ForeignGong Posted 27 February , 2018 Share Posted 27 February , 2018 Hoping some one may be able to put a name to this group of medals. Has anyone done research on female MM's that may be able to help??? Any info much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpjpl Posted 27 February , 2018 Share Posted 27 February , 2018 Mairi Chisholm and Elsie Knocker were awarded - the Military Medal, Officer of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, Knight of the Order of Leopold with palm, Belgian Queen Elizabeth Medal. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mairi_Chisholm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsie_Knocker JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaeldr Posted 27 February , 2018 Share Posted 27 February , 2018 JP Thanks for those links: what fantastic lives those two ladies lived regards Michael Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeignGong Posted 28 February , 2018 Author Share Posted 28 February , 2018 Hi JP Many thanks, that is really great. Other than the WW2 medals, the groups would be the same. I found this photo on line with no indication as to who they were awarded to, you have narrowed the search. A bit more investigating to be done. Thanks again Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 2 March , 2018 Share Posted 2 March , 2018 I don't know whether it is actually true, but I was once told that the military authorities banned the presence of women within a certain distance from the front line. Elsie and Mairi were specifically excluded by name from being covered by this ban. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeignGong Posted 2 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 2 March , 2018 Thanks Ron, what is the reference you're using please????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBrockway Posted 3 March , 2018 Share Posted 3 March , 2018 Williamson Great War Medal Collectors Companion p.381 states 127 MM's were awarded to women. Eligibility to women was extended in a Royal Warrant of 21 Jun 1916 published in the LG dated 27 Jun 1916. The earliest awards were in the LG dated 01 Sep 1916. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeignGong Posted 3 March , 2018 Author Share Posted 3 March , 2018 Thank you MBrockway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corisande Posted 3 March , 2018 Share Posted 3 March , 2018 As you would expect there is a lot on them on the Forum - click for links In brief this is them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helpjpl Posted 27 July , 2020 Share Posted 27 July , 2020 Mairi Chisholm: JP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marilyne Posted 27 July , 2020 Share Posted 27 July , 2020 On 02/03/2018 at 18:02, Ron Clifton said: I don't know whether it is actually true, but I was once told that the military authorities banned the presence of women within a certain distance from the front line. Elsie and Mairi were specifically excluded by name from being covered by this ban. Ron Dorothie Fielding was also affected by that ban. She had a few run-ins with British authorities who found her "blessé-looking" (in her own words) in Ypres and kicked her out of the city. Luckily for her, she had a lot of friends in high places (Amiral Ronarc'h, Baron de Brockeville) to back her up so she did very much as she pleased, sometimes also joining Elsie and Mairi in their cellar in Pervijse. when reading her letters, one sometimes has the idea that she was looking for the confrontation… she was a fantastic woman! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williywonker Posted 29 July , 2020 Share Posted 29 July , 2020 Of course, neither women were entitled to the Clasp to the 1914 Star; another example of an over-zealous curator. Mal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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