Cornwella Posted 20 December , 2006 Share Posted 20 December , 2006 Any help in interpreting Lt Edward Evendens Campaign Card would be greatly appreciated I have attached it here as a word document so hope that you can view it! Many thanks Amanda Evenden.doc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 20 December , 2006 Share Posted 20 December , 2006 He has the 1914-15 Star, Victory Medal and British war Medal. Oddly, no date of entry to a theatre of war is given. The Emblem writing refers to Mentions in despatch, though I can't read the line at the top. Both campaign Medals and MID include references to Correspodence on 18-6-1921, though the references will not lead anywhere these days. He gained his campaign medals as a 2nd Lt. and was later promoted to Lieutenant. And he has the Military Cross. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 20 December , 2006 Share Posted 20 December , 2006 His Military Cross gazette entries: Announcement, London Gazette 26-3-1918 http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...;selHonourType= Citation: Lt. Edward Evenden, R.G.A. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When in action with his section, on a force of 300 of the enemy with machine guns driving in an advanced post, he kept his guns in action until the enemy were within 200 yards of him, and rendered valuable assistance. It was greatly owing to his example and personal courage that he was able to withdraw his guns with the loss of but three animals. http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...;selHonourType= I suspect that, bearing in mind that he was in Egypt in early 1917, that this award may be for actions around the time of the 3rd Battle of Gaza in Palestine in November 1917. Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornwella Posted 20 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 20 December , 2006 Wow thankyou again Steve That is brilliant! Amanda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 20 December , 2006 Share Posted 20 December , 2006 You mentioned Gazette entries on your other post, but just in case: LG 4-1-1919 R.G.A.:- The undermentioned Lts. to be actg. Capts.: Whilst 2nd in Comd. of Batts.: E. Evenden, M.C. from 15th June to 23rd August 1918. http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...;selHonourType= LG 1-6-1920 R.G. A.—Lt. E. Evenden, M.C., having attained the age limit, is placed on ret. pay 2nd June 1920. http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...;selHonourType= Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornwella Posted 20 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 20 December , 2006 Thank you Steve. Do you know what the age limit was? Many thanks Amanda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 20 December , 2006 Share Posted 20 December , 2006 Fifty, I think. They then went onto the Reserve of officres to be removed once age 55. As below: LG 7-4-1925 REGULAR ARMY RESERVE OF OFFICERS. REGIMENTAL LIST. ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY. The undermentioned Capts. having attained the age limit of liability to recall., cease to belong to the Reserve of Officers: — E. Evenden, M.C. 24th Mar. 1925. http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...;selHonourType= That would make his date of birth as 1870. Are we looking at the wrong man? By the way, you mentioned a bar to a DSO on the other topic. I think that award in August 1918 is the Citation to his Military Cross, and not a seperate medal award. The earlier Retired Pay notice was amended in the LG of 4-8-1920 R.G.A.— Lt. E. Evenden, M.C., having reached the age fixed for compulsory retirement is place on ret. pay,- 2nd June 1920, and is granted the rank of Capt. (Substituted for the notification in the Gazette of 1st June 1920.) http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveVi...;selHonourType= Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornwella Posted 20 December , 2006 Author Share Posted 20 December , 2006 Thankyou ever so much for all of this information. This Edward Evenden is the father of the Edward Evenden who was supposedly also in the Royal Artillery according to his son. So we are still looking at the same family just a generation back! Thank you for all of your hard work on this Amanda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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