filfoster Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 It's been a while since I bothered anyone with British Great War leader ribbon questions (Jellicoe, last year). What is the ribbon between the Royal Victorian Order and the Sudan medal ribbon on the top row? My Spinks doesn't seem to show it. It also appears on the second portrait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
922F Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 First image looks like Delhi Durbar Medal of 1911 which Haig held. 2nd so muddled could be Saxe Ernestine Order {HAH!} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filfoster Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 I'll check the precedence for that one. It precedes the campaign medals... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcon1 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 Honours[edit] The following table shows the honours awarded to Haig: Knight of the Order of the Thistle (KT) 31 July 1917[64]:1720 Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) 3 June 1915[297] Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) 3 June 1913[298] Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) 27 September 1901[299] Member of the Order of Merit (OM) 3 June 1919[300] Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO) 15 August 1916[301] Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) 25 June 1909[302] Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) 1904[64]:562 Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) 12 December 1911[303] Delhi Durbar Medal 1911[304] Queen's Sudan Medal [305] Queen's South Africa Medal, clasps: Paardeberg, Driefontein, Johannesburg, Diamond Hill, Belfast, Relief of Kimberley, Elandslaagte [306] King's South Africa Medal, clasps: South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902 [307] 1914 Star and clasp [308] British War Medal [308] World War I Victory Medal [308] Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France) 24 February 1916[309] (Grand Officer – 15 May 1915)[310] Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) 24 February 1916[311] Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus (Italy) 14 September 1916[312] 1st Class of the Order of Prince Danilo I (Montenegro) 31 October 1916[313] Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Karađorđe's Star with Swords (Serbia), Military division 10 September 1918[314] Grand Cordon with Paulownia Flowers of the Order of the Rising Sun (Japan) 9 November 1918[315] 1st Class of the Order of Michael the Brave (Romania) 20 September 1919[316] 4th Class of the Order of St. George (Russia) 1 June 1917[317] Distinguished Service Medal (United States) 1918[318] Obilitch Medal in Gold (Montenegro) 31 October 1916[313] Croix de guerre (France) 21 April 1917[319] Croix de guerre (Belgium) 11 March 1918[320] Khedive's Sudan Medal with clasps: The Atbara, Khartoum (Khedivate of Egypt) 1898[305] Just look which ribbons fits the row on his chest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin Mk 3 Posted February 5, 2021 Share Posted February 5, 2021 (edited) Queen Victoria moved Jubilee and similar medals (Coronations etc) up the list and decreed they should be worn before campaign medals. So pre WWI the Durbar medal should be before campaign medals as per the picture. George V changed this some time before the end of WWI and moved Jubilee etc medals back to after campaign medals Edited February 5, 2021 by Odin Mk 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filfoster Posted February 5, 2021 Author Share Posted February 5, 2021 Perfect! Thank you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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