Simon Birch Posted 2 December , 2022 Share Posted 2 December , 2022 Hi, Having spent all morning looking at the LG for this officers MC citation I give up. According to Find my Past this Canadian born officer should have been in: LG:29898/10 Jan 1917(C) I don't use the LG site often - maybe its me (this could well be the case) - but is it clunky and hard to use? Anyway if anyone can help me find the citation I would be ever so grateful. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PRC Posted 2 December , 2022 Share Posted 2 December , 2022 Page 460 of edition 29898, Supplement to the London Gazette, 10th January 1917. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29898/page/460 He was serving with a Trench Mortar Battery, so likely to have been either a Medium Trench Mortar Battery of which there were usually three attached to each Divisional, or a Heavy Trench Mortar Battery, all serving as part of the Divisional Artillery. Cheers, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Birch Posted 2 December , 2022 Author Share Posted 2 December , 2022 Thanks you so much for doing that - its just what a struggled to find. thanks peter, Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Anderson Posted 3 December , 2022 Share Posted 3 December , 2022 (edited) Commission (from the ranks) in LG 3 Dec 1915: https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/29390/page/12068 There are annotated citations at TNA which sometimes have the date and place of the action written beside it. Service record at TNA: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C1104296 Edited 3 December , 2022 by Ivor Anderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Birch Posted 4 December , 2022 Author Share Posted 4 December , 2022 Thanks for this Ivor. It's likely me but the LG site always seems difficult to me. I knew about his service record and there is a copy on its way to me. cheers, Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 4 December , 2022 Share Posted 4 December , 2022 Hi Simon, For his actions on 24th/25th November 1916 Images sourced from the National Archives Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Birch Posted 4 December , 2022 Author Share Posted 4 December , 2022 Chris - thanks for this. Can I please ask what search terms you used to find it? When I put this officers name in I get a medal card and service file but nothing else. What am I doing wrong? Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Anderson Posted 4 December , 2022 Share Posted 4 December , 2022 That's Chris working his magic again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clk Posted 4 December , 2022 Share Posted 4 December , 2022 Hi Simon, 5 hours ago, Simon Birch said: Can I please ask what search terms you used to find it? The MC index cards and annotated citations are buried away in the WO 389 series. In the case of your man, the card is on p1505/2425 of this free download, and the annotated citation on p35/162 of this download. Regards Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Birch Posted 5 December , 2022 Author Share Posted 5 December , 2022 Well that was interesting & I freely admit I had no idea that was possible, never mind free. Now safely book marked. Chris - thank for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsowerby Posted 11 February , 2023 Share Posted 11 February , 2023 Simon - searching the LG is more Art than Science, don't beat yourself up over it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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