dun999 Posted 10 January , 2019 Share Posted 10 January , 2019 i have been asked to find information about a MC with the name Captain A Marshall 2nd Bn MGC and 3rd July 1919 engraved on the back. I think i have found his medal card but it doesn't mention a Military Cross award. Would the date be when the medal was awarded or the date of the deed it was awarded for. I cant find him listed on the recipients of the MC, Any help would be greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daggers Posted 10 January , 2019 Share Posted 10 January , 2019 Have you tried the National Archives for a second Medal Card? MCs are often found on a second card and these are not always on Ancestry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dun999 Posted 10 January , 2019 Author Share Posted 10 January , 2019 Will give that a go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 10 January , 2019 Admin Share Posted 10 January , 2019 I didn't think MCs were engraved when issued. Have you checked the Gazette for an entry there? Could only see one MIC for Alexander Marshall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 10 January , 2019 Share Posted 10 January , 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, DavidOwen said: I didn't think MCs were engraved when issued. Have you checked the Gazette for an entry there? Could only see one MIC for Alexander Marshall... A recent thread on MC awards suggests details could be added later, at the recipients own expense. Edited 10 January , 2019 by GWF1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin DavidOwen Posted 10 January , 2019 Admin Share Posted 10 January , 2019 2 minutes ago, GWF1967 said: A recent thread on MC awards suggests details could be added later, at the recipients own expense. Thank you, still learning here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 10 January , 2019 Share Posted 10 January , 2019 Just now, DavidOwen said: Thank you, still learning here! Same here, every day is a school day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Clifton Posted 10 January , 2019 Share Posted 10 January , 2019 3 hours ago, dun999 said: I think i have found his medal card but it doesn't mention a Military Cross award. Medal Index Cards cover the men's entitlement to campaign medals (the 1914 and 1914-15 Stars, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal). They were not intended to cover gallantry awards such as the DSO, MC, DCM and MM for which there were separate card indexes. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GWF1967 Posted 10 January , 2019 Share Posted 10 January , 2019 (edited) 12 minutes ago, DavidOwen said: Thank you, still learning here! Here's the thread. Edited 10 January , 2019 by GWF1967 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esco Posted 10 January , 2019 Share Posted 10 January , 2019 (edited) London Gazette entry here I think https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31370/page/6831 Birthday Honours award so no citation . 3rd July 1919 may be when the award was presented to him . Regards Steve. Edited 10 January , 2019 by esco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dun999 Posted 10 January , 2019 Author Share Posted 10 January , 2019 Thanks, that is the one I was looking for. Where would I find a citation for the award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 10 January , 2019 Share Posted 10 January , 2019 (edited) Hi, As per the link above, it seems that it was a 1919 King's Birthday Honours Award, with no specific citation. It looks like he was physically decorated on 11th February 1920. Image source: The National Archives - file WO 389/18 At the National Archives, this might be his service file - link. Having been commissioned, he may have originally served with the 9th (Reserve) Battalion, 25th Regiment of Foot (i.e. the King’s Own Scottish Borderers), possibly passing through other battalions/units, before ending up in the Machine Gun Corps. Image source: The National Archives - file WO 338/13/12 This might be the public announcement of his commission Images sourced from the London Gazette Regards Chris Edited 10 January , 2019 by clk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dun999 Posted 10 January , 2019 Author Share Posted 10 January , 2019 Thanks to all for the information, couldn’t have found all that myself Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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