Dear Friends,
Where can I find the actual citation for a DCM awarded in 1901 for a Boer War Imperial Yeomany 9th Bn sergeant?
I imagine there must be a written description of the action that gave rise to the award, where might I find it? The London Gazette gives only the award no written citation.
Thank you for any help
Peter
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28-01-2018, 9:57 AM #1
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Location of DCM written Citations
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28-01-2018, 5:41 PM #2
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Hello Peter,
Welcome to British-Genealogy.
This is a thread about a similar query. Scroll down to post numbers 2 and 9.
https://www.british-genealogy.com/th...light=Citation
I don't know if the DCM is classed as a gallantry award. If so, this might help.
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/h...lantry-medals/
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28-01-2018, 8:09 PM #3
I don't think that I have ever seen an official citation for the DCM... I HAVE had luck with newspapers from someone's area - "local boy did good" reports were popular when someone got it for a single deed.
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28-01-2018, 9:58 PM #4
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There are a number of threads asking about Citations, to find them just enter citations in the search box.
Here are a couple of links to two of those threads.
https://www.british-genealogy.com/th...ons#post653810
https://www.british-genealogy.com/th...ight=Citations
I'm afraid the concensus is generally not hopeful of finding official documents but several alternate lines of enquiry are suggested.
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30-01-2018, 8:40 PM #5
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Surely DCMs are Gazetted.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-not...results-page=1
Here are a couple of examples https://www.thegazette.co.uk/awards-...content/100044 click on one of the links to see the actual entry.
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30-01-2018, 8:55 PM #6
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