apanderson Posted 15 February , 2008 Share Posted 15 February , 2008 Perhaps a silly question, but I've come across a few CWGC gravestones where the men have M.M. on the inscription but there's no award listed for the same man on CWGC's online database. Could it be the case that they were awarded the M.M. posthumously and the online records simply haven't been updated or maybe it's a case of human error and their award has just been missed out when the information was being collated for the databases? Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Denham Posted 15 February , 2008 Share Posted 15 February , 2008 A number of awards were omitted when CWGC computerised the database. If you can tell me which ones, they can be corrected (if they are errors). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apanderson Posted 15 February , 2008 Author Share Posted 15 February , 2008 No probs Terry . . . . and thanks! Captain William Dawson Munro, A. & S. H., 8th Bn., 16.05.1917 (Arras Memorial, Bay 9) From Inscription - M.C. & Croix de Guerre Pte. G. Haldane, 9678, A. & S. H., 10th Bn., 19.10.1918, (Lambhill Cemetery, Glasgow, Sect C, Grave 369) From Inscription - M.M. Anne P.S. Sorry, I remembered them as both M.M.'s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnethmont Posted 15 February , 2008 Share Posted 15 February , 2008 Anne I seem to remember the Military Medal could not be awarded posthumously. Maybe someone can confirm this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apanderson Posted 15 February , 2008 Author Share Posted 15 February , 2008 Thanks for your reply Jas. I just didn't know the reason why they had their awards engraved on the stones but not on the database . . . . . . so this was the best place to ask! I'm sure I have a note of another couple somewhere but I can't find them at the moment. I've seen plenty of cases on Family Memorials, ranks sometimes had been 'elevated' but they can usually be sorted out one way or t'other. If you do remember where you read or saw about M.M.'s not being posthumously awarded, I'd be interested to see the article. Anne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiegeGunner Posted 16 February , 2008 Share Posted 16 February , 2008 I seem to remember the Military Medal could not be awarded posthumously. If a recommendation for the MM for an earlier action was 'in the pipeline' at the time of someone's death, the medal could still be awarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarryBettsMCDCM Posted 16 February , 2008 Share Posted 16 February , 2008 The award of Posthumous Decorations & Medals did not come into being {apart from the VC & MiD} until the 1970s,until then officially awards could only be made if the recommendation was made prior to the death of the recipient {in effect he had to survive the engagement the award was for,but could in effect; be killed later the same day & receive an award,I expect those referring men for awards after an engagement used their discretion so as to word recommendations to include men who might have been excluded otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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