Peter Bennett Posted 31 October , 2019 Share Posted 31 October , 2019 Can anyone please help with the date this mans award of the Military Medal was gazetted Thank you Corporal JACKSON, ERNEST Service Number 3/1629 Died 07/11/1918 Aged 23 9th Bn.King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry M M Buried at DOURLERS COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION Location: Nord, France Number of casualties: 193 Cemetery/memorial reference: II. B. 1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardess Posted 31 October , 2019 Share Posted 31 October , 2019 13/12/17 Edinburgh Gazette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Bennett Posted 31 October , 2019 Author Share Posted 31 October , 2019 Thank you Diane, good to make contact with you again. Did you ever complete your project of war grave photo's ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardess Posted 31 October , 2019 Share Posted 31 October , 2019 I'm in the process of updating/sorting my records as I have a number of new casualties [and a fair few of unknown clippings] but, as I don't have a sub to Ancestry at the moment, things have quietened down somewhat for now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted 17 September , 2020 Share Posted 17 September , 2020 Hi there This gentleman listed is my great uncle... where would I find out why he was award the military medal. thank you in anticipation of your help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Anderson Posted 19 September , 2020 Share Posted 19 September , 2020 (edited) Welcome to the GWF Wenda. Ernest's MM index card here: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D6178406 reveals that he was serving with 6th Bn. KOYLI and attached to 43 Brigade Signal Section when he earned the MM; so 43 Infantry Brigade WD may be the best place to look first: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14017561 The award of his MM may have been mentioned in the 6th Battalion KOYLI war diary. His MM was likely awarded for 3rd Ypres (Passchendaele), September/October 1917, as that particular gazette covered that period. His death may have been listed in the 9th battalion's diary. It will at least show what was happening at the time. Sad that he died 4 days before the Armistice! Worth a look as it is currently FREE to download it from TNA: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7353176 Edited 19 September , 2020 by Ivor Anderson Additional Information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David_Underdown Posted 19 September , 2020 Share Posted 19 September , 2020 The signal section would have been part of 14 Division Divisional Signal Company (the sections were attached to Divisional HQ, HQ of each Brigade that made up the division, and by this stage of the war, the divisional artillery), so their war diary would also be worth a read https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7352714 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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