Kathleen Scott
Robert F. Scott was an acclaimed hero and to a degree his wife, Kathleen, an accomplished artist and sculptor, became an intense subject of public attention, which she did much to avoid. In 1913 and in a manner unique to the British award system, she was granted the rank, but not the title of Lady, of a widow of the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. It meant she would be treated as a widow of a recipient of the of the Order. She would not be entitled to be referred to as Lady Scott and, most confusing, the award was not be considered as posthumously knighting Robert F. Scott. She later remarried and when her second husband was created Barron in 1935, she became a Baroness.
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath and Kathleen Scott
The obverse of the Knight Commander's Badge (K.C.B.) neck badge is a large white enameled and gold-tipped Maltese cross with British Lions between the arms of the cross. The center of the neck badge contains a thistle, shamrock, and rose which symbolizes Scotland, Ireland, and England. These in turn radiate from a scepter and are surrounded by three crowns. Surrounding this is a band with the motto TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO, which translates as Three in One. This motto is surrounded by a green enameled laurel wreath. Underneath the laurel wreath is a blue enameled scroll with the inscription ICH DIEN, which translates as I Serve.
Robert F. Scott was an acclaimed hero and to a degree his wife, Kathleen, an accomplished artist and sculptor, became an intense subject of public attention, which she did much to avoid. In 1913 and in a manner unique to the British award system, she was granted the rank, but not the title of Lady, of a widow of the Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. It meant she would be treated as a widow of a recipient of the of the Order. She would not be entitled to be referred to as Lady Scott and, most confusing, the award was not be considered as posthumously knighting Robert F. Scott. She later remarried and when her second husband was created Barron in 1935, she became a Baroness.
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath and Kathleen Scott
The obverse of the Knight Commander's Badge (K.C.B.) neck badge is a large white enameled and gold-tipped Maltese cross with British Lions between the arms of the cross. The center of the neck badge contains a thistle, shamrock, and rose which symbolizes Scotland, Ireland, and England. These in turn radiate from a scepter and are surrounded by three crowns. Surrounding this is a band with the motto TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO, which translates as Three in One. This motto is surrounded by a green enameled laurel wreath. Underneath the laurel wreath is a blue enameled scroll with the inscription ICH DIEN, which translates as I Serve.
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