1920 Birthday Honours

The 1920 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 in The London Gazette on 4 June 1920.

[1] Prince Albert, the future King George VI, led the honours list as the only new peer, being invested as the Duke of York, while more than 60 men were knighted.

[2] The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.)

The King appointed the following to His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council of the United Kingdom: The King appointed the following to His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council of Ireland:

Civilian star of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Star of a Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
Star of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
Riband, badge and star of the Knight Grand Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire
Insignia of a Knight / Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, insignia 1917–35
King's Police Medal with the riband for gallantry