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unusual facts about Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath



Douglas Strutt Galton

Sir Douglas Strutt Galton KCB, GCB, F.R.S., MStJ, Chevalier of the Légion d'Honneur, DCL, LLD (2 July 1822 – 18 March 1899) was a British engineer.

Henry Keppel

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Henry Keppel, GCB, OM (14 June 1809 – 17 January 1904) was a British admiral, son of the 4th Earl of Albemarle and of his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Lord de Clifford.

Rowley baronets

Admiral Sir Charles Rowley, GCH, GCB, 1st Baronet (1770-1845), youngest son of the 1st Baronet Rowley of Tendring Hall.


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Battle of Kandahar

For his services, General Roberts received the thanks of Parliament, and was appointed both Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) and Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE) in 1880, becoming a baronet the following year.