I know it’s non aviation but there are some wonderful people on here who are extremely good at tracing things 🙂 I wondered if anyone can help with information or how to find information please.
The details are from my Mother in law who is trying to trace the following information 🙂
“The Military medal of H.L Boddy (Bertie) who was my grandmother’s younger brother is of most interest to me as I would love to know what act of conspicuous gallantry he was honoured for.
I have copied out the newspaper report of his award in June 1916, and also what I know of the regiments all the 4 brothers served in. I drew a blank when looking online apart from a discharge medical report of H. L. Boddy.
There is also a photo of the 4 Boddy lads with either their father or my grandmother’s father in law. I’m not sure which.
Saturday June 24th 1916 (from City Times newspaper page2)
HONOURS
Rifleman H.L.Boddy has been granted the Military Medal for conspicuous gallantry in the Field. He enlisted in the 1st Surrey Rifles shortly after the outbreak of War, and in March 1915, proceeded to France. His regiment has been in the trenches on and off ever since. The youngest son of Mr H. Boddy a member of the Guild or Freemen, Rifleman, now Corporal Boddy, was before the War a member of the staff of Messrs. W. J. And H. Thompson, tea , rubber and Colonial brokers, 38 Mincing Lane. He was educated at the Grocer’s Company School, Hackney downs.
His full name was Herbert Livington Boddy born on 21st June 1893 and died on 10th Nov 1963
His brothers were Frank (Henry Francis) Boddy born 5th Dec 1878 and died on 9th March 1935. He was Lance Corporal, 776 M. T., A. S.C.
Percy Charles Boddy born on 13 Dec 1880 and died on 11th July 1931. He was a Private, Royal West Kent Regiment, I. E. F.
Thomas Boddy born on 2nd Sept 1885 and died on 6th Jan 1938. He was Corporal, 11th Lancashire Fusiliers, B. E. F.
Many thanks if anyone can help 🙂
By: trumper - 8th January 2013 at 09:34
🙂 I would also like to thank Kev 35 for his work as well,thanks guys 🙂
By: trumper - 7th January 2013 at 18:42
🙂 Brilliant thanks for your help i will pass it on 🙂
By: Gin Ye Daur - 7th January 2013 at 18:35
Hi Trumper,
There were approximately 115,600 MM’s issued during WW1 and citations were not usually published in the London Gazette, (http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/), this however, should be your first point of call but, the notification is usually about six months after the actual action!
You will need the service number, rank and regiment (should be on the medal rim), and use their search tool it can be quite frustrating! The LG listing may give the region but not the actual action. The public records at Kew also have a lot of easily accessible on line data but, again you can spend a lot of time searching through loads and loads of info and have to pay a nominal sum to down load records.
There are a number of very good military researcher’s who can offer varying amounts of research but at a cost. One I regularly use for my own personal research is Jonathan Collins. (www.militaryresearch.com or www.jcollinsmedals.co.uk). He can try to find extracts from the war diaries, combat reports etc. and send you photocopies of all he finds. The Regimental museum can also provide extra especially if the action was a particular struggle/campaign.
Hope that helps a bit?
Regards,
Martyn – GYD
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