jeanburton Posted 4 June , 2014 Share Posted 4 June , 2014 I have found a medal amongst my fathers possessions, After looking online I have discovered that it is the Croix De Guerre. I am trying to find who it was awarded to, I have a few family members who served in WW1 but would it have been awarded to English soldiers ? How would I find out. Thanks Jean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archangel9 Posted 4 June , 2014 Share Posted 4 June , 2014 Hi Jean, Search the London/Edinburgh Gazette. Have you names and numbers for your family members? John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaneEH Posted 5 June , 2014 Share Posted 5 June , 2014 I have found a medal amongst my fathers possessions, After looking online I have discovered that it is the Croix De Guerre. I am trying to find who it was awarded to, I have a few family members who served in WW1 but would it have been awarded to English soldiers ? How would I find out. Thanks Jean Hi Jean CdeG was created near start of WWI by the French & awarded to both French & allied soldiers for acts of gallantry. Good luck with your search! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Owl Posted 5 June , 2014 Share Posted 5 June , 2014 I have found a medal amongst my fathers possessions, After looking online I have discovered that it is the Croix De Guerre. I am trying to find who it was awarded to, I have a few family members who served in WW1 but would it have been awarded to English soldiers ? How would I find out. Thanks Jean I have found a medal amongst my fathers possessions, After looking online I have discovered that it is the Croix De Guerre. I am trying to find who it was awarded to, I have a few family members who served in WW1 but would it have been awarded to English soldiers ? How would I find out. Thanks Jean Hi Jean, If you post as many details of your father or other possible family recipients of the Croix de Guerre, such as full name and if possible service numbers, ranks and regiments served in, then I am sure that someone will be able to find some information for you. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnumbellum Posted 5 June , 2014 Share Posted 5 June , 2014 CdeG was created near start of WWI by the French & awarded to both French & allied soldiers for acts of gallantry. Good luck with your search! It was even awarded to non-soldiers. A few conscientious objectors received it as members of the Friends' Ambulance Unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanburton Posted 5 June , 2014 Author Share Posted 5 June , 2014 Thanks everyone. The family members I know who fought in the Great War are as follows: John Edward Bannister DOB 05 Feb 1889 b and lived in Derby Notts and Derbys 43396 Royal Irish Rifles 43040 Machine Gun Corps 148321 Silver war and Victory Badge Number 279286 Enlisted 1st Dec 1915 Discharged 9th May 1919 He was wounded in France I think in 1917 Private George Allen DOB 1886 Belper Derbyshire Missing presumed dead 25 Sept 1915 12th Battalion of Northumberland Fusiliers 7467 Commemorated on the Loos memorial Private Arthur Blackham Called up 9th July 1917 DOB 3rd May 1898 Heage Derbyshire Royal Garrison Artillery Newcastle Sherwood Forrester LCCO Labour Corp ( Anyone know what these initials are?) 702732 He was a gunner but I think he only served two days in France and was sent home with a leg ulcer so I doubt it was him William Allen DOB 1890 Belper 6th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment and Royal Artillary He was already a reserve when war broke out Albert Henry Kent DOB 1895 Chesterfield Notts and Derbys joined 16 March 1916 Leicester Regiment 14362 Machine Gun Corps 19656 Buried in Hem Farm Cemetery. William Blackham DOB 13 Nov 1877 York and Lancaster Regiment 5th Batallion 240004 In services since 1899 corporal then sargent Royal Field Artillery 5th Battery Gunner 90582 Died of wounds on Friday 4th December 1917 aged 40, caused by a shell burst while leaving the guns for a rest period. He is buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery Belgium. Herbert Blackam DOB 27 Sep 1889 Belper Derbshire 12th battalion of Sherwood Foresters (pioneers) Corporal Thanks in advance for any help Jean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Posted 5 June , 2014 Share Posted 5 June , 2014 National Archives has records of foriegn awards (including the French and Belgian Croix de Guerre) in WO 338 (Discover Our Collections -> Search Our Records) - these include those not announced in the London Gazette, which mainly mentioned officers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 14 June , 2014 Share Posted 14 June , 2014 Yes Croix de Guerre medals were awarded to British troops, it would be listed on the medal card for the soldier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagraves79 Posted 25 June , 2014 Share Posted 25 June , 2014 Hello all. Can anybody help me find out whether or not the following individual was awarded the croix de guerre, and why? Sgt Cecil Leonard Owen 471035 2/12th London's The Rangers. Many thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waggoner Posted 25 June , 2014 Share Posted 25 June , 2014 Langdon, Thanks for the hint re: WO 338. Didn't know it existed. One of my chaps claims to have received both the French and Belgian CdeG but I have not yet found any proof of this. All the best, Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 25 June , 2014 Share Posted 25 June , 2014 Langdon, Thanks for the hint re: WO 338. Didn't know it existed. One of my chaps claims to have received both the French and Belgian CdeG but I have not yet found any no proof of this. All the best, Gary I had a very distant relative who claimed the VC. Easily verifiable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Posted 25 June , 2014 Share Posted 25 June , 2014 Yes Croix de Guerre medals were awarded to British troops, it would be listed on the medal card for the soldier. I was beginning to doubt that they appeared on medal cards but by NOT putting in a name on Ancestry search and putting CdeG as Keyword Samuel Brain DCM and CdeC appeared. And a lot of soldiers containg the word De ...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KGB Posted 26 June , 2014 Share Posted 26 June , 2014 I was beginning to doubt that they appeared on medal cards but by NOT putting in a name on Ancestry search and putting CdeG as Keyword Samuel Brain DCM and CdeC appeared. And a lot of soldiers containg the word De ...! True, apart from de names (De Courcey, De Molyns etc) names that begin with De - Decker, Deptford etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agedpink1 Posted 5 August , 2014 Share Posted 5 August , 2014 Gunner 90582 William Blackham Royal Field Artillery 5th Battery. 45th Brigade. Died of wounds on Friday 4th December 1917 aged 40, caused by a shell burst while leaving the guns for a rest period. He is buried in Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery Belgium. For much of the First World War, Vlamertinghe (now Vlamertinge) was just outside the normal range of German shell fire and the village was used both by artillery units and field ambulances. William was the third son of Edward Blackham a Gardener and Maria Blackham, of 9, The Scotches, Belper. William had been a regular soldier joining the RGA at the age of 17 in 1894 and had served in India for twelve years. As a boy, before enlisting at 17, he had worked for Mr W S Bowler a chemist and the late Mr Bacon, locally known as the ’Cow Doctor’. He had two brother’s who served, Joseph and Herbert who both survived the war. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rflory Posted 5 August , 2014 Share Posted 5 August , 2014 Arthur Blackham, William Blackham and William Allen were not gazetted with the Croix de Guerre while serving with the Royal Artillery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaureenE Posted 6 August , 2014 Share Posted 6 August , 2014 National Archives has records of foriegn awards (including the French and Belgian Croix de Guerre) in WO 338 (Discover Our Collections -> Search Our Records) - these include those not announced in the London Gazette, which mainly mentioned officers. I've just been looking at the National Archives Discovery search and I think the reference should in fact be WO 388: War Office: Military Secretary's Honours and Awards Branch: Exchange of Army Decorations between Britain and the Allies RegistersWar Office: Military Secretary's Honours and Awards Branch: Exchange of Army Decorations between Britain and the Allies Registers http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/browse/C14592?v=r A number of the records in the subcategories are available as a free download. Cheers Maureen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin spof Posted 6 August , 2014 Admin Share Posted 6 August , 2014 Maureen is correct. WO 338 is the Index to Officer's Long Numbers and is extremely useful in finding a service record in Kew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Posted 6 August , 2014 Share Posted 6 August , 2014 Apologies for the typo! It's hard enough etc. etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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