1931 New Year Honours


The 1931 New Year Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the United Kingdom and British Empire. They were announced on 30 December 1930.
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 Colonies

[Baron]

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

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

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

Knight Grand Commander (GCSI)

;Honorary Knight Grand Commander

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

;Honorary Knight Grand Cross

Knight Grand Commander (GCIE)

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

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

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

;Civil Division
;British India
;Military Division
;Army
;Civil Division
;British India
;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;Diplomatic Service And Overseas List
;Honorary Commanders
;Military Division
;Royal Navy
;Army
;Civil Division
;Diplomatic Service And Overseas List
;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;British India
;Military Division
;Royal Navy
;Army
;Civil Division
;Diplomatic Service And Overseas List
;British India
;Colonies, Protectorates, etc.
;First Class
;England and Wales
His Majesty Has also graciously consented to the King's Police Medal being handed to the next-of-kin of the undermentioned officer, who was killed on duty on the 14th December, 1930, and would have received the decoration had he survived
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;Australia
;Union of South Africa
;British India
His Majesty Has also graciously consented to the King's Police Medal being handed to the next-of-kin of the undermentioned officer, who was killed on duty on the 14th December, 1930, and would have received the decoration had he survived:
; Colonies, Protectorates and Mandated Territories
;Military Division
;For Gallantry
;For Meritorious Service
;Civil Division
;For Meritorious Service
;Second Class