Bernard_Lewis Posted 12 October , 2010 Share Posted 12 October , 2010 Hi Nick. Great job you're doing here! Can you help with this chap please: Walter Richard Godfrey Chambers. Served with the Rifle Brigade and got a DCM. Served in the Boer War as well as the Great War. I'm trying to help someone who has posted on a different site! Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Thornicroft Posted 13 October , 2010 Author Share Posted 13 October , 2010 Bernard He isn't amongst the Rifle Brigade's WW1 DCMs. Could he have been awarded it whilst serving with another regiment, or possibly during the Boer War? Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardess Posted 13 October , 2010 Share Posted 13 October , 2010 Hi Nick. Would very much appreciate the citation for: 9027 Pte J RAE 2nd Bn Scots Guards. DCM in Edinburgh Gazette of 23 February 1915. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pighills Posted 13 October , 2010 Share Posted 13 October , 2010 Here you go Diane: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pighills Posted 13 October , 2010 Share Posted 13 October , 2010 Hi Nick. Great job you're doing here! Can you help with this chap please: Walter Richard Godfrey Chambers. Served with the Rifle Brigade and got a DCM. Served in the Boer War as well as the Great War. I'm trying to help someone who has posted on a different site! Bernard Bernard He isn't amongst the Rifle Brigade's WW1 DCMs. Could he have been awarded it whilst serving with another regiment, or possibly during the Boer War? Nick Bernard, I can't find him either. Here is a list of all Chambers (and their regiments) awarded the DCM: CHAMBERS A C Machine Gun Corps CHAMBERS A C Machine Gun Corps CHAMBERS A G Corps Of Royal Engineers CHAMBERS C The Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) CHAMBERS E The Prince Of Wales's (North Staffordshire Regiment) CHAMBERS E Canadian Machine Gun Corps CHAMBERS H The Sherwood Foresters (Nottingham And Derbyshire) Regiment CHAMBERS J The Royal Irish Rifles CHAMBERS L S Royal Field Artillery CHAMBERS R W The Lincolnshire Regiment CHAMBERS W The Hampshire Regiment CHAMBERS W B Corps Of Royal Engineers CHAMBERS W W Royal Garrison Artillery CHAMBERLAIN A 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bardess Posted 13 October , 2010 Share Posted 13 October , 2010 Thanks Kim. The reason I looked in the Edinburgh Gazette was I tried the LG - no go. Must have been the way I was holding my mouth????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard_Lewis Posted 13 October , 2010 Share Posted 13 October , 2010 Nick and Kim - many thanks for taking the time to look. Bernard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgbarrett1 Posted 23 October , 2010 Share Posted 23 October , 2010 Nick, Thanks very much for the info on CSM Mahon really appreciated regards Martin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASA1 Posted 29 November , 2010 Share Posted 29 November , 2010 Hi Nick, Could I ask for a look up please? 532464 EDWARDS, Sgt (or poss RSM) Benjamin Charles Lewis, 2/15th London Regiment, LG 1/1/19. Many thanks, ASA1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Thornicroft Posted 30 November , 2010 Author Share Posted 30 November , 2010 532464 Sgt. B.C.L. Edwards, 2/15th Bn., London Regt. (Balham) "For conspicuous gallantry & devotion to duty. His personal gallantry is of the highest standard, & throughout his service with the Battalion in Salonica, Palestine & France, has on more than one occasion materially assisted the final success of operations against the enemy by his individual leadership. His devotion to duty at all times is admirable" (L.G. 3/9/19) Nick Hi Nick, Could I ask for a look up please? 532464 EDWARDS, Sgt (or poss RSM) Benjamin Charles Lewis, 2/15th London Regiment, LG 1/1/19. Many thanks, ASA1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASA1 Posted 30 November , 2010 Share Posted 30 November , 2010 Nick, many thanks indeed. ASA1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Kermode Posted 10 December , 2010 Share Posted 10 December , 2010 Nick, I wonder if you would mind looking up citations for my grandfather (Thomas KERMODE - Boer War) and his brother (James KERMODE - WW1 Palestine or Sinai or thereabouts). Also, if you are interested & willing in looking further, what other DCM's were won by persons with the surname KERMODE. Terrific job you are doing, by the way. EdK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins2 Posted 10 December , 2010 Share Posted 10 December , 2010 Nick Could I ask for an unusual one (Canadian) A-30337 SOLES, George Hilton - 48th Battalion DCM with 2 Bars thank you Bob R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Thornicroft Posted 10 December , 2010 Author Share Posted 10 December , 2010 Nick, I wonder if you would mind looking up citations for my grandfather (Thomas KERMODE - Boer War) and his brother (James KERMODE - WW1 Palestine or Sinai or thereabouts). Also, if you are interested & willing in looking further, what other DCM's were won by persons with the surname KERMODE. Terrific job you are doing, by the way. EdK Ed I don't have Boer War DCM citations, I'm afraid, & I would need a regiment for James Kermode, as the citations are all by regiment & not in a general alphabetical sequence. Therefore I wouldn't be able to look up all the individuals with the surname 'Kermode' - sorry! Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Thornicroft Posted 10 December , 2010 Author Share Posted 10 December , 2010 Nick Could I ask for an unusual one (Canadian) A-30337 SOLES, George Hilton - 48th Battalion DCM with 2 Bars thank you Bob R. L/Sgt. G.H. SOLES, 430337 'For conspicuous gallantry & devotion to duty. During an attack, when the left flank was held up by some strong posts, he led his men to the right & worked round to within bombing distance. He knocked over a machine gun with a bomb, killing eight of the enemy & taking the remainder, eighteen in number, prisoners' (L.G. 28.3.18) Bar to DCM 'When a Tank which had fallen behind commenced firing upon our men, this NCO immediately put a steel helmet on his bayonet & ran to the Tank through a storm of bullets until he attracted their attention & diverted the fire. His conduct in charge of a platoon throughout the operations was characterised by daring & high fighting qualities' (L.G. 15.11.18) 2nd Bar (72nd Bn.) 'For marked courage & good leadership during the operations near Cambrai from 27th September to 1st October 1918. On 29th Sept. he rushed an enemy strong-point single-handed, accounting for the garrison & capturing three machine guns. Later, he worked his way along a railway cutting, & personally shot eight of the enemy. Later, again, he organised a strong-point, which successfully held up an enemy counter-attack' (L.G. 10.1.20) Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robins2 Posted 10 December , 2010 Share Posted 10 December , 2010 Thank you for the info, greatly appreciated Regards Bob R. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Kermode Posted 11 December , 2010 Share Posted 11 December , 2010 Nick, understood. James Kermode's details (as far as I am aware) are: - service number: 948 - enlisted: 27/11/1914 into 5th reinforcement, 3rd Australian Light Horse Regiment - Embarked: 2/6/1915 in ship "Botanist" from Adelaide. - Arrived in Gallipoli 29/9/1915 - Disembarked from Gallipoli on the "Karroo", arriving Alexandria 20/12/1915 - Served against the Turks & Germans in Upper Egypt, Sinai Peninsula, and Palestine from beginning of 1916 through to discharge date:- - Units served in: 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade (3rd Austn Lt Horse regmnt); 4/4 to 5/6/1916- ANZAC Police Corps HQ; 1/7/1916- Imperial Camel Corps (14th Company), later (4/12/1916) this became part of 3rd ANZAC Camel Battalion; 1/7/1918- 15th Australian Light Horse Regiment (part of 5th Austn Lt Horse Brigade); - Campaigns/battles involved in: - whilst in the 1st Lt Horse Brigade: withdrawal from Anzac; defence of Egypt; - whilst in 14th Imperial Camel Corps: Sinai- Western Desert; - whilst in 3rd Camel Battalion (1 Camel Brigade), Palestine: Magdhaba; Rafah; first & second battles of Gaza; Beersheba; Jerusalem; Jericho; Es Salt; Megiddo; Damascus; Discharged 1919. Awards: DCM, MM, mentioned in despatches Ed K Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Kermode Posted 11 December , 2010 Share Posted 11 December , 2010 Nick http://users.picknowl.com.au/~jandakermode/newproject3/html/_sgg/f10000.htm this is a pic of James Kermode DCM MM mentioned in despatches (twice?) Lewis machine gunner extraordinaire vs Turks in WW1 EdK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Thornicroft Posted 12 December , 2010 Author Share Posted 12 December , 2010 Ed L/Cpl. J KERMODE (948), Imperial Camel Corps, Australian Army 'For conspicuous gallantry & devotion to duty in command of a Lewis gun team. He showed great judgement & courage when isolated & under heavy shell fire in covering the withdrawal of two companies' (L.G. 18.2.18) Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hywyn Posted 15 December , 2010 Share Posted 15 December , 2010 Nick I have newspaper info (Sept 1918)that a local man called Owen Jones had been awarded the DCM. I'm trying to firm up on it. According to Ancestry there is only one O Jones and I have managed to pin him to North Lancs (my subs level will not give me anymore) My request therefore is for his identity , i.e number etc so that I can see if LG provides a placename for that recipient that I can link back to my info.If your database is in number order then I understand that it will not be feasable for you to go through them. TIA Hywyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Thornicroft Posted 15 December , 2010 Author Share Posted 15 December , 2010 Hywyn 22193 L/Cpl (A/Cpl) O. Jones, MM, Loyal North Lancashire Regt. (Ardwick), DCM Gazetted 3/9/18. This looks like your man. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hywyn Posted 16 December , 2010 Share Posted 16 December , 2010 Thanks Nick. His medal card shows him to be Oswald Jones not Owen Jones so it's back to the drawing board for me. It wont be the first time that someone is reported to have had an award when it was possibly a recomendation etc. Thanks again. Hywyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purley Posted 19 December , 2010 Share Posted 19 December , 2010 Can you find Reginald H Johnson of the 38th Bn MGC 128126 - died 27/8/18 - He is on the All Saints Church War Memorial in Reading many thanks John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Thornicroft Posted 20 December , 2010 Author Share Posted 20 December , 2010 John In the SDGW he is 128926 Pte. Richard Haskayne Johnson, formerly 360364 Liverpool Regt. I cannot find a DCM for him under either regiment I'm afraid. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASA1 Posted 15 March , 2011 Share Posted 15 March , 2011 Hi Nick, Another one for you - this chap is mentioned in the local paper (January 1919) as being awarded the DCM but I cannot find anything else (so far!) to back it up: WYATT, Bonsor - Sergt G/6165 Queen's Royal West Surrey Regiment (possibly 7th or 3rd Battn). Many thanks, Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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