Coldstreamer Posted 29 January , 2018 Share Posted 29 January , 2018 (edited) Hello browsing through the war diary of the 32nd DAC I noticed MMs awarded "in connection with a gas projector scheme" to Pte Stathers L/14032 and Sgt Rainton l/14022. If you have ancestry the link to the diary is here and thoughts on what this scheme was or why MMs awarded ? cheers Ian Edited 29 January , 2018 by Coldstreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 29 January , 2018 Share Posted 29 January , 2018 (edited) 49 minutes ago, Coldstreamer said: 23rd DAC You mean 32nd This article doesn't explain it but shows he was recommended several times. From Hull Daily Mail via FindmyPast There's a poor photo of him 15/4/19 edition Hull Daily Mail Edited 29 January , 2018 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 29 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 29 January , 2018 yes, typo. thanks for finding the article - didnt notice his name on any other occassions Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 29 January , 2018 Share Posted 29 January , 2018 (edited) 4 hours ago, Coldstreamer said: name on any other occassions I didn't see any other military reports but if you put Rainton and Hull Police you will get a number of hits pre and postwar. He died 1913. 1939 .He was a police Sgt when he left the force. 32 DAC War Diary wonderfully easy to read! I will look in my copy Trench Mortar Memories. Charlie Edited 29 January , 2018 by charlie962 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 29 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 29 January , 2018 I'm sure he didn't die in 1913....your turn for typo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 29 January , 2018 Share Posted 29 January , 2018 9 minutes ago, Coldstreamer said: 1913....your turn for typo Touché s b 1939 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie962 Posted 29 January , 2018 Share Posted 29 January , 2018 32 Div CRA War Diary has this for early June 1918 Charlie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 29 January , 2018 Author Share Posted 29 January , 2018 makes more sense to me now . Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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