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Title: How do i fine more info on 'Mentioned in Despatches'
Post by: bcorcoran on Sunday 30 March 14 20:36 BST (UK)

I've attached an image of my grandfather mentioned in dispatches by General Sir Douglas Haig can anyone help in how i can find out more information about this?

thanks in anticipation

Barbara

Title: Re: How do i fine more info on 'Mentioned in Despatches'
Post by: km1971 on Sunday 30 March 14 22:26 BST (UK)

You should do a seach for his surname and number on the London Gazette Archive. It may have Haig's dispatch

Ken

Title: Re: How do i fine more info on 'Mentioned in Despatches'
Post by: bcorcoran on Monday 31 March 14 07:32 BST (UK)

Thanks ken

I've tried that and I couldn't find anything.

Title: Re: How do i fine more info on 'Mentioned in Despatches'
Post by: sgf28 on Monday 31 March 14 08:47 BST (UK)

You could try Royal Logistics Corps Museum;
Address: Princess Royal Barracks, Newfoundland Rd, Camberley GU16 6RW
Phone: 01252 833371

http://www.rlcmuseum.co.uk

Title: Re: How do i fine more info on 'Mentioned in Despatches'
Post by: mmm45 on Monday 31 March 14 13:48 BST (UK)

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29623/supplements/5955

Just his listing.

Ady

Title: Re: How do i fine more info on 'Mentioned in Despatches'
Post by: colfi on Tuesday 01 April 14 03:24 BST (UK)

Hi Barbara

My Father was 'M.I.Ds" in 1914 by Sir John French, at the end of WW1 a book was publiched that showed all of French's despatches, only 500 were printed, the imperial war museum in London has a copy, they may have a copy of such a book showing Haig's Despatches, worth a try. I was allowed to copy the French Despatch book, so if anyone has Qs on Sir John French's despatches
 1914 to Nov 1916, I can send a copy, gratis, email ^(*)

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Title: Re: How do i fine more info on 'Mentioned in Despatches'
Post by: colfi on Tuesday 01 April 14 03:30 BST (UK)

Alternatively try the Kew records office for the War Diaries of his unit, I originally got my answers there, the book came later.
Col

Title: Re: How do i fine more info on 'Mentioned in Despatches'
Post by: bcorcoran on Tuesday 01 April 14 18:45 BST (UK)

Thanks everyone,

Haig's dispatches are online. the full text can be found here:
http://archive.org/stream/sirdouglashaigsd00haiguoft/sirdouglashaigsd00haiguoft_djvu.txt but it doesn't list names.
and Ady thanks for the supplement, not much information there either.

I think a trip to Camberley and Kew, London seems in order. All i know he was at the Woolwich Barracks after the war and in the BEF during the war.

Barbara

Title: Re: How do i fine more info on 'Mentioned in Despatches'
Post by: colfi on Tuesday 01 April 14 23:14 BST (UK)

Hi Barbara

If he was at the Woolwich Barracks in London, you may be in luck. Most of their records went to Oxford during WW2 and missed the Blitz, they are now in the Artillary Museum Library situated next to the Woolwich Ferry on the Thames at Woolwich.

The Library readily answers emails and do not charge a specific cost, just ask for a donation towards the Museum.

The  hold a lot of various War Diaries that Kew do not have. I am visiting there in June (from Tasmania) to get further knowledge of my father (27th Brigade RFA) He was M.I.D in 1914 and awarded the MM in 1916, whilst I have the M.I.D details, the MM details are elusive, he may have been a back-dated one. Hopefully the 1914-1917 War Diaries at Woolwich will tell me. good luck.

Col