Matt Dixon Posted 2 August , 2009 Share Posted 2 August , 2009 Captain William Ernest Ind MC, who died of wound on the 7th JUne 1917 aged 25 and is buried in Lijssenhoek. I can't find his MIC, service record or LG entry for his MC. What am I doing wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procat Posted 2 August , 2009 Share Posted 2 August , 2009 Hi Matt, He is recorded as W E Ind on the medal cards. Name: W E Ind Regiment or Corps: 15th Ldn Regiment, 15th London Regiment Regimental Number: 1243, 1243 (Was a cpl then made captain) Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 2 August , 2009 Share Posted 2 August , 2009 His card is on Ancestry under W E IND 1243 Cpl. Ralph. Drat - type faster !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dixon Posted 2 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 2 August , 2009 Thanks, he's listed as Captain on CWGC. Just got to find the MC citation now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Procat Posted 2 August , 2009 Share Posted 2 August , 2009 Drat - type faster !!! I reckon there was only two seconds between us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dixon Posted 2 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 2 August , 2009 I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong with LG online, when I google his name it comes up with the LG page from 1/5/15 showing his promotion from Cpl to 2nd Lt, but when I search Gazette online, I can't find any mention of him. The problem seems to be every time you put in Ind, you get every mention of the Indian Army, but nothing on him! This is frustrating! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 2 August , 2009 Share Posted 2 August , 2009 Found his name twice in the LG July 1916 as a temp L/t no mention of the MC and 16th April 1917 name plus MC, therefore he was awarded the MC between those dates, but can I find him ?? can I bu****y Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 2 August , 2009 Share Posted 2 August , 2009 New Year Honours, 1-1-1917 2nd Lt. (temp. Capt.) William Ernest Ind, Lond. R. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29886/supplements/36 (Very unlikely to be a published citation for these) Further promotions info: http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/30021/pages/3589 Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dixon Posted 2 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 2 August , 2009 Steve, Thanks so much! Cheers Matt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Broomfield Posted 2 August , 2009 Share Posted 2 August , 2009 Photo from Regimental History. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinglma Posted 2 August , 2009 Share Posted 2 August , 2009 I wonder if he was one of the brewing family? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Dixon Posted 2 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 2 August , 2009 Possibly, he came from Chesterfield, which isn't that far from Burton on Trent. I believe he was the nephew of Alfred Ind, who won the VC in South Africa in 1901. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil@basildon Posted 2 August , 2009 Share Posted 2 August , 2009 I wonder if he was one of the brewing family? The brewing family came from Romford in Essex. It is possible that he would have been a distant relative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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