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Department of Defence,
Melbourne, 19th January, 1918.
HE following extracts from London Gazettes are published
for information.
G. F. PEARCE,
Minister of State for Defence.
[Second Supplement, No. 29460, dated Wednesday, 2nd Feb
ruary, 1916, to the " London Gazette" of Tuesday, the 1st
February, 1916.]
War Office,
2nd February, 1916.
HIS MAJESTY THE KING- has been graciously pleased to
approve of the undermentioned rewards for Distinguished
Service in the Field:—
********
To be Companions of the Distinguished Service Order.
********
Major Arthur Murray Ross, West Yorkshire Regiment
(serving with Australian Imperial Force).
[Second Supplement, No. 30207, dated Friday, 27th July, 1917,
to the "London Gazette" of Friday, the 21th July, 1917.]
War Office,
27th July, 1917.
The names of the undermentioned have been brought to the
notice of the Secretary of State for War for distinguished ser
vices rendered in connexion with the war :j—
********
Abbott, Lieut.-Colonel P. P., C.M.G., Infantry (late Light
Horse).
Hayward, Lieut.-Colonel W. T., C.M.G., A.M.C.
Hurley, Lieut.-Colonel T. E. V., C.M.G., A.M.C.
Millard, Colonel R. J.,,C.M.G., A.M.C.
■Wall, Major (temporary Lieut.-Colonel) G., C.M.G., Aus
tralian Imperial Force, Head-Quarters.
Weight, Major (temporary Lieut.-Colonel) H. J., C.M.G.,
Australian Imperial Force, Head-Quarters.
[Fourth Supplement, No. 30209, dated Saturday, 28th July,
1917, to the "London Gazette" of Friday, the 27th of July,
1917.]
War Office,
28th July, 1917.
HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased to
approve of the award of a Bar to the Military Medal to the
undermentioned Non-Commissioned Officers and men:—
* * * * #^* * #
No. 1969 Corporal J. Knox, Infantry (since deceased).
The award of the Military Medal appeared in London
Gazette, No. 30095, dated Saturday, 26th May, 1917,
republished in Commonwealth of Australia Gazette
No. 174, of 1017.
[Third Supplement, No. 30233, dated Wednesday, \5th August,
1917, to the "London Gazette" of Tuesday, the 14th August,
1917.] .
War Office,
15th August, 1917.
The Secretary of State for War has received the following
list of names of Officers, Warrant and Non-Commissioned Offi
cers, and men, ladies, and civilians, whose services have been
brought to notice by Lieut.-General Sir Stanley Maude,
K.C.B., Commander-in-Chief, Mesopotamian Expeditionary
Force, as deserving of special mention:—
********
Clark, Lieutenant R., Anzac Wireless Squadron.
Hillary, Lieutenant M. J., Anzac Wireless Squadron.
Mare, Captain C. W. C., Aoizac Wireless Squadron.
Locke, No. 15991, Lance-Corporal T. C., Anzac Wireless
Squadron.
Longton, No. 14328 Sergeant W. H. J., Anzac Wireless
Squadron.
Silby, No. 14350 Lance-Corporal A. C., Anzac Wireless
Squadron.
[Second Supplement, No. 30250, dated Friday, 24th August,
1917, to the "London Gazette" of Friday, the 24th August,
1917.]
Crown Office,
24th August, 1917.
THE KING has been pleased, by Letters Patent under the
Great Seal, to create and institute an Order of Knighthood
to be styled " The Most Excellent Order of th'e British
Empire." *
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood.
Lord Chamberlain's Office,
St. James' Palace,
24th August, 1917.
Statutes of the Order of the British Empire.
GEORGE R.I.
GEORGE THE FIFTH, by the Grace of God, of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British
Dominions beyond the seas King, Defender of the Faith,
Emperor of India, to all to whom these presents shall come.
Greeting!
Whereas by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of the said
United kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, bearing date j
at Westminster the fourth day of June, 1917, in the eighth
year of Our Reign, We have thought fit and been pleased to
institute, erect, constitute, and create an Order of Knighthodd,
to be called and known for ever hereafter by the name, style,
and designation of " The Most Excellent Order of the British 4
Empire," whereof We, Our heirs and successors for ever shall
be Sovereigns:
And whereas by Our aforesaid Letters Patent we did ordajn
that the said Order should be governed by Statutes and Ordin
ances and that the Statutes to be observed'within the said
Order should be established by Us and sealed by the Seal of
the said Order, which Statutes so given and in future to be
given to Us, Our heirs and successors, to which the said
Seal shall be affixed, should be of the same validity and taken
and read as if the same and every article o£ them had been
verbatim recited in the said Letters Patent and passed under
the Great Seal of Our said United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland.
Now know ye that, in pursuance of the said Letters Patent
of the fourth day of June, 1917, We have made, ordained,
and established, and by thesfe presents sealed with the Seal
of the said Order, do make, ordain, and establish the follow
ing Statutes and Ordinances which shall from henceforth be
inviolably observed and kept within the said Order:
1. It is ordained and enjoined that this Order of Chivalry
shall be styled and designated in all Acts, proceedings, and
pleadings the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire as
in our said Letters Patent is directed, and by no other desig
nation.
2. It is ordained that the said Order shall consist of the
Sovereigti and a Grand Master and of five several classes:—
I. " Knights Grand Cross" and " Dames Grand Cross.'' II.
" Knights Commanders " and " Dames Commanders." II.
" Commanders." IV. " Officers." V. " Members."
<6. It is ordered that We, Our heirs and successors, Kings
or Queens Regnant of Our said United Kingdom, are and for
ever shall be Sovereigns of this Order, to whom doth and
shall belong all power of annulling, interpreting, explaining,
or augmenting these and every part of these Statutes.
4. We do hereby ordain, direct, and appoint that a Prince
of the Blood Royal, or such other exalted personage as We,
Our heirs and successors shall hereafter appoint shall be
Grand Master of the said Order, and shall in virtue thereof
be the First or Principal Knight Grand Cross of the said
Order, to whose custody shall be confided the Great Seal of
the Order, which he shall affix to all Statutes, Ordinances, and
Instruments according to the regulations touching the issue
of every pf the said-Instruments; and it is further ordained
that it shall be his special duty to enforce the due observance
of the Statutes and Ordinances of this Order, and that he
shall likewise direct the issue of all letters of summons when
ever the Sovereign shall be pleased to command an investiture
of the said Most Excellent Order.
5. It is ordained that the persons to be admitted to "this
Order shall be such persons, male or female, as may have ren
dered or shall hereafter render important services to our
Empire, and that foreign persons upon whom We may think
fit to yonfer the honour of being received into this Order shall
be deemed to be, and described as, Honorary Knights Grand
Ci|oss or Honorary Dames Grand Cross, Honorary Knights
Commanders or Honorary Dames Commanders, Honorary
Commanders, Honorary Officers, and Honorary Members, ac
cording to the classes in the Order in which they belong.
6. It is ordained that when We, Our heirs or successors
shall be plpased to nominate and appoint any person to this
Order such appointment shall be made by Warrant under Our
Royal Sign Manual sealed with the Seal of this Order and
countersigned by the Grand Master of the said Order.
* 7. It is ordained that this Order shall rank next and
immediately after Our Royal Victorian Order, and before Our
Distinguished Service Order, that in all solemn ceremonies,
places, and assemblies the Knights Grand Cross of this Order
shall have place and precedency next to and immediately after
the Knights Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order, that
the Dames Grand Cross of this Order shall have place and
precedency next to and immediately before the wives of
Knights Grand Cross of the Most Honorable Order of the,
Bath, and may on all occasions have, use, and enjoy the &ppel-;
lation and style of Dame before their Christian or first namee^ '•

' that the Knights' Commanders of this Order shall have place
and precedency next to and immediately after the Knights
Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order, that the Dames
Commanders of the Order shall have place and precedency next
to and immediately before the wives of Knights Commanders of
"the- Most Honorable Order of the Bath, and may on all occa
sions have, use, and enjoy the appellation and style of Dame
before tlieir Christian or first names, that the men who are
Commanders of this Order shall have place and precedency
next to and immediately after the Members of the Third Class
of the Royal Victorian Order, and the women wh'o are Com
manders of this Order shall have place and precedency next
to and immediately before the wives of Companions of the

Most Honorable Order of the Bath, that the men# who are
Officers of this Order shall have place and precedency next to
and immediately after the Members of the Fourth Class of
the Royal Victorian Order, and the women who are Officers
of this Order shall have place and precedency next to and
immediately before theVives of Members of the Fourth Class
of the Royal Victorian Order, that the men who are Members
of this Order shall have place and precedency next to and
immediately after the Members of the Fifth Cl,ass of the Royal
Victorian Order, and that the women who are Members of
this Order shall have place and precedency next to and imme
diately before the wives of Members of the Fifth Class of the
Royal Victorian Order.

8. It is ordained that the Insignia 'of the Sovereign of this

Order shall be of the same material and fashion as are here-'
inafter appointed for the Knights Grand Cross, save only with
those alteration^ which distinguish Our Royal dignity.

9. It is ordain<Sd that the Grand Master shall wear the

Insignia of a Knight Grand Cross, the badge of which for the
Grand Master shall be augmented in accordance with the com
mands of the Sovereign.

10. It is ordained that the Knights and Dames Grand Cross
of this Most Excellent Order shall upon all great and solemn
occasions wear the badge of the Order, which shall consist of
a cross patonce, enamelled pearl, fimbriated or surmounted by
a gold medallion with a representation of Britannia seated
within a circle gules inscribed with the motto " For God and
Empire," in letters of gold ensigned with the Imperial Crown,
or the whole suspended from a purple riband of the breadth
of three inches and three-quarters, passing from the right
shoulder to the left side, and they shall Avear on the left side
of their coats or outer garments an oval star composed of
eight points and charged with a medallion as above.

11'. It is ordained that the Knights Commanders shall wear
around their necks a riband of the same colour and pattern
as that of the Knights Grand Cross of the breadth of one inch
and three-quarters and pendent therefrom the badge of -the
Knights Commanders of the Order, which shall be of similar
form and pattern to that appointed for the Knights Grand
Cross, but of a smaller size, and also that they shall wear on
the left side of their coats or outer garments a silver star
composed of four equal points and four lesser, charged with a
medallion as before, and it is ordained that the Dames Com
manders shall Avear a badge of similar form and pattern as
that appointed for Knights Commanders, attached to a riband,
also similar to that Avorn by Knights Commanders, but tied
in a boAv and worn on the left shoulder, and that they shall

wear a like Star. 1

12. It is ordained that the Commanders shall in the same
manner wear the like riband and badge as that appointed for
the Knights or Dames Commanders of the Most Excellent
Order, but that they shall not be entitled to wear the Star.

13. It is ordained that the Officers shall wear a badge of
similar form and pattern as that appointed for the Comman
ders of the Order, but of a smaller size and silver gilt, attached
to a riband of the same colour and pattern of the breadth of
one inch and a quarter, attached to the left breast o'f their
coats or outer garments by men, and tied in a boAV on the
left shoulder by women.

14. It is ordained that the Members shall wear' in like
manner the same riband and badge as that appointed to Offi
cers of the Order except that it shall be in silver.

15. It is ordained that upon the nomination of any person
to be a Knight Grand Cross, Dame Grand Cross, Knight'Com
mander, or Dame Commander of this Order, he or she shall
v be invested Avith the Insignia of his or her dignity in the

Order by Us, Our heirs and successors, and that on the day
of the imrestiture the person to be invested shall be intro
duced into the presence of the So\'ereign by the Officer of the
Order in attendance bearing the proper Insignia of the Order,
when the Sovereign having in the case of Knights Grand Cross
and Knights Commander conferred the honour of knighthood
upon the person so nominated if he haAre not previously re:
eeived the said honour, wi 11 then proceed to invest him or her
with the Ensigns of the said Order in the following manner:—
The Sovereign will invest the new Knight Grand Cross, Dame
Grand 'Cross, Knight Commander, or Dame Commander Avith
tlie riband and badge, and will deliver or place-on his or her
|eft side the Star of the said Order appertaining to his or her
dignity.

18. It is further ordained that it shall be competent for Us,
Our heirs and successors'by a Warrant or 4 Wiarrants under
Our Sign Manual countersigned by the Grand Master, and

sealed with the Seal of this Order, to authorize some distin
guished person in Our service or other person to perform in
Our name and on Our behalf the ceremony of investing"
Knights Grand Cross, Dames Grand Cross, Kniglits Comman
ders, or Dame Commanders, with the Insignia of their respec
tive dignities or to permit the ceremony of investiture to be
dispensed with. And We reserve to Ourselves, Our heirs and
successors, by Our or Their Warrant or Warrants as afore
said, full power and authority to permit and authorize the
person or persons not invested by Us to wear the Insignia and
enjoy the privileges appertaining to their respective dignities
in as full and ample a manner as if they had been invested
by Us, Our bcirs and successors.

17. It is ordained that on the promotion of a person'to a
higher class of this Order jthe Insignia of the class theretofore
worn by him or her shall be returned to the Secretary of the
Order for the service of the Order, and that on the resigna
tion or decease of an Official of the Order his Badge of Office
shall be restored for the service of the Order.

18. It is ordained that Knights Grand Cross and Dames
Grand Cross shaft have the same privileges under the same
authority in connexion with the bearing of Supporters to their
Arms as' are enjoyed by the Knights Grand Cross of Our other
Orders of Knighthood.

19. It is ordained that the Seal of the Order shall have
engraved thereon as follows (that is to say) :•—A representa
tion of Britannia surrounded by a circle containing the motto
of the Order, "For God and the Empire," and that the Statutes
of the Order shall be sealed by and with the same.

20. It is ordained that it shall be competent for Us, Our
heirs and successors by an Ordinance signed by the Sovereign
and sealed with the Seal of the Order to cancel and annul the

appointment of any person to this Order, and thereupon his
or her name in the Register shall be erased. But that it shall
be competent for the Sovereign to'restore to the Order any
person whose appointment may have been so cancelled and
annulled when circumstances render it just an'd expedient so

to do.

21. It is ordained that a medal in connexion with the said
Most Excellent Order shall be awai-ded to persons, not being
members of the five classes of the said Most Excellent Order,
whose services to Our Empire would warrant such mark of
Our Koyal appreciation.

22. It is ordained that the medal of the Most Excellent
Order of the British Empire for men and for women shall
consist of a circular medal in silver, having on the obverse a
representation of Britannia within the circle and motto of the
Order and on the reverse Our Royal and Imperial Cypher, and
shall be worn on the left side suspended by a ring to a purple

riband of one inch and one-sixteenth of an inch in width.

23. It is ordained that it shall be competent for Us, Our
heirs and successors by a warrant under Our Royal Sign
Manual to cancel and annul the award of any medal of the
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, and that there
upon the name of the recipient in the Register shall be erased,
but it shall be competent for the Sovereign to restore the
medal to any person whose name may have been so erased,
when circumstances render it just and expedient so to do.

24. It is ordained that the 24th day of May every year shall
henceforth be taken and deemed to be the anniversary of the

institution of this Order.

25. It is ordained that the following officials shall be ap
pointed to this Order, that is to say, a

King of Arms, <

Registrar and Secretary,

Gentleman Usher of the Purple Rod.

26. It is ordained that the King of Arms of this Order shall
be nominated by Us, Our heirs and successors, and that he
shall sedulously attend the Service of the Order. And further
it is ordained that he shall wear around his neck pendent to a
•purple riband an escoclieon of gold enamelled on a field pur
pure a representation of Britannia impaling the Arms of the
Sovereign surrounded with the circle and motto of the Order
and surmounted by an Imperial Crown, that he shall carry
the rod of this Order, which shall have on the two greater
squares the Arms of the Order impaled with those of the
; Sovereign, and on the lesser squares the Arms of the Order,

the whole surmounted by an Imperial Crown, and that at all
Coronations he shall precede the Knights Grand Cross and
shall carry and wear a Crown as Our other Kings of Arms
are accustomed to do, which badge, rod, and crown shall all
be of the same materials with those used and borne by Our
Garter Principal King of Arms.

27. It is ordained that the Registrar and Secretary shall
be appointed by Us, Our heirs and successors, that he shall
record all proceedings connected with this Most Excellent
Order in a register to be appropriated for that purpose, and
shall, under the directions of the Grand Master, prepare all
Warrants and other instruments to be passed under the Seal
of the Order and engross the same, that he shall summon the
Knights Grand Cross to attend the Sovereign at all investi
tures of this Order, that in all Ceremonies of the Order he
shall wear around his neck pendent to a purple riband an
escoclieon of gold enamelled on a field purpure the badge of

the Knights Grand Cross of the Order with two pens saitire
wise between the angles in pearl enamel, the whole surniounted
by an Imperial Crown. 1

28. It is ordained that the Gentleman Usher of the Purple
Rod of this Most Excellent Order shall- he appointed by Us,
Our heirs and successors, shall wear around his neck pendent
to a puyple ribald an escocheon of gold enamelled on a field
purpure a representation of Britannia surrounded by , the
circle and motto of the Order and surmounted by an Imperial
Crown, and that he shall carry tlie Purple Rod of the Order,
having at the top an escrol thereon the motto of the Order
surmounted by a representation of Britannia.

29. It is ordained that all and every of the officials of this
Order shall over and above the duties more specially imposed
by the foregoing Statutes execute diligently whatever the
Sovereign or Grand Master may be pleased'to command touch
ing the interests of the salid Order, and that the said offices
of King of Arms, Registrar and Secretary, and Gentleman
Usher shall be holden during good beha\ iour.

Lastly—We reserve to Ourself, Our heirs and successors

full power of annulling, altering, abrogating, augmenting, .
interpreting, or dispensing with these Statutes and Regula
tions or any part thereof by a notification under the Sign
Manual of the Sovereign of the Order.

Given at Our Court at Saint James's the fourth day of

June, 1917, in the eighth year of Our reign.

By His Majesty's Command,

Geo. Cave.

The "London GazetteNo. 30261, dated Friday, 31st August,

1917.

' Whitehall,

29th August, 1917.

THE KING ha# been pleased to issue Warrants under His
Majesty's Royal Sign Manual to the following effect:'—
George R.I.

George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, of the United King

dom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Deminions
beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of
India, to all to whom these presents shall come, Greeting!

Whereas Her late Majesty Queen Victoria, being desirous
of distinguishing by some mark of Her Royal favour the many
heroic acts performed by mariner^ and others who endanger"
their own lives in saving or endeavouring to save the lives of
others from shipwrecks and other perils of the sea: and the
many heroic acts performed on land by those who endanger
their own lives in saving or endeavouring to save the lives of
others from accidents in mines, on railways, and at fires, or
other peril within Her Dominions, other than perils of the
sea, did, by Warrants under the Royal Sign Manual, bearing
date respectively the 7th March, 1866, the 12tli April, 1867,
and the 30th April, 1877, for Herself, Her heirs and succes
sors institute and create as a mark of Royal approbation of
such heroic acts, new Decorations styled respectively " The
Albert Medal of the First Class " and " The Albert Medal* of
the Second Class," which Decorations Her Majesty was desir
, ous should be highly prized and eagerly sought after.

And whereas the said Warrants were subsequently amended
and all jthe Warrants relating to these Decorations were con
solidated by a Warrant under tin1 Sign Manual bearing date
'the 5tli June, 1905:

And whereas it is Our pleasure to amend the style of the

said Decorations:

We are graciously pleased to make, ordain and establish the
following Rules and Ordinances for the government of the
Decorations:—

I. It is ordained that the Decoration in each case shall be
styled " The Albert Medal"; but when it is awarded for acts
of such extreme and heroic daring as to merit a special degree
of recognition, it shall be styled " The Albert Medal in Gold."

II. It is ordained that the Albert Medal shall consist of a

bronze oval-shaped Badge or Decoration, liaving in the centre
a, monogram composed of the letters V and A erect upon an
enamelled background, surrounded by a Garter inscribed in
raised letters " For Gallantry in Saving Life at Sea" or "For
Gallantry in Saving Life on Land," as the case may be, and
surmounted bv a representation of the Crown of His Royal
Highness the lamented Prince Consort; but where the Medal
conferred is " The Albert Medal in Gold," it shall consist of a
gold oval-sliaped Badge or Decoration having in the centre a
monogram composed of the letters V and A erect in gold upon
an enamelled background, surrounded by a Garter in bronze
inscribed in raised letters of gold " For Gallantry in Saving
Life at Sea," or " For Gallantry in Saving Live on Land," as
the case may be, and surmounted by a representation In gold
of the Crown of His Royal Highness the lamented Prince
Consort. When the medal is given for gallantry in saving life
at sea, the letteris V «md A shall be interlaced with an anchor
erect iij .bronzg ,or gold, as the case may be.

The Medal sliall be suspended from a riband of an inch and
three-eighths in width, having two white longitudinal stripes;

in the case of the " Albert Medal in Gold " the riband shall
have four white longitudinal stripes.

The colour of the enamel and riband shall be dark-blue when
the Medal is conferred for gallantry in saving life at sea,
and crimson when it is conferred for gallantry in saving life

on land.

hi. It is ordained that the Medal shall only be awarded to
those of Our faithful subjects who, in saving or endeavouring
to save the lives of others from perils of the sea, or from
perils on land, have endangered their own lives, and that
stocli award shall be made only on a recommendatioh to Us
by Our Principal Secretary of State for the Home Depart
ment".

Provided always that where the Medal is conferred for
gallantry in saving life at sea, the preliminary steps and
inquiry shall, if the award be to any one belonging to the
Royal Navy or the Royal Marines, be with the Lords Com
missioners "of the Admiralty, and in other cases with the

President of the Board of Trade.

IV. It is ordained that the names of those persons upon
whom We may be pleased to confer the Medal shall be pub
lished in the London Gazette. Where the Medal is conferred
for gallantry in saving life on land a Register of such names
shall be kept in the Office of Our Principal Secretary of State
for the Home Department. Where the Medal is conferred for
gallantry in saving life at sea a Register' of the names of
such of these persons as belong to the Royal Navy or the
Royal Marines shall be kept in the Office of the Lords Com
missioners of the Admiralty, and a Register of the names of
such of these persons as do not belong to the Royal Navy or
the Royal Marines shall be kept in the Office of the Board of

Trade

v. It is ordained that the Medal shall be worn suspended

from the left breast.

vi. It is ordained that any act of gallantry which is worthy
of recognition by the award of the Albert Medal, but is per
formed by one upon whom the decoration has already been
conferred, may, on a recommendation to Us by Our Principal
Secretary of State for the Home Department, be recorded by
a bar attached to the riband by which the Medal is suspended;
and for every such additional act an additional bar may be

added.

vn. In order to make such additional provision as shall
effectually preserve pure these most honorable Decorations,
it is ordained that if any person on whom any of such
Decorations is conferred be guilty of any crime or disgraceful
conduct which in Our judgment disqualifies him for the
same, his name shall, by an especial Warrant under Our
Royal Sign Manual, be forthwith erased from the register
of those upon whom the said Decoration shall have been
conferred, and his Medal shall be forfeited. And every person
to whom the said Medal is given shall before receiving the
same enter into an engagement to return "the same if his
name shall be so erased as aforesaid under this regulation.
It is hereby® further declared that We, Our heirs and
successors shall be the sole judges of the circumstances
demanding such expulsion. Moreover, We shall at all times
have power to order that any person who may at any time
have been expelled shall be restored to the enjoyment of the

Decoration.

viii. The warrant of the 5tli June, 1905, is hereby revoked.

Given at Our Court at Saint James's this twenty-eighth

day of August, One thousand nine hundred and seven
teen, in the Eighth year of Ou!r Reign.

By His Majesty's Command,

Geo. Cave.

GE0RGE 11.1.

GEORGE THE FIFTH, by the Grace of God, of the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and of the British
Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith,
Emperor of India, to all to whom these Presents shall come
Greeting!

Whereas His late Majesty King Edward VII., being desirous
of distinguishing by some mark of His Royal Favour the
many heroic acts performed by those of His faithful subjects
who endanger their own lives in saving or endeavouring to
sa\ e the lives of others from perils incurred in mines or
quarries or otherwise in connexion with Industrial Employ

ment in His Dominions and in the Territories under His)
protection and jurisdiction, did by Warrants under His Sign
Manual bearing date respectively the 13th July, 1907, and
the 1st December, 1909, for Himself, His heirs and successors,
institute and create a new Medal to be entitled the Edward.

Medal to be awarded for such acts of gallantry: ?

And whereas We are desirous of' amending the rules,
governing the award of the said Decoration and of consolidat-.
ing the 'Royal Warrants relating to the said Decoration. We:

ar& graciously pleaBed to make, ordain, and establish the
following Rules for the governance of the said Decoration:

1. %t is ordained that the Medal shall be styled "The
Edward Medal," but when it is awarded for acts of such
great and exceptional gallantry as to merit a special degree
of recognition it shall be stvled "The Edward Medal in
Silver."

2. It is ordained that/the Edward Medal shall consist of
a. circular Medal with Our Effigy on the obverse, and on the
revejrse a suitable design with the words "For Courage";
find that the Medal shall be of bronze or, when the Edward
Medal in Silver is awarded, of" Silver.

3. It is ordained that the Edward Medal shall only be
- awarded to those of Our faithful subjects who endanger their

own lives in saving or endeavouring to save the lives of
others from perils incurred in connexion with Industrial
Employment in these Our Dominions, and in Territories under
Our protection or jurisdiction; and Such awards shall, be
made only on a recommendation to Us by Our Principal
Secretary of State for the Home Department.

4. It is ordained that the names of those upon whom We
may be pleased to confer either of these Decorations shall be
published in the London Gazette, and that Register thereof
shall be kept in the Office of Our Principal Secretary of
State for the Home Department.

5. It is ordained that such Medal shall be suspended from
the left breast, and the riband, of an inch and three-eighths
in width, shall be dark blue with a nairow yellow stripe on

either side: Provided that when the Medal is awarded to a
woman it shall be worn on the left shoulder, suspended from

a riband of the same width and colour fashioned into a bow.

6. It is ordained that any act of gallantry which is worthy
of recognition by the award of the Edward Medal, but is
performed by one upon whom the Decoration has already
been conferred, may, on a recommendation to Us by Our
Principal Secretary of State for the Home Department, be
recorded by a bar attached to the riband by which the Medal
is suspended; and for every such additional act an additional
Bar may be added.

7. In order to make such provision as shall effectually
preserve pure these most honorable Decorations, it is or
dained that if any person on whom either of such Decorations
is conferred be guilty of any crime or disgraceful conduct
which, in Our judgment, disqualified him for the same, his
name shall, by an especial Warrant under Our Royal Sign
Manual, be forthwith erased from the Register of those upon

whom the said Decoration shall have been conferred and his

Medal shall be forfeited. And every person to whom the
said Medal is given shall, before receiving the same, enter
into an agreement to return the same if his name shall be
so erased as aforesaid under this regulation. It is hereby
further declared that We, Our heirs and successors shall
be the sole judges of the circumstances demanding such
forfeiture. Moreover, We shall at all times have powfer to
regrant a Medal to any person whose Medal may at any
time have been forfeited. ^

8. The Warrants of the 13th July, 1907, and 1st December,
1909, are hereby revoked.

Given at Our Court at Saint'James's this twenty-eighth

day of August, One thousand nine hundred and seven
teen, in the Eighth year of Our Reign.

By His Majesty's Command,

Geo. Cave.

[Second Supplement, No. 30263, dated Friday, 31st August,

1917, to the "London Gazette " of Friday, the 31s£ August,
1917.]

War Office,

31st August, 1917.

The following are among the Decorations and Medals
awarded by the Allied Powers at various dates to the British
i Forces for distinguished services rendered during the course

of the campaign:—

TTTft MAJESTY THE KING has given unrestricted per
mission in all cases (to wear the Decorations and Medals in
question. > ,

Decorations and Medals- conferbed by His ' Majesty

the King of Italy.

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Jfc£

,, „ Bronze Medal for Military Valour.

- •*; •-* » *' * * *

No. 750 Sergeant James Mason, Anzae Camel Battalion.

" [jFifth, Supplement, No. 30287, dated Monday, 17th Septem

ber, '1917, to the "London Gazette" of Friday, the 14th
September, 1917.3

War Office,

17th September, 1917.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased
to award a bar to the Military Cross to the undermentioned

Officers:—

*******

Captain (now Major) Alexander Sanderson, M.C.,

Engineers.

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty
- during a raid upon enemy trenches. He did excellent

work in reconnoitring and destroying the enemy's
mining system; also browing in two dug-outs, ~ and
very largely" contributing to the success of our opera

tions.

The award of the Military Cross appeared in London
Gazette No. 29765, of 1916, republished in Cpmrfionwealth
of Australia -Gazette ®o. 184, of 1916. '

HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased
to confer the Military Cross on the undermentioned Officers
and Warrant Officers in recognition of their gallantry and
devotion to duty in the Field:—

****** *

' Lieutenant Kenneth McSwaine, A.S.C.

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty
as railhead ordnance officer. Under a Tieavy bombard
ment he collected a fatigue party which had scattered,
and by his personal example and' energy off-loaded a
train of special shell that was standing in the siding
under fire. He thereby averted what might easily
have teen a very serious explosion, and throughout
the whole of the operations his services have been
invaluable as regards the handling and despatch of
very large quantities of ammunition to gun positions.
Lieutenant Arthur Leslie Roberts, Field Artillery.

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty
in commanding his battery with the utmost determina

tion, skill, and energy for a period of ten days, under ,
heavy hostile shelling, during which many casualties
were sustained. On two successive "days he displayed
splendid promptness and complete disregard of danger
in personally assisting to extinguish fires which had
broken out amongst his gunpits and ammunition dumps.
Accompanied by a Sergeant he worked most gallantly
under an intense bombardment, having first ordered
the rest of his personnel to take cover, and was in
strumental in saving a great amount of material as
, well as in preventing .the position from being disclosed

to the enemy's observation. He was seriously wounded
whilst so engaged.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased
to approve of the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal
to the undermentioned Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned
Officers, and Men for acts of gallantry and devotion to duty

in the Field:—

****** *

No. 30 Sergeant T. "Johnson, Artillery.

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty
in continually keeping his gun in action under the
most trying conditions. His great courage and fine
personal example under heavy shell and machine gun
fire and hostile aircraft attacks were magnificent. He
displayed great skill and resource in improvising load
ing stores,, and carrying on until his gun was put out
of action. He then personally attended to the wounded,
carrying them to a place of safety under heavy shell
fire at the imminent risk of his own life.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased
to approve of the award of a Bar to the Military Medal to
the undermentioned Non-Commissioned Officers and Men:—

*******

No. 39 Gunner H/C. Alkeb, Artillery. 0

The award of the Military Medal appeared in London'
Gazette No. 29912, of 1917, republished in the Common
wealth of Australia Gazette No. 288, of 1917>

No. 2939 Lance-Corpo»al G. T. -Wall, Infantry.

. The award of the Military Medal appeared in London
Gazette No. 30234, of 1917, republished in the Common
wealth of Australia Gazette No. 219, of 1917.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased
to award the Military Medal for bravery in the Field to the
undermentioned Non-Commissioned Officers, and Men:—

Men:—

* # * * * *

No. 2020 Private J. A. Amesbbby, Infantry.

No. 4378 Bombardier W. C. H. Anderson, Artillery.

No. 256 Private (Lance-Corporal) N. Andrew, Infantry.
No. 2123 Fitter 3. Bailey, Artillery.

No. 815 Gunner H. E. Bunton, Artillery.

No. 2441 Sapper T. F. Bobke, Engineers.
No. 2442 Sapper J. Coade, Engineers.

No. 752 Private H. A. Cowdboy, Pioneers (late Infantry).
No. 1643 Bombardier T. Crouch, Artillery.

No. 752 Private W. C. Delaney, Infantry (since deceased).
No. 651 Gunner J. P. Desmond, Artillery.

No. 13040 Lance-Corporal E. J. Ellis, A.M.C.

No. 5916 Gunner J. M. Fitzpatbick, Artillery (since de

ceased).

No. 829 Private (Lance-Corporal) C. T. Fleming, Infantry.
No. 11329 Bombardier W. Gaudby, Artillery.
No. 107 Sergeant H. E. Gilmoub, Infantry.

No. 448 Corporal A. E. Hapgood, Trench Mortar Battery.

No. 91S4 Private H. W. T. Haslam, A.M.C. (since de

ceased).

No. 305 Bombardier E. J. Hassan, Artillery.
No. 90 Sergeant W. P. Hogan, Infantry.

No. 1087 Gunner E. J. Ireland, Artillery.
No. 2210 Private J. R. Kelly, Infantry.

No. 361 Private W. Lane, Infantry. -
No._ 118^0 Gunner M. M. Lehan, Artillery.
No. 582 Sapper A. J. Love, Engineers.

No. 623 Sergeant R. O'Sullivan, Engineers.
No. 1473 Gunner H. F. Paeker, Artillery.

No. 12369 Lance-Corporal P. Pbatt, A.M.C.
No. 567 Corporal A. J. Rose, A.S.C.
No. 1490 Sergeant L. Rump, Artillery.

No. 2?50 Private W. C. A. Sandles, Infantry.
No. 1606 Sergeant E. Stansfield, A.S.C.

No. 568 Lance-Corporal J. A. Stapley, Infantry.

No. 22964 Bombardier H. L. M. Stronach, Artillery.
No. 10003 Corporal C. T. Webb, Engineers.
No. 1285 Private N. W. Woods, Infantry.

HIS MAJESTY THE -KING has been graciously pleased

to award the Meritorious Service Medal to the undermentioned
Warrant Officers, Non-Commissioned Officers, and Men for

gallantry in the performance of Military duty:—

*******

No. 375 Sapper W. J. Cairns, Engineers.
No. 5144 Sapper C. F. Hobbs, Engineers.
No. 176 Sapper H. Maxfield, Engineers.

[Eighth Supplement, No. 30290, dated Monday, 11th Septem

ber, 1917, to the "London Gazette" of Friday, the 14th
September, 1917.]

War Office,

17th September, 1917.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased
to approve of the undermentioned Rewards for distinguished
service in the Field:— ^

*******

To be Companions of the Distinguished'Service Order.

Lieutenant Michael James Hillaby, 1st Anzac Wireless

Squadron (late Engineers).

[Sixth Supplement, No. 30302, dated Monday, 2±th Septem

ber, 1917, to the " London Gazette" of Friday, the 21stf
September, 1917.]

War Office,

24th September, 1917.

The following are among the decorations and Medals awarded
by the Allied Powers at various dates to the British Forces
for distinguished services rendered during the course of the
campaign:—

HIS MAJESTY THE KING has given unrestricted per
mission in all cases to wear the Decorations and Medals in
question.

Decorations Conferred by His Majesty the

King of the Belgians.

*******

i

ORDER DE LEOPOLD.

Officer.

Major (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel-) David Manton

Difvis, Infantry.

Chevalier.

Captain Cyrh. Longmore, 44th Machine Gun Squadron.
Captain, William Patrick Tbainor, Infantry.

ORDBE DE LA COURONNE.

Officier.

Lieutenant-Colonel Donald Ticehubst Moore, D.S.O.,

Infantry.

Chevalier.

Lieutenant William Francis McIver, Infantry.

decoration mhitaire.

No. 13 Private Stanley Alexander Anderson, Infantry.

No. 2128 Lance-Corporal Clarence Charles Cooke, In

fantry. s

No. 128 Trooper William Kebb, Light Horse. <
No. 1499 Sergeant Kenneth Kinross, Infantry.

No. 48^8 Private Arthur Alexander MacTaggabt, L.T.M.

Battery (late Infantry).

[Fifth Supplement, No. 30308, dated Wednesdayf 26th Sep

tember, 1717, to the "London Gazette" of Tuesday, 25th
September, 1917-3

War Office,

26th September, 1917.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been pleased to confer
the undermentioned rewards for gallantry and distinguished

service in the Field.

The acts of gallantry for which the decorations have been
awarded will be announced in the London Gazette as early
as practicable:—

*******

Awarded a Bar to Military Cross.

Lieutenant Leo Tennyson Gwyiher, M.C., Artillery.

The award of the Military Cross appeared in thfe
London Gazette, No. 29898, of 1917, republished in
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. 103, of 1917.
Lieutenant Arthur Henry Humphrey, M.C., Artillery.

The award of the Military Cross ^appeared in the
London Gazette, No. 29824, of 1916, republished in
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. 62, of 1917.
Lieutenant Paul Maxwell Martyn, M.C., Pioneers.

The award of the Military Cross appeared in the
London Gazette No. 29760, of 1916, republished in
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. 184, of 1916.

Awarded the Military Cross.

Lieutenant Robert Avenel Bennett, Artillery (since de

* ceased).

Lieutenant Reginald Black, Light Hoise (since deceased).
Captain John Canute Gordon Glassford, A.M.C.
Lieutenant Henry Goldsmith, Artillery.

^Lieutenant Edward William Gwynne, Artillery.
Lieutenant Neville James Heenan, Artillery.

2nd Lieutenant Philip Arthur Hockenhull, Artillery.

2nd Lieutenant Harold Edgar Holmes, Machine Gun

Corps.

Lieutenant Dorian Barron Arthur King, Artillery.
Lieutenant Edwin Campbell King, Artillery.
'Captain George King, Infantry.

Lieutenant Francis William Lord, Artillery.

Lieutenant Archibald Robert McDougall, Artillery.

2nd Lieutenant William Malcolm McLean, Infantry.
Lieutenant Charles Venden Rees, Artillery.

Captain William Herbert Schadel, Infantry.

Lieutenant Clifford Styant-Browne, Infantry.
Captain Roy Meldrum Thompson, Artillery.

Lieutenant Leonard Lisle Williams, Light Horse.

No. 1360 Mech. S.M*. Herbert Frederick SLocombe, Artil

lery (late A.S.C.).

[Ninth Supplement, No. 30312} dated Friday, 28th Sep

tember, 1917, to the "London Gazette" of Tuesday, 25th
Septemberf 1917.]

War Office,

28th September, 1917.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased
to approve of the award of a Bar to the Military Medal to

the undermentioned Non-Commissioned Officers and Men:—

*******

No. 10083 Private E. H. Pickard, A.M.C., attached 10th

Brigade Artillery.

The award of the Military Medal appeared in London
Gazette No. 30209, of 1917, republished in Common-

wealth of Australia Gazette No. 219, of 1917.

HIS MAJESTY THE KING has been graciously pleased
to award the Military Medal for bravery in the Field to the

undermentioned Ladies, Non-Commissioned Officers, and

Men:—

* * * * * * *

Nursing Sister Dorothy Gwendoline Cawood, A.A.N.S.
Nursing Sister Clare Deacon, A.A.N.S.
Staff Nurse Mary Jane Derrer, A.A.N.S.

Nursing Sister Alice Ross-King, A.A.N.S.

No. 255 Private (Acting Corporal) J. H. Allard, In-

fantry.

No. 25451 Driver A. K. Allsop, Artillery.

No. 13254 Private D. V. K. Anderson, A.M.C. (since de-

ceased).

No. 1667 Gunner (Acting Corporal) E. Le R. Anderson,

Artillery.

No. 2846 Sergeant C. F. Arnold, Trench Mortar Battery

(since deceased).

No. 11030 Corporal T. Armstrong, Engineers.

No. 15632 Gunner E. Atkins, Artillery.

No. 1132 Sergeant J. Barraclough, Infantry.
No. 1051 Sergeant F. Batten, Artillery.

No. 10219 Lance-Corporal W. E. Bennett, Engineers.
No. 235 Acting Sergeant A. N. Bishop, Infantry.
No. 8805 Sapper G. Blackmore, Engineers.
No. 1511 Private T. Blackwell, Infantry.

No. 4439 Sergeant D. G. Bock, Infantry (since deceased).

No. 348 Bombardier A. W, Bright, Artillery."
No. 1344 Driver A. C. Brown, Artillery.
Ho. 9832 Corporal G. L. Brown, A.M.C.
No. 7307 Sergeant C. W. Bunn, A.M.C.

No. 1146 Gunner B. Burnley, Artillery.
No. 2017 Private J. W. Byron, Infantry.

No. 29915 Gunner H. C. Courtney, Artillery.
No. 3609' Corporal J. Croll, Artillery.

No. 1238 Driver J. S. Dickens, Artillery.

' No. 318 Corporal J. Distant, Trench Mortar Battery.
No. 12464 Driver V. A. Evans, A.S.C.

No. 7316 Sergeant T. Pitzpatrick. A.M.C.
No. 6600 Driver F. T. Ford, Artillery.

No. 302 Private A. H. M. Gant, Infantry.
No. 215 Private J. Germyn, Infantry.

No. 12301 Lance-Corporal W. D. Gibbs, A.M.C.
No. 14765 Sapper J. C. Gobbi, Engineers.
No. 8371 Private F. H. Gorwell, A.M.C.

No. 2181 Priv.ate J. H. Geebnslade, Infantry.
No. 124 Corporal W. C. Haggett, Infantry.
No. 2184 Private G. L. Hampton, Infantry.

No. 909 Bombardier G. T. Hanrahan, Artillery.

No. 3344 Bombardier A. W. Hansen, Artillery."
No. 18470 Gunner E. Harding, Artillery.

No. 8358 Sergeant W. A. Harry, Artillery.

No. 1842 Lance-Corporal C. Herbert, Infantry.
No. 10588 Gunner H. R. Howard, Artillery.
No. 6010 Driver B. Hughes, Artillery.

No. 889 Private D. J. Ingt-is, Infantry.

No. 11993 Lance-Corporal E. R. Jamieson, A.M.C.
No. 1915 Corporal W. J. Judd, Infantr^.

No. 1203 Gunner P. J. Kiernan, Artillery.

No. 101 Acting Sergeant S'. W. Kilpatriok, Infantry.
No. 585 Private W. J. Kim, Infantry.

No. 1070 Driver (Acting Bombardier) L. Lowe, Artillery.

No. 166 Corporal (Acting Sergeant) W. C. McCas&er, In

fantry.

No. 238 Private J. McCullough, Infantry.

,No. 12209 Acting Bombardier W. A. McCleave, Artillery.
No. 764a Private C. W. McDonnell, Machine Gun Corpse
No. 3412 Sapper D. G. McGeachee, Engineers.
No. 343 Sapper J. McD. McInnes, Infantry.

No. 1077 Bombardier C. J. McIntyre, Artillery.
No. 3606 Gunner B. McQiirADE, Artillery.

No. 12346 Lance-Corporal E. S. Morey, A.M.C.
No. 1869 Sergeant J. J. Moriarty, Infantry.

No. 5754 Private (Lance-Corporal) A. W. Mudie, Infantry

(since deceased).

No. 2201 'Gunner A. J. Murray, Artillery.
No. 5728 Gunner T. Nibbs. Artillery.

No. 2682 Sergeant N. A. Nielsen, Infantry.
No. 945 Driver C. N. Penglase, Artillery.
No. 635 Sergeant H. Pettit, Infantry.
No. 273 Private N. Rendle, Infantry.

No. 11990 Acting Bombardier P. G. Rippon, Artillery.
' No. 2678 Private C. Russell, Infantry.

No. 3655 Driver E. C. T. Schneider, Artillery.
No. 276 Private T. $hea, Infantry.

No. 4914 Gunner H. R. Shepherd, Artillery (since deceased).
No. 316 Sergeant G. F. Simpson, Artillery.

No. 9990 Sergeant W. Sinclair, Artillery.
No. 5190 Private E. L. Skinner, Infantry.

No. 822 Gunner H. E. Sloan, Engineers. #

No. 12315 Gunner G. J. Smith, Artillery.

No. 5225 Sergeant E. L. Stake, Engineers.
No. 176 Sergeant J. Steele, Artillery.

No. 22265 Acting Corporal R. G. Stewabt, Artillery

No. 11403 Gunner W. Still, Trench Mortar Battery.
No. 8444 Driver A. H. J. Storer, Artillery.

No. 4434* Sergeant W. Sutherland, Artillery. .
No. 20761 Gunner P. Swain, Artillery.

No. 3640 Gunner W. R. L. Telfeb, Artillery.
No. 17 Corporal C. R. Temby, Infantry.

No. 420 Gunner R. E. Thomson, Artillery (late Light

Horse).

No. 959 Private E. Thompson, Infantry.

No. 12996 Private W. N. Threlfail, A.M.C.

No. 2457 Private (Lance-Corporal) J. L. Tinlin, Machine

Gun Corps (late Infantry).

No. 1193 Gunner H. V. Walkden, Artillery.

No. 3380 Lance-Corporal C. E. Watson, A.M.C. , .
No. 1121 Sergeant C. E. Weatherson, Artillery.
No. 398 Gunner C. R. Wickham, Artillery.
No. 417 Gunner W. Wickham, Artillery.

No. 1897 Gunner F. E. Wilkinson, Artillery.
No. 12434 Corporal T.. L. Willman, A.M.C.
No. 5450 Sapper G. Wright, Engineers.

No. 2178 Private W. Weight, Infantry.

No. 612 Gunner C. Wyndham, Trench Mortar Battery.
No. 165 Sergeant M. A. Young, Engineers.

No. 11154 Corporal W. Young, Artillery (since deceased).

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