Military William Order

By 1945, the following classes of the Military William Order were in existence.

He was a Knight 4th class of the Military William Order.

He was twice awarded the Military William Order for bravery in battle.

Members of the Military William Order are awarded certain privileges:

On the cross of the Military William Order a gold spark rod is shown in the middle.

Only knights of the Military William Order are eligible to receive this sabre.

Two foreign military units have received the Military William Order:

Military William Order (also an individual award)

The cross has a resemblance to the Military William Order and is worn with the same ribbon as that order.

Commander of the Military William Order of the Netherlands (1825)

The version of the Military William Order for unit members is known as the Orange Lanyard.

Fulmer is one of the few living knights of the Dutch Military William Order.

In 1841, he was appointed as an aide in the special service of kings and commanders of the Military William Order.

As major of the schutterij, Schimmelpenninck was awarded the Military William Order on February 7, 1844.

In recognition of his service at Waterloo, he received the Military William Order and was promoted to the rank of general.

For his part in the battle Chassé was made a knight-commander in the Military William Order July 8, 1815.

The cross is the second highest award of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, preceded only by the Military William Order.

Willemsoord (not to be confused with the Willemsorde or Military William Order) is the name of two locations in the Netherlands:

On 9 May 1946, Landzaat was posthumously awarded the Military William Order, the highest Dutch military honor.

After the battle Bylandt received the Knight's Cross Third Class of the Military William Order for his gallantry.

Between the crown and cross is a spark rod, a distinguishing mark of the Order of the Golden Fleece or the Military William Order.

On 9 September 1944, Tazelaar received the Dutch highest military award, the Military William Order, for his role in Contact Holland.

The cross, nicknamed the "Military William Order for natives", has been regarded by many as discriminatory to the natives in the Netherlands East Indies.

The Military William Order is the highest honour in the Netherlands, bestowed for "performing excellent acts of Bravery, Leadership and Loyalty in battle".

Kroon is a Knight of the Military William Order (MWO) and the first new member of this very exclusive Order in over half a century.