1918 New Year Honours

1915–1919 New Year Honours

The 1918 New Year 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 published in The London Gazette and The Times in January, February and March 1918.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Unlike the 1917 New Year Honours, the 1918 honours included a long list of new knights bachelor and baronets, but again the list was dominated by rewards for war efforts. As The Times reported: "The New Year Honours represent largely the circumstances of war, and, perhaps, as usual, they also reflect human nature in an obvious form. The list is one of the rare opportunities for the public to scan the names of soldiers who have distinguished themselves in service."[8]

The recipients of the Order of the British Empire were not classified as being within Military or Civilian divisions until following the war.[4][9]

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.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.

  1. ^ "No. 30450". The London Gazette (1st supplement). 1 January 1918. pp. 1–77.
  2. ^ "No. 30451". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 1 January 1918. pp. 79–86.
  3. ^ "No. 30460". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 4 January 1918. pp. 365–409.
  4. ^ a b "No. 30460". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 7 January 1918. pp. 365–409.
  5. ^ "No. 30464". The London Gazette (7th supplement). 8 January 1918. pp. 471–481.
  6. ^ "No. 30507". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 4 February 1918. pp. 1599–1621.
  7. ^ "No. 30576". The London Gazette (5th supplement). 15 March 1918. pp. 3283–3290.
  8. ^ "New Year Honours – The Official Lists, New Peers And Baronets, Long Roll Of Soldiers". The Times. 1 January 1918. pp. 7–8.
  9. ^ "No. 31296". The London Gazette (3rd supplement). 15 April 1919. pp. 4975–4990.