in 1868 he was appointed a baronet, an honour superior to Macdonald’s KCB!
In 1868 the statutes of the Order of St. Michael and St. George were altered and services that had previously been recognized with the Order of the Bath in Britain’s overseas dominions and colonies were henceforth recognized with the Order of St. Michael and St. George (the civil division of the Order of the Bath continued to be used to honour senior civil servants within the United Kingdom). This explains why Canadian appointments to the civil division of the order were nearly discontinued after 1868. Sir Sam Hughes and Major-General Sir John Wallace Carson were the last Canadians to be appointed to the civil division of the order, both as KCBs.
Criteria: Exemplary service at the national level in either military or civil service.
Insignia: Distinct insignia exist for the military and civil divisions.
Ribbon: Crimson, 38 mm wide for all levels, save the GCB sash, which is 102 mm wide.
Knight Grand Cross (Military and Civil Divisions)
Order of the Bath appointment warrant.
Mantle: Crimson satin, lined with white taffeta and tied with a cord of white silk, to the end of each which is attached crimson silk and gold tassels. The breast star of a Knight Grand Cross in the military or civil division is embroidered in wire on the left side of the mantle.
Collar: The collar insignia for the order is the same for both the military and civil divisions. The sash badge is attached to the collar; the collar badges differ for the civil and military divisions. A collar of gold composed of nine arched Imperial Crowns, eight roses, thistles, and shamrocks issuing from a gold sceptre enamelled in their proper colours, linked together with seventeen gold-enamelled knots.
Postnominals: GCB.
Knight Grand Cross (Military Division)
Sash Badge: A gold 88 mm wide Maltese cross with eight points, enamelled white, edged in gold, in each of the four angles displaying a lion passant guardant, in the centre on a gold background, a rose, thistle, and shamrock issuing from a sceptre, between three arched Imperial Crowns, this central device contained within a gold border displaying the motto TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO (“Three joined into one”) encompassed by two laurel branches in green with a blue ribbon at the base containing the text ICH DIEN (“I serve”). The sash is worn over the right shoulder with the sash badge resting on the left hip.
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (military).
Breast Star: A star 88 mm wide and 95 mm in height composed of silver rays, displaying in the centre a Maltese cross in gold, the centre of which is gold upon which there are displayed three arched Imperial Crowns in gold, the central device circumscribed by a gold ribbon containing the motto TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO and bordered on each side one laurel branch in green, at the base a small blue scroll with the text ICH DIEN.
Knight Grand Cross (Civil Division)
Sash Badge: A gold oval badge 42 mm wide, displaying a rose, thistle, and shamrock emanating from a sceptre between three arched Imperial Crowns, the whole of the centre pierced and circumscribed by the motto TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO.
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (civil).
Breast Star: A star 88 mm wide and 95 mm in height composed of silver rays, the centre of which is gold upon which there are displayed three arched Imperial Crowns in gold, the central device circumscribed by a gold ribbon containing the motto TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO. The sash is worn over the right shoulder with the sash badge resting on the left hip.
Knight Commander (Military Division)
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (military).
Neck Insignia: Similar to the sash badge worn by GCBs in the military division, though 58 mm wide. The suspender ring through which the ribbon passes displays oak leaves.
Breast Star: Composed of four rays of silver, 76 mm wide and tall, between each of which issues a smaller ray of silver, displaying in the centre a Maltese cross in gold, the centre of which is gold upon which there are displayed three arched Imperial Crowns in gold, the central device circumscribed by a gold ribbon containing the motto TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO and bordered on each side one laurel branches in green, at the base a small blue scroll with the text ICH DIEN.
Postnominals: KCB.
Knight Commander (Civil Division)
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (civil).
Neck Insignia: Similar to the sash badge worn by GCBs in the civil division, though 38 mm wide. The suspender ring through which the ribbon passes is found both ribbed and plain.
Breast Star: Composed of four rays of silver, 76 mm in width, between each issues a smaller silver ray, in the centre on a gold background, three arched Imperial Crowns, the centre device circumscribed by a circlet of red displays the motto TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO.
Postnominals: KCB.
Companion (Military Division)
Companion of the Order of the Bath (military) on buckle.
Insignia: Similar to the neck insignia worn by a Knight Commander in the military division, though 52 mm wide. No breast star is worn by Companions.
Suspender: A plain or ribbed gold ring through which the ribbon passes. Until 1917, Companions in both divisions wore their insignia on a straight suspender and gold buckle on the left breast.
Postnominals: CB.
Companion of the Order of the Bath (military) neck issue.
Companion (Civil Division)
Companion of the Order of the Bath (civil) on buckle.
Companion of the Order of the Bath (civil) neck issue.
Neck Insignia: Similar to the neck insignia worn by a Knight Commander in the civil division, though it is 32 mm wide. No breast star is worn by Companions.
Suspender: Same as for the CB military division. Until
