Time frame from action to the Gazette........

[jess5athome]

Good evening bbart and Andy J2022, thank you so much for your continued input, I have found his service record on Ancestry this evening after a dig around.
bbart, I have found the piece mentioned by yourself regarding the 5th of September and admit my heart skipped a little but as Andy J2022 said, I too think it was the date of the edition of the Gazette, it looks to read "To London Gazette" after the 5th of September, although it is in short hand type of writing.
I will try a search of the London Gazette to clarify, as a side note, he was actually awarded his MM by the Officer Commanding Mersey Defences, Liverpool in a private setting on the 10th of March 1920 at 15-30 hrs.

Best regards always.
Frank.

[jess5athome]

Good afternoon, just to update the thread, the actual publication date of the edition of the Gazette in which the notice appeared was the 10th of September 1918.

So 3 different dates to ponder over 

Frank 

[jess5athome]

Good evening, just another update to the thread, I have searched through the Battalion War Diary from January 1918 until October 1918 and can find no mention of my man, alas it looks as if it was not entered into the diary.

Many thanks to you all for your input, and as always my very best regards.

A very merry Christmas to you all.

Frank 

[bbart]

Wait!!
It could have been late April, known as Second Battle of Mount [sic] Kemmel. (I think it should be MONT Kemmel?)

His medal card shows the 162nd, and there is this (which would need confirmation), but the writer states well into the article that "In recognition of this performance every driver of both teams was awarded the Military Medal. " 

https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/story/103762

And Merry Christmas to you as well! 

[jess5athome]

Hi bbart, Wow!! thank you so much for that, it's certainly a possibility, I will go back to the War Diary and search through it around that date.
Again, thank you so much.

Frank