Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath

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chivalric order grade order of chivalry rank

The Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath is a high-ranking grade within the British chivalric Order of the Bath, typically awarded to senior military officers and distinguished public servants for exceptional service.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Knight of the Order of the Bath 1
Order of the Bath (Knight Commander) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chivalric order grade ⓘ
order of chivalry rank ⓘ
abbreviation KCB NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith British honours system NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardFor distinguished public service ⓘ
distinguished service ⓘ
senior military service ⓘ
ceremonialOccasion Birthday Honours NERFINISHED ⓘ
New Year Honours NERFINISHED ⓘ
conferredBy King of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
Queen of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ
confersPeerage no ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
division Civil Division ⓘ
Military Division ⓘ
eligibility distinguished public servants ⓘ
foreign nationals (honorary awards) ⓘ
senior civil servants ⓘ
senior officers of the British Armed Forces ⓘ
entails use of post-nominal letters KCB ⓘ
femaleEquivalent Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ
genderedForm Knight Commander ⓘ
gradeLevel second-highest grade of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
hasChapel Henry VII Lady Chapel, Westminster Abbey NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSovereign monarch of the United Kingdom ⓘ
higherRank Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ
honoraryAwardsPossible yes ⓘ
honourType knighthood ⓘ
insigniaIncludes badge of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
neck ribbon or sash (depending on division) ⓘ
star of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
lowerRank Companion of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ
orderFounded 1725 (Order of the Bath re-founded by George I) ⓘ
orderMotto Tria juncta in uno NERFINISHED ⓘ
orderPrecedence high in the British order of wear ⓘ
partOf Most Honourable Order of the Bath NERFINISHED ⓘ
postNominalLetters KCB ⓘ
rankWithinOrder above Companion of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
below Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Anglican tradition (historical) ⓘ
styleEntitledTo Sir ⓘ
The Right Honourable (if also a Privy Counsellor) ⓘ
symbolism order associated with medieval ritual of bathing (purification) ⓘ
typicalRecipients generals and flag officers ⓘ
permanent secretaries and senior civil servants ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
this entity surface form: Knight of the Order of the Bath
Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: Arthur Coningham
Lieutenant-General Sir Aylmer Hunter-Weston → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: Aylmer Hunter-Weston
Brudenell White → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Francis Leopold McClintock → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Frederick Arthur Montague Browning → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Air Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: Harry Broadhurst
Henry Lawrence → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Hudson Lowe → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
James Brooke → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Governor James Douglas → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: James Douglas
Rear Admiral John "Sandy" Woodward → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: John "Sandy" Woodward
John Wolfe Barry → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Joseph Bazalgette → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: Keith Park
Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Lake → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: Percy Lake
Lieutenant General Sir Peter de la Billière → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: Peter de la Billière
Lieutenant General Philip Christison → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: Philip Christison
Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferté → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: Philip Joubert de la Ferté
Philip Neame → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Quintin Brand → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: Quintin Brand
Rear‑Admiral Sir Reginald Bacon → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: Reginald Bacon
Lieutenant General Sir Reginald Pole-Carew → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: Reginald Pole-Carew
Lieutenant-General Richard McCreery → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
subject surface form: Richard McCreery
Rowland Hill → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Sir George Grey → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Sir James Paget → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Sir John Harvey → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Sir Michael Stevens → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Sir Provo Wallis → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Stuart Peach → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Vernon Kell → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
William Dillon Otter → awardReceived → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath → correspondingMaleTitle → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath → hasFemaleFormOf → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Edward Pakenham → hasHonor → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Francis Beaufort → hasHonor → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Companion of the Order of the Bath → higherGrade → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Companion of the Bath → higherRank → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
Archibald Geikie → honorificTitle → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan → militaryAward → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
this entity surface form: Order of the Bath (Knight Commander)
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath → precedes → Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath ⓘ