1920 New Year Honours


The New Year Honours 1920 were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by members of the British Empire. They were published on 1 January 1920 and 30 March 1920.
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.

British Empire

Earl

;Ireland
;India

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

;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;Civil Division

Knights Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI)

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

;Additional Knight Commander
;Additional Companions

Knights Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE)

Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

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

;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;Civil Division
;Honorary Knight Commander
;Civil Division
Civilian war CBE honours list, 30 March 1920

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
Civilian war OBE honours list, 30 June 1920

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Civil Division
Civilian war MBE honours list, 30 June 1920

Kaisar-i-Hind Medals

;First Class
Dated 31 December 1919.
;Royal Navy
;;Commander to Captain
;Lieutenant-Commander to Commander
;Engineer Captain to Engineer Rear-Admiral
;Engineer Commander to Engineer Captain
;Paymaster Commander to Paymaster Captain
To date from 1 January 1920.
;Royal Naval Reserve
;;Commander to Captain
Dated 31 December 1919.
;;Lieutenant-Commander to Commander
Dated 31 December 1919.
;England & Wales
;;Fire Brigades
;Scotland
;;Police and Fire Brigades
;Ireland
;India
;British Dominions Beyond The Seas