1923 New Year Honours


The New Year Honours 1923 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 29 December 1922.
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

Baronet

;India
;Dominions & Colonies

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

;Military Division
;Civil Division
;;Additional Member
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;Civil Division
;;Additional Members
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;;;Additional Member
;Civil Division
;;Additional Members

Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI)

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

Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)

Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

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

;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
Dated 28 December 1922, unless otherwise stated:
;For Meritorious Service
;Military Division
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;For Gallantry
;Civil Division
;First Class, for Public Services in India
;Bar to the Air Force Cross
;England & Wales
;;Police
;;Fire Brigades
;Scotland
;Ireland
;;Police
;;Fire Brigades
;India
His Majesty has also graciously consented to the King's Medal being handed to the nearest relative of the undermentioned Officer, who was killed on duty on 24 September, and who would have received the decoration had he survived:
;Bar to the King's Police Medal
;British Dominions Beyond The Seas
The following promotions have been made, dated 31 December 1922:
;Royal Navy
;;Commander to Captain
;;Lieutenant-Commander to Commander
;;Engineer Commander to Engineer Captain
;;Engineer Lieutenant-Commander to Engineer Commander
;;Surgeon Commander to Surgeon Captain
;;Paymaster Commander to Paymaster Captain
;Royal Marines
;Royal Naval Reserve
;;Commander to Captain
;;Lieutenant-Commander to Commander
;;Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander to Paymaster Commander
;Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
;;Lieutenant-Commander to Commander
;;Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander to Surgeon-Commander
;;Honorary Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander to Honorary Surgeon Commander
;;Paymaster Lieutenant-Commander to Paymaster Commander
;Army
Dated 1 January 1923, except where otherwise stated:
;;To Brevet Colonel
;;To Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel
;;To Brevet Major
;;To Brevet Major on promotion to the substantive rank of Captain
;Royal Air Force
The undermentioned officers are promoted to the ranks stated, with effect from 1 January 1923:
;General Duties Branch
;;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
;;Squadron Leader to Wing Commander
;;Flight Lieutenant to Squadron Leader
;;Flying Officer to Flight Lieutenant
;Stores Branch Accountants
;;Flight Lieutenant to Squadron Leader
;;Flying Officer to Flight Lieutenant
;Medical Branch
;;Wing Commander to Group Captain
;;Squadron Leader to Wing Commander
;;Flight Lieutenant to Squadron Leader
;Director of Music
;;Flying Officer to Honorary Flight Lieutenant