OXLADE FAMILY HISTORY
"Dwellers in the Valley of the Oaks"
Gazetted Honours and Awards
Military Medal
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The Military Medal was (until 1993) a military decoration awarded to personnel of the British Army and other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for bravery in battle on land.
The medal was established on March 25, 1916. It was the other ranks' equivalent to the Military Cross, which was awarded to commissioned officers and Warrant Officers (although WOs could also be awarded the MM), although it took precedence below that decoration as well as the Distinguished Conduct Medal, also awarded to non-commissioned members of the Army. Recipients of the Military Medal were entitled to use the post-nominal letters "MM". In 1993, the Military Medal was discontinued, and since then the Military Cross has been awarded to personnel of all ranks.
The ribbon was dark blue, with three white and two red stripes at the centre.
Service Number QX5730
Service Army
Rank Sergeant
Unit 7 Div Cav Regt
Conflict WW2
Date of London Gazette 22 April 1943, page 1847, position 31
Date of Commonwealth of Australia Gazette 1
Mentioned in Despatches
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Mentioned in Despatches (MID) is a military award for gallantry or otherwise commendable service. The award is relatively common, does not confer a medal and is relatively low in the order of precedence.
A despatch is an official report from a senior commander, usually of an army, to his superiors, detailing the conduct of military operations. In the British military, this report is published in the London Gazette. If a subordinate officer or soldier performs a noteworthy action included in the report, he/she is said to have been "mentioned in despatches".
In the nations of the British Commonwealth, soldiers who are mentioned in despatches receive a certificate and are entitled to wear a bronze oak leaf on the ribbon of the service medal issued to soldiers who served in a conflict. If no campaign medal is awarded, the oak leaf is worn on the left breast of dress uniform.
Soldiers can be mentioned multiple times but, other than receiving a certificate for each mention, they wear no visible sign. The British World War I Victoria Cross winner John Vereker, later to become Field Marshal Gort, was mentioned in despatches nine times. The Australian general H.G. Bennett was mentioned in despatches a total of eight times during the First World War.
George Thomas Arnold Oxlad Service Number QX6811
Service Army
Rank Sergeant
Unit 1 Corps Sigs
Conflict WW2
Date of London Gazette 30 June 1942, page 2857, position 155
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