Irene Thank you for your reply. I did try this but although it is not a common surname, thousands of results came up. Although I restricted it to 1960-1970 this seemed to make no difference. Paula ----- Original Message ----- From: "Irene M" <tamshar@bigpond.com> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2010 3:04 AM Subject: Re: [BRK] Medals > Paula yes there is when you open the page just use the search archive by > putting the name in and it will bring up pages of names that match or a > partly match > I just did it for a relative of mine but he was much earlier didn't find > why he had got his honours although hadn't finished going through the > pages > but think the one that match exactly are the initials but did find his > promotion and also when he requested to retire in 1930 > > Irene > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paula" <p.ath@virgin.net> > To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 11:28 PM > Subject: Re: [BRK] Medals > > >> Paul >> Thanks for your suggestion. I've had a quick look at The London Gazette >> site, there seems to be a lot of military medals but no facility for >> searching by name. Mine is not connected to the military. Worth a try >> though. Thankyou. >> Paula >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: <PaulGask@aol.com> >> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 1:33 PM >> Subject: Re: [BRK] Medals >> >> >>> >>> In a message dated 11/09/2010 13:12:02 GMT Daylight Time, >>> p.ath@virgin.net >>> writes: >>> >>> Does anyone know if there is a list of people who were awarded the MBE, >>> probably in the 1960's or 1970's ? >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Paula >>> >>> Would they be in the London Gazette ? I don't know, but that would be my >>> starting point ! >>> >>> If so :- >>> >>> _http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/_ (http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/) >>> >>> Good luck. >>> >>> Paul Gaskell >>> Publicity Officer >>> Oxfordshire Family History Society >>> Website : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk) >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >> No virus found in this incoming message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3128 - Release Date: 09/11/10 >> 07:34:00 >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BERKSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 9.0.851 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3128 - Release Date: 09/11/10 07:34:00