Nigel Marshall Posted 2 June , 2010 Share Posted 2 June , 2010 Following on from and expanding on this thread, can anyone tell me when the precedent of decorating escapers and evaders with either the MC or MM depending on their rank was established, please? Was it an officially recognised thing or something which seemed to develop organically? Sources welcomed! Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sotonmate Posted 2 June , 2010 Share Posted 2 June , 2010 Nigel No info on the British,but I have read that the French instituted an "Escaper's Medal" which passed into French Law in August 1926,and was presented to entitled persons from the 1914-1918 war. Sotonmate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Marshall Posted 3 June , 2010 Author Share Posted 3 June , 2010 I wasn't aware of that. Thanks very much. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headgardener Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 My understanding is that it was post-war; I understand that there were 2 POW award lists in the LG, both towards the back end of 1919, maybe even early 1920. They were awards and MID's to men who had distinguished themselves is some way during captivity, including escapers. I have photocopies of the lists (given to me by a full-time researcher at TNA) which tallies with my own records of POW's, but I don't have easy access to them at the moment; most of my stuff is at the back of a very full storage unit. Someone else here must know about this, I'd have thought? Am surprised you haven't had more responses to this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 But I have seen accounts of individuals getting an MC for escaping in 1918 before the end of the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 Someone else here must know about this, I'd have thought? Am surprised you haven't had more responses to this one. Possibly because its been covered before - always worth using the search facility http://1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/i...st&p=704206 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Marshall Posted 3 June , 2010 Author Share Posted 3 June , 2010 I did use the search, but didn't vary from escapers. Knock the last 'S' off and it opens up a whole new world! Thanks for the link Centurion. I'll read the thread tonight, with haggis! Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 3 June , 2010 Share Posted 3 June , 2010 That takes me back to when I used to get off the Glasgow train at Paisley, pick up a Haggis supper at the chip shop and catch the bus to Kilbarchan looong time ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins2 Posted 9 June , 2010 Share Posted 9 June , 2010 Hello Bob R. from Calgary Alberta Canada, my first attempt on the forum. I have been doing some research on my wife's great uncle who was captured at Hooge on the 6th of June 1916, he was prisoner of war until he escaped Nov 16, 1917 from ENGERS, he was previously held at Dulmen in Westphalia. He received the M.M. I was wondering if any readers/members may have info/photos of the POW camps at Dulmen/Engers Following on from and expanding on this thread, can anyone tell me when the precedent of decorating escapers and evaders with either the MC or MM depending on their rank was established, please? Was it an officially recognised thing or something which seemed to develop organically? Sources welcomed! Cheers, Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombadier Posted 12 June , 2010 Share Posted 12 June , 2010 That takes me back to when I used to get off the Glasgow train at Paisley, pick up a Haggis supper at the chip shop and catch the bus to Kilbarchan looong time ago There is an indian restaurant in Dundee which does Haggis Pakora! Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
headgardener Posted 12 June , 2010 Share Posted 12 June , 2010 There is an indian restaurant in Dundee which does Haggis Pakora! Hmmm...... Deep-fried haggis, basically. I'm sure that's already on the menu at hundreds of 'traditional' scottish chippies........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27thBN Posted 12 June , 2010 Share Posted 12 June , 2010 Hmmm...... Deep-fried haggis, basically. I'm sure that's already on the menu at hundreds of 'traditional' scottish chippies........ Haggis with anything less said the better........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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