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Offline Katharine F

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Haynes Medal
« on: Tuesday 26 May 20 14:41 BST (UK) »
Hi, I have a Royal Engineer ancestor awarded a medal at Chatham for his fieldwork, Would this be the Haynes medal and what would he actually have done to get it?

Also he invented a noiseless turntable for working underground. For that he was made a corporal. Would this be recorded anywhere?

Hope someone can help,
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Katharine

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Re: Haynes Medal
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 26 May 20 14:53 BST (UK) »
It was a "best student" award on a recruits course http://www.reubique.com/haynes.htm according to the History of the Royal Engineers..  That said, it appears that the medal was awarded to different categories, I've seen reference to a "best instructor" award, at different times https://beta.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=249882&subid=1

The RE Museum (when it opens again) would I think be the best place to enquire about the turntable.  Is there anything in his record?

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Re: Haynes Medal
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 26 May 20 15:17 BST (UK) »
Thank you for your quick reply MaxD,

Just had a look at another bit of information I have on him and it says he was offered a stripe to stay in England as an instructor for a further 5 months but he elected to go to France. It doesn't say instructor in what. He was later made Sergeant and survived to come home from the war.

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Re: Haynes Medal
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 26 May 20 16:50 BST (UK) »
Do you have his name and number?

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I am Zoe Northeast, granddaughter of Maximilian Double.
 
It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



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Re: Haynes Medal
« Reply #4 on: Wednesday 27 May 20 14:27 BST (UK) »
Hi Max D,

His name was Edwin Hawkins and his number was 12130. When in France he was with the 254th Tunneling Co. I do have some of his records from the National Archives.
He was my great uncle and one of 6 brothers serving in various regiments. Another brother was awarded the Military Medal. I have a newspaper cutting about the family. All the brothers survived but sadly their mother died in 1918.

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Re: Haynes Medal
« Reply #5 on: Wednesday 27 May 20 14:40 BST (UK) »
I think you mistyped his number which was 121301.

Only his medal record seems to have survived is it the Tunnelling Company war diaries you have?

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I am Zoe Northeast, granddaughter of Maximilian Double.
 
It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



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Re: Haynes Medal
« Reply #6 on: Wednesday 27 May 20 16:46 BST (UK) »
Oh yes, I mis-typed.
I haven't seen the actual war diaries but the information I have I did get from the National Archives, the Military Hospitals and Admissions and Discharge Registers WW1 and from family.

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Re: Haynes Medal
« Reply #7 on: Wednesday 27 May 20 17:50 BST (UK) »
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/43aec1900b5c4ba8be49efdc1caab87d
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/fc29dc0c81de4530a06d1dbfa7abc220

The above are the war diaries (although much is missing). These can be downloaded for free at the moment, you just have to register.  As he was a senior NCO he may well be mentioned by name and may be the turntable will get a mention!

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I am Zoe Northeast, granddaughter of Maximilian Double.
 
It is with great difficulty I share with you that in the early hours of 07 August 2021, Maximilian passed away unexpectedly but peacefully.

With deep sadness,
Zoe



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Randle/Millington Warwicks
Sokser/Klingler Austria/Croatia

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Re: Haynes Medal
« Reply #8 on: Saturday 30 May 20 20:44 BST (UK) »
Thank You MaxD

Katharine
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