Laurence Everard Miall Green MC T/Lt 13th Bn Cheshire Regiment

[SunDodginDoc]

Good day, all.

 

Looking for a steer here. I'm trying to find out why L E M Green was awarded an MC. Is there a full citation? I found this from The Gazette but there's little detail.

 

SunDodginDoc

[clk]

Hi SDD,

 

He appears to have been awarded his MC for his actions on 10.8.1917.

Image sourced from the National Archives

 

You could cross reference to the Battalion, Brigade HQ and Division HQ war diaries to see if they give you any more context. The  National Archives search page is here.

 

Regards

Chris

[Mark1959]

https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7353375
13th Cheshire War Diary.

Cheshires attacked. He is named as one of about dozen officers wounded in their attack. Not much info. Probably need to look for 74th Brigade diary for context.

[SunDodginDoc]

1 hour ago, clk said:

Hi Chris and Mark

Thank you for unlocking things with your annotated piece from the Gazette. This is a strange occupation where 2 people can have  apparently similar info but one source has a key that unlocks things. 

I've found the diaries for the 13th Cheshires and 74th Brigade and they've given me some context as regards Westhoek Ridge.

 

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Hi SDD,

 

He appears to have been awarded his MC for his actions on 10.8.1917.

Image sourced from the National Archives

 

You could cross reference to the Battalion, Brigade HQ and Division HQ war diaries to see if they give you any more context. The  National Archives search page is here.

 

Regards

Chris