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Capt/T Bernard Cuthbert Gillott MC , MIC and Medal Roll link required please


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I cannot for the life of me find the MIC or the medal roll entry's for

Bernard Cuthbert Gillott 6th Bn Northamtonshire Regiment (I have Ancestry a link if available  will suffice)

at first I had thought that he may not  have served abroad as a Mic  or a medal roll entry were proving to be elusive, no hits on the national archives 

 

a search of the L/G brought up the following entries 

 LONDON GAZETTE,10 OCTOBER,19I8. 11949

Croix  de  Guerre

Lieutenant     (temporary    Captain)     Bernard Cuthbert   Gillott,   M.C.,  Northamptonshire Regiment

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L/G 26th July 1918

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Which indicate that Bernard had overseas service 

He has a WFA pension ledger card which shows 6th Bn 

Many thanks in advance

Ray 

 

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Could it just be he didn't apply for them?

British Campaign Medals of the First World War (WW1) (greatwar.co.uk)

Service medals were issued automatically to other ranks, but officers or their next of kin had to apply for them. Medals were impressed with the name of the recipient and usually included some or all of the following: service number, rank, first name or initial, surname and military unit (Regiment or Corps). This was either on the rim of the medal or in the case of a star, on the reverse.

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43 minutes ago, jonbem said:

Could it just be he didn't apply for them?

Jonbem I understood that the medal index cards were created at the latter stages of the war 

whilst he may have not applied for his medals would a medal index card not have been created ?

I am sure someone will be along shortly to clarify

Ray

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There seems to be a pension card for him on WFA: https://search.ancestry.co.uk/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=61588&h=1495448&tid=&pid=&queryId=7c489400a94b91fb99eba899c4652144&usePUB=true&_phsrc=qzF2233&_phstart=successSource

It may give more info that will explain his situation post WW1.

There is a family tree for him, but no mention of WW1 service: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/5190529/person/24449434076/facts

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I thought that name looked familiar! Here is what I have on him:

Bernard Cuthbert Gillott, M.C.

  • Serving in the Nottingham University College Officer Training Corps prior to enlistment.
  • Commissioned as Second-Lieutenant from O.T.C. to 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment on 1st June 1915.
  • Joined 6th (Service) Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment in France on 19th May 1916.
  • Evacuated from 6th Northamptons on 17th July 1916 as a result of an acute attack of appendicitis.
  • Evacuated to England via Havre and Southampton on 26th July 1916.
  • Admitted to 2nd Western General Hospital, Manchester.
  • Discharged from hospital on 25th October 1916.
  • Rejoined 3rd (Reserve) Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment on 25th January 1917.
  • Declared fit for General Service at a Medical Board on 7th March 1917.
  • Returned to 6th Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment during 1917 - date unclear.
  • Appointed as temporary Lieutenant on 10th April 1917.
  • Acting adjutant as of 7th August 1917.
  • Appointed temporary Captain on 24th March 1918, gazetted May 1918.
  • Appointed as Adjutant on ............ 1918.
  • Awarded Military Cross for gallantry in organising a counter-attack to retake lost positions at Hangard Wood on 5th April 1918.
  • London Gazette 26th July 1918 - Awarded the Military Cross: "For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty while acting as adjutant. His battalion had been-heavily shelled during the day [on 5th April 1918 at Hangard Wood] and suffered heavily, and when a counter-attack was ordered at night he did a great deal in organising it, and by his coolness and good leadership set a fine example to all ranks."
  • Awarded Croix de Guerre as temporary Captain, gazetted on 10th October 1918.
  • Gazetted as Seconded to 3rd Battalion on 15th December 1918 and restored to the establishment on 15th December 1919, but announcements cancelled.
  • Relinquished the temporary rank of Captain held whilst commanding a company upon being transferring to 3rd Battalion from a Service Battalion on 16th December 1919.
  • Demobilised 16 December 1919
  • Relinquished commission as a Lieutenant on 1st April 1920, and granted the rank of Captain.
  • Born on 26th April 1883 at Farnley, Yorkshire.
  • Son of Thomas Gillott, a civil engineer, and Mrs Clara Isabella (Cromek) Gillott.
  • Educated at Nottingham High School.
  • A bank cashier prior to enlistment.
  • Resident at Uplands House, Eastwood, Nottingham at time of enlistment.

Though he has a WO339 file it suffered the dread "Weeding" in 1933 so the latter part of his career is a bit vague. But he certainly served overseas - twice. His medal entitlement would have been the BWM/VM pair and the M.C. and the Croix de Guerre.

 

Oh, and I have never found an MIC for him either.

 

Steve.

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Brilliant Steve  most apreciated

Many thanks 

kind regards Ray

 

As an aside his WFA pension card gives no details except his address

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Not forgeting Ivor   thanks for the reply Ivor

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