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.

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."

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

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.

United Kingdom and British Empire

Viscount Marmaduke, Baron Furness, by the name, style, and title of Viscount Furness, of Grantley, in the West Riding of the county of York.

Baron The Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick Cawley, Baronet, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster by the name, style and title of Baron Cawley, of Prestwich, in the county Palatine of Lancaster. Sir John Brownlee Lonsdale, Baronet, by the name, style and title of Baron Armaghdale, of Armagh, in the County of Armagh. Almeric Hugh Paget, by the name, style and title of Baron Queenborough, of Queenborough, in the County of Kent. Sir James Thomas Woodhouse by the name, style and title of Baron Terrington, of Hudderefield, in the County of York.

Privy Councillor The King appointed the following to His Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council:

Lord Hugh Cecil Sir Henry Craik Sir Gordon Hewart Major Sir Henry Norman Tom Richards Lord Edmund Talbot

Baronetcies Dunbar Plunket Barton, Judge of the High Court of Justice in Ireland, of Fethard, in the parish of Fethard, in the county of Tipperary. Alec Black, of Louth Park, in the county of Lincoln, Esquire. Edward Tootal Broadhurst, of Manchester, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, Esquire. James Craig , of Craigavon, in the County of Down, Esquire. Thomas Cope, of Osbaston Hall, in the parish of Market Bosworth, in the County of Leicester, Esquire. The Rt. Hon. Sir Henry Dalziel , of Brooklands, Chobham in the county of Surrey, Knight. Alfred Herbert Dixon, of Warford in the county of Chester, Esquire. The Rt. Hon. Ellis Jones Ellis-Griffith , of Llanidan, in the county of Anglesey, one of His Majesty's Counsel learned in the Law. Herbert James Huntington-Whiteley , of Grimley, in the county of Worcester, Esquire. Sir Joseph Lawrence. John Leigh, of Altrincham, in the county of Chester, Esquire. Frederick William Lewis, of Essendon Place, in the parish of Essendon, in the county of Hertford, Esquire. Sir Francis William Lowe of Edgbaston, in the City of Birmingham, Knight. Sir George Allardyce Riddell of Walton Heath, in the County of Surrey, Knight. Sir James Ritchie, Lord Mayor of London. (His name already appeared in some works of reference as a baronet, and his inclusion in the present honours list is intended to regularize an informality in the previous title.) The Rt. Hon. Sir Frederick Edwin Smith Colonel Alexander Sprot , of Garnkirk in the county of Lanark. John Stewart-Clark , of Dundas, in West Lothian, Esquire. Thomas Edward Watson , Esquire John Wood, of Hengrave, in the parish of Hengrave, in the county of Suffolk, Esquire.

Knight Bachelor

Robert N. Anderson, Mayor of Derry and a member of the Irish Convention. William Nicholas Atkinson, , lately Divisional Inspector of Mines. Dr. Barclay Josiah Baron, , Lord Mayor of Bristol. James Bird, Clerk of the London County Council James Boyton, . Edmond Browne. Robert Bruce, Editor of The Glasgow Herald. James Campbell, Chairman of the North of Scotland College of Agriculture. Emsley Carr, Editor and part proprietor of the News of the World. William Henry Clemmey, Mayor of Bootle. David S. Davies, formerly High Sheriff of Denbighshire; Chairman of the County Appeal Tribunal and Pensions Committee. Arthur Fell, . S. Archibald Garland, Mayor of Chichester 1912–18. Charles Henry Gibbs. Ernest W. Glover. William Henry Hadow, MA, MusDoc, Principal of Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne. Anthony Hope Hawkins. Thomas Jeeves Horder, MD. John Morris-Jones, MA, Professor of Welsh at the University College of North Wales, Bangor. William F. Jury. John Scott Keltie, . John Lavery, . John Lithiby, , Legal Adviser to the Local Government Board. Sidney James Low, MA, Lecturer on Imperial and Colonial History, University of London. George Lunn, Lord Mayor of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Edwin Landseer Lutyens, . James William McCraith, of Nottingham. Charles Mandleberg. Thomas Rogerson Marsden, of Oldham. Henry Milner-White, LLB, of Southampton. Alpheus Cleophas Morton, . Edward M. Mountain. David Murray, , President of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. Herbert Nield, , Recorder of York. James George Owen, Mayor of Exeter. John Phillips, MD FRCP, Professor Emeritus of Obstetric Medicine, King's College, London. Edmund Bampfylde Phipps, , late General Secretary to the Ministry of Munitions. Philip Edward Pilditch. Thomas Putnam, of Darlington. Stephen B. Quin, , Mayor of Limerick. Patrick Rose-Innes, . William Watson Rutherford, . William Henry Seager, Vice-Chairman of the Cardiff and Bristol Channel Shipowners' Association. Robert Russell Simpson, of Edinburgh. Writer to the Signet. George Frederick Sleight, of Grimsby. Arthur Spurgeon, . Lieutenant-Colonel Harold Jalland Stiles, RAMC. Edmund Stonehouse, Mayor of Wakefield. Henry Tozer, Alderman of the City of Westminster. Leslie Ward. Howard Kingsley Wood. Alfred William Yeo, .

British India Arthur Robert Anderson, Edward Fairless Barber, Additional Member of the Council of the Governor of Madras for making Laws and Regulations Thomas William Birkett, of Bombay Colonel Harry Albert Lawless Hepper, (Major, Royal Engineers, retired). Thomas Frederick Dawson-Miller, , Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Patna Binod Chunder Mitter, Barrister-at-Law, lately Officiating Advocate General, Bengal, and a Member of the Council of the Governor for making Laws and Regulations Henry Adolphus Byden Rattigan, Chief Judge of Chief Court, Punjab

Colonies, Protectorates, etc. Major Andrew Macphail, Canadian Army Medical Corps (Overseas Forces), Professor of the History of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal Major-General Donald Alexander Macdonald, , Quartmaster-General, Canadian Militia Admiral Charles Edmund Kingsmill, (Retired), Director of Naval Service in the Dominion of Canada William James Gage, of Toronto The Hon. Charles Gregory Wade, , Agent-General in London for the State of New South Wales Frederick William Young, LLB, Agent General in London for the State of South Australia The Hon. Simon Fraser, formerly a Member of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Australia The Hon. William Fraser, Minister of Public Works of the Dominion of New Zealand John Robert Sinclair, representative of New Zealand on the Royal Commission on the Natural Resources, Trade and Legislation of certain portions of His Majesty's Dominions The Hon. John Carnegie Dove-Wilson, LLB, Judge President, Natal Provincial Division, Supreme Court of South Africa Major William Northrup McMillan, 25th (Service) Battalion, The Royal Fusiliers Bartle Henry Temple Frere, the Chief Justice of Gibraltar

Victoria Cross (VC)

Major (acting Lieutenant-Colonel) John Sherwood-Kelly, , Norfolk Regiment, commanded A Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Captain (acting Major) George Randolph Pearkes, , Canadian Mounted Rifles. Captain John Fox Russell, , late RAMC, attached Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Robert Gee, , Royal Fusiliers. Lieutenant (acting Captain) Christopher Patrick John O'Kelly, , Canadian Infantry 2nd Lieutenant (acting Lieutenant-Colonel) Philip Eric Bent, , late Leicestershire Regiment. 2nd Lieutenant (acting Captain) Arthur Moore Lascelles, Durham Light Infantry. No. 10153 Sergeant John MacAulay, , Scots Guards (Stirling). No. 51339 Sergeant George Harry Mullin, , Canadian Infantry. No. 9522 Sergeant Charles Edward Spackman, Border Regiment (Fulham). No. 404017 Corporal Colin Barron, Canadian Infantry. No. 240171 Lance Corporal Robert McBeath, Seaforth Highlanders (Kinlochbervie, Lairg, Sutherland). No. 6657 Private George William Clare, late Lancers (Plumstead). No. 838301 Private Thomas William Holmes, Canadian Mounted Rifles. No. 437793 Private Cecil John Kinross, Canadian Infantry. No. 24213 Private Henry James Nicholas, New Zealand Infantry. No. 552665 Private James Peter Robertson, late Canadian Infantry. No. 2008 Lance Dafadar Gobind Singh, Indian Cavalry.

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath

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

Military Division Army General Sir Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, , General

Indian Army General Sir Robert Irvin Scallon,

Honorary Knight Grand Cross Honorary Lieutenant-General His Highness Maharaja Bahadur, Sir Partab Singh, of Jodhpur.

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Military Division Royal Navy Vice-Admiral Sir Cecil Fiennes Thursby, Rear-Admiral Alexander Ludovic Duff, Colonel (temporary Major-General) David Mercer, , Royal Marine Light Infantry

Army Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) James Aylmer Lowthorpe Haldane, Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) Alexander Hamilton Gordon, Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) Herbert Edward Watts, Lieutenant-General George Francis Milne, Major-General Edmund Guy Tulloch Bainbridge, Major-General Hugh Montague Trenchard, Major-General William Bernard Hickie, Major-General Sydney Turing Barlow Lawford, Major-General The Hon. William Lambton, Major-General George Montague Harper, Lieutenant-General Frederick Rudolph Lambart, Earl of Cavan, Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) Arthur Edward Aveling Holland, Major-General Harold Bridgwood Walker, Major-General Charles Patrick Amyatt Hull, Major-General Victor Arthur Couper, Lieutenant-General Henry Merrick Lawson, Surgeon-General Sir David Bruce, , MB, retired pay, late Army Medical Service Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) Edward Stanislaus Bulfin, Colonel Yorkshire Regiment Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) Sir Philip Walhouse Chetwode,

Australian Imperial Force Major-General John Monash, Colonel (temporary Major-General) Joseph John Talbot Hobbs,

Canadian Force Colonel (temporary Lieutenant-General) Sir Arthur William Currie, Colonel (temporary Major-General) David Watson, Major-General (temporary Lieutenant-General) Sir Richard Ernest William Turner, , General Officer Commanding Canadian Forces in the United Kingdom

New Zealand Force Temporary Major-General Sir Andrew Hamilton Russell,

South African Force Honorary Colonel (temporary Major-General) Henry Timson Lukin,

Honorary Knight Commander Honorary Major-General His Highness Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh Bahadur, , of Bikaner.

Civil Division

Surgeon-General William Henry Norman, Engineer Vice-Admiral George Goodwin Goodwin, Surgeon-General George Lenthal Cheatle, Paymaster-in-Chief John Henry George Chapple, Honorary Colonel Thomas Ainslie Lunham, , late Cork Royal Garrison Artillery Militia Alfred Daniel Hall, Secretary to the Board of Agriculture Sir George Newman Edin. Principal Medical Officer to the Board of Education

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

Military Division Royal Navy Rear-Admiral Thomas Dawson Lees Sheppard, Rear-Admiral James Andrew Fergusson Rear-Admiral Allen Thomas Hunt,