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Offline MaxD

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Re: Military Medal - Action & Award
« Reply #9 on: Monday 09 October 17 17:06 BST (UK) »
The answer is no he didn't.  These awards were published in the London Gazette even if they missed being put on his medal card (they aren't there as you know).   There is no LG entry.

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PS  You will recall he was in France only from 16 July to 31 August 1918 - the battalion war diary also has no record of a gallantry medal.
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Re: Military Medal - Action & Award
« Reply #10 on: Monday 09 October 17 17:53 BST (UK) »
I used to know someone who had been awarded the Military Medal in Korea. Then it was MM for other ranks and Military Cross for officers. Now it's Military Cross for all ranks.

It was awarded for taking out two Chinese machine gun positions single handed. Didn't mean to, it was just that as he described it, 'I was rushing the position with my section and suddenly to my horror I could only hear the noise of my own boots on the hard ground'. They hadn't followed me. He continued, 'I wondered what was best to do, carry on or run back'. He decided to continue, throwing a grenade at one MG and spraying the other position with his sub mg (Probably sterling).

As you know, you can't throw a hand grenade (Mills Bomb) of WWII type far enough without being in the splinters area. He spent a year in hospital in Japan and was still suffering in the 1980's.     
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Re: Military Medal - Action & Award
« Reply #11 on: Monday 09 October 17 18:11 BST (UK) »
No problem,thanks for your help again maxD.
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