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The Chickasha Daily Express
Chickasha, Grady County, Oklahoma
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King George personally confers the exclusive Order of Merit on Sir John French, commander-in-chief of the British army. The order, instituted in 1902 by King Edward, includes only a few British military figures and three foreign members: Marshal Oyama, Admiral Togo, and Marshal Yamagata.
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In the whole of the Almanach de Gotha there is no decoration so exclusive as the Order of Merit which has just been personally conferred on Sir John French by King George. The commander in chief of the British army in the field shares this distinction with only one other British soldier--Lord Kitchener--and three admirals. Lord Fisher, Sir Edward Hobart Seymour and Sir A. K. Wilson. Marshal Oyama, Admiral Togo and Marshal Yamagata are the only foreign members of the order. Instituted in 1902 by King Edward for those pre-eminent in the fighting services, in literature, art and science, the order is essentially democratic and confers no special title or personal precedence on the holder.--London Chronicle
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conferral of the order of merit on sir john french; order limited to select military, literary, artistic, and scientific figures with no special titles.
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The Order of Merit, the most exclusive decoration noted in the Almanach de Gotha, was personally conferred on Sir John French by King George. Sir John French, commander in chief of the British army in the field, shares this with one other British soldier, Lord Kitchener, and three admirals: Lord Fisher, Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, and Sir A. K. Wilson. The only foreign members are Marshal Oyama, Admiral Togo, and Marshal Yamagata. Instituted in 1902 by King Edward for pre-eminent individuals in fighting services, literature, art, and science, the order is democratic and confers no special title or precedence.