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Auction: 11007 - Orders, Decorations, Campaign Medals & Militaria
Lot: 93

China, Republic, Bestowal Document for the Order of the Striped Tiger, First Class, inscribed (in Chinese) ´The Great President of the Great Republic of China hereby gifts to Admiral the Commander-in-Chief of the Far East Fleet of Great Britain, the Order of the Striped Tiger First Class, as a mark of friendship, given on the 16th May, in the 9th Year [1920] of the Great Republic of China´, mounted on card in two parts, some damage, with translation Estimate £ 50-80 China, Order of the Striped Tiger, First Class London Gazette 26.7.1921 Adml. Sir Alexander L. Duff, K.C.B. Admiral Sir Alexander Ludovic Duff, G.C.B. ,G.B.E., K.C.V.O., (1862-1933), born Banff, Scotland; Midshipman, October 1877; Advanced Rear-Admiral, 2.3.1913; served during the Great War with the 4th Battle Squadron, 1914-17, and present at the Battle of Jutland (C.B., Mentioned in Despatches); Assistant Chief of Naval Staff, 1918-19; Vice-Admiral, 15.1.1918; Appointed Commander-in-Chief, China Station, 24.7.1919; Admiral, 1.7.1921; retired, 1.7.1925.

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