Knight Bachelor The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system. Knights Bachelor are the ...

is the oldest and lowest-ranking form of

knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a head of state (including the Pope) or representative for service to the monarch, the church or the country, especially in a military capacity. Knighthood finds origins in the Gr ...

hood in the

British honours system In the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories, personal bravery, achievement, or service are rewarded with honours. The honours system consists of three types of award: *Honours are used to recognise merit in terms of achievement a ...

; it is the rank granted to a man who has been

ed by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised

orders of chivalry An order of chivalry, order of knighthood, chivalric order, or equestrian order is an order of knights, typically founded during or inspired by the original Catholic military orders of the Crusades ( 1099–1291) and paired with medieval concep ...

. Women are not knighted; in practice, the equivalent award for a woman is appointment as Dame Commander of the

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established ...

(founded in 1917).

Knights Bachelor appointed in 1920

Knighthoods announced in 1920 but where the date of investiture is unknown or after 1921

It was announced on 1 January 1920 that Gerald Aubrey Goodman was to be knighted, but he was unable to attend the investiture ceremonies held before late March. He was styled as a knight in ''The Edinburgh Gazette'' in December 1920, when he was appointed Chief Justice of the Straits Settlement. The Rt Hon. Richard Watkins Richards, the Lord Mayor of Sydney, was also included in the 1920 New Year Honours published on 1 January 1920, but no record of his investiture has been found in ''The London Gazette''. The following were announced in the New Year Honours for India on 1 January 1920; they were to be dubbed by the Viceroy of India at a later date, an event which was not recorded in ''The London Gazette''; some were later dubbed by the king in 1921. The following were announced in the New Year Honours for India on 5 January 1920; they were to be dubbed by the Viceroy of India at a later date, an event which was also not recorded in ''The London Gazette'':
The London Gazette
', issue 32035 (31 August 1920), p. 8861.

References

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