Badge and star of a Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George awarded to Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Doveton Sturdee (1859-1925). Badge: Gold seven-pointed star with V-shaped extremities, enamelled white and edged gold, surmounted by the Imperial Crown. In the centre, Obverse: St Michael encountering Satan. Motto: 'AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI' [sign of a better age]. Reverse: St George and the dragon (same motto). Suspended by a Saxon blue ribbon with a central scarlet stripe. Star: Silver star of eight rays, overall the cross of St George in red enamel. In the centre, St Michael encountering Satan within a circular riband bearing the motto: 'AUSPICIUM MELIORIS AEVI'. Sturdee was made a Companion of the order in 1900 for services in Samoa and a Knight Commander in 1916, recommanded by Sir John Jellicoe for services at Jutland.

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Frederick Charles Doveton Sturdee was the son of Captain Frederick Ranney Sturdee, RN. He entered the Royal Navy on 15 July 1871. At the beginning of World War I, Vice-Admiral Sturdee was serving as Chief of Naval War staff under Prince Louis of Battenberg. His tenure was marked by the loss of HMS 'Aboukir', Cressy' and 'Hogue' and the defeat of the Battle of Coronel. His old enemy, the new First Sea Lord, Sir John Fisher re-appointed Sturdee Commander in Chief, South Atlantic and South Pacific. He destroyed the German squadron led by Maximilian, Count von Spee off the Falkland Islands on 8 December 1914, avenging his earlier victory over the British. Sturdee was granted a baronetcy for this service and commanded the 4th Battle Squadron at Jutland in 1916. He was promoted Admiral in 1917 and to Admiral of the Fleet in 1921 on his retirement.
In later life he became president of the Society for Nautical Research and was active in the campaign to preserve HMS ‘Victory’.