Orders of Chivalry and Decorations

• A member of the Society has compiled some lists about British orders of chivalry and offered them to the Society – although not yet complete, they are nevertheless still useful
• Ceremonial Branch of the Cabinet Office
• Orders, Decorations and Medals of the United Kingdom (with links)
• The Victoria Cross – given that this is the highest-ranking British military decoration, it is not surprising that there are a number of sites devoted to the Victoria Cross:
  • Victoria Cross Reference – includes all citations and with extensive search facilities
  • Victoria Cross Awards – 1854-1914
  • The Victoria Cross in India – 1912-1947
  • "For Valour" – A History of the Victoria Cross
• British Honours and Awards – written by the British embassy in Washington, D.C.
• The Most Noble Order of the Garter
  • Picture of Knights and Extra Knights, June 2002
  • Article plus a link to a similar picture as above (poorer quality photograph but with caption)
• The Chapel of the Order of the Thistle (at St Giles' Cathedral)
• Order of the Bath
• Crown Imperial
• Medals produced by the Royal Mint
• Hall of Medals
• Worcestershire Medal Service Ltd. – commercial site but includes good pictures
• Medal ribbons – Part 1; Part 2
• Medals
• U.K. Armed Forces Veteran Lapel Badge
• Award Productions Ltd – official and commemorative (i.e. unofficial) ribbons and medals
• "New badge for Honours recipients"
• The George Cross
  • Creation of the new cross The London Gazette, January 31st, 1941, pp 622-623
  • Amendments The London Gazette, January 31st, 1941, pp 4765-4766
• The George Medal [R492.123]
  • Creation of the medal The London Gazette, January 31st, 1941, pp 623-624
  • Amendments The London Gazette, January 31st, 1941, pp 4766-4767

Commonwealth

• New Zealand
• Canada
• Australia
• Canadian Military Medals and Decorations
• Australia – Precedence

American

• Military Medals
• Medal Ribbons

• Medals of the Netherlands
• Order of The Golden Fleece – including a list of knights and photographs of insignia
• The Ancient Portuguese Military Orders
• Jugoslavia – Orders and Medals
• Orders and Medals of the U.S.S.R.
• Poland
• Austrian Orders, Decorations and Medals of the Napoleonic Period and Order of Precedence in Wearing Imperial Austrian Orders and Medals (from La Société Napoléonienne)

General

• Medals of the World – very well illustrated and includes orders as well as medals
• Orders of Chivalry and National Honours
• Chivalric Orders – a very extensive site with further links to related sites and to many essays of interest (part of the Almanach de la Cour)
• Orders of Knighthood
• News from Orders, Decorations and Medals
• Orders and Medals Society of America (with extensive page of links including to the International Electronic Phaleristic Encyclopedia)
• Military Orders – A Guide to Online Resources
• World List

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