liverpool annie Posted 23 July , 2005 Share Posted 23 July , 2005 Would it be possible to find Georges medal card for his Gallantry medal? thanking you in advance! george,charles dwan royal west surrey regt No5805 corporal george,charles dwan queens royal west surrey regt g/5805 corporal. george.charles dwan RAF No 135503 corporal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 23 July , 2005 Share Posted 23 July , 2005 Here is his entry in the London Gazette: http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...&selHonourType= Gazette 9-7-1917 (Published 6-7-1917) Issue 30172, Page 21 5805 Cpl. G. C. Dwan, R.W. Surr. R. Judging by those dates it could well be for the attack at Arras in April 1917 - providing he was there... This will be his MM or DCM MIC card - Series WO 372/23 cards are all for MMs or DCMs. (I will double check whether it is an MM or DCM. The Gazette is playing up with me at the moment. It looks like an entry for an MM however) http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...&resultcount=17 The MIC will probably carry his full unit name if you don't know it already. G/5805 RWS and later RAF will be his Service Medals. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...&resultcount=17 Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liverpool annie Posted 23 July , 2005 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2005 Here is his entry in the London Gazette: http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...&selHonourType= Gazette 9-7-1917 (Published 6-7-1917) Issue 30172, Page 21 5805 Cpl. G. C. Dwan, R.W. Surr. R. Judging by those dates it could well be for the attack at Arras in April 1917 - providing he was there... This will be his MM or DCM MIC card - Series WO 372/23 cards are all for MMs or DCMs. (I will double check whether it is an MM or DCM. The Gazette is playing up with me at the moment. It looks like an entry for an MM however) http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...&resultcount=17 The MIC will probably carry his full unit name if you don't know it already. G/5805 RWS and later RAF will be his Service Medals. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/documen...&resultcount=17 Steve. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Well I just wrote a reply to you Steve but it went into cyberspace Thank you so much for your reply I really appreciate it Couldn't get the Gazette though - not found - showing! Regards Annie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 23 July , 2005 Share Posted 23 July , 2005 The Gazette site seems to be back working again. It was indeed a Military Medal. The heading for the list is on page 17. Just out of interest, there was a T Dwan of Bermondsey of the East Surrey Regiment awarded an MM on 19-3-1918. Could be related bearing in mind the unusual name and area. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liverpool annie Posted 23 July , 2005 Author Share Posted 23 July , 2005 The Gazette site seems to be back working again. It was indeed a Military Medal. The heading for the list is on page 17. Just out of interest, there was a T Dwan of Bermondsey of the East Surrey Regiment awarded an MM on 19-3-1918. Could be related bearing in mind the unusual name and area. Steve. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Steve Thank you for the extra information - I don't know about the T Dwan yet - but will certainly look into it - thank you so much Annie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknownsoldier Posted 3 July , 2009 Share Posted 3 July , 2009 Annie, is he a relative? I have a photo of him somewhere if thats any help.... (that's if I can find it even... ), I believe he got the MM for rescuing a man from the edge of a Trench losing some fingers in the process. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwan Posted 24 July , 2009 Share Posted 24 July , 2009 Annie, is he a relative? I have a photo of him somewhere if thats any help.... (that's if I can find it even... ), I believe he got the MM for rescuing a man from the edge of a Trench losing some fingers in the process. Tom Hi Tom, He's a direct relative of mine (my great grandfather). He did lose a finger, I don't know the story. I'd love to see the photo if you still have it and it's not too much trouble. I don't know much about his wartime adventures, sadly, but he lived to a good age, had ten children and was a true gent by all accounts. Vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknownsoldier Posted 24 July , 2009 Share Posted 24 July , 2009 Hi Tom, He's a direct relative of mine (my great grandfather). He did lose a finger, I don't know the story. I'd love to see the photo if you still have it and it's not too much trouble. I don't know much about his wartime adventures, sadly, but he lived to a good age, had ten children and was a true gent by all accounts. Vic Hi, I'll try and dig it out of my external drive ATB, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwan Posted 9 August , 2009 Share Posted 9 August , 2009 Hi, I'll try and dig it out of my external drive ATB, Tom Thank you ever so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neiluwins Posted 10 August , 2009 Share Posted 10 August , 2009 Hi Vic I'm guessing you dont have his medals, I have seen both his British War Medal and his MM on the market over the last few years (both at separate times) neither have made their way in to my collection, I will keep my eyes peeled for you. Regards Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwan Posted 23 August , 2009 Share Posted 23 August , 2009 Hi Vic I'm guessing you dont have his medals, I have seen both his British War Medal and his MM on the market over the last few years (both at separate times) neither have made their way in to my collection, I will keep my eyes peeled for you. Regards Neil Hi Neil, How sad. I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. If you hear anything else, please let me know. Just out of curiosity, how much do those medals tend to go for usually? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IPT Posted 23 August , 2009 Share Posted 23 August , 2009 Just out of interest, there was a T Dwan of Bermondsey of the East Surrey Regiment awarded an MM on 19-3-1918. Could be related bearing in mind the unusual name and area. Steve. Doesn't seem so, according to another ggdaughter... http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?P...74608.msg307439 If that's correct, then his brother was Thomas F of the RFA. Quite a little enclave of Dwans in St Olave, Bermondsey on the 1911 census. High chance it's a first cousin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neiluwins Posted 23 August , 2009 Share Posted 23 August , 2009 Hi Neil, How sad. I didn't know that. Thanks for the info. If you hear anything else, please let me know. Just out of curiosity, how much do those medals tend to go for usually? A single MM to the Queen's would be around the £350+ mark and a single British War Medal to an MM winner £50+ I will keep eyes peeled and if they appear again I will let you know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknownsoldier Posted 11 May , 2010 Share Posted 11 May , 2010 A single MM to the Queen's would be around the £350+ mark and a single British War Medal to an MM winner £50+ I will keep eyes peeled and if they appear again I will let you know Sorry for the very long delay, but my HDD died and I have been trying to sift the 1tb of photo's manually into another HD, PIB :-( Anyways sorry for the awfully long delay, Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwan Posted 12 February , 2014 Share Posted 12 February , 2014 My turn to apologise for an even longer delay, Tom. I'm just getting back to the family tree after a few years away from it, wishing I'd not taken a break from it because I now need to refresh my memory... I'll be back as soon as I've caught up. First I want to find out which battalion George Charles Dwan was in. Thank you for the photo. Vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwan Posted 19 February , 2014 Share Posted 19 February , 2014 Having now caught up after hijacking someone else's thread (sorry!) - I just wanted to add here that George Charles Dwan was in the 1st Bn, according to his MM card. Thanks to everyone who helped me find this. Vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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