1916 Birthday Honours
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The 1916 Birthday Honours were appointments by King George V to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate
Civilian star of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Star of a Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India.
Star of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George.
Insignia of a Knight / Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order
Noel Birch
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General Sir James Frederick Noel Birch was a British Royal Artillery officer during the Second Boer War and the First World War who served as Master-General of the Ordnance from 1923 to 1927. The Birc
1916 Birthday Honours
…Col. Thomas Arthur Hastings Bigge Lt.-Col. and Brevet Col. James Frederick Noel Birch Royal Artillery Lt.-Col. and Brevet Col. Wilkinson Dent Bird…
1917 portrait by Francis Dodd
Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, C-in-C of the BEF, with Lieutenant General Arthur Currie (left), GOC of the Canadian Corps, and Currie's senior commanders in Germany, December 1918. Standing behind Currie is Birch.