Guest johnjohn Posted 27 February , 2006 Share Posted 27 February , 2006 Sgt Ernest Russell MM Croix de Guerre died of wounds received when the train he was returning home on crashed at Charleroi in 1919. We have visited the cemetary in Charleroi and there are the graves of several Sgts who died over a period of 2 months and were probably also in the accident. We would like to find out what happened. We would also like to find out why he was awarded the Croix de Guerre(France) The French Embassy in London have not been able to help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 27 February , 2006 Share Posted 27 February , 2006 You may find a London Gazette entry for his Croix de Guerre{also the MM}however it is most unlikely that any details of the Recommendation or Citation will be found for either,the local papers for the area he lived are the best bet for such research,as they often carried Press releases which were based on the now long gone official citations/recommendations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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