1926 Birthday Honours


The 1926 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 on 3 June, but it was announced on 20 May that due to the national strike, the King had approved the Prime Minister's recommendation to delay the publication of the list until 3 July 1926. The honours were effective to 5 June 1926. Per standard practice, Sir Paul Chater, who died 27 May 1926, still received the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire as he would have received the honour if he had survived.
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

[Viscount]

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

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

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

Knight Commander (KCSI)

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

;Honorary Knight Commander

Knight Commander (KCIE)

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

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

Military Division
;;Royal Navy
Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;;British India
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;;Dominions
;;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;Honorary Knight Commander
Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;;British India
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;;Dominions
;;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;;Honorary Commanders
Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;;British India
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;;Dominions
;;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;;British India
;;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;;Honorary Members
;First Class
;For Gallantry
;For Meritorious Service
;;Home Civil Service
;Dominions
;;Colonial Civil Service
;;Indian Civil Service