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Collections - Medals

Military Medals in the museum's collection

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Private John Baines MM, number 3817/241416, 1st/5th King's Own.  KO2957/01

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Private John Booth DCM MM, number 12141, 7th King’s Own. KO1340/02
London Gazette 18 Jul 1917

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Sergeant James Brady MM, number 11986, King’s Own. KO1215/01
London Gazette 18 Jun 1917

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Private Daniel Brown MM, number 3711805, 2nd King’s Own. KO2051/01
“On 26th March 1944 Private Brown was one of a patrol of No 41 Column recce platoon sent out to locate a Japanese post known to be approaching the airstrip at Broadway. At 05 30 Hrs on 27th March 1944 the patrol found the enemy in harbour, the patrol entered the enemy harbour and shot it up and dispersed.  Private Brown hid in some tall grass and observed the enemy.  When he eventually tried to withdraw he was attacked by three Japs who shot him in the hand, bayoneted him twice in the chest and struck him with rifle butts until stopped by a Japanese interpreter.  Private Brown was then questioned and told he would have to lead the Japs to the guns at Broadway.  He was tied up and all his clothes, except his trousers, were taken from him.  With his arms still bound he led the Japs to Broadway arriving at around 23 00.  Instead of taking them by the covered approach he took them out into the airstrip in front of the bunkers, knowing his action would result in fire being directed at him as well as the enemy.  A Bren gun opened fire and wounded Private Brown above the left eye and at the same time killing the three Japs behind him.  He then ran in to the middle of the strip where he was found the next morning by troops at Broadway.
He brought back much valuable information with him.”
Recommended by Lieutenant Colonel A W Thompson MC, Commanding 2nd Battalion King’s Own, 6th June 1944.
London Gazette 31 Aug 1944.

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Private Thomas Campbell MM, number 8697, 1st King’s Own. KO1096/01
London Gazette 11 Nov 1916

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Sergeant John Cheadle MM, number 17681, 8th King’s Own. KO2459/01
London Gazette 14 May 1919

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Sergeant John Corless MM, number 18739, 12 Coy Machine Gun Corps, former number 6693, King's Own.  KO2771/01

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Private James Herbert Dagger MM, number 5484, 1st/4th and 1st King's Own.  KO2792/01

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Private Reginald Sydney Dennison MM, number 240595, 2nd/5th King’s Own attached Light Trench Mortar Battery. KO2645/01
‘Gallant Action Under Fire’ 24 Mar 1917.
“I wish to bring to your notice the following incident which occurred on Saturday morning last 24 Mar 1917 when a party of one Non Commissioned Officer  and six men of the 170 Light Trench Mortar Battery came under shell fire at a point on the - - road number 241307 Private Hodgson of the 2/5th KORLR States -
“On Saturday morning (24 Mar 1917) I was proceeding with six others about 200 yards in advance of a second party along the - - road when the road at a point where the second party was on was shelled by the enemy looking back it was seen that several of the party were wounded.
Number 242526 Corporal Jones was seen lying on the ground wounded
Number 240595 Private Dennison, now Lance Corporal, picked up the corporal and got him on his shoulder.  Another shell came over which blew Private Dennison with the corporal across the road into a ditch.  Private Dennison although wounded himself by the second shell got out of the ditch and at Corporal Jones request then assisted in carrying down more seriously wounded to the dressing station were Private Dennison was retained by the Medical Officer.”
London Gazette 26 May 1917
This was the first Military Medal to be awarded to a soldier of the 57th Brigade.

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Private H Edwards MM, number 3856797, 9th King’s Own. KO1970/01
“Private Edwards was employed as a despatch rider at the cross roads south east of Vlamertinghe on the afternoon of 27th May 1940.  He was on duty controlling traffic when this point was under hostile shell and machine gun fire.  Without regard to his personal safety he carried out his task until all his units transport had safely passed this danger point.  At Oostvleteren on 29th May 1940 he carried messages three times through the town whilst it was being shelled and bombed.  Throughout the operation his conduct was of an exemplary character.”
London Gazette 27 Aug 1940

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Corporal Alexander Gray MM, number 2867/240919, 1st/5th King’s Own.  KO2696/01
Statement regarding the act of No. 240919 Corporal A Gray 1/5th Battalion KORL Regt. for which he was awarded the Military Medal
“During the night of 14-15th August 1916, this NCO (then a Private) was with a Machine Gun Detachment in an advanced position in Trones Wood, covering a working party.
The Germans opened a heavy fire, killed the officer in charge of the party, and also the NCO in charge of the Machine gun.  “Gray” took charge of the party, reorganised the men and generally rallied his comrades, thus holding the position in face of a heavy fire until subsequently relieved some hours later”
London Gazette 16 Nov 1916

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Sergeant James Lindsay Greenwood MM, number 8396, 1st King's Own.  London Gazette 11 Nov 1916. KO2883/001

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Private James Hall, number 240507, 1st/5th King's Own, KO3059/01

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Sergeant Mathew Hughes MM, number 240699, 1st/5th King’s Own. KO1820/01
London Gazette 24 Jan 1919

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Sergeant Robert Ings MM and Bar, number 23123, 8th King's Own. KO2143/02
London Gazette 24 Jan 1919 and 14 May 1919

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Sergeant Oscar King MM, number 241042, 1st/5th King’s Own. KO1612/01
London Gazette 7 Oct 1918

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Sergeant Joseph Wren Mashiter MM, number 240389, 1st/5th King’s Own. KO1197/01
London Gazette 23 Jul 1919

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Private John McChystal DCM MM, number 21738, 11th and 8th King’s Own. KO1906/02
London Gazette 16 Jul 1918

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Sergeant George McMillan MM, number 25400, 6th King’s Own. KO1216/01
For operations at Tuz, Mesopotamia, 29 Apr 1918.
London Gazette 13 Nov 1918

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Corporal William Atkinson Neill MM and bar, number 15369, 8th King’s Own. KO1171/01
London Gazette 23 Feb 1918 and Bar London Gazette 17 Jun 1919

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Private James Newall MM, number 14560, 1st and 8th King’s Own. KO1173/01
London Gazette 28 Jan 1918

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Private Edward Cliff Nicholls MM, 2513/240713, 1st/5th King’s Own. KO1563/01

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Private William Procter Parr MM, number 241256, 2nd/5th King’s Own. KO1095/01
London Gazette 23 Feb 1918

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Corporal Isaac Philippson MM, 241213, 1st/5th King’s Own.  KO1569/01
London Gazette 28 Sep 1917

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Private Archie Roddis MM, number 15884, 8th King’s Own. KO0959/01
London Gazette 16 Nov 1916

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Private Daniel Rose MM, number 2522, 6th King’s Own. KO2704/01
London Gazette 2 Apr 1918

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Lance Corporal Thomas Henry Rose MM, number 15669/16069, 8th and 9th King's Own.  KO2791/01

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William Shardlow MM, number 30247, 1st and 7th King’s Own. KO1701/01
London Gazette 11 Feb 1919

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Lance Corporal Omar Steel MM, number 1895/240406 1st/5th King’s Own. KO0902/10
London Gazette 23 Jul 1919

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Private William Thompson MM, number 2801, 1st/5th King’s Own. KO1898/01
London Gazette 11 Nov 1916

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Corporal & Lance Sergeant John James Wright MM, number 24152, 8th and 1st/4th King’s Own.  Military Medal with two bars. KO1963/01
London Gazette’s 21 October 1918, 24 January 1919 and 14 May 1919.

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