Hi Pam That is quite true in many cases but in J W FROSTs case the MC is mentioned in the London Gazette in January before his death Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 03/03/2014 12:18, Pam Downes wrote: > Is it possible that he was awarded the MC posthumously? And even later > than the memorial was built? > I know of one incident in WW2 when a ship was torpoed in July 1941 but > the George Cross wasn't awarded (posthumously) to its recipient until > April 1947. > > Pam