Nick Jung Posted 1 April Share Posted 1 April My wife's great uncle, Sgt Walter Thomas King was awarded the Military Medal whilst serving in the RFA. The qualifying date was 26/7/15. I wonder what he did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 1 April Admin Share Posted 1 April This looks like it could be his MIC ©️ Ancestry. @Nick Jung have split this into a new separate thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 1 April Admin Share Posted 1 April The qualifying date you mention is when he arrived in France. There should be a separate card for his MM. Citations are as rare as hens teeth unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawhiri Posted 1 April Share Posted 1 April As Michelle has already noted, his name simply appears in a long list of others who were awarded the MM in the Gazette of 4 February 1918. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30507/supplement/1613 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancpal Posted 1 April Share Posted 1 April If you’re fortunate he may have got a mention in the newspapers local to his address. Even if it didn’t quote the precise citation it would narrow down a date which could be cross referenced to the appropriate war diary which are currently free to download, this may highlight the action in which he was awarded his honour but is unlikely to name him specifically. Simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan1892 Posted 1 April Share Posted 1 April 49 minutes ago, Michelle Young said: There should be a separate card for his MM Image courtesy of Find My Past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 1 April Admin Share Posted 1 April https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7352962 https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/22cf9fd930064b75a1d8efe0ef2eb308 I think these will be the war diaries which cover from his arrival to his award Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jung Posted 1 April Author Share Posted 1 April Many Thanks for this. I have to say that in the unlikely event that I had done something to deserve a Military Medal I would be a bit miffed if my descendants couldn't find out what I had done to deserve it! He died in 1949, apparently on Canvey Island. After being gassed he ended up in the Military Hospital Sutton Veny and later, in Jan 1918 in Catterick, Hipswell Camp. He was discharged to draft on July 1918. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 1 April Admin Share Posted 1 April There may be something in the war diary? Unlikely but possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jung Posted 1 April Author Share Posted 1 April I will have a dig. Thanks very much. I will have a dig. Thanks very much. I will have a dig. Thanks very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jung Posted 1 April Author Share Posted 1 April Found him mentioned in the War Diary. brilliant. Now to find out what he did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 1 April Admin Share Posted 1 April That looks like Gnr M King to me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alantwo Posted 1 April Share Posted 1 April 50 minutes ago, Michelle Young said: That looks like Gnr M King to me? Also, D Battery in May 1917. The MM provided by Allen1892 is for B Battery in 1918. Regards Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jung Posted 2 April Author Share Posted 2 April His initial should have been W King and I think he was a sergeant at the time. I have not been able to find any reference to a Gnr M King receiving the MM with this unit so I suspect that this is simply an error on the part of the officer that filled in the log. Which makes the selling off by the IWM of the original documents logging the grave locations of soldiers killed in WW1 all the more inappropriate! Thanks again for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyH Posted 2 April Share Posted 2 April 13 hours ago, Nick Jung said: I have to say that in the unlikely event that I had done something to deserve a Military Medal I would be a bit miffed if my descendants couldn't find out what I had done to deserve it! I stand to be corrected, but I believe the citations for the award of M.M.s were destroyed in the London Blitz 1940 (along with well over half off the soldiers service papers!). Also, do not underestimate the possibility of finding the citation in the local newspapers, I have found dozens of them in my local newspapers. BillyH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Michelle Young Posted 2 April Admin Share Posted 2 April 22 hours ago, Nick Jung said: Many Thanks for this. I have to say that in the unlikely event that I had done something to deserve a Military Medal I would be a bit miffed if my descendants couldn't find out what I had done to deserve it! https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/the-1940-fire-at-arnside-street/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Anderson Posted 2 April Share Posted 2 April (edited) The LG of 4 Feb 1918 was awards for Passchendaele in October 1917. Oct WD states 12 killed, 97 wounded, 4 died of wounds. Edited 3 April by Ivor Anderson Additional Info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivor Anderson Posted 3 April Share Posted 3 April (edited) He is listed as wounded in the weekly casualty list of 8 Jan 1918 - poss wounded in Oct-Nov 1917: https://deriv.nls.uk/dcn30/1941/4935/194149358.30.jpg Edited 3 April by Ivor Anderson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alantwo Posted 3 April Share Posted 3 April On 01/04/2024 at 16:06, Nick Jung said: Found him mentioned in the War Diary. brilliant. Now to find out what he did! The man referred to in the War Diary for May 1917 is probably No.651047, Gunner, M [Matthew] King, D Battery, 84th Brigade RFA. Gazette dated 18/6/17. Regards Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jung Posted 3 April Author Share Posted 3 April Thanks very much for this...your research is better than mine. I will keep on digging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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