Im helping a friend whos father was mentioned in despatches twice. Fautley, vera maude rose, flight sergeant 889714, womens auxiliary air force station leighton buzzard mention in despatches awarded as per london gazette dated 1 january 1945. When members of the armed forces are promoted, and these promotions are published. The mention in despatches is the most junior form of recognition that was announced in the london gazette. The publication is britains oldest continuously printed newspaper. Hackett fought in the british army in the second world war syrialebanon campaign.
Wwii mentioned in despatches headache read 7703 times spook. Available to diamond subscribers of the site, each transcription is accompanied by a scan of the original handwritten record, as well as a link to the official citation as it appeared in the london gazette. A member of the armed forces mentioned in dispatches or despatches, mid is one whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which his or her gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy is described in some countries, a service members name must be mentioned in dispatches as a condition for receiving certain. For the first time online, leading british genealogy research website thegenealogist has released over 81,000 records of records of mentioned in dispatches from the first world war, linked to citations from the london gazette. Air commodore douglas douglashamilton, 14th duke of hamilton and 11th duke of brandon, kt, gcvo, afc, pc, dl, frcse, frgs 3 february 1903 30 march 1973 was a scottish nobleman and aviator who, together with d. Britain has been at war on many occasions during the last 150 years. In the british armed forces, the despatch is published in the london gazette. World war i records 19141920 world war ii records 19391948 dates between.
What was happening on the war front, what was happening in britain and what was happening to lake family members. Find thousands of soldiers and army nurses who had come to. In the list just published of those who have been mentioned in despatches by lieut. In summary, those made for service with 211 squadron raf in world war ii were as follows distinguished service order dso. The sub stance of these communications was previously known. World war or immediately after the second world war may have been awarded other campaign medals.
The london gazette of tuesday contained further official despatches of admiral elliot and commodore sir j. The british first world war victoria cross recipient john vereker, later field marshal viscount gort, was mentioned in despatches nine times, as was the canadian general sir arthur currie. Both chaps are sadly no longer with us, but one of my uncles has got two children still alive whom i have no contact with. London gazette despatches battle of trafalgar 1805. During his recovery in palestine, he met margaret fena, the austrian widow of a german. The london gazette was first published by king charles ii in 1665, during the plague and became the official journal of the british government. I know there is a thread regarding how to obtain service records but i dont know if this will include these. Second world war civil defence gallantry awards 19401949 from ho 250 on. The following announcement was written by the folks at. Public record office air 25025 has recommendation for a military medal. Search by multiple criteria to find exactly what you are looking for. We have no idea what this was for but would like to find out. Despite the difficulties involved, he persisted and eventually gained permission from the authorities.
In time of war, despatches from the various conflicts are published in the london gazette. His unit served in syria against the vichy french, where he was awarded the distinguished service order and mentioned in despatches. More specifically on the night of the 1415 february 1945 whilst in a fighting patrol of 20 men at kapelsche veer across the river maas 2. The london gazette, supplements august 1914 january 1920. Wwii mentioned in despatches headache armed forces. A soldier mentioned in dispatches or despatches mid is one whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which is described the soldiers gallant or meritorious action in the face of the enemy.
How to research a mention in despatches the long, long. The general conditions applying to awards made by the sovereign to british commonwealth personnel for gallantry are recorded in a number of published and official sources. Though not a medal, for actions during ww1, soldiers were entitled to receive a certificate and wear a decoration of a spray of oak leaves in bronze instigated in. Dfc and his citation supplement to the london gazette, vol 35605 pg 2756 reads. The despatches were usually published in the london gazette, so a mention equated to a public commendation. The images are from the trafalgar section of volume v of the royal navy. British army medal index cards 19141920 the national. Hm king george v, in whose name all honours and gallantry awards were granted click to enlarge 1 my thanks to the london gazette for placing all this information in the public domain 2 all naval, army and raf despatches are listed, even though some are headings only. Troop sergeant major kenneth holmes was mentioned in despatches for good service whilst operating with the 21st army group in france. Example of mentioned in despatches letter from the. This is the action rod received his mentioned in dispatches for. Links to other london gazette despatches and lists.
Stationery office it contains legal and government notices, including notices of military honors and awards. In this section i will attempt to give a timeline of events from all perspectives. My grandfather refused to talk about his experiences in the war but my father says that he was twice mentioned in despatches. The australian general gordon bennett was mentioned in despatches a total of eight times during the first world war, as was field marshal sir john dill. This archive contains all london gazette editions from the war years 19141920, 19391948, and all london gazette honours and awards in the 20 th century. These despatches were written by the commanders concerned during the war and then published later in the british government newspaper of record, the london gazette. The mentioned in dispatches records are now available to view for all diamond subscribers. Gordon bremer, relative to the taking of chusan and the destruction of amoy forts. Smith royal engineers, was published in the london gazette on 22 march 1945, as mentioned in a despatch for distinguished service.
Records in the london gazette for soldiers mentioned in despatches, awarded medals, gallantry awards, promotions or special honours with forces war. The issue or supplement number, title and date of publication are listed below. Military medals, honours and awards, 18121969 library and. If your name appeared in these lists you were said to have been mentioned in despatches. The united kingdom in the second world war despatches published in the london gazette. Suffolk returning from norway and from hms glorious he took part in numerous operations over norway were he was even mentioned in despatches.
The london gazette is an official newspaper of record for the united kingdom, published by h. In november 1942 i was posted to air ministry in london, and worked at bush house in the strand, in the state room which may sound very grand but was where records were kept of all the aircraft in. Search and download mentions in dispatches 19141920 as recorded on. Despatches from military commanders are published in the gazette, as well as royal warrants for two new awards introduced, to reflect the nature of the conflict. British forces in salonika, for distinguished service, is acting captain william e. This and the victoria cross were the only forms of recognition for gallantry or distinguished service in action that could be made posthumously. World war 2 despatches the gazette the london gazette. Despatches during world war 2, submitted by commandersinchief, were published in the gazette from 1941 until 1951. In its first century of print, the gazette reported foreign and shipping news and official notices. There are no citations for awards of the military medal or mentions in despatches. Gazette timeline history the gazette the london gazette. To the left is a copy of the london gazette honours and awards supplement of 19th june 1945. The mid is a special clasp to signify a mention in despatches from the front.
I have found the relevant entry in the london gazette which just states namerankno. Mentioned in despatches london gazette description. Acting captain john sturgis, b troop, was awarded the military cross in recognition of bravery, skill and devotion to duty whilst serving with the allied forces during the campaign in the low countries, over a period from january to april, 1945 1. Mentioned in dispatches navy net royal navy community. Supplement to the london gazette of tuesday 22 june, 1943. Over 81,000 records of servicemen and women mentioned in dispatches during the first world war have been added to. Womens lives in war and peace 19391949 which was honoured to sister lorna bradey of the qaimns for distinguished service. Occasionally citations are published in the london gazette but not always at the same.
Ive asked my friend for copies of any documents she has for her. The father in law was in the desert rats during wwii 1st batt royal tank regt and i found his medals the other day and he has the italy star amongst others and it has a mentioned in dispatches oak leaf. Most of the dcm, mm and msm card indexes note in which operational theatre the award was won. Military court records continuing its extensive addition of military records in 2014. Clarke, robert, flight sergeant 1002829, royal air force no. Army order number army orders are preserved at the national archives in the series wo 123. Some citations can be found in the london gazette or in records not held by lac. The number is the issue number of the london gazette in which the despatch was published. Mentioned in despatches bernard newman pprune forums. Mentioned in despatches ww2 an example of mentioned in despatches ww2 can be found in millions like us. Is there any way i can find more about these despatches, and more importantly. The national archives holds various records of womens service in the british army, though finding an individuals record can be difficult.
We have listed the main sources but there may be others. Announcements are listed in the official journal the london gazette. A check of the london gazette for 20 december shows that major r. Mentioned in despatches bernard newman my grandfather was mentioned in despatches in ww1, i have the certificate but was wondering if it is possible to get a look at the actual mention i know its not aviation related apart from the fact that his ww2 french legion du honeur is signed by dassault. The london gazette began publishing in 1665 as the oxford gazette, and moved to london the. This short guide will outline the records which can be found and explain how to begin searching for them. Gazette world war 2 despatches, submitted by commandersinchief, by issue. Names of australians receiving imperial gallantry awards were published in the london gazette and nearly all names were later republished in the.
British military gallantry medals the national archives. The commandersinchief of each theatre of war infrequently submitted a despatch to the war office, outlining the events since the previous despatch and listing those men who had been nominated as worthy of a mention. This airwoman is a teleprinter operator who has served at leighton buzzard since may 1940. Douglas douglashamilton, 14th duke of hamilton wikipedia. Major arnold william potts the australian war memorial. Soldiers mentioned in dispatches are now available online. In several occasions also persons were mentioned in these despatches without them having received a decoration for the mentioned action. Military honours and awards to australians the australian war. Hi folks, i only learned last week from my 85 year old mother that both her brothers were mentioned in despatches during ww2. It was instituted during world war 1 and continued being awarded for active service right up until 20 aug 1920. Mcintyre, was one of the first men to fly over mount everest.
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