Article 1 - Silver War Badge to the General Staff - 35 in total

According to Davies and Maddock, during the course of the war, 78 British and Dominion officers of the rank of brigadier-general and above were killed or died during active service, while another 146 were wounded, gassed, or captured. What this statistic does not reveal is those awarded the rather humble Silver War Badge. From a search undertaken using the CD-Rom for the Silver War Badge, 35 were issued to generals, including two who had been the recipients of the Victoria Cross. They are detailed below in badge number chronology:

Badge Number 2068 issued 10/12/1916 to Brigadier General Caulfield, James Edward W.S., 8th Reserve Infantry Brigade. Home address: Corozal, St Saviours, Jersey, The Channel Islands.

Badge Number 2430 issued 28/10/1916 to Brigadier General Stone, F.G., Royal Artillery. Home address: Mount Tamar, St Budeaux, South Devon.

Badge Number 2666 issued 11/07/1916 to Lieutenant General Pole-Carew, Sir R., M.P., Coldstream Guards (Late). Home address: Shanbally Castle Clogheen, Co. Tipperary, Ireland.

Badge Number 2839 issued 11/10/1916 to Major General Smith, F., Army Veterinary Corps. Contact Address: C/o Messrs Holt & Co., 3 Whitehall Place, London S.W.

Badge Number 2883 issued 11/10/1916 to Major General Mahon, R.C., B.C.S.I., Indian Army (Late). Home address: Barton Holt, Kintbury, Berks.

Badge Number 3378 issued 01/02/1917 to Brigadier General Mainwaring, Rowland Broughton, C.M.G., 68th Welsh Division. Home address: 1 Marine Parade, Worthing, Sussex.

Badge Number 149001 issued 03/03/1917 to Major General Penton, A.P., C.V.O., C.B., Royal Artillery (Late). Contact address: Ministry of Munitions of War, Whitehall Place, London S.W.

Badge Number 149003 issued 03/03/1917 to Brigadier General Allen, A.J.W., C.B. 74th Infantry Brigade. Home address: Upper Barty, Bearsted, Kent.

Badge Number 149481 issued 06/11/1917 to Major General Payne, R. Lloyd, C.B. D.S.O., General Staff. Home address: Junior United Services Club, London S.W.

Badge number 149549 issued 25/06/1917 to Surgeon General Evatt, G.J.H., C.B., Royal Army Medical Corps. Contact address: Junior United Services Club, St James St., London S.W.

Badge number 149756 issued 08/09/1917 to Brigadier General Palmer, G.L., 1st South Midland Mounted Brigade, Home address: The Prospect, Trow Bridge, Wiltshire.

Badge number 149825 issued 20/08/1917 to Brigadier General Jones, Morey Quayle, C.B., C.B.E., D.L., Commanding 11th Reserve Brigade. Home address: Claverdon Hall, Warwick.

Badge number 233359 issued 15/03/1918 to Brigadier General Malcolm, H.H.L., C.B.C., M.G., D.S.O. Home address: Calverley Park, Tunbridge Wells, Kent.

Badge number 240542 issued 19/09/1917 to Brigadier General Bemrose, W.W., Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Inf Bde. Home address: Littleover Hill, Derby.

Badge number 240738 issued 13/11/1917 to Brigadier General White, W.L.C., B.C.M.G., 4th Army Corps. Home address: 10 Castle Street, Farnham, Surrey.

Badge number 240806 issued 29/11/1917 to Major General Pringle, Sir Robert, K.C.M.G. ,C.B., D.S.O., Director General Army Veterinary Service. Home address: Fairbourne, Farnham, Surrey.

Badge number 290538 issued18/12/1917 to Brigadier General Stockwell, G.C.I., D.S.O., Highland Light Infantry. Home address: Royal Hotel, North Berwick.

Badge number 290626 issued 01/03/1918 to Brigadier General Stewart, Sir H.H., Special Reserve. Home address: 10 Lansdown Place, Clifton, Bristol.

Badge number 291401 issued 03/04/1918 to Major General Burn-Murdoch, J.F., C.B., Special List. Home address: HQ The Cyclist Division. Canterbury, Kent.

Badge number 291493 issued 04/10/1918 to Major General Campell, F.L., Reserve of Officers. Home address: Highfield House, West Byfleet, Surrey.

Badge number 293472 issued 07/12/1919 to Major General Baldock, T.S., C.B., Royal Regiment of Artillery. Home address: Oakhanger House, Hungerford, Berkshire.

Badge number 317014 issued 03/12/1918 to Surgeon General Fawcett, W.J., C.B.M.B., Army Medical Staff. Home address: Lecarrow, Spencer Harbour, Carrick-on-Shannon.

Badge number 341496 issued 05/10/1918 to Brigadier General Phipps-Hornby, E.J., V.C., C.B., C.M.G., The Royal Artillery. Home address: The Caversham Bridge Hotel, Reading.

Badge number 382733 issued 18/06/1918 to Brigadier General Sitwell, W.H., East Lancashire Regiment . Home address: Barmoon Castle, Laurick, Northumberland.

Badge number 383613 issued 25/05/1918 to Brigadier General Prinsep, D.G., Royal Artillery. Contact address: Ministry of Pensions, 19 Alingdon Street, Westminster.

Badge number 383688 issued 29/05/1918 to Major General Lowe, W.H.M., C.B., 7th Dragoon Guards. Home address: The Red House, Wimbledon Hill.

Badge number 384315 issued 20/08/1918 to Surgeon General Lloyd, C.E.P., V.C., C.B., Army Medical Service. Home address: 3 Belmont Road, St Denys, Southampton, Hants.

Badge number 523489 issued 30/11/1921 to Brigadier General Wright, A.J.A. Staff . Contact address C/o Sir C.R.McGrigor Bt. & Co., 39 Panton St,. S.W.

Badge number B13062 issued 10/04/1918 to Major General Beatson, F.L., C.B., Reserve of Officers. Home address: Coaleligh, Cambeley, Surrey.

Badge Number B13406 issued 11/02/1918 to Brigadier General Mackenzie, G.M., 5th Training Reserve Brigade. Contact address: Windham Club, 13 St James Square, London, S.W.1

Badge number B45718 issued 12/04/1918 to Brigadier General Hume, John James Francis, The Connaught Rangers. Home address: The Cottage, Odiham, Hants.

Badge number B80119 issued 25/01/1919 to Major General Bannatine, Allason R., C.B., Royal Artillery. Home address: Little Raines, Sunninghill, Berkshire.

Badge number B80268 issued 02/07/1919 to Major General Jencken, F. J., Army Medical Service. Home address: Polygon House Hotel, Southampton.

Badge number B80524 issued 28/02/1919 to Major General Philipps, Sir Ivor, 38 Welsh Division. Home address: Chantry House, Eccleston Street, S.W.1

Badge number B233298 (date of issue not given), to Brigadier General Amley, F.G., C.B., C.M.G., the General Staff. Home address: The Mill House, Falmer, Sussex.

Sources:

1) The Silver War Badge CD-ROM Roll, Version 1 (2013) Naval & Military Press Ltd.

2) Davies, Frank & Maddocks, Graham (1995). "Bloody Red Tabs: General Officer Casualties of the Great War, 1914–1918". Leo Cooper. ISBN 0-85052-463-6., p22

3) Picture Credit: National Portrait Gallery, "General Officers of World War 1", painted by John Singer Sargent (1922).

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