'A Royal Warrant, dated "War Office, January 1, 1915," has been issued instituting a new dec entitled "The Military Cross. is to consist of a cross of silver with the Imperial Crown on arm and the letters "G. B. I." in the centre, and is to be worn immediately after all orders and before all decorations and medals -the Victoria Cross alan excepted on the left breast pendent from 1 riband of one inch and thr vighths in width coloured whit= with " purple stripe. The cross is to be awarded on the recommenda-with these forces in military operations, are to be eligible for honorary award of the new decors. tion which, it should be noted, will not confer any individual " pre-cadence or entitle recipients any addition after their names as part of their description or title The Cross has already been conferred on a number of officers and next to the Victoria Cross will be the most coveted of all decora tions.
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