convict German and Japanese leaders of war crimes. Hankey kept a series of at times startlingly-detailed handwritten diaries throughout most of his years in government, including during his time as Secretary to the War Council and Imperial War Cabinet of the First World War. The diaries are currently held at the Churchill Archives Centre in Cambridge, England, and can be read by the public. Honours In the 1912 Birthday Honours, Hankey was appointed to the Order of the Bath as a Companion. He was then promoted within the same order as a Knight Commander in 1916 and as a Knight Grand Cross in 1919. In the 1929 Birthday Honours, Sir Maurice was appointed to the Order of St Michael and St George as a Knight Grand Cross. In the 1934 New Year Honours, Sir Maurice was appointed to the Royal Victorian Order as a Knight Grand Cross. In the 1939 New Year Honours, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Hankey, of The Chart in the County of Surrey. The same year, he was also appointed to the Privy Council. In 1942, he was elected to the Royal Society as a Fellow under Statute 12 for those "who have rendered conspicuous service to the cause of science, or are such that election would be of signal benefit to the Society". References Sources External links Spartacus Educational article The Papers of Lord Hankey and The Papers of Lady Hankey, both held at Churchill Archives Centre |- |- 1877 births 1963 deaths Cabinet Secretaries (United Kingdom) Clerks of the Privy Council Chancellors of the Duchy of Lancaster Members of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom Knights Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order Royal Marines officers Fellows of the Royal Society (Statute 12) British expatriates in France Ministers in the Churchill wartime government, 1940–1945 Ministers in the Chamberlain wartime government, 1939–1940 1 Barons created by George VI