1925 New Year Honours


The New Year Honours 1925 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 30 December 1924.
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

;India
;Dominions, Colonies, Protectorates

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

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

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Star of India (GCSI)

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

;Honorary Member

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

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

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

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;First Class, for Public Services in India
;England & Wales
;;Police
;;Fire Brigade
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;India
;;Bar to the Kings Police Medal
;British Oversea Dominions, Colonies, Protectorates & Mandated Territories
;Royal Navy
Dated 31 December 1924.
;;Commander to Captain
;;Lieutenant-Commander to Commander
;;Engineer-Commander to Engineer Captain
;;Engineer Lieutenant-Commander to Engineer Commander
;;Paymaster Commander to Paymaster Captain
;Royal Marines
;;Major to Lieutenant-Colonel
;Royal Naval Reserve
;;Lieutenant-Commander to Commander
;Royal Air Force
With effect from 1 January 1925.
;General Duties Branch
;;Air Commodore to Air Vice-Marshal
;;Group Captain to Air Commodore.
;;Wing Commander to Group Captain
;;Squadron Leader to Wing Commander
;;Flight Lieutenant to Squadron Leader
;;Flying Officer to Flight Lieutenant
;Stores Branch
;;Flying Officer to Flight Lieutenant
;Accountant Branch
;;Squadron Leader to Wing Commander
;;Flying Officer to Flight Lieutenant
;Medical Branch
;;Squadron Leader to Wing Commander
;;Squadron Leader to honorary Wing Commander
;;Flight Lieutenant to Squadron Leader
;;Flight Lieutenant to honorary Squadron Leader
;Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service
;;Acting Senior Sister to Senior Sister
;;Sister to Senior Sister
;;Sister to acting Senior Sister
;;Staff Nurse to Acting Sister