Royal Warrant of 1917

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The Royal Warrant of 1917 is the formal decree by King George V that established the Order of the British Empire, creating its ranks and structure during World War I.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf founding document
legal instrument
royal warrant
appliesTo British honours system
authority royal prerogative
category 1917 in British law
British royal warrants
context First World War
linked to: World War I
country United Kingdom
createdCivilDivision civil division of the Order of the British Empire
createdHonoraryClass honorary membership for foreign nationals in the Order of the British Empire
createdMilitaryDivision military division of the Order of the British Empire
createdRank Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
linked to: Dame Grand Cross

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the British Empire
Member of the Order of the British Empire
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
date 1917
defines conditions of appointment to the Order of the British Empire
grades of the Order of the British Empire
insignia of the Order of the British Empire
structure of the Order of the British Empire
effect brought the Order of the British Empire into existence
established Order of the British Empire
historicalPeriod reign of George V
linked to: George V
honoursCivilianService yes
honoursMilitaryService yes
honoursScope services to the British Empire during World War I
issuedBy British Crown
George V
language English
legalBasisFor appointments to the Order of the British Empire
locationOfIssue United Kingdom
monarchAtTime George V
partOf British honours system
purpose to establish the Order of the British Empire
relatedOrder Order of the British Empire
signatory George V
typeOfChange creation of a new order of chivalry
warTime World War I

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