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Title: R N Distinguished Service Medal
Post by: ALAMO2008 on Thursday 14 August 25 19:41 BST (UK)
If the Distinguished Service Medal was awarded to someone in the Royal Navy in WW2
Would the Medal be Inscribed with the persons Name ?
Title: Re: R N Distinguished Service Medal
Post by: Andy J2022 on Thursday 14 August 25 21:11 BST (UK)
Wikipedia, citing Abbott, Peter E and Tamplin, John (1981). British Gallantry Awards (2nd ed.). Nimrod Dix and Co, London ISBN 9780902633742, says "The name, rank, service number and ship of the recipient are engraved or impressed on the rim of the medal." and doesn't note any change in policy during WW2, so I think they will all have been engraved/impressed.
Title: Re: R N Distinguished Service Medal
Post by: ALAMO2008 on Thursday 14 August 25 21:17 BST (UK)
Cheers Andy
Trying to find out about a John Brassington who was One of Four who Survived the Sinking of the Minesweeper he was on.
That's all the Family know.
Title: Re: R N Distinguished Service Medal
Post by: HMac on Friday 15 August 25 17:11 BST (UK)
Do the family know what year the minesweeper was sunk?

They may have to obtain his service records to find out more.
A/Leading Seaman, John Edward Brassington, LT/JX 173076, was awarded the D.S.M in the 1941 New Year's Honours List. This gives listings of names but not the ship he served in, they are very much generic with little in the way of information.

I can tell you he was serving in the Royal Naval Patrol Service (R.N.P.S.). The ship he was serving on when the award was gazetted was the m/s trawler HMT NEIL SMITH which was part of Minesweeping Group 49 at Portland. This ship is not necessarily the one he was serving on when the action happened.

HMS NEIL SMITH was not lost so if the story is true then we are looking for another ship.

Regards
Hugh



Title: Re: R N Distinguished Service Medal
Post by: ALAMO2008 on Friday 15 August 25 18:55 BST (UK)
Brilliant Knowledge HMac

Will enquire if they know more.

Cheers