Chapter IV: Part 4

Gordon tartan with yellow stripe.

White sporran with two black tails.

_Head-dress_, Feather bonnet, scarlet, white and green diced border
with white hackle.

_Cap_, Glengarry, with scarlet, white and green diced border.

_Regimental March_, "Highland Laddie."

Allied Regiment, 48th Regiment (Highlanders) of Canada.

THE GORDON HIGHLANDERS

"The Gay Gordons," as the regiment has always been known, are the lineal descendants of that famous regiment raised in 1787, mainly by the beautiful Duchess of Gordon, who bestowed on each recruit a kiss. The regiment saw a great deal of service in India, notably the storming of Seringapatam. Service in the Mediterranean and South Africa followed, and the regiment was back in India in time to take part in some of the severest fighting in the Mutiny. Brilliant service in other parts of the Empire followed. The 2nd Battalion (92nd Highlanders) trace their history back to 1794, and fought in India, the Peninsula and at Waterloo with great credit. Many famous officers have commenced their military careers in the Gordon Highlanders.

(_Depot_, Inverness.)

(_Record Office_, Perth.)

The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt."

"Egmont-op-Zee," "Corunna," "Busaco," "Fuentes d'Onor,"
"Salamanca," "Pyrenees," "Nivelle," "Nive," "Toulouse,"
"Peninsula," "Waterloo," "Alma," "Sevastopol," "Lucknow,"
"Tel-el-Kebir," "Egypt, 1882," "Nile, 1884-85," "Atbara,"
"Khartoum," "South Africa, 1900-02."

_Uniform_, Scarlet.

_Facings_, Blue. _Tartan_, Cameron-Erracht.

Black sporran, with two white tails.

_Head-dress_, Feather bonnet, scarlet, white and green diced border
and white hackle.

_Cap_, Blue glengarry.

_Regimental March_, "Highland Laddie."

Allied Regiment: 79th Cameron Highlanders of Canada.

THE QUEEN'S OWN CAMERON HIGHLANDERS

The regiment (79th Foot) was raised by Cameron of Erracht in 1793 in Inverness-shire almost entirely from among his own kinsmen, and down to the present day the Clan Cameron is still very strong in the regiment. For many years the 79th Highlanders was the only single battalion regiment in the army, the 2nd Battalion being raised during the South African War. A remarkable fact in connection with the regiment was that although they had over 700 officers and men down with typhus on returning from Corunna in 1809, they did not lose a single man, and six months later embarked for the ill-fated Walcheren expedition 1,002 strong. They served in the trenches throughout the whole of that campaign without losing a man.

(_Depot_, Belfast.)

(_Record Office_, Dublin.)

The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt."

"India," "Cape of Good Hope, 1806," "Talavera," "Bourbon,"
"Busaco," "Fuentes d'Onor," "Ciudad Rodrigo," "Badajoz,"
"Salamanca," "Vittoria," "Nivelle," "Orthes," "Toulouse,"
"Peninsula," "Central India," "South Africa, 1899-1902."

Motto: _Quis separabit?_ (Who shall separate?)

_Uniform_, Green.

_Facings_, Dark Green.

_Head-dress_, Black fur busby, with black and green plume.

_Cap_, Green with green band.

_Regimental March_, "Off, Off, said the Stranger."

THE ROYAL IRISH RIFLES

The regiment was raised in 1793 in Dublin by Col. Fitch, and became known as "Fitch's Grenadiers," the title being bestowed in humorous allusion to the small stature of the men. They, however, soon showed they could fight as well as the finest grenadiers in the Army, reaping glory in many a hot engagement during the succeeding years. The regiment was converted into Rifles in 1881 when the 86th Foot was linked with the 83rd as sister battalion. The 86th regiment was raised in 1792, as the Royal County Downs, and served for some years as marines, and later in Egypt. During the ten succeeding years the regiment travelled twice round Africa, served in India and the Red Sea, twice crossed the Egyptian Desert, served in South Africa, Ceylon, and elsewhere, the service being so strenuous that during five years in India over a thousand men laid down their lives. The fine physique of the ranks earned for them the name of the "Irish Giants."

(_Depot_, Armagh.)

(_Record Office_, Dublin.)

The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt."

"Monte Video," "Talavera," "Barrosa," "Java," "Tarifa," "Vittoria,"
"Nivelle," "Niagara," "Orthes," "Toulouse," "Peninsula," "Ava,"
"Sevastopol," "Tel-el-Kebir," "Egypt, 1882, 1884," "Relief of
Ladysmith," "South Africa, 1899-1902."

Motto: _Faugh-a-Ballagh_ (Clear the way).

_Uniform_, Scarlet.

_Facings_, Blue.

_Head-dress_, Racoon-skin cap with green plume on left side.

_Cap_, Blue with scarlet band.

_Regimental March_, "British Grenadiers."

PRINCESS VICTORIA'S (Royal Irish Fusiliers)

The 1st Battalion (87th Foot) was raised by General Doyle in Ireland in 1793 and was fighting in 1794 in Belgium and afterwards saw a great deal of rough service in South America. It was, however, in the Peninsular War that it earned undying fame, charging the enemy who were in greatly superior numbers, at Barrosa, with such fury as to overthrow them, and led to the capture of an eagle by Sergt. Patrick Masterman, whose grandson won a V.C. in South Africa. In recognition of its splendid bravery the regiment was given a Royal title and directed to display an eagle as badge. The regiment has exhibited the same high standard of bravery in all its subsequent campaigns. The 2nd Battalion (89th Foot), raised in 1793, also made a splendid name for courage.

Nicknames: 1st Battalion, "The Old Fogs," or the "Faugh-a-Ballagh Boys"; 2nd Battalion, "The Rollickers."

(_Depot_, Galway.)

(_Record Office_, Cork.)

The Elephant.

The Sphinx, superscribed "Egypt."

"Seringapatam," "Talavera," "Busaco," "Fuentes d'Onor," "Ciudad
Rodrigo," "Badajoz," "Salamanca," "Vittoria," "Pyrenees,"
"Nivelle," "Orthes," "Toulouse," "Peninsula," "Alma," "Inkerman,"
"Sevastopol," "Central India," "South Africa, 1877-8-9," "Relief of
Ladysmith," "South Africa, 1899-1902."

Motto: _Quis separabit?_ (Who shall separate?)

_Uniform_, Scarlet.

_Facings_, Green.

_Head-dress_, Helmet.

_Cap_, Blue with dark green band.

_Regimental March_, "St. Patrick's Day."

THE CONNAUGHT RANGERS

The 1st Battalion (88th Foot) dates from 1793, being raised in Connaught, and was known then by the same title it still bears. It has had a most adventurous career, being shipwrecked and seeing hard service in India, Egypt, Ceylon, and South America, and subsequently joining Wellington in the Peninsula, winning high distinction in many battles, especially at the sieges of Ciudad Rodrigo and Badajos. In 1819 the regiment was given permission to create a regimental order of merit, the 1st class being for those who had been in twelve or more general actions, and no fewer than 70 rank and file then serving qualified, there being nearly 130 who had been in from six to eleven actions, and over four hundred who had served in one to five actions. The 2nd Battalion (94th Foot) dates from 1823.

Nickname: "The Devil's Own," called so by General Picton for their undaunted bravery in face of the enemy; also "The Garvies."

(_Depot_, Stirling.)

(_Record Office_, Perth.)

"Cape of Good Hope, 1806," "Roliça," "Vimiera," "Corunna,"
"Pyrenees," "Nivelle," "Nive," "Orthes," "Toulouse," "Peninsula,"
"South Africa, 1846-7, 1851-2-3," "Alma," "Balaklava,"
"Sevastopol," "Lucknow," "South Africa, 1879," "Modder River,"
"Paardeberg," "South Africa, 1899-1902."

Mottoes: _Ne obliviscaris_ (Forget not);
_Sans Peur_ (Without fear).

_Uniform_, Scarlet.

_Facings_, Yellow.

_Tartan_, Sutherland.

Black sporran, with six white tassels.

_Head-dress_, Feather bonnet, white hackle.

_Cap_, Glengarry with scarlet and white diced border.

_Regimental March_, "Highland Laddie."

Allied Regiment: 91st Regt. (Canadian Highlanders) of Canada.

PRINCESS LOUISE'S (Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders)

The 98th Highlanders (Argyllshire) was raised in 1796 and renumbered the 91st Highlanders in 1802, its constant war service being in South Africa where it helped to capture the Cape of Good Hope from the Dutch and took part in the first Kaffir War. It afterwards went to the Peninsula and fought in many of the battles there, winning great fame. Afterwards it served many years in the Mediterranean and in India, taking a full share in the fierce battles of the Mutiny. The 2nd Battalion, raised in 1800 as the Sutherland Highlanders, won its greatest glory in the Crimea where in line, under the brave Colin Campbell, it received unsupported the full charge of the Russian Cavalry and drove them off in confusion.

Known after the Battle of Balaklava as "The Thin Red Line," also called "The Rory's."

(_Depot_, Birr.)

(_Record Office_, Cork.)

"Niagara,"

"Central India,"

"South Africa, 1900-02."

_Uniform_, Scarlet.

_Facings_, Blue.

_Head-dress_, Helmet.

_Cap_, Blue with scarlet band.

_Regimental March_, "The Royal Canadian."

Allied Regiments: 10th Regiment (Royal Grenadiers) of Canada; 100th
Winnipeg Grenadiers of Canada.

THE PRINCE OF WALES'S LEINSTER REGIMENT (Royal Canadians)

The Leinster Regiment is the only British corps having a Colonial title. The 1st Battalion (100th Foot) was raised in Canada in 1858, and has, by marked gallantry in India, South Africa and Belgium, added much to the glory of the British Army. The 2nd Battalion (109th Foot) was raised in India in 1853. The regiment has many curious nicknames, those applying to the 1st Battalion being "The Crusaders," "The Centipedes," on account of its regimental number, the 100th, "The Beavers," the "Old Hundredth," and "The Colonials." At one time the colours used to be decorated with maple leaves on July 1st (Dominion Day), the maple leaf being borne as part of the badge. The 2nd Battalion is known as "The Poonah Pets" from its birthplace; "The Steel Heads" on account of withstanding the excessive heat of the sun in Central India, and "The Lilywhites" from its white facings. The regiment was the last British infantry unit to be quartered in Canada, and the whole country parted with them with regret.

(_Depot_, Tralee.)

(_Record Office_, Cork.)

A Royal Tiger.

"Plassey," "Condore," "Masulipatam," "Badara," "Buxar," "Rohilcund,
1774," "Sholinghur," "Carnatic," "Rohilcund, 1794," "Guzerat,"
"Deig," "Bhurtpore," "Ghuznee, 1839," "Affghanistan, 1839,"
"Ferozeshah," "Sobraon," "Chillianwallah," "Goojerat," "Punjaub,"
"Pegu," "Delhi, 1857," "Lucknow," "Burma, 1885-87," "South Africa,
1899-1902."

_Uniform_, Scarlet.

_Facings_, Blue.

_Head-dress_, Racoon-skin cap with white and green plume on left
side.

_Cap_, Blue, with scarlet band.

_Regimental March_, "British Grenadiers."

Allied Regiments, 101st Regiment (Edmonton Fusiliers) of Canada;
104th Regiment (Westminster Fusiliers) of Canada.

THE ROYAL MUNSTER FUSILIERS

The 101st and 104th Regiments, combined to make up the Royal Munster Fusiliers, are both of Indian origin and have left their names deeply inscribed on the battles which gave that country to the Empire. The 101st was raised by Clive in India in 1756 as the Bengal European Regiment and shared in all the hard fighting from Chandernagore to Burmah, till the Mutiny brought them their crowning glory. After over one hundred years' campaigning the regiment came to England for the first time in 1868. The 2nd Battalion (the 104th Regiment) was formed in 1839 in Bengal and also did splendid service in the Mutiny and in the Burmah campaign.

Nickname: "The Dirty Shirts," a cherished name given them as a result of fighting in their shirt sleeves at Delhi, in 1857.

(_Depot_, Naas.)

(_Record Office_, Dublin.)

The Royal Tiger, superscribed "Plassey," "Buxar."
The Elephant, superscribed "Carnatic," "Mysore."

"Arcot," "Condore," "Wandiwash," "Pondicherry," "Guzerat,"
"Sholinghur," "Nundy Droog," "Amboyna," "Ternate," "Banda,"
"Seringapatam," "Kirkee," "Maheidpoor," "Beni Boo Alli," "Ava,"
"Aden," "Mooltan," "Goojerat," "Punjaub," "Pegu," "Lucknow,"
"Relief of Ladysmith," "South Africa, 1899-1902."

Motto: _Spectamur Agendo_ (We are judged by our deeds).

_Uniform_, Scarlet.

_Facings_, Blue.

_Head-dress_, Racoon-skin cap, with blue and green plume on left
side.

_Cap_, Bright blue, with scarlet band.

_Regimental March_, "British Grenadiers."

THE ROYAL DUBLIN FUSILIERS

The regiment is the oldest of the old Indian regiments. It was raised in India in the reign of Charles I., but in 1748 it became the Madras European Regiment, and under Clive rendered splendid service at many famous Indian battles which gradually won that Empire for the British Crown. The 2nd Battalion (103rd Foot) has an equally glorious Indian record. After 223 years of Indian service the 1st Battalion came to England for the first time in 1868, and in 1870 the 2nd Battalion came home for the first time after 209 years service.

Nicknames: "The Blue Caps." During the Indian Mutiny, Nana Sahib warned his men against those "blue-capped soldiers who fought like devils." "The Old Toughs," from the long period of hard service in India.

(_Depot_, Winchester.)

(_Record Office_, Winchester.)

"Copenhagen," "Monte Video," "Roliça," "Vimiera," "Corunna,"
"Busaco," "Barrosa," "Fuentes d'Onor," "Ciudad Rodrigo," "Badajoz,"
"Salamanca," "Vittoria," "Pyrenees," "Nivelle," "Nive," "Orthes,"
"Toulouse," "Peninsula," "Waterloo," "South Africa, 1846-7,
1851-2-3," "Alma," "Inkerman," "Sevastopol," "Lucknow," "Ashantee,
1873-4," "Ali Masjid," "Afghanistan, 1878-9," "Burma, 1885-87,"
"Khartoum," "Defence of Ladysmith," "Relief of Ladysmith," "South
Africa, 1899-1902."

_Uniform_, Dark Green.

_Facings_, Black.

_Head-dress_, Black fur busby with black plume.

_Cap_, Dark Green with green band.

_Regimental March_, "I'm Ninety-five."

Allied Regiment: 6th Regiment (The Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles)
of Canada.

THE RIFLE BRIGADE (The Prince Consort's Own)

Raised in 1800 the regiment saw active service before a year was out in the attack on Ferrol. A detachment was on Nelson's flagship as marines at the battle of the Baltic. Their courage was favourably commented upon at Waterloo where they rendered particularly valuable service at a critical period. In all parts of the world the Rifle Brigade have rendered devoted service to King and Country, and have fully earned and maintained the reputation that won for them the eulogy of King William IV, who said "Wherever there has been fighting, there you have been, and wherever you have been you have distinguished yourselves."

Nicknames: "The Greenjackets" and "The Sweeps."

(_Record Office_, Woolwich.)

Motto: _Nil sine labore_ (Nothing without Labour).

_Uniform_, Blue.

_Facings_, White.

_Head-dress_, Helmet.

_Cap_, Blue with blue band.

_Regimental March_, "Wait for the Wagons."

ARMY SERVICE CORPS

The Army Service Corps has no counterpart in any European Army, and has been evolved from years of warfare in all parts of the world. The result, as proved in the great war on the Continent, is to place the Corps in the forefront of any similar service among the Allies, and the Corps has been the wonder of the armies of the world. The Corps is the outcome of experience gained in the organisation of several corps which had been formed for special purposes and afterwards disbanded. The present high standard of efficiency of the Corps is due to the fact that it has been slowly but surely recognised by Generals in command of military expeditions that the ultimate success of their operations depended primarily on the efficiency of the supply and transport service, and so with the flight of years the Corps has been grudgingly given that degree of importance in the Army it has so well merited. It has gone through many transformations from the Commissaries of Muster, Royal Waggon Train, Land Transport Corps, Military Train, and Commissariat and Transport Corps to its present designation and duties.

When it was the Military Train it was called "Moke Train." Popularly known as "The Commos."

Motto: _In Arduis Fidelis_ (Faithful in Danger).

_Uniform_, Blue.

_Facings_, Dull Cherry.

_Head-dress_, Helmet.

_Cap_, Blue, with cherry-red band.

_Regimental March_, "Her Bright Smile."

ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

The Corps dates its present organization from 1873 when the old regimental medical system was abolished, which had many weaknesses and was open to considerable abuse. The reorganisation has been greatly to the benefit of the whole Army for it has provided a medical service far superior in skill, organization and establishment to any medical service in the world. Not only is the professional skill of the medical officers and the nursing skill of the men the best that the nation can provide, but the sympathy and devotion to their humane duties evinced by all ranks is a theme of constant admiration, and one of the most glorious traditions of the Army. In the hottest and most dangerous areas of the battlefield, in the dread infectious wards of the hospitals, and in their care of the sick and wounded, the members of the Corps have shown a devotion and bravery that has reflected the utmost glory on the whole nation. Many of the Officers and other ranks have won the highest and most coveted decorations on the field in discharging their splendid mission of saving life.

Nicknames: "Linseed Lancers," and "Poultice Wallopers."

_Uniform_, Blue.

_Facings_, Maroon.

_Head-dress_, Helmet.

_Cap_, Blue, with maroon band.

ARMY VETERINARY SERVICE AND ARMY VETERINARY CORPS

This humane service was brought into being in 1796. Previously the treatment of equine diseases in the service had been entrusted to the farriers, zealous, but for the most part ignorant, men working by rule of thumb. The founding of the Royal Veterinary College, London, just prior to that period helped materially in putting the corps on a sound professional basis, and the diploma of the College was a _sine qua non_ for a commission in the Corps. The first Veterinary Surgeon appears to have been Mr. John Ship, who was appointed to the 11th Light Dragoons in June 1796 and a few months later Professor Coleman of the Royal Veterinary College was appointed Principal Veterinary Surgeon to the Cavalry and Senior Veterinary Surgeon to the Ordnance. Under his energetic guidance the foundations of our splendidly efficient Veterinary service were laid. The service was re-organised in 1881, all regimental appointments, except those in the Household Cavalry, being abolished, and in 1891 substantive military rank was conferred on the officers instead of relative rank. The South African war brought a further development in the inclusion of N.C.O.'s and men in the Corps, and now the Corps musters a very strong body of experts whose services have been of inestimable value in the great war on the Continent.

Nicknames: "The Vets"; "The Horse Doctors."

_Uniform_, Blue.

_Facings_, Scarlet.

_Head-dress_, Helmet.

_Cap_, Blue.

ARMY ORDNANCE DEPARTMENT AND ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS

It is a remarkable fact that the Ordnance Department has a greater antiquity than any other branch of the Army, its history being traceable to the earliest military organisation of England. At one time it was a civilian department, then a branch of the Artillery, then a branch of the Engineers, and so curiously interwoven that it is very difficult to establish its actual origin. The first official record of an Ordnance Department dates back to 1418, when John Louth was appointed "Clerk to the Ordnance." The Master Bowyer, Master Fletcher, Master Carpenter, etc., were styled Officers of the Ordnance, which about 1455 became centralised at the Tower of London, where the Department continued for four hundred years under "The Master of the Ordnance," until removed to Woolwich. The duties have been, as now, closely associated with the provision and care of war-like stores, especially arms and ammunition, and the designation of the Department has varied considerably, the efficiency of the Department being steadily increased and splendidly maintained in the face of great difficulties.

Nicknamed "The Ordnance" and "The Sugar Stick Brigade" from the peculiar red and white piping of the braid.

_Uniform_, Blue.

_Facings_, Yellow.

_Head-dress_, Helmet.

_Cap_, Blue with yellow band.

ARMY PAY DEPARTMENT AND ARMY PAY CORPS

Before the establishment of the Army Pay Department in 1878, the financial side of the soldier's service was administered almost without system, this being carried out for the greater part according to the whim or skill of each commanding officer. So many people "had a finger in the pie" in handling the soldier's pay that the wonder is that any ever reached him at all, whilst the loss to the nation was enormous. After the abolition of the system under which each Colonel paid his men or did not, as he thought fit, Army Agents were made more or less responsible for paying the troops, and these appointed their own paymasters in each regiment. This system was open to abuse, and the troops suffered until the whole system of pay was taken over by the War Office and the Pay Department established. This Department also took over the payment for all the needs of the regiments and corps, and so well has it arranged its duties that every man in the army is now sure of every penny due to him, whilst the nation has been saved vast sums by preventing fraud and overcharging.

Nicknames: "The Quill Drivers" and "The Ink Slingers."

_Uniform_, Blue.

_Facings_, Red.

_Head-dress_, Helmet.

_Cap_, Red.

MILITARY POLICE

The formation of this Corps is comparatively a recent one, for until the year 1880 police duties in times of peace were discharged regimentally, and in times of war by more or less haphazard detachments under selected officers known as Provost Marshals. The formation of the Military Mounted and Foot Police, however, placed this important work on more solid and organised foundations, and in war and peace the members of the Corps discharge, in a most efficient manner, a large variety of important duties few are aware of. The policing of camps, lines of communication, supply bases and other important centres is only part of their work, which include the custody of prisoners of war, the safeguarding of general officers, and the execution of spies and other condemned prisoners.

Nickname: "The Red Caps."

"Gibraltar."

Motto: _Per Mare, per Terram_ (By Sea or Land).

_Uniform_, Royal Marine Artillery, Blue; Royal Marine Light
Infantry, Scarlet.

_Facings_, Royal Marine Artillery, Scarlet; Royal Marine Light
Infantry, Blue.

ROYAL MARINES

The evolutions of the Marines as a separate force before the accession of Queen Anne are little known. The earliest mention of Marines as a distinct force occurs in 1664, being an Order in Council for the formation of a body of 1,200 men for the sea service. Many infantry regiments have in their early days served as Marines, but the separate Corps seems to have had a corporate existence since the date mentioned above. Splendid service has been rendered on land and sea ever since, and the Marines are as justly considered as being among the best fighting men the Empire has. Their records show them to have taken important parts in many a famous battle on land, whilst contributing their share to every victory afloat.

The Royal Marines were, by the French, nicknamed "The Little Grenadiers," from the regiment wearing Grenadier caps. They are popularly known as "The Jollies." The Corps was originally raised for sea service alone. In 1664 it bore the name of "The Admiral's Regiment" in consequence, and "Neptune's Bodyguard."

ORDERS & DECORATIONS WORN IN THE BRITISH ARMY

The following are some of the principal medals, decorations and orders that have been worn, or are worn, by British soldiers:--

War Medals.

General Service Medal, 1793-1814.
India Medal, 1799-1826.
Waterloo Medal, 1815.
First Burmah War, 1824-6.
Capture of Ghuznee, 1839.
Cabul Medal, 1843.
China War, 1842-1860.
Afghan War, 1843-3.
Sutlej Campaign, 1845-6.
New Zealand, 1846-65.
Punjaub, 1848-9.
India General Service, 1852-95.
South Africa, 1853-79.
Crimea, 1854-56.
Baltic, 1854-5.
Indian Mutiny, 1857-8.
Canada, 1866-70.
Abyssinia, 1868.
Ashanti, 1879-94.
Afghanistan, 1878-80.
Roberts Star, 1879.
Cape of Good Hope.
Egypt, 1882-89.
Khedive's Star, 1882-89.
N.W. Canada, 1885.
W. Africa, 1890-1900.
Matabeleland, 1893.
Central Africa, 1894-98.
India General Service, 1895-1898.
Ashanti Star, 1896.
Sudan (British), 1896.
Sudan (Khedive's), 1896.
East and Central Africa, 1897-99.
China, 1900.
S. Africa (Queen's), 1899-1902.
Do. (King's), 1901-2.
3rd Ashanti, 1900.
East African General Service, 1900-1904.
India General Service, 1901-02.
Tibet, 1903-04.

Orders and Decorations.

Victoria Cross.
Order of the Bath.
Order of St. Michael and St. George.
Royal Victorian Order.
The Distinguished Service Order.
The Military Cross.
Order of St. John of Jerusalem.
Albert Medal.
Territorial Officer's Decoration.
The Jubilee Decoration.
The Coronation Decoration.
Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Meritorious Service Medal.
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
Militia Long Service Medal.
Yeomanry Long Service Medal.
Volunteer Long Service Medal.
Territorial Force Efficiency Medal.
Royal Humane Society's Medal.
Order of Osmanieh.
Order of Mejidie.
Legion of Honour.
St. George's Medal (Russian).

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