1926 New Year Honours


The New Year Honours 1926 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 1925.
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

Viscount

;India
;Dominions
;Colonies, Protectorates, Etc.

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

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

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

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

;Honorary Companion

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
;First Class, for Public Services in India.
;England & Wales
;;Fire Brigades
;Scotland
;Northern Ireland
;India
;Australia
;Union of South Africa
;Colonies, Protectorates & Mandated Territories
;India
;Colonies, Protectorates & Mandated Territories

Royal Navy

Dated 31 December 1925.
;Commander to Captain
;Lieutenant-Commander to Commander
;Engineer Commander to Engineer Captain
;Lieutenant-Commander to Commander
;Engineer Lieutenant-Commander to Engineer Commander
;Surgeon Commander to Surgeon Captain
;Paymaster Commander to Paymaster Captain
;Commander to Captain
;Lieutenant-Commander to Commander
;Lieutenant-Commander to Commander
;Surgeon Lieutenant-Commander to Surgeon Commander
From 1 January 1926.
;General Duties Branch
;Wing Commander to Group Captain
;Squadron Leader to Wing Commander
;Flight Lieutenant to Squadron Leader
;Flying Officer to Flight Lieutenant
;Stores Branch
;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
;Flight Lieutenant to honorary Squadron Leader
;Sister to Acting-Senior Sister
;Acting-Sister to Sister
;;Staff Nurse to Sister
;;Staff Nurse to Acting-Sister