sheilmar Posted 2 November , 2018 Share Posted 2 November , 2018 Can anyone tell me of the circumstances which led to Private William McKenna MM 201428 5th/6th Batt Cameronians (Scottish Rifles} being awarded the Military Medal? I think he was awarded earlier in the war, though he was killed by a sniper 23/10/1918. He was a cousin of mine. sheilmar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 2 November , 2018 Share Posted 2 November , 2018 (edited) He was from Glasgow( reference soldiers died) , local papers are your best source of info Edited 2 November , 2018 by Coldstreamer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 2 November , 2018 Share Posted 2 November , 2018 london gazette https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/notice?text=201428&service=all-notices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmorris547 Posted 2 November , 2018 Share Posted 2 November , 2018 Sheilmar Have you seen the list of Honours and Awards in the WD of 5/6 Cameronians (WO 95/2422/5). It is page 20 of 100 on Ancestry and is attached to the October 1918 diary. It is not dated but names forty two men, including 201428 W McKenna, who were awarded the MM. All the names from 9153 Curtis H to 241679 Sibbald H are named in the EG 13418 of March 1919 (see above link). The remaining names on the list 202217 Lockhart W to 42923 Ruddiman G are named in the EG 31338 of May 1919. It might be worth checking the names on the list for service and/or pension records. I presume that it is a list of honours gained since 5/6 was formed. There are two men from 6 Bn in the EG 13418 awarded the MM who are not on the list in the WD. 240290 Barrie, H and 238015 Sloan, R. Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 3 September , 2021 Share Posted 3 September , 2021 I just came across this post. William McKenna was my great grandfather. I would love to get in touch with Steven and Sheila. Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david murdoch Posted 4 September , 2021 Share Posted 4 September , 2021 (edited) Kim. Stephen is the keeper of a family tree on Ancestry - he was logged in the last week. Can drop him a message there - I've copied the link to the thread to hiss message box. Hopefully he will see it and re join the GWF. You can see on the pension card all the kids he left behind Edited 4 September , 2021 by david murdoch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Anderson Posted 4 September , 2021 Share Posted 4 September , 2021 His MM was a late award listed in the Edinburgh Gazette on 17 March 1919 along with 30+ others: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/Edinburgh/issue/13418/page/1182 That Gazette was for the Battle of Amiens (August-September 1918) according to Bate & Williamson. As he died on 23 October 1918 the timing fits. See Brian's earlier post on this thread re the battalion's long WD list of MMs at the end of October 1918. Many of the same names are in the March 1919 gazette. It is likely that these awards were for the final months of WW1 as well as rewarding consistent gallant service. WD: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7353830 His MM Index Card in TNA (ref. WO 372/23/138197) shows he was with 5/6th Bn. when he earned it - MM schedule no. 210643 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 4 September , 2021 Share Posted 4 September , 2021 Thank you David and Ivor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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