Is there any way of discovering the action that resulted in a LAC being mentioned in dispatches, promulgated in the London Gazette on 1 January 1941?
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23-04-2020, 4:06 PM #1
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Mentioned in dispatches
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23-04-2020, 4:57 PM #2
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This is a question that is often asked, often in conjunction with a medal being awarded - think you will find many thread titles similar to yours if you scroll down the army/WW2 forums in particular.
And if I remember correctly, the answer is either find the war diaries for that day (not sure how that applies to the RAF though) and/or try to find a mention of the person in the local newspapers.
Do you have the person's service record, which might say something about it. (No guarantee.)
PamVulcan XH558 - “Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.”
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24-04-2020, 6:08 AM #3
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Thanks, Pam. You have confirmed what I suspected: there's no short cut!
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