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Military Medal in First World War
« on: Wednesday 19 July 17 15:44 BST (UK) »
Hi,
Is there a searchable database of all the Military Medals awarded in the First World War?
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Paul
I lived in Ardwick, Manchester in the early 1960s as a small child and much travelling of the world has now led me to want to know more about my roots. Carter, Beckwith, Connolly, Heron and Kelly are all names that form part of my family tree.

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Re: Military Medal in First World War
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 15:47 BST (UK) »
If you mean recipients of WW1 medals then Ancestry has the index cards & medal rolls.
Warks:Ashford;Cadby;Clarke;Clifford;Cooke Copage;Easthope;
Edmonds;Felton;Colledge;Lutwyche;Mander(s);May;Poole;Withers.
Staffs.Edmonds;Addison;Duffield;Webb;Fisher;Archer
Salop:Easthope,Eddowes,Hoorde,Oteley,Vernon,Talbot,De Neville.
Notts.Clarke;Redfearne;Treece.
Som.May;Perriman;Cox
India Kane;Felton;Cadby
London.Haysom.
Lancs.Gay.
Worcs.Coley;Mander;Sawyer.
Kings of Wessex & Scotland
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Re: Military Medal in First World War
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 16:05 BST (UK) »
As Jim says, the fact of the award is recorded on the man's medal card, there is no one database where you simply punch in a name and up come the details.  See http://www.1914-1918.net/soldiers/gallantry.html

I wonder whether you are hoping to find a citation for a particular award?   You'll see from the reference that the awards were published in the London Gazette, sometimes well after the event and in a small number of cases, the citations can be found there also.  Local newspapers often had reports of the award and the unit war diary may also hold relevant information.

You might like to give details of the man if you arelooking for someone specific.

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I am Zoe Northeast, granddaughter of Maximilian Double.
 
It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



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Re: Military Medal in First World War
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 16:32 BST (UK) »
Thanks All,
I am checking to see if a story about a fairly distant relative is actually true. He was supposed to have been awarded the MM in WW1 and the medal was then donated to a regimental museum where it was stolen. His name was Thomas Bowler born 1894 in Ashton or Stalybridge but I dont know his regiment although the medal was supposedly stolen from somewhere in Bury, Lancashire.
I lived in Ardwick, Manchester in the early 1960s as a small child and much travelling of the world has now led me to want to know more about my roots. Carter, Beckwith, Connolly, Heron and Kelly are all names that form part of my family tree.


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Re: Military Medal in First World War
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 16:36 BST (UK) »
The CWGC site has MM awards. But you have to know that the person won the MM before finding him. This soldier won MM and Bar. (Won it twice). My evidence keeping was lacking years ago so cannot find the evidence of the Bar.

http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/827533/THOMPSON,%20JAMES%20E

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Re: Military Medal in First World War
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 16:43 BST (UK) »
His records are on Findmypast, so should also be on Ancestry. M.M 6 August 1818.
44748 Sgt Machine Gun Corps.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.

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Re: Military Medal in First World War
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 16:53 BST (UK) »
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Re: Military Medal in First World War
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 17:00 BST (UK) »
From Halybridge (it says?) no citation, London Gazette 8 August 1918

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I am Zoe Northeast, granddaughter of Maximilian Double.
 
It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



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Re: Military Medal in First World War
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 19 July 17 17:00 BST (UK) »
Glad to help.

If you have a sub, the records are clearest on Ancestry.
CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
DUNCAN Kent
EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
GULLIVER/GULLOFER Fifehead Magdalen Dorset
HORSCROFT Kent.
KING Sturminster Newton, Dorset. MONK Odiham Ham.
SCOTT Wrabness, Essex
WILKINS Stour Provost, Dorset.
WICKHAM All in North Essex.
WICKHAM Medway Towns, Kent from 1880
WICKHAM, Ipswich, Suffolk.