Japan Japanese Orders (and not only Japanese) of Field Marshal Sir Edmund Allenby

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Breast star

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Now Afghanistan

Order of Nishan-i-Sadari, miliatary division

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Shamsa

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Order of Al Rafidhain from Iraq (also no exact date for this one)

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Breast star

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Belgian Lion came on March 23, 1935

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Next stop - his british awards

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Order of Mohammed Ali (amazing order!)

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I see I'm not the only fan of this award here, eh?

Pretty great though the Order of Ismail is a strong 2nd place.

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What I can say?

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Here comes his medal bar

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Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George on December 17, 1917

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Breast star

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Badge

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Reverse

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The Most Honourable Order of the Bath on November 5, 1918

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Badge

Obverse

Reverse

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Knight of Justice of the Order of St John of Jerusalem on June 19, 1925

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Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order on June 4, 1934

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Badge (numbered on reverse 646)

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Now two "tops"

First will be Collar of Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George

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And of course Marshal Baton (he got it in 1919)

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"FROM His Majesty GEORGE V King of THE UNITED KINGDOM F GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND TO FIELD MARSHAL SIR EDMUND HYNMAN ALLENBY G.C.B. G.C.M.G. 1919"

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Under different light

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Sir Edmund Allenby in 1918

A short bio of our Hero can be found here

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edmund_Allenby,_1st_Viscount_Allenby

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A couple of interesting photos and portraits

King Nicholas I Petrovic of Montenegro and Lieutenant General Sir Edmiund Henry Hynman Allenby at Bryas, North of St. Pol, November 1916