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Decorations and Honours Awarded to Shore Old Boys in World War I & II

DECORATIONS AND HONOURS AWARDED TO OLD BOYS AND STAFF IN WW 1. Notes : 1. List is alphabetical. It is not exhaustive: there may be errors and omissions. 2. It is uncertain when some awards were made: they have been included nonetheless. 3. 126 men were decorated, 37 more than once. A total of 172 awards/decorations were received by Old Boys, with 67 Military Crosses (awarded to 60 men, 7 of whom were awarded Bars to their Crosses) and 45 Mentioned in Despatches being the two most awarded. 24 Military Medals were also awarded, to 22 men (two received Bars to their Medals). A number of decorations were made by other Allies (Silver Star and Presidential Citation being two made by the US). 4. 4 OBEs were awarded 4. Of the 126 who were decorated, 16 either died in action or died from wounds or illness during the war. They are marked with an *. 5. The rank given is the highest rank each man reached, not necessarily his rank when winning the award. AWARDS ABBREVIATIONS. MC – MID – Mentioned in Despatches MM- OBE – Order of the British Empire DSO – Distinguished Service Order DFC – Distinguished Flying Cross DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal OMB – Order of Michael the Brave CdeG – Croix de Guerre OdroNile – Order of the Nile OGldKte – Order of the Golden Kite OSacrTrs – Order of the Sacred Treasure Bar – a second award of the same type ie MC and Bar = 2 MCs

THOSE DECORATED

RANK NAME AWARDS/HONOURS Lt HE a’Beckett MC Maj RC Anderson OBE, MID Tpr WP Bassett MM Lt JM Bevan MM *Lt R Black MC, MID Sgt B Blaxland MM, MID Lt IG Brassey MC Lt DBR Broughton MM, MID Maj RR Brown MC, MID Capt L Cadell MC Lt CE Cameron MC and Bar Pte CSK Cameron MM Maj RH Capel MC Sgt CH Carter MM L/Cpl FA Chapman MM and Bar Gnr HC Cobcroft MM and Bar Bdr HC Cullen MM Lt GK Davenport MC Maj L Davies MC *Lt AT Doig MC Capt BS Dowling MC, MID Lt Col RJ Dyer DSO, LH, MID Capt JK Eaton MID Capt AC Elliot MC 1st Lt WA Elliot OSacTrs, MID Lt AJ Fell MC Maj CM Fetherstonhaugh DSO Maj J Finn MC Lt ACB Fitzhardinge MC Maj JFG Fitzhardinge MC Lt KM Fletcher MID Lt JW Forbes MID Lt GH Francis MC Lt GK Freeman MSM Lt Col CD Fuller DSO Capt WE Giblin MC Capt TG Gilder MC *Sgt MM Gillespie MID Maj AM Grainger CdeG, MID Maj JM Grant MC Lt H Grieve MC Capt FS Hall MC Sgt RK Hardie MM Maj JRO Harris MID Lt CSD Hay MC Pte CM Hayne MID Capt LB Heath MID Capt LH Holden MC Capt CW Hosking OBE, MID Maj EL Hutchinson DSO, 2 MID Lt EO Hutchinson MID Maj CRR Huxtable MC and Bar Capt CH Kaeppel MC Capt ES Kater MC and Bar Lt CB King MC Lt RC King MC, MID Bdr TTS King MM Lt Col HF Kingsmill DSO, MID Maj FdeV Lamb OBE, MID Lt GB Littler MC Brg Gen IG Mackay DSO and Bar, CMG, CdeG Maj ER Manning MC Capt LT Maplestone MC Lt Col RJA Massie DSO, CdeG, MID Maj DM McMaster MID *2nd Lt A Mehan MM Capt DA Mehan MC Capt JS Mehan MC Lt CM Milbourne-Marsh MM S/Sgt G Milbourne-Marsh MSM Maj CC Minty MC *Flt Lt CMJ Moir CdeG *Maj T Morell MC *Sgt CF Morrisbey MM Col AH Moseley DSO Stf Capt JH Newmarch MC Lt EG Nixon CdeG *Lt Col FDW Oatley DSO, CdeG *Tpr HR Olver MM Pte HJR Parish MM Capt JG Paterson MC, MID Lt RV Pennefather MC Capt ES Playfair MID Maj TAJ Playfair DSO, OBE, MID *Capt BCA Pockley MID Maj RG Preston MC *2nd Lt CWL Pulling MID Maj HD Pulling MC, MID Maj RS Reid DSO, MID Capt CE Rice DFC *Capt LL Richardson MC Gnr RS Robertson DCM Maj HA Roberts OMB Capt JK Robey MC and Bar Maj RL Sayers MC, MID L/Cpl LV Seaton MM Capt JHC Simpson MC and Bar, OGldKte *Lt ER Sinclair MC Lt CS Smith MC *Lt MP Smith MID Lt HI Spencer MM Lt WF Stevenson MC Lt Col HL St Vincent Welch DSO, MID Lt Col JB St Vincent Welch DSO, MID Capt L St Vincent Welch MID *Sgt EM Sullivan MM Lt GH Taylor MID Capt PG Taylor MC Maj CJ Tozer DSO Sgt VH Treatt MM Lt L Trenerry MC Lt WL Trenerry MC Capt EM Tyler MC *Capt JG Tyson MC Maj GH Vernon MC Lt CW Watt MC Lt SU White MM Capt WAC Wilkinson MC and Bar Capt D Williams MC and Bar Maj K Williams MC,MID Maj LL Williams MC,MID Sgt JL Wilson MM Capt EA Woodward MC Capt RH Wordsworth MID Maj ME Wright MC, MID, OdroNle Capt WH Zander 3 x MID

DECORATIONS AND HONOURS AWARDED TO OLD BOYS IN WORLD WAR 2. Notes : 1. List is alphabetical. It is not exhaustive: there may be errors and omissions. 2. Some men also won decorations/awards in WW1. Those awards have not been included in this table. 3. It is uncertain when some awards were made: they have been included nonetheless. 4. A number of men served in the British forces – their ranks have been left blank in some cases. 5. 169 men were decorated, 34 more than once. A total of 209 awards/decorations were received by Old Boys, with 86 Mentioned in Despatches (MID) and 49 Distinguished Flying Crosses (DFCs) being the two most awarded. 10 Military Crosses were also awarded. A number of decorations were made by other Allies (Silver Star and Presidential Citation being two made by the US) 6. Of the 169 who were decorated, 22 either died in action or died from wounds or illness during the war. They are marked with an *. 7. The rank given is the highest rank each man reached, not necessarily his rank when winning the award. AWARD ABBREVIATIONS. MC – Military Cross MID – Mentioned in Despatches OBE – Order of the British Empire MBE- Member of the British AFC – Air Force Cross Empire DSO – Distinguished Service Order DSC – Distinguished Service Cross DFC – Distinguished Flying Cross DCM – Distinguished Conduct Medal CBE – Commander of the British Empire BEM – British Empire – a second award of the same type ie MC and Bar = 2 MCs THOSE DECORATED

RANK NAME AWARDS/HONOURS *Flt Lt JJ Allen DFC Sqd Ldr JT Alley MBE F/O KM Anderson DFC LAC LM Austin MID Flt Lt DR Baker DFC Capt JM Banks MID Maj CFW Bayliss MC, MID *P/O HE Beale MID Chaplain CEW Bellingham MID *Lt Col A Binnie MID Lt WA Bishop MBE Wing Cmdr OHD Blomfield MID Sqd Ldr P Booth-Jones DFC Capt RU Bourke MID Flt Lt ARS Bowman DFC Capt NL Brigden MID Lt Cmdr AH Brittain DSC Sgt HB Brownlow MBE Priv B Brudenell-Woods MM Sgt CS Buchanan Commendation T/Maj JR Burrell MC, MID Capt H Busby MC, MID Lt LD Calman MID Brig CE Cameron MID F/O IR Carter DFC Cmdr GSH Champion MID Sqd Ldr M Charlton DFC Flt Lt JML Clarke MID Lt Cmdr GJ Cliff OBE, GM and Bar Flt Lt AL Cohen DFC Capt GB Connor Order of Patriotic War Lt JH Cooper MID Sgt TL Cooper MID Flt Lt HW Coulson DFC *Brig JW Crawford DSO, MID Capt SH Crawford MBE, MID *F/O CR Croft DFC *Flt Lt CA Crombie DSO, DFC Capt KL Cunningham MID Sgt JCH Dean MID Flt Lt R Dolden DFC Lt Col TJ Dunbabin DSO Cpl RC Dutton MID Col DH Dwyer OBE Lt TW Elliot MBE, MID Wing Cmdr IG Esplin OBE, DFC Maj DS Esplin MBE Wing Cmdr AD Ferguson DFC Col JD Flashman MID Lt Col KA Fraser OBE, MID Air Comm ADJ Garrisson OBE *Flt Lt CA Giles DFC Flt Lt KE Goldring Presidential Citation (US) Maj PB Green MID T/Maj PH Greenwell MID Flt Lt NS Griffin MID Flt Lt AH Hammond DFC Flt Lt DH Hannah DFC Lt Col AG Hanson DSO and Bar, MID Lt Col KCF Harris MID Lt JB Haydon MID Maj PL Head MBE *Flt Sgt GA Heath MID Flt Lt MM Helsham DFC Sqd Ldr JR Henderson DSO, DFC *Lt Col JG Hendry MC Lt EBH Henning MID Maj AJ Herbert CBE, MID Maj RBS Hislop MID Sqd Ldr JG Hoskins DFC F/O KM Hudson Commendation for Gallantry *Flt Lt EM Ifould Silver Star (US) F/O RB Irvine DFC Flt Lt BH Julian DFC A/Wing Cmdr NM Kater MC *Maj RW Keegan MID Lt HM Kidd MID *Capt GR Kierath MID *Flt Lt RV Kierath MID *Lt BW King MID Flt Lt JC King DFC *Lt AF Kyle DSC F/O NA Lambell DFC Brig LH Lemaire MID Maj HA Leonard MID Flt Lt JR Linton MID Flt Lt IA Litchfield DFC L/Sgt GA Lloyd MID Lt Col JW London OBE, MID Lt Col GC Loveday MID Sqd Ldr RD Macbeth MID AC1 FM Macdiarmid OBE Flt Lt RC Mackay DFC,MID G Macleod MID Col E Mander-Jones OBE Lt Cmdr GS Mann DSC *Sqd Ldr RSO Marshall DFC Lt JB McCloy MC, MID Wing Cmdr MH Meyers OBE,MID Capt LW Middleton MID Col JGS Moffatt OBE Flt Lt TW Moppett DFC and Bar Cpl RJ Moran DFC Sgt WM Mundell BEM Maj AT Muston MID Flt Lt HMP Neil DFC Cpl TY Nelson MID P/O GCW O’Neil MM, DFC Lt Col GWA Ormiston OBE Lt Cmdr FM Osborne DSC and Bar LAC KM Owen Commendation for Gallantry Sqd Ldr EM Pain DFC, MID F/O LE Penn MID Sqn Ldr HG Pockley DFC and Bar Maj LA Pockley MID F/O MR Priest DFC Sqd Ldr CHB Primrose AFC F/O DA Proctor DFC Maj AC Ralston MBE Cpt WL Ridley MID F/O DM Robinson DFC Capt JA Rose MID *Col RH Russell DSO, MID *Lt JS Ryan MID Lt RC Scandrett MID Flt Lt GEG Seagoe MBE Maj BA Selby MID Lt Col CH Selby MID A/Sqn Ldr DPS Smith DFC, MID Lt WJ Starkey MID Maj NC Sutherland MID Flt Lt RA Swift DFC L/Sgt EM Swire MID Sq Ldr BS Tait DSO, DFC, MID Flt Lt R Taylor MBE, Silver Star (US) Capt JK Thompson MID Capt GM Thorp MC Maj BH Travers OBE, MID Maj JBM Trenerry MID Maj MS Truscott MID Capt WA Tyrell MBE *Sqn Ldr EA Utz DFC and Bar Lt JA Varley MC Capt GH Vernon MID *Capt JM Vernon MC Maj NA Vickery MBE, MC, MID Lt FJ Waley MID Wing Cmdr GF Walker DFC, Unit Citation (78 Wing) General Macarthur (USA) Lt NB Wallis DSC MH Walters OBE *L/Corp TB Walton MM Flt Lt PW Ward DFC Lt Cmdr DA Warden MID Lt CRE Warren OBE, CBE Sqn Ldr NJG Watling DFC Flt Lt PH Watson DFC Flt Lt GW Webster MID Lt Col WAC Wilkinson MC, GM Lt DA Williams MBE *Sqn Ldr JEA Williams DFC, MID Lt R Willmott MID Lt Cmdr DR Wilson DSC Lt MJ Wilson MID Cmdr GS Windeyer DSC Capt JO Wittus MID Cpl WT Woods MID Maj Gen RH Wordsworth CB, CBE, MID (twice) Lt Col BJ Wright MBE Lt BFA Yeates MID