ralphjd Posted 3 May , 2008 Share Posted 3 May , 2008 Whilst searching my soldiers MICs I came across my next door neighbours G/fathers card HODGKISS F 16944 LOYAL NORTH LANCS, in action taken it says "COMMISSION" do I take it that he was promoted in the field ? He won the Military Cross therefore he had to be an officer, and would another card exist for him? cannot find one on either Ancestry or NA sites. All help accepted. Cheers Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted 3 May , 2008 Share Posted 3 May , 2008 From the Gazette 2nd Lt. Frederick Hodgkiss, 3rd Bn., N. Lanc. R, attd. 2/4th Bn. (T.F.). For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during three days' fighting. In an attack on a village he collected and organised a, number of men belonging to another company and led them forward with his platoon. Later he dashed up to an enemy machine gun, and with their own stick grenades wounded all the crew, personally throwing forty grenades and accounting for seven of the enemy. He set a fine example to all around him. No help with the MIC, sorry. Regards, Garry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 4 May , 2008 Author Share Posted 4 May , 2008 Thanks Garry got this but the MIC is bugging me. Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonmaid Posted 4 May , 2008 Share Posted 4 May , 2008 Description Medal card of Hodgkiss, F Corps Regiment No Rank Loyal North Lancashire Regiment 16944 Private Date 1914-1920 Catalogue reference WO 372/9 I will do a quick check on Ancestry for you. Edit, he has 1 medal card on there, and he's ranked as private, maybe he has another card somewhere, i haven't got the hang of posting images yet but i could email it to you if you pm'd me. There are also MIC's for a Robert Hodgkiss and a Harold Hodgkiss of the same regiment if they mean anything to you. Ellie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 4 May , 2008 Author Share Posted 4 May , 2008 Thanks Ellie, got that card but where is the MC one ? that is the bone of contention. Regards Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshdoc Posted 4 May , 2008 Share Posted 4 May , 2008 I dont think there would be an MC MIC just the one for his medals as an officer if he was qualified and he applied for them!!!. The OR card presumably is for a star. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coldstreamer Posted 4 May , 2008 Share Posted 4 May , 2008 Ive not seen a MIC for a MC ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonmaid Posted 4 May , 2008 Share Posted 4 May , 2008 Welshdoc the card for his 1914-15 star is the one i found, i was hoping to find the other "normal" MIC but haven't so far. Coldstreamer i think Ralph means the "normal" MIC too, sometimes i have seen MC on them where they have the medals awarded, if that makes sense. Ellie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshdoc Posted 4 May , 2008 Share Posted 4 May , 2008 Certainly the award of an MC is sometimes seen on a MIC but there is not a MC MIC analgous to the MM card as far as I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonmaid Posted 4 May , 2008 Share Posted 4 May , 2008 Name: HODGKISS, FREDERICK Initials: F Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Second Lieutenant Regiment/Service: The Loyal North Lancashire Regiment Unit Text: 3rd Bn. attd. 2nd/4th Bn. Age: 32 Date of Death: 08/10/1918 Awards: M C Additional information: Husband of Sarah Ann Hodgkiss, of 170, Egerton St., Moses Gate, Farnworth, Lancs. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: III. C. 24. Cemetery: SUNKEN ROAD CEMETERY, BOISLEUX-ST. MARC Looks like he died just a few weeks before the war ended. Ellie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphjd Posted 4 May , 2008 Author Share Posted 4 May , 2008 To everybody, many thanks for all the replies, just thought that his MC might have been noted on his MIC somewhere along the line, as an aside thanks to another member just discovered his name on Farnworth War Memorial which my neighbour knew nothing about. Regards Ralph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devonmaid Posted 4 May , 2008 Share Posted 4 May , 2008 Yes Ralph it's a shame it wasn't noted on his MIC, and you're welcome it's what the forum's all about. Ellie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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