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3 soldiers - DCMs, MM and bar


garfyboy

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Hi folks

 

Picked up this battered old photo, I thought some of you would maybe like to see / research, I would love to know more on these chaps 

 

DCM - csm Meakin

MM - sapper Shipley

DCM. MM and bar - sgt Major Dunn 

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The lowest rank Royal Engineer, i.e. nearest to Sapper, (checking in "For Bravery in the Field, Great War Recipients of the Military Medal 1914 - 1920" by Peter Warrington), awarded the M.M. would appear to be L/Cpl. (2nd Cpl. on M.I.C.) 43210 William F. Shipley

https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30830/supplement/9250

 

 

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LG 02/08/1918 no 30830 page 9250:

43210 L/Cpl W F Shipley RE (Newcastle on Tyne).

Brian

EDIT: Only two DCMs under Dunn in Royal Engineers (24105 Cpl A Dunn and 71430 Spr A Dunn) and none under Meakin. Perhaps these WOs were not RE.

Edited by brianmorris547
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11 hours ago, Mark1959 said:

The dress of the chaps does not look WW1 era to me. WW2?

 

I think 2 of them might be dressed in “part WW1 hospital blues”?

 

Steve

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