Hi Paula You can search the London Gazette by name if you use the advance search facility. If you go into the section marked Historians, you can use the search box to enter the exact phrase required. You can also narrow down your search period by limiting the date span Hope ths helps regards MOIRA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paula" <p.ath@virgin.net> To: <berkshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 2:58 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