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Order of the Bath, Star of Knight Commander of the Bath (KCB), 1881. Awarded to Gen Sir George Vaughan Maxwell (1818-1892). George Vaughan Maxwell was commissioned into the 88th Regiment of Foot (Connaught Rangers) in 1838, rising to the rank of lieutenant-colonel in 1855. He was severely wounded during the second attack on the Redan on 8 Sep 1855. In addition to his British and his foreign campaign awards he received the Companionship of the Order of the Bath in 1855 for his services in the Crimea. He retired as a General and Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath in 1881.