Military Medal recipients

[KA]

Is there a list of recipients of the Miltary Medal?  Something that gives you a brief biography of why it was awarded.

I'm looking for S A Martin of the 11th Essex Regiment.  He died 1917 in France.

Can anybody point me in the right direction please.

Regards

KA

[mmm45]

He will be (usually!) listed in London gazette but they very rarely have citations.
Local papers of the time or his unit war diary are the best bet just depends on how busy it was when it was awarded as to it getting a mention.As a rule ciations in the Gazette are usually about 3 months after the event.

Ady

[Redroger]

My Dad, Uncle and other WW1 veterans used to say that the MM was so common it was brought to the frontline with the rations.
Don't want to put you off, but there were a very large number awarded.

[DavidGreenall110]

KA,

Try this Link

http://www.london-gazette.co.uk

If he was awarded the MM he would have been "Gazetted" in the London Gazette, you should be able to view it on line however, if he was anything less than an Officer it wont tell you how and why he got it.

If not you could always try the Military Medal Society, they have access to some of the citations but not all.

David

[stonechat]

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If not you could always try the Military Medal Society, they have access to some of the citations but not all.

Have not heard of this or find on Google, can you expand?

[DavidGreenall110]

You're not wrong, there used to be one, I remember looking at their website when I was trying to find out how my GGrandad got his.

There is this one;

http://www.omrs.org.uk/

[DavidGreenall110]

Alternatively, you could try the Battalion War Diary at the National Archives or Local Newspapaers around that date.

[Mark Abbott]

From my records:

687304 Bomaardier John HOLLAND
And
687374 L/Bombardier Frank DARKE
C/276 Battery R.F.A.
Date of recommendation: 13/05/18
Award recommended:  Military Medal
  “For gallantry and devotion to duty  near GORRE on 9th April 1918 during the enemy attack.
   About 4.15 a.m. and throughout the day the enemy put down a very heavy barrage of shells of all calibres on the battery position near the TUNNING FORK, two guns being put out of action by direct hits and finally the battery position came under heavy rifle fire from the enemy only 1000 yards away on the left flank.
  These N.C.O’s although severely shaken and suffering from concussion due to being blown out of the trench by a shell, remained with their gun and kept it in action throughout the day.
  Not recommended for reward in the King’s Birthday honours Gazette.”


I don't believe those came "up with the rations"!

[corisande]

To say they came up with the rations does not decry individual acts of heroism but between the award being initiated ion 25 March 1916 and the end of WW1 115,600 MMs were awarded during the First World War

So one can see how the expression arose