Tag: Mentioned in Despatches
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Captain William Frederick Tucker in the Great War
Unsung Hero Captain William Frederick Tucker rose in the ranks from a Private in the 29th (Vancouver) Battalion – Tobin’s Tigers. Tucker earned two medals of gallantry, wounded and remained at duty during the Battle of the Somme, and Mentioned in Despatches by Sir Douglas Haig. Company Sergeant Major Tucker earned his Military Medal on…
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Captain William Macleod Moore MC in the Great War
Captain William MacLeod Moore MC accidentally killed in Belgium, and his death broke a line of family soldiers going back almost two hundred and sixty years. He happened to be the son of W.Bro. Colonel William James Bury Macleod Moore – considered one of the greatest authorities on Knight Templarism in the world. Early life…
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Sergeant William H Braisby in the Great War
Mentioned in Despatches William H Braisby born in Melton Mowbray, a town in Leicestershire, England on 16 March 1879. Previous service with 21st Regiment, Bucks Yeomanry, and Transvaal Police in South Africa. Father William Braisby in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. A shoe finisher by trade. Enlistment of Private William H Braisby Private William H Braisby (Braisley)…
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LCol Russell Lambert Boyle in the Great War
LCol Russell Lambert Boyle, Mentioned in Despatches and killed in action leading his men of the 10th Battalion on 22 April 1915 during the Second Battle of Ypres. Only Mentioned in Despatches. Boyle’s actions certainly worthy of a Military Cross medal, or the higher award of a Distinguished Service Order. Lieutenant Colonel Russel Lambert Boyle,…
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Major Norman Dundas Perry DSO in the Great War
Major Norman Dundas Perry born 5 December 1878 in St Thomas, Ontario. Father James Black Perry (1845-1936) mother Euphemia Dickie (1847-1930). Predeceased by his brother James Roy Perry B.A. (1874-1902), younger brother Gordon Foxbar Perry (1882-1964), younger sisters Mary Dickie (Canfield) Perry (1877-1968) and also Marjorie Carlyle (Pellatt) Perry (1888-1974). Attestment of Captain Norman Dundas…