainment industryCharles Thomas KearneyFor service to the communityRabbi John Simon LeviFor service to religionWalter John LewerFor public serviceMarie Lenore LowndesFor service to nursingWallace Vivian McKenseyFor service to engineeringHilarie Clare Moore, For service to disabled childrenHoward Charles MortonFor service to the prevention and control of tuberculosisFrancis Joseph MurphyFor service to the sport of divingDr Stephen Murray-SmithFor service to education and to literatureRobyn Anne NevinFor service to the performing artsHarold Charles OgilvieFor service to the communityJohn Galloway PainterFor service to musicPeter Allen PowditchFor service as a painter and sculptorDr Peggy Elizabeth Roberta ReadFor service in the field of animal welfareDr Joan Margaret RedshawFor service to the communityGeorge Leslie Clarence ReesFor service to literatureEdward Francis SandbachFor public serviceDr Eric Baldwin SimsFor services to medicine, particularly in the field of paediatricsRonald Nathan StoneFor service to local government and to the communityThe Honourable Joe Slater ThompsonFor service to trade unionismGeoffrey Alan VincentFor service to the accounting professionDonald Percival Williams, For service to the communityJames Hardy WiltonFor service to bankingJoan Merle WoodberryFor service to literature and to educationDr Robin George WoodsFor service to dentistryCharles Arthur Noel YoungFor service to primary industry

Military Division

BranchRecipientCitationNotesNavyCommander Anne Lorraine BriggsFor service to the Royal Australian NavyCaptain Thomas Alfred DadswellFor service to the Naval Material Division, particularly as Aircraft Carrier Project DirectorArmyLieutenant Colonel Frederick William Maxwell BondFor service to the Army ReserveLieutenant Colonel Geoffrey David CarterFor service to the Australian Army in the field of air defenceLieutenant Colonel Michael Francis EkmanFor service to the Australian Army in Field Force planning and organisationLieutenant Colonel Maxwell Martin FlohrFor service to the Army ReserveColonel Philip Michael Jeffery, For service to the Australian Army in the formation of the Special Action ForceLieutenant Colonel Jeremy Hepworth Taylor, For service to the Royal Australian Infantry CorpsAir ForceChaplain Mervyn Steve BoxFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force as the Senior Chaplain, LavertonWing Commander Eric John KluukeriFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Commanding Officer of Central Photographic EstablishmentGroup Captain Norman Robin Wade, For services to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as the commanding Officer of No 478 Squadron.Wing Commander Lynton Thomas WinnFor service to the Royal Australian Air Force, particularly as Commanding Officer of No 11 Squadron

Medal (OAM)

General Division