Honours for services in destroyer and torpedo boat flotillas. Mentioned in despatches 2 air medal united states air marshal sir alfred henry wynne ball, kcb, dso, dfc 18 january 1921 25 january 2012 was a royal air force officer who became deputy commander of strike command. A great uncle of mine yeoman of signals frederick horace thorpe was on hms cleopatra during wwii and killed in action against the italians. Im helping a friend whos father was mentioned in despatches twice. In 1917 they were in action during the operations on the ancre, occupation of the gommecourt defences, the attack on rettemoy graben, the german retreat to the hindenburg line, the attack on lievin and the battle of hill 70. Double amputee walks to pole soldiers honoured for bravery. Search records of soldiers awards from the london gazette.
It seems to me quite possible that your driver swayne was mentioned in despatches. British commandersinchief of a theatre of war or campaign were. Over 81,000 records of servicemen and women mentioned in dispatches during the first world war have been added to. Mentioned in despatches originally a mention in despatches was the means of brining an individuals gallantry or good services to the notice of a higher authority and the names were generally embodied in a commanderinchiefs despatch report on a particular battle or action or listed at the end of such a report. View american english definition of mentioned in dispatches. I very much doubt if a recipient would add a spurious oakleaf.
He was twice mentioned in despatches london gazette, 4 may 1900, and 10 september 1901, and for his services he received the queens medal with six clasps, and in november 1900, was appointed to the distinguished service order. This is the lowest form of award, and it may be bestowed upon all ranks. Quarter master sergeant storey was first mentioned in despatches on 4 th of september 1901 by earl roberts and for the second time by lord kitchener on the 29 th of july 1902. He was mentioned in despatches for bravery and was twice wounded. The afghan campaigns of 18781880 viewer world digital. 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. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple faq for additional information. She has the letters which accompanied the oak leaves, but i cant find the gazette entries for the dates either. Mentioned in despatches ww2 an example of mentioned in despatches ww2 can be found in millions like us. 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. Henry lockhart smith was a longserving officer in the east surrey regiment, serving in the afghan war, sudan, and the boer war. He is a native of ascot vale, the son of mr george f. This is the british english definition of mentioned in dispatches. I have just modified one external link on mentioned in dispatches.
Short, that is, of getting his full service records from the national archives there may be some family politics with his second wife that make access difficult. Jul 17, 2008 it was of course perfectly possible for individuals to have been mentioned in despatches on a number of occasions and therefore received multiple certificates recording the honour, and many have indeed done so, such as john standish vereker, 6th viscount gort who was mentioned in despatches no less than eight times during world war i. In some countries, a service members name must be mentioned in dispatches as a condition for receiving certain decorations. Mentioned in despatches synonyms, mentioned in despatches pronunciation, mentioned in despatches translation, english dictionary definition of mentioned in despatches. The only records i have from war diaries are of his earlier service in pioneer companies. Definition and synonyms of mentioned in dispatches from the online english dictionary from macmillan education. The quality of the original text has meant that some characters have been wrongly converted. He was mentioned in despatches twice, and was awarded the companion of the distinguished service order dso for his actions at pieters hill and the relief of ladysmith.
Mentioned in despatches definition of mentioned in. To be mentioned in despatches is to have participated in some noteworthy action, but not one of sufficient calibre to justify a medal, though after the first world war it was decided that a physical indication of this merit be made in the form of a bronze oak leaf. My grandfather refused to talk about his experiences in the war but my father says that he was twice mentioned in despatches. He had served in the military for almost 22 years and during that service had deployed on operations to northern ireland, iraq, kuwait and afghanistan, some of them on more than one occasion, as well as on exercises to brunei, canada, kenya, france and norway. Does anyone have any idea how i could find that out.
British commanders in chief of a theatre of war or campaign were obliged to report their activities and achievements to the war office in the form of despatches, which were published in the gazette. Warrant officer michael smith died from injuries sustained when a grenade was fired at the uk base in sangin, helmand province. This interactive publication is created with flippingbook, a service for streaming pdfs online. Waller was mentioned in despatches twice during 1941. British commandersinchief of a theatre of war or campaign were obliged to report their activities and achievements to. A member of the armed forces mentioned in dispatches 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. Mic states raf recs blandford fwds from roll of india entitled to emblem. Is it possible to find out what was written, or what happened some, somehow. 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. Carroll, indian army, who was twice mentioned in despatches. The following officers and men have been mentioned in despatches for services in destroyer and torpedo boat flotillas during the period ending 31st december, 1917.
He was twice mentioned in despatches for work in italy, london gazette 11 jan 45 page 336 and 29 nov 45 page 45. Graham praised the camel corps and named these men as among those whom i would notice. Mentioned in despatches for distinguished services in the successful landing operations in sicily, the messina straits, salerno and normandy 3. I once acquired a group to an iaro attd sappers and miners, which had nothing on the victory ribbon and found out that he was twice mentioned in despatches for mesopotamia. Example of mentioned in despatches letter from the secretary of. Mentioned in despatches national museum of the royal new. British commandersinchief of a theatre of war or campaign were obliged to report their activities and achievements to the war office in the form of despatches, which were published in the gazette. Mentioned in dispatches phrase definition and synonyms. Despatches during world war 2, submitted by commandersinchief, were published in the gazette from 1941 until 1951. Be mentioned in dispatches meaning of be mentioned in. Mentioned in despatches jack camm corps association.
Got home in 1919 to find her mother had died of spanish flu the day before. He fought at gallipoli and is the founder of legacy australia. He was at radley, 19071909, and had been mentioned twice in despatches aged 24. Healey was twice mentioned in despatches for his bravery in the war.
Mar 02, 2009 does anyone know how i can get a coy of the mid citation for my grandfather, from wwii. Mentioned in despatches mid lieutenantcolonel lionel james, dso twice major temp lieutcolonel edward william hermon, dso three times major martin foster dick twice major george gray russell, dsothree times major john norman macdonald major ralph donogan furse, dso and bar twice captain fergus graham ling. Mentioned in despatches navy net royal navy community. Mr howard was mentioned in dispatches for saving the lives of a highranking officer following an enemy ambush in 1953. Despatches during world war 2, submitted by commanders in chief, were published in the gazette from 1941 until 1951. Soldiers mentioned in dispatches are now available online on. Mentioned in dispatches wwii citation army rumour service.
His service in italy is currently unrecorded he could have served in civil labour or italian pioneer units. 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. Park over the shutargardan, and being present at the action of charasiab. He was mentioned in despatches for his part in the normandy landings. 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. Previously a motor repairer from aston, warwickshire.
Last name rank service number first names or initials date of death age cemeterymemorial grave referencepanel number regiment country of service. She would love to know what her father did to be mentioned. Medals from the collection of peter duckers dix noonan webb. Mentioned in despatches bernard newman pprune forums. Some soldiers were mentioned in dispatches mid, but do not receive a. The issue or supplement number, title and date of publication are listed below. Example of mentioned in despatches letter from the secretary. We have no idea what this was for but would like to find out. Jan 16, 2010 he fought in the chitral campaign in 1895, where he was mentioned in despatches. Both are confirmed in the london gazette and in storeys service papers. She has the letters which accompanied the oak leaves, but i cant find the. Womens lives in war and peace 19391949 which was honoured to sister lorna bradey of the qaimns for distinguished service. Change your default dictionary to american english.
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