▁to ▁a ▁man ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁kn ight ed ▁by ▁the ▁monarch ▁but ▁not ▁induct ed ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁organ ised ▁orders ▁of ▁ch ival ry . ▁Women ▁are ▁not ▁kn ight ed ; ▁in ▁practice , ▁the ▁equivalent ▁award ▁for ▁a ▁woman ▁is ▁appointment ▁as ▁D ame ▁Commander ▁of ▁the ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Empire ▁( f ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ). ▁ ▁Kn ights ▁Bach elor ▁appointed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁New ▁Year ▁Hon ours ▁that ▁a ▁kn ighth ood ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁best owed ▁on ▁William ▁G und ry , ▁J P ▁( a ▁magistr ate ▁for ▁M idd les ex , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁En field ▁Liberal ▁Association ▁and ▁a ▁director ▁of ▁Mess rs ▁Morris , ▁Ash by ▁Ltd , ▁a ▁firm ▁of ▁city ▁mer ch ants ), ▁but ▁he ▁died ▁before ▁he ▁received ▁the ▁acc ol ade . ▁By ▁a ▁royal ▁war rant ▁dated ▁ 9 ▁January ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁George ▁V ▁declared ▁that ▁his ▁wid ow , ▁ ▁Florence ▁Eugen ie ▁Bar well ▁G und ry , ▁" sh all ▁have , ▁hold ▁and ▁enjoy ▁the ▁style , ▁title , ▁place ▁and ▁preced ence ▁to ▁which ▁she ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁entitled ▁had ▁her ▁husband ▁surv ived ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁honour ▁of ▁Knight ▁Bach elor ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁His ▁Majesty ". ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : K n ights ▁Bach elor