Question: Jan Smuts and a British Transvaal was given which award that recognizes distinguished service in the armed forces?
Sentence (from "Order of Merit"): Established in 1902 by King Edward VII, admission into the order remains the personal gift of its Sovereign—currently Edward VII's great-granddaughter, Queen Elizabeth II—and is restricted to a maximum of 24 living recipients from the Commonwealth realms plus a limited number of honorary members.
Relevant evidence: No