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Theodore John Uzielle (Uzielli )
« on: Wednesday 07 December 11 11:58 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Can anyone help.  I am trying to find out any information regarding Theodore John Uzielle.  he was in the King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment - Tank Corps.
I believe that he was awarded the Military Cross, the DSO and the Legend of Honour.  What I really would like to know is what he won these medals and honours for.

I have attached a copy of his WW1 medal roll ;

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Re: Theodore John Uzielle
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 07 December 11 13:51 GMT (UK) »
SuzNor,

This link will give you all the medal index cards for him that are not on Ancestry (assuming that there is only one T J Uzielli). They are for gallantry awards, mentioned in despatches etc.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0i4v/

I'll have a look at the London Gazette in a while.

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Re: Theodore John Uzielle
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 07 December 11 14:03 GMT (UK) »
Hi Phil

Thank you for the information - i will follow this lead.

Suzanne

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Re: Theodore John Uzielle
« Reply #3 on: Wednesday 07 December 11 14:37 GMT (UK) »
Suzanne,

This is a search of the London Gazette on his exact name for WW1:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0i50/

I can see evidence that he was awarded the MC and DSO, but it won't give me any hits for them (not unusual).

It looks like his service record has been destroyed. I can find him in WO 338, but nothing comes up on the NA Catalogue.

Phil
Sussex: Satcher (Hamsey) and Gatton (East Grinstead)
Leicestershire: Pratt
South Wales: Evans (Neath)
Poland: Gonet, Deren

Forest Row: War Memorial and Camp WW1
Lewisham War Memorials & WW1 Graves

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Re: Theodore John Uzielle
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 07 December 11 14:49 GMT (UK) »
Edinburgh Gazette:

Notification of MC award (no citation):
http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/12759/pages/45

Ditto for DSO:
http://www.edinburgh-gazette.co.uk/issues/13221/pages/972

Phil

Edit: It may be worth contacting them:
         http://www.kingsownmuseum.plus.com/keithsu.htm
Sussex: Satcher (Hamsey) and Gatton (East Grinstead)
Leicestershire: Pratt
South Wales: Evans (Neath)
Poland: Gonet, Deren

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Re: Theodore John Uzielle
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 07 December 11 23:43 GMT (UK) »
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0i5f/

Some good info in link above

Looks like he was a good enabler and well thought of.

The MIC is very "busy" He looks to have been in the first batch of MCs awarded

Tank Corps museum at Bovington may be able to help.He does show up online searches

wisden obituary 1934
UZIELLI, COLONEL THEODORE JOHN, D.S.O., M.C., Legion of Honour, died on September 8. Born October 10, 1882, he was in the Marlborough eleven 1900.

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Re: Theodore John Uzielle
« Reply #6 on: Monday 12 December 11 16:23 GMT (UK) »
he was also mentioned in despatches 5 times

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Re: Theodore John Uzielle
« Reply #7 on: Monday 12 December 11 21:59 GMT (UK) »
Also if he was Temp/Lt Col I think the various unit war diaries would be very worth digging into...As he goes from Lt to Maj and then T/Lt Col....Nice
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Re: Theodore John Uzielle
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 13 December 11 20:13 GMT (UK) »
Hi scrimnet

Thanks for this - do you know where these diaries would be?  I have found some sources at the Kings College Archives but have not yet tried to access them.

Suzanne
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