14 November 2020

UK Honours and Awards

As a follow on to yesterday's post which highlighted the database Canadian Army Overseas Honours and Awards Citation Details I wondered if there's a UK Second World War equivalent.

There is, in WO 373 with the title War Office and Ministry of Defence: Military Secretary's Department: Recommendations for Honours and Awards for Gallant and Distinguished Service (Army)

Search and download — WO 373 is also available as part of the Digital Microfilm project.

It's not just for the UK. Searching keyword Canada finds 183 hits, Canadian 2,560. In addition keyword Ottawa finds 11 hits for service with the Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa, 14 for the Toronto Scottish Regiment.

I wondered about duplicates between the Canadian and UK databases. Searching for Gilchrist, the subject of yesterday's post, didn't find him in the UK collection. Information for Capt John Campbell Veits, also from Ottawa who was awarded the Military Cross, is available in both.

Viets, a barrister who went by the name Peter, died in a traffic accident in 1952 and is buried at Beechwood Cemetery.

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