Order of the Bath, order of chivalry
Accession Number
NAM.1959-02-53-1
Description
Order of the Bath, Companion badge (CB), 1875. From a medal group awarded to Gen William Charles Forrest, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoons Guards and 7th (Princess Royal's) Dragoon Guards, 1854-1875. During the Crimean War (1854-1856) Captain Forrest served as second-in-command of the 4th Dragoon Guards to Colonel Hodge. In 1863 Forrest received command of the 7th Dragoon Guards; he was appointed CB in 1875 while Honorary Colonel of the 11th Hussars. He died in 1902.