garfyboy Posted 10 May , 2019 Share Posted 10 May , 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBrook Posted 10 May , 2019 Share Posted 10 May , 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianmorris547 Posted 10 May , 2019 Share Posted 10 May , 2019 (edited) 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 10 May , 2019 by brianmorris547 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 10 May , 2019 Share Posted 10 May , 2019 The dress of the chaps does not look WW1 era to me. WW2? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tullybrone Posted 11 May , 2019 Share Posted 11 May , 2019 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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