Hello, Amongst my recently deceased relative's possessions was an MBE, but the family cannot decide whether it was awarded to him (civil c.2000), or to his father (military c.1941-45). I have been going around in circles trying to find the answer from the London Gazette on line and getting nowhere. Can someone pls gve me the key to easy access. It is not mentioned in the latter's military records I always thought awards of this calibre had the recipient's name and date engraved on the reverse, but I am obviously wrong! Many thanks for any help you can give me. Nick

London Gazette Try putting MBE + relative's name in the search box & years 1941 - 45. in the London Gazette online. I would have thought if it was recent a family member would remember. The other thing you could do is Google name + MBE and see what comes up. Anne On 12 Jun 2011, at 16:28, nicholas wilson wrote: > Hello, > > Amongst my recently deceased relative's possessions was an MBE, but the > family cannot decide whether it was awarded to him (civil c.2000), or to his > father (military c.1941-45). I have been going around in circles trying to > find the answer from the London Gazette on line and getting nowhere. Can > someone pls gve me the key to easy access. It is not mentioned in the > latter's military records > > I always thought awards of this calibre had the recipient's name and date > engraved on the reverse, but I am obviously wrong! > > Many thanks for any help you can give me. > > Nick