Cheers Chris, All added in post 83. I took the liberty of using one of your general shots of the cemetery too, I trust you don't mind. Regards Andy Andy, No problem at all. And please call me Carl!! My boss is called Chris!!! HA Rgds, CARL
My Great Uncle James Ratcliffe was awarded the George Cross but on the website it didn't have his name. he was awarded it for delousing 96 unexploded bombs that feel on a German prison camp.
Hi, 130652 Temporay Captain James Moore Ratcliffe of The Middlesex Regiment was awarded a George Medal for bomb disposal while he was a prisoner of war on 24th August 1944. He got a DSO too Cheers Andy
Kenneth Horsfield Title/Rank: Corporal Unit/Occupation: The Manchester Regiment, attached Special Air Service Awarded: Date unknown Nationality: British Date and Place of GC Action: 18th August 1944, Brindisi or Bari, Italy The citation in the London Gazette of 23rd March 1945, gives the following particulars: No citation listed or found. Circumstances of Horsfield’s George Cross: Additional Information: Horsfield enlisted in 1939 and also fought in North Africa. CWGC :: Certificate Supplied by EnglandPhil Bari War Cemetery All the known information about Kenneth Horsfield, including the citation,apart from that unknown source used by Captain Bonner, is shown at Kenneth Horsfield GC, increasingly the assertion that he was in the SAS begins to look baseless. SAS has no such records and it doesn't make much sense, even if this was war time.
Presumably for security reasons Dr Merriman had received only this brief mention in the Gazette... Page 6909 | Supplement 35006, 3 December 1940 | Lon... This understated mention concealed this sustained effort... Gallantry Awards | The National Archives An effort that continued in the Middle East, rewarded with an OBE... Recommendation for Award for Merriman, Arthur Douglas Rank: Major Service... | The National Archives Page 150 | Supplement 36317, 4 January 1944 | Londo... Curiously the wartime Gazette indicated that Merriman had received a DFC but as far as I can see this was not the case and one is not included in his medal group. Lord Ashcroft Gallery - Imperial War Museum - Victoria Cross & George Cross
Our history – Cranfield Airport Vivian Hollowday - Wikipedia Vivian Hollowday, GC (13 October 1916 – 15 April 1977), sometimes known as Bob Hollowday,[1] was a British recipient of the George Cross,[2]the highest British award for gallantry not in the face of the enemy. He was the first non-commissioned member of the Royal Air Force (RAF) to receive this honour.[3]