London Gazette

[chris basey]

Despite entering all the name combinations for:

200008 Pte G.A.BALLS age 44 1st/4th Norfolk Regiment died 24/04/1917

I cannot trace him in the LG for his DCM award.

Is there a trick that I am missing?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[armourersergeant]

chris,

No help i am afraid but i have found often that i can enter the same info, or atleast seems it to me, and yet get differing results on occasions. It maybe that it reads capitals and rank differently.

For instance i put in General Forestier-Walker the other day and it came up nil, so i put just his name in and got six returns. My assumption being that he was not a General when in the gazette!!!

Arm.

[Alan Seymour]

Chris,

A check in Recipients of the Distinguished Conduct Medal 1914-1920 by R. W. Walker finds the following infromation that might help you locate him in the LG:

Norfolk Regiment

270 Pte Balls. G. A. (note different Regimental No. from CWGC?)

1/4 Bn.

Theatre of war = G (Gallipoli)

London Gazette Citation date - 11.3.16

Unable to check the London Gazette myself this morning, site appears to be down at present?

[chris basey]

Alan

That's useful info. thank you. Will have another shot at LG tmorrow.

[Howard]

Beware also that entries in the London Gazette can be wrong. My uncle's entry for his 2nd war Dutch gallantry medal has him down for the wrong one.

Howard

[Alan Seymour]

London Gazette back online today so made a check for your man. You will find his cititation in Gazette Issue 29503 - 10 March 1916.

http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/archiveSe...s&intPageNum=18