The Order of Wen-Hu was an award for military or naval service awarded by the Republic of China

Republic of China

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. It was issued in five classes. The badge showed a striped tiger in natural colours on a central medallion. During World War I

World War I

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, a large number of Chinese served with both the Chinese Labour Corps

Chinese Labour Corps

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 and the Royal Army Medical Corps

Royal Army Medical Corps

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, and many British officers, particularly in those two corps, received the Order. The majority were issued in February 1920.

Notable recipients

• Colonel Ronald Bodley
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• Admiral of the Fleet Sir Osmond de Beauvoir Brock
• Lieutenant General Sir Humfrey Myddelton Gale
• Brigadier General Frederick Kisch
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• Admiral of the Fleet Sir Charles Madden, 1st Baronet
• William Edward Soothill
  William Edward Soothill
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• Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee
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  , 1st Baronet