Order of Wen-Hu

Order of Wen-Hu
Order of Wen-Hu
Country	Republic of China
Presented by	Republic of China
Eligibility	Military personnel
Status	Inactive
	Ribbon of the Order (2nd Class)

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
Lieutenant General Sir Humfrey Myddelton Gale^[4]
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^[5]
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 Chang Tso-lin, Tuchun of Manchuria

References[]

^ "Encyclopedia Americana". 20. Americana Corp. 1951: 767. Retrieved July 23, 2010. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ ^a ^b "Chinese Awards and Decorations". worcestershireregiment.com. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Decorations Conferred". London Gazette. March 22, 1921. Retrieved July 23, 2010.
^ "No. 31783". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1920. p. 1938.
^ "No. 31783". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1920. p. 1935.

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[1] "Encyclopedia Americana". 20. Americana Corp. 1951: 767. Retrieved July 23, 2010. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[wor-2] "Chinese Awards and Decorations". worcestershireregiment.com. Retrieved July 23, 2010.

[london-3] "Decorations Conferred". London Gazette. March 22, 1921. Retrieved July 23, 2010.

[4] "No. 31783". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1920. p. 1938.

[5] "No. 31783". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1920. p. 1935.

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