RedCoat Posted 4 November , 2006 Share Posted 4 November , 2006 Can anyone help me with these codes they are all reading jibberish to me, Donnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armoured Farmer Posted 4 November , 2006 Share Posted 4 November , 2006 Hello. Peter Gordon Desbrow, Military Cross. Entitled to the 1914-1915 Star, British War & Victory Medals. Qualified for the 1915 Star as a 2nd Lt in 39 Seige Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. First entered atheatre of war on 2nd Nov, 1915. Later promoted to Captain then Major. Ended the war in 196 Seige Battery RGA. The 15 Star is recorded on roll RGA Officers 139 page 84 and the BW&VM are recorded on roll RGA Officers 139 page 64c Have a look at the parent site, The Long Long Trail, link top left of this page. Regards Farmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 4 November , 2006 Share Posted 4 November , 2006 Extracts from the London Gazette: LG 5-9-1916 ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. R.G.A.—The undermentioned 2nd Lts. to be Lts. 8th Aug. 1916. P. D. Desbrow, and to be secd, for duty under the Ministry of Munitions. Link to Gazette LG 18-5-1918 ROYAL REGIMENT of ARTILLERY. R.G.A.— The undermentioned Lts. to be Capts.: — 22nd Jan. 1918. P. D. Desbrow, and to remain secd. Link to Gazette LG 1-7-1918 R.G.A.—The undermentioned are restd. to the estabt.: — Supern. Capt. P. D. Desbrow. 4th May 1918. Link to Gazette LG 28-2-1919 R.G.A. The undermentioned to be actg. Majs.: — Whilst comdg. Siege Batts.: — Capt. P. D. Desbrow. 15th Jan. 1919. Link to Gazette LG 3-6-1919 AWARDED THE MILITARY CROSS. Capt. Peter Daniel Desbrow, 297th Sge. Bty., R.G.A. Link to Gazette At a guess, I would say he was in the 39th Siege Battery, was perhaps wounded/sick, worked for the Ministry of Munitions in the UK and then went back to the front to a different Siege battery (297th?) and then finished the war with, and possibly commanding, 196 Siege Battery. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedCoat Posted 5 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 5 November , 2006 Yeh cheers so with the medal rolls can i access these particular pages on the parent site or is another visit to kew in order. Donnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 5 November , 2006 Share Posted 5 November , 2006 a visit to the NA would mean you could look for his papers as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armoured Farmer Posted 5 November , 2006 Share Posted 5 November , 2006 No, I mentioned the parent site (The Long Long Trail) as it has many informative pages, including: - http://www.1914-1918.net/mics.htm and http://www.1914-1918.net/grandad/grandad6.htm The medal rolls are original documents at the NA. In the case of an officer they add nothing more to what is on the MIC. You can order copies from the NA: - http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/recordc...ce=ddmenu_shop3 or ask someone going to Kew to get them for you. Regards Farmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armoured Farmer Posted 5 November , 2006 Share Posted 5 November , 2006 a visit to the NA would mean you could look for his papers as well There is no Desbrow in either WO 339 or WO 374, so it looks like there are no documents for him at Kew. http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalog...sp?sLeafletID=6 Farmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedCoat Posted 5 November , 2006 Author Share Posted 5 November , 2006 He served until 1926 so his service records are still with the M.O.D. i spose. Donnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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