Marshal Badge of Field Marshal Herbert Kitchener

Lord Kitchener received his marshal badge (together with Order of the Paulownia Flowers) during his visit to Japan in December 1909.

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With Order of the Paulownia Flowers.

 

Interesting article from The Advertiser December 20, 1909 (p. 9)

 

Strangely enough no mention of the marshal badge.

 

Earl Kitchener of Khartoum examines his great uncle's medals.

According to the Melik Society Horatio Herbert Kitchener received the following orders and medals.


British Orders (in order of precedence)

Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG)
Knight of the Most Illustrious Order of St.Patrick (KP)
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (GCB)
The Order of Merit (OM)Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (GCSI)
Knight Grand Cross of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (GCMG)
Knight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (GCIE)
Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem
Foreign Orders (in chronological order)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Medijidieh (Turkey for Egypt)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Osmanieh (Turkey for Egypt)
Grand Cross of the Order of the Rising Sun with Paulownia Flowers (Japan)*
Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold (Belgium)
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour (France)
Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of Savoy (Italy)*

Campaign and other Medals (in wearing order)

Queen’s Egypt medal with 3 clasps (1884): THE NILE 1884 – 85, GEMAIZAH 1888, & TOSKI 1889
Queen’s Sudan medal (1896)
Queen’s South Africa medal with 3 clasps (1900): JOHANNESBURG, PAARDEBERG & RELIEF OF KIMBERLY
King’s South Africa medal with 2 clasps (1902): SOUTH AFRICA 1901 & SOUTH AFRICA 1902
VRI Diamond Jubilee medal (1897)
EVIIR Coronation medal (1902)
EVIIR Delhi Durbar medal in gold (1903)
GVR Coronation medal (1911)
Khedive of Egypt’s Bronze Star (1884)
Khedive of Egypt’s Sudan medal (1896) with 7 clasps; FIRKET, HAFIR, SUDAN 1897, ABU HAMED, THE ATBARA, KHARTOUM & SUDAN 1899
French Croix de Guerre (War Cross) with palm (1916)
French medal for the volunteers of the war of 1870-71 (1916) with clasp ENGAGE VOLONTAIRE
1914 star**
British War Medal**
Victory Medal**
Gold Badge of a Japanese Field Marshal (Gensui) (1909)***
The New Zealand Long and Efficient Service medal (1910)***
The King’s Empire Veterans and Empire Veterans Association Cross (1910)***

* The Sovereign’s private permission to accept and wear.
** Posthumous medals (1921) issued to next of kin.
***Given as a gift on foreign visits, and not worn.

His awards are currently on display

in Royal Engineers Museum in Gillingham.

 

P.S. On 5 June 1916, Kitchener was making his way to Russia on HMS Hampshire to attend negotiations with Tsar Nicholas II when in bad weather the ship struck a German mine 1.5 miles (2.4 km) west of Orkney, Scotland, and sank. Kitchener was among 737 who died.