Where did/does CWGC get its information?

[dom]

Hello

Does anyone know where the CWGC information comes from? I am still trying to find out about where the information on;

9007 Lance Corporal Malcolm Macleod 9th Bt Seaforths kia 20/8/1917 came from and the claim of him winning the DCM (MM on his MIC) and also of his service on the N/W frontier.

I have drawn a blank on his DCM and used up all avenues of research with no luck.

I would be most interested where the original information came from as another lead to follow.Anyone able to help?

Regards

Stan

[Stebie9173]

Stan,

I saw your earlier Topic before but had forgotten about Malcolm.

Since then I have assembled my 1917 list of MMs and from said database:

Gazette / Page / Date / Details

30259 / 11 / 28-Aug-17 / 9007 Pte (L/C). M. Macleod, Sea. Highrs.

And therefore:

http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...&selHonourType=

If this is on a "standard" 3 month delay then probably won around May 1917.

Sorry I forgot about you,

Steve.

[Terry Denham]

CWGC were supplied the award info by military sources.

However, there could have been a clerical error caused by a simple typo in the data inputting process. If you can prove that the award should be an MM with an LG entry, it can be changed.

[dom]

CWGC were supplied the award info by military sources.

However, there could have been a clerical error caused by a simple typo in the data inputting process. If you can prove that the award should be an MM with an LG entry, it can be changed.

Hi

I just was given the information from a helpful forum member with LG email address of the page that now proves that Malcolm Macleod did indeed receive the MM and not the DCM.So I will get in touch with the CWGC with this info.

Regards

Stan

[Guest DianeHatwell]

As far as I can tell, my man's mother's name was wrong in the cemetery book and the war graves info. Everything else seemed spot on.

Diane