Order of Wen-Hu explained

Order of Wen-Hu
Presenter:	Republic of China
Eligibility:	Military personnel
Status:	Inactive
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The Order of Wen-Hu (English – The Order of the Striped Tiger) was an award for military or naval service awarded by the Republic of China. It was issued in five classes. The badge showed a striped tiger in natural colours on a central medallion.^[1] During World War I, a large number of Chinese served with both the Chinese Labour Corps and the Royal Army Medical Corps, and many British officers, particularly in those two corps, received the order.^[2] The majority were issued in February 1920.^[2]

Notable recipients

• British Major R. V. C. Bodley^[3]
• British Admiral of the Fleet Sir Osmond de Beauvoir Brock
• U.S. Navy Officer Walter S. Crosley
• British Colonel Bryan Fairfax
• Lieutenant General Sir Humfrey Myddelton Gale
• Japanese General Tanaka Giichi
• U.S. Admiral Albert Gleaves
• British Brigadier General Frederick Kisch^[3]
• British Field Marshal Frederick Rudolph Lambart, 10th Earl of Cavan
• British Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Madden, 1st Baronet
• British Missionary William Edward Soothill
• British Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee, 1st Baronet
• British Vice Admiral Norman Wodehouse
• Marshal Zhang Zuolin, Tuchun of Manchuria

Notes and References

1. Encyclopedia Americana . 1951 . 20 . Americana Corp. . 767 . July 23, 2010.
2. Web site: Chinese Awards and Decorations . worcestershireregiment.com . July 23, 2010.
3. Web site: Decorations Conferred . March 22, 1921 . . July 23, 2010.