John You will also find laudatory notices in Brigade and battalion routine orders. Anthony Staunton -----Original Message----- From: John Wilson [mailto:hugo@actrix.gen.nz] Sent: Friday, 21 July 2006 11:09 PM To: AUS-MILITARY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [AUS-MIL] Re Mentioned in Despatches WWI Hi All: The 1st NZEF Honours & Awards were of course listed in the London Gazette, and they are also given the New Zealand Expeditionary Force Orders (A printed seris from Admin HQ London by Lieut-Gen Godley; the Defence Dept Library, Wellington has bound copies of them). There are several paras in 1917 noting "Gallant Conduct" though no award or MID; eg Lt C. L. Mullaney for supporting a drowning swimmer off Brighton Pier on 17 August 1917. Many of the citations in the Orders are extracts from the London Gazette Supplements, and it is interesting to note the persons authorised to issue various awards: A VC to Corp L W Andrew: "His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased .... " (1917) For three Military Medals: "The Corps Commander, II ANZAC Corps, under authority delegated to him, has awarded the following decorations for acts of gallantry in the Field:- " and for the NZEF Egypt: "Under authority delegated to him, the GOC Eastern Force has .... " Yours, John Wilson (New Zealand) ==== AUS-MILITARY Mailing List ==== The Military Historical Society of Australia http://www.mhsa.org.au/