welshdoc Posted 23 August , 2009 Share Posted 23 August , 2009 the only T Duxbury I can find with a DCM is to the MGC not to say yur relative isnt there somewhere. http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/301...upplements/6829 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissiedee Posted 25 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 25 August , 2009 Can anyone help me at all. I have in my possession a copy of a document which was sent to my grandads family which says he was given the DCM for an act of bravery. I have been able to find his medal card and the card does denote DCM on it. Unfortunately it does not have his Regt No. on the card (which I know is strange). I have also got numerous cuttings from the local paper about the medal being awarded to him. The problem I have is the Army etc., say that the medal was not awarded. Can anyone shed any light on the matter as I keep hitting a brick wall all the time. They say it should be in the London Gazette but it isnt. Any help out there would be most appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissiedee Posted 29 August , 2009 Author Share Posted 29 August , 2009 Here is another cutting which I have found relating to my grandfathers award from 1915 Is there any one who can help me with this please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissiedee Posted 1 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 1 September , 2009 Hi Chrissie Welcome to the forum, Post his name and Regiment and the dates etc of the info in the local papers hywyn All the cuttings have now been posted please can you let me know what you think? Thank You Chrissie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 2 September , 2009 Share Posted 2 September , 2009 Chrissie Please be patient with us; he is not showing up on the standard searches. Have you looked to see if he's mentioned in the East Lancashire regimental history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissiedee Posted 7 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 7 September , 2009 Chrissie Please be patient with us; he is not showing up on the standard searches. Have you looked to see if he's mentioned in the East Lancashire regimental history? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 11 September , 2009 Share Posted 11 September , 2009 He is not listed under theEast Lancs Regiment in Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1914-1920 by Robert Walker or R.W. Walker & Chris Buckland, Citations of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1914-1920. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissiedee Posted 13 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 13 September , 2009 He is not listed under theEast Lancs Regiment in Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1914-1920 by Robert Walker or R.W. Walker & Chris Buckland, Citations of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1914-1920. Why do the newspaper articles exist if the award was not given. Where do I go from here, I am struggling to understand why the Medal Index Card denotes a DCM if the award does not exist. Can anyone advise me what else I can try. I have already tried the East Lancs Museum in Preston a number of years ago but came back with nothing. It really baffles me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 16 September , 2009 Share Posted 16 September , 2009 We have tried hard to help. Maybe this is a case for you or a researcher to take on for more searching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissiedee Posted 23 September , 2009 Author Share Posted 23 September , 2009 We have tried hard to help. Maybe this is a case for you or a researcher to take on for more searching. Many thanks for your help. It is much appreciated. I shall keep on digging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw Posted 23 September , 2009 Share Posted 23 September , 2009 It would seem that he did have a relationship with the Royal Artillery and in post 20 and others an artillery (RFA) DCM is mentioned. This is worthy of some further digging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissiedee Posted 8 October , 2009 Author Share Posted 8 October , 2009 It would seem that he did have a relationship with the Royal Artillery and in post 20 and others an artillery (RFA) DCM is mentioned. This is worthy of some further digging. Hi there Where do I go to next. Would you suggest I am best to go back to searching at Royal Archives or is there a chance that his records may be at Glasgow? Any direction that you can give me would be most appreciated. Thank you Chrissie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattgibbs Posted 17 October , 2009 Share Posted 17 October , 2009 There is a Lance Serjt A Duxbury in the LG 11.1.18 for the MM. Was the award reduced after initially being published? He is listed as Lancs Fusiliers though, maybe a relative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 17 October , 2009 Share Posted 17 October , 2009 The DCM seems to have been awarded before the MM was instituted. The difficulty so far is tracing the original Gazette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshdoc Posted 17 October , 2009 Share Posted 17 October , 2009 Another slightly odd thing apart from the fact we cannot find Cpl Duxbury's DCM citation is that according to the "police" MIC the DCM was to Cpl , whilst the papers recorded the rank as private. just found a 21703 duxbury in http://www.burnleyinthegreatwar.info/burnleyservedd.htm address 4 HAvelock Place is this him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high wood Posted 17 October , 2009 Share Posted 17 October , 2009 The problem with the DCM awarded to 42691 L/Cpl C.T. Duxbury, Machine Gun Corps is that it wasn't Gazetted until 9th July 1917 and is therefore almost certainly not the same award as that which appeared in the 1915 Blackburn newspaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
per ardua per mare per terram Posted 17 October , 2009 Share Posted 17 October , 2009 Another slightly odd thing apart from the fact we cannot find Cpl Duxbury's DCM citation is that according to the "police" MIC the DCM was to Cpl , whilst the papers recorded the rank as private. Nothing odd about that: the papers are for 1915, the MIC is for December 1916, more than enough time for someone to be promoted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrissiedee Posted 1 November , 2009 Author Share Posted 1 November , 2009 Thank you for keeping this going. All the info that you give to me I am looking into but without much success. But I really do appreciate it Thanks Chrissie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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