On 20 May 2012 18:24, ERIC JOHNSON <eric.johnson.wrg@btinternet.com> wrote: > Does anyone know how to find out the details of why a Military Medal was > awarded? > I have a great uncle, Herbert Wentworth Beaumont, who one it twice but > no-one in the family knows why. > > Lorraine > There are no MM citations listed in the London Gazette, with only a couple of exceptions (mainly post-war). The recommendations for all WW1 gallantry awards was lost in the bombing of WW2. Thus citations for MMs are now very rare. All the Gazettes will show you are the Entries {[ie a List of Recipients of the MM,MSM,Etc]Unlike the DCM,most MCs,etc}giving their Number,Rank,Name & Regiment,latterly the Home Town~post 1916}There are a few Citations for the MM published in the Gazette but these pertain mainly to Nurses; North Russia or The Middle East,post 1919,The Best place to Try to find a Citation{or @ least an idea of why it was awarded is to trawl,the Contemporary Local Press of the Recipient if Known,for around 6 Months Prior to & 6 Months after the LG Promulgation Date,as Press releases were often published with ,albiet ,rudimentary "Citation" details, Tony Cheal http://www.harrogatepeopleandplaces.info http://sites.google.com/site/harrogatenamesdatabase/ https://sites.google.com/site/harrogatesnippets/home tony.teecee@gmail.com