Military Order of William Virtue

Military Order of William Virtue
Star of Military Order of Queenslandian Distinguished
Awarded by the Monarchy of Queensland
Type	Order of merit
Established	30 December 2020
Country	Queensland
Motto	For Bravery, Leadership and Loyalty
Criteria	At the Monarch's pleasure
Status	Currently constituted
Founder	Juliana VIII of Queensland
Sovereign and Chancellor	The Supreme Head of the Queenslandian Nation
Post-nominals	Grand Cross(GCMQD) Grand Commander (GcMQD) Commander (CMQD)
Statistics
First induction	30 December 2020
Last induction	31 December 2020
Total inductees	4
Precedence
Next (higher)	Order of the Gatfar
Next (lower)	Order of the Helmond Bernhard (for honorary orders) Order of the Queenslandian Military Service (for military orders)
Ribbon bar of the Military Order of Queenslandian Distinguished (Grand Cross)

The Military Order of William Virtue is the 2nd Order (in line with the Royal Family Order of the Crown of Queensland), built to celebrate the 6th anniversary of Queensland Day by Queen Juliana VIII created it. Will be given to the royal family, foreign heads and people who benefit the nation

Regulations for the giving of decorations

The Military Order of William Virtue is the highest class insignia of the Kingdom of Queensland. The Bureau of the Royal Household has set a plan for delivering the Military Order of William Virtue as follows:

• 1. The recipient of the Military Order of William Virtue must be a member of the royal family only.
• 2. Military Order of William Virtue recipients must be 10 years or older.
• 3. Who has received the Military Order of William Virtue from that foreign country The recipient must be the head of state only.
• 4. Military Order of William Virtue in 1 year is limited to the grantor as follows
  • 4.1 The royal family must have at least 2 persons
  • 4.2 Queensland citizens who benefit the nation Must have a minimum of 5 people only
  • 4.3 Foreign head of state Must have a minimum of 4 people only

Ranks

Divided into 2 stages:

• 1. Grand Cross(GMWV) : Only the sash will be obtained.
• 2. Grand Commander (GcMWV) : Hanging with ribbons around the neck and Star of Order.
• 3. Commander (CMWV) : Hanging with ribbons around the neck.

Collar and Ribbon

Insignia
The Military Order of William Virtue Ribband	The Star of Military Order of William Virtue	The Military Order of William Virtue Ribbon

Recipients

Posthumous appointments

Name	Lifespan	Known as	Age at time of death	Date of appointment	Grade
George VI of the United Kingdom	1895 – 1952	King of the United Kingdom (1936 – 1952)	56	23 January 2021	Grand Cross
Captain Sir Thomas Moore	1920 – 2021	British Army officer	100	5 February 2021	Grand Cross
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh	1921 – 2021	Consort of the British monarch (1952 – 2021)	99	10 April 2021	Grand Cross

Grand Cross

#	Country	Name	Date of conferral
1	Queensland	Prince Albert, Duke of Sembilan	30 December 2020
2	Queensland	Princess Charlotte, Duchess of St. Andrews	30 December 2020
3	Queensland	Princess Juliana, Duchess of Beauclerk	30 December 2020
4	Queensland	Albert William John	31 December 2020
5	Queensland	Sir Michael Nicholas Fulham, former Chief of the Defence Force	12 July 2022

Grand Commander

#	Country	Name	Date of conferral
1	Queensland	Sir Richard Westby Roger, former Chief of the General Staff	12 July 2022
2	Queensland	Sir Alexander Robert Patrick, Chief of the Defence Force
3	Queensland	Sir Carl Nick Olaf, former Chief of the Defence Force
4	Queensland	Sir Abraham Keir-Kruif, Chief of the Queensland Home Guards

Commander

#	Country	Name	Date of conferral
1	Queensland	Sir Leonard Cardiff, former Chief of the Defence Force	12 July 2022
2	Queensland	Dame Armgard Margaret, 1st Countess of Anchovy