Badge and star: Order of the Bath, 1st class (military)
Awarded to Admiral of the Fleet John Arbuthnot Fisher (1841-1920) see 'London Gazette' 26 June 1902. Two badges. Maltese cross of eight points, enamelled white, each point tipped with a small gold ball and in each angle between the arms of the cross a lion. In the centre of the cross a device consisting of a rose, thistle and shamrock issuing from a sceptre and three Imperial crowns, surrounded by red enamel circle bearing the motto in gold. The circle is surrounded by two branches of laurel enamelled green and below is a blue enamel scroll inscription in gold. Badge and Star, Motto: 'TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO'. Scroll: 'ICH DEIN'. Each suspended by a loop and ring from a crimson sash worn across the right shoulder with the badge pendant on the left hip. 2. Star. Silver with usual device for military division of the Order. Reverse: Plain with vertical pin fastening.
Fisher was a notable technical and strategic innovator who played a major role in modernising the Royal Navy prior to World War I. In 1886 he was appointed Director of Naval Ordinance and Torpedoes. His time as First Sea Lord from 1904 to 1910 saw the introduction of the turbine engine in the Royal Navy and the construction of HMS ‘Dreadnought’. He concentrated the fleet closer to the British Isles to meet the threat from Germany. He was briefly appointed First Sea Lord again during 1914 after the British defeat at Coronel but resigned after seven months following disagreements with Churchill over the Dardanelles expedition.
He was the son of Captain William Fisher, 78th Highlanders - a coffee planter in Ceylon and Sophia Fisher (nee Lamb). He entered the Royal Navy on 13 July 1854 and throughout his career saw war service in the Crimea, China and Egypt. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on the 4th November 1860 and to Commander on the 2nd August 1869. He became a Captain on the 30th October 1874 and a Rear-Admiral on the 2nd August 1890. He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the 8th May 1896 and to Admiral on the 2nd November 1901. He became Admiral of the Fleet on the 4th December 1905. He was appointed a G.C.B., an O.M., a G.C.V.O., and became 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone. He died on the 10th July 1920.
Three parts (2 badges and a star).
Fisher was a notable technical and strategic innovator who played a major role in modernising the Royal Navy prior to World War I. In 1886 he was appointed Director of Naval Ordinance and Torpedoes. His time as First Sea Lord from 1904 to 1910 saw the introduction of the turbine engine in the Royal Navy and the construction of HMS ‘Dreadnought’. He concentrated the fleet closer to the British Isles to meet the threat from Germany. He was briefly appointed First Sea Lord again during 1914 after the British defeat at Coronel but resigned after seven months following disagreements with Churchill over the Dardanelles expedition.
He was the son of Captain William Fisher, 78th Highlanders - a coffee planter in Ceylon and Sophia Fisher (nee Lamb). He entered the Royal Navy on 13 July 1854 and throughout his career saw war service in the Crimea, China and Egypt. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on the 4th November 1860 and to Commander on the 2nd August 1869. He became a Captain on the 30th October 1874 and a Rear-Admiral on the 2nd August 1890. He was promoted to the rank of Vice-Admiral on the 8th May 1896 and to Admiral on the 2nd November 1901. He became Admiral of the Fleet on the 4th December 1905. He was appointed a G.C.B., an O.M., a G.C.V.O., and became 1st Baron Fisher of Kilverstone. He died on the 10th July 1920.
Three parts (2 badges and a star).
Object details
| ID: | MED2713 |
|---|---|
| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Order |
| Materials: | Enamelled gold; Enamelled silver Textile (sash) |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | badge: 82 mm; badge: 84 mm; star: 92 mm |
| Parts: | Badge and star: Order of the Bath, 1st class (military) |