K/1318 Sgt Percy H Spowage, 23rd Batt Royal Fusiliers MM Citation

[Guest]

I am trying to find the citation that goes with the MM won by K/1318 Sgt Percy H Spowage, 23rd Batt Royal Fusiliers.  It appeared on the 2nd Div routine orders No.332 on 30 April 1918.  Am having trouble finding the citation for this, any help greatly appreciated

[alf mcm]

Hello Dave,

  Welcome to the forum.

  There is no published citation, only a mention in the London Gazette.  https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30797/supplement/8328

  A check of local newspapers about this time may give the reason for the award.

 

Regards,

 

Alf McM

[wandererpaul]

No MM citations have survived.
 

you’ll need to look through the war diary, up to 3 months back, to ascertain a battle or skirmish or deed that he may have been cited for.

 

The schedule number, on the MM card, would help the knowledgeable MM member on here, @collectorsguide, to close it down to a particular date or dates of any battle and who may have been cited at the same time.

Edited 28 November , 2019 by wandererpaul

[Murrough]

L.C.C. Record of war service 1914-1918, published 1922

The London County Council (LCC) was one of London’s biggest employers in 1914 and 10,164 of its employees served in the Great War. 1,065 were killed. The decorations won by its staff included, 1 DSC; 1 MC and 2 bars; 7 MC and bar; 68 MC; 2 DCM and bar; 39 DCM; 5 DSM; 10 bars to the MM; 125 MM; 100 MSM, 313 mentioned in despatches.

 

Sgt P.H.Spowage (R Fus) "On 23 March...for the successful manner in which he assummed command at Eaucourt l'Abbaye after all his officers had become casualties."

 

 

[HarryBrook]

Well done Murrough!

For future ref., the London County Council Record of War Service 1914 - 1918 is available on ancestry.co.uk 

Two hits for Percy Henry Spowage    https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/2896/?name=_Spowage&name_x=p_p

 

[Murrough]

Ah thanks HarryB did not know about that.A great resource for all.