Name: Albert Charles Peirce Rank: Serjeant Service No: 7899312 Regiment: 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry Theatre: North West Europe 1944-45 Award: Military Medal London Gazette: 12 July 1945 Reference: WO 373/54
Name: Cedric Richards Rank: Lieutenant Service No: 179895 Regiment: 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry Theatre : North West Europe Award: Military Cross London Gazette: 31 August 1944 Reference: WO 373/48
Name: Desmond Richardson-Jones Rank: Temporary Captain Service No: 179586 Regiment: 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry Theatre: North-West Europe 1944-1945 Award: Member of the British Empire London Gazette: 21 June 1945 Reference: WO 373/84
Name: Harry Thompson Rank: Acting Corporal Service No: 305273 Regiment: 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry Theatre : North West Europe Award: Military Medal London Gazette: 31 August 1944 Reference: WO 373/48
Name: Dennis Willmott Rank: Corporal Service No: 7895959 Regiment: 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry Theatre : North West Europe Award: Military Medal London Gazette: 31 August 1944 Reference: WO 373/48
Name: Arthur Clarence Gardiner Rank: Serjeant Service No: 5183642 Regiment: 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment Theatre: North West Europe 1944-45 Award: Military Medal London Gazette: 12 July 1945 Reference: WO 373/54
Name: James George Taylor Rank: Trooper Service No: 6921700 Regiment: 1st Airborne Division Reconnaissance Squadron Theatre: Italy Award: Military Medal London Gazette: 13 January 1944 Reference: WO 373/4
Name: Ali Yola Rank: Serjeant Service No: NA27478 Regiment: West African Division 81st Reconnaissance Regiment Theatre: Burma Award: Military Medal London Gazette: 27 July 1944 Reference: WO 373/33
Name: John Reid Gibson Ross Rank: Lieutenant Service No: 255712 Regiment: Seaforth Highlanders attached 81st West African Divisional Reconnaissance Regiment Theatre: Burma Award: Military Cross London Gazette: 08 February 1945 Reference: WO 373/35
Name: Bernard Archibald Shaptock (Shattock) Rank: Second Lieutenant Service No: 69954 Regiment: Queens & 81st (West African) Division Reconnaissance Battalion Theatre: Burma Award: Distinguished Service Order London Gazette: 15 November 1945 Reference: WO 373/47
Name: Clifford Maurice Bake Rank: Trooper Service No: 557111 Regiment: 2nd Derbyshire Yeomanry Theatre: North West Europe Award: Military Medal London Gazette: 21 December 1944 Reference: WO 373/50
Name: Charles Spencer Colbeck Rank: Temporary Major Service No: 99797 Regiment: Reconnaissance Regiment RAC Theatre: North-West Europe 1944-1945 Award: Member of the British Empire London Gazette: 21 June 1945 Reference: WO 373/84
Name: Ralph James Hope Rank: Temporary Major Service No: 90026 Regiment: Reconnaissance Regiment RAC Theatre: North-West Europe 1944-1945 Award: Member of the British Empire London Gazette: 11 October 1945 Reference: WO 373/85
Name: Robert William Bedlington Rank: Lieutenant Service No: 130898 Regiment: 50th Reconnaissance Regiment Theatre: Middle East (Egypt and Libya) Award: Military Cross London Gazette: 31 December 1942 Reference: WO 373/22
Name: John Narbrough Corlett Rank: Lieutenant Service No: 184203 Regiment: Reconnaissance Regiment RAC att Assam Regiment Theatre: Burma Award: Military Cross London Gazette: 27 July 1944 Reference: WO 373/33
Name: John Francis Pearcy Rank: Acting Captain Service No: 109069 Regiment: Reconnaissance Regiment RAC Theatre: North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia) Award: Military Cross London Gazette: 08 July 1943 Reference: WO 373/1
Paul, Have found these which I think will be of interest. View attachment 47767 View attachment 47770
Tony, a great post, cheers for that I s'pose I should thank Hollywood or Commando comics for providing the 'ability' to almost 'see' those citations come to life from the descriptions with the photos alongside. It constantly amazes me, how if you saw the scene in a movie, you'd almost think it 'film cliché'... Yet here are a few of the real blokes who did the real stuff Thanks again, appreciated
Excellent stuff guys - My grandad holds the MM but does not appear on the lists he was Cpl John Coates 14206576 of the 46th Recce - does anyone know of this cause i have the medal and it exists!!! HELP please Paul