1917 Birthday Honours


The 1917 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 on 4 June and 19 June.
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:.

Knight of the Order of St Patrick (KP)

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

;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Royal Navy
;Army
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Australian Imperial Force
;;Canadian Force
;;New Zealand Force
;;Civil Division

Knight Grand Commander (GCSI)

;Honorary Companion

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

;Awarded in recognition of valuable services in connection with the War
;Honorary Knights Commander
;For services rendered in connection with Military Operations in the Field:
;Australian Forces
;Canadian Forces
;New Zealand Forces
;For valuable services in connection with the War:
;Australian Forces
;Canadian Forces
;New Zealand Forces

Knight Grand Commander (GCIE)

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;Awarded a Bar to the Distinguished Service Order
;Awarded in recognition of their services in the prosecution of the war:
;Awarded the Distinguished Service Order
;Australian Forces
;Canadian Forces
;New Zealand Force
;South African Contingent
;First Class
;Second Class
;Home Civil Service
;Indian Civil Service
;Colonial Civil Service
;Awarded a Bar to the Military Cross
;Awarded the Military Cross
;Australian Imperial Force
;Canadian Forces
;Egyptian Army
;New Zealand Forces
;South African Forces
;Australian Imperial Force
;Canadian Contingent
;New Zealand Force
;South African Force
;Awarded for valuable services rendered with the Armies in the Field:
;Australian Imperial Force
;Canadian Force
;New Zealand Forces
;First Class
;Second Class