1920 Birthday Honours


The 1920 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of The King, and were published in The London Gazette on 4 June 1920.
Prince Albert, the future King George VI, led the honours list as the only new peer, being invested as the Duke of York, while more than 60 men were knighted.
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.

United Kingdom and British Empire

[Duke], [Earl], [Baron]

The King appointed the following to His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council of the United Kingdom:
The King appointed the following to His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council of Ireland:
;;British India
;;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.

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

Civil Division
Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force

Knight Commander (KCSI)

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

;Honorary Knight Commander
;Honorary Companion

Knight Commander (KCIE)

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

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

Civil Division
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List

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

Civil Division
;;First Class
;;British India
;;Home Civil Service
;;Overseas Dominions
;;Indian Civil Service
;;British India