The National Archives, Kew; recommendations for gallantry medals

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  1. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Wow, that's some skewing towards 1945, I suppose there were quite a few outstanding accounts to settle by then.
     
  2. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Numbers of recommendations in WO 373

    1939 46
    1940 2962
    1941 2854
    1942 3598
    1943 7085
    1944 9452
    1945 22106
    1946 6920
    ==========
    Total 55023

    Some for 1939 are pre-war
    79,933 in total in the collection.

    Cheers for that Geoff.

    I would guess a couple of the big contributions to the 1945 total would be PoWs and foreign awards after the war.
     
  3. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    Cheers for that Geoff.
    I would guess a couple of the big contributions to the 1945 total would be PoWs and foreign awards after the war.

    I should know a bit more in the next few days, I hope to knock out some spreadsheets on this. Might be huge though. Blame dbf, her posts got me started on this :mellow:
     
  4. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    A quick count on the contents of WO 373 (complete with all it's transcript errors!)

    Still got some data crunching to do......


    15947,"MILITARY MEDAL"
    10380,"MILITARY CROSS"
    6905,"MEMBER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    3621,"MENTION IN DESPATCHES"
    3070,"BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL"
    2739,"DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER"
    2414,"ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    1852,"DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL"
    1213,"MENTION IN DESPATCH"
    1126,"OFFICER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    1054,"INDIAN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL"
    1013,"MEMBER OF BRITISH EMPIRE"
    1006,"COMMANDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    569,"BRONZE STAR MEDAL"
    460,
    412,"BAR TO MILITARY CROSS"
    335,"MENTION-IN-DESPATCHES"
    288,"BAR TO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER"
    281,"THE GEORGE MEDAL"
    278,"CROIX DE GUERRE 1940 WITH PALM"
    274,"CROIX DE GUERRE WITH BRONZE STAR"
    236,"ASSOCIATE ROYAL RED CROSS"
    203,"ORDER OF BRITISH EMPIRE"
    198,"LEGION OF MERIT"
    178,"MENTIONS IN DESPATCHES"
    153,"BAR TO MILITARY MEDAL"
    149,"CROIX DE GUERRE WITH VERMILION STAR"
    146,"BURMA GALLANTRY MEDAL"
    145,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT"
    145,"BRONZE STAR"
    141,"COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    135,"SILVER STAR"
    134,"CROIX DE GUERRE"
    132,"MILITARY CROSS III CLASS"
    114,"LEGION OF MERIT DEGREE OF OFFICER"
    114,"CROIX DE GUERRE WITH SILVER STAR"
    111,"MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES"
    106,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT 2ND CLASS"
    105,"GEORGE MEDAL"
    104,"MENTION"
    92,"ORDER OF THE BRONZE LION OR MEDAL OF THE BRONZE CROSS"
    88,"ROYAL RED CROSS"
    73,"THE LEGION OF MERIT"
    61,"THE GEORGE CROSS"
    59,"KNIGHT OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU WITH SWORDS"
    56,"CROIX DE GUERRE WITH VERMILLION STAR"
    55,"MEDAL OF THE BRONZE CROSS"
    48,"AWARD NOT RECORDED"
    47,"DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL"
    42,"COMMANDER OF BRITISH EMPIRE"
    41,"MENTIONS-IN-DESPATCHES"
    40,"CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM"
    39,"CHEVALIER OF THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD II WITH PALM AND CROIX DE GUERRE 1940 WITH PALM"
    38,"CHEVALIER OF THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD WITH PALM AND CROIX DE GUERRE 1940 WITH PALM"
    36,"KNIGHT OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU WITH SWORDS"
    34,"LEGION OF MERIT DEGREE OF COMMANDER"
    34,"DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS"
    34,"COMMANDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE."
    32,"THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL (MILITARY DIVISION)"
    31,"BAR TO THE MILITARY CROSS"
    31,"DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS"
    28,"COMPANION OF THE ORDER OF THE BATH"
    28,"THE MILITARY CROSS"
    27,"MEDAL OF FREEDOM WITH BRONZE PALM"
    27,"MEMBER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MILITARY)"
    27,"KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU WITH SWORDS"
    26,"ASSOCIATE OF THE ROYAL RED CROSS"
    26,"MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU"
    25,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT (SECOND CLASS)"
    24,"CHEVALIER OF THE ORDER OF THE CROWN WITH PALM AND CROIX DE GUERRE 1940 WITH PALM"
    23,"INDIAN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER"
    23,"THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL"
    23,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT SECOND CLASS"
    23,"MEDAL OF FREEDOM"
    22,"MENTION IN DESPTACHES"
    21,"SILVER STAR MEDAL"
    20,"ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATE OF ROYAL RED CROSS SECOND CLASS"
    20,"VICTORIA CROSS"
    20,"UNITED STATES BRONZE STAR"
    19,"BRONZE CROSS"
    19,"SOVIET AWARD"
    18,"DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL"
    18,"UNITED STATES BRONZE STAR MEDAL"
    18,"SECOND BAR TO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER"
    17,"KING'S COMMENDATION FOR BRAVE CONDUCT"
    17,"INDIAN DISTIGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL"
    17,"INDIAN DISTINGUISED SERVICE MEDAL"
    16,"THE MILITARY MEDAL"
    15,"ASSOCIATE ROYAL RED CROSS SECOND CLASS"
    15,"THE MEDAL OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE FOR MERITORIOUSTHE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL (MILITARY DIVISION)"
    15,"CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION"
    15,"LEGION OF MERIT DEGREE OF LEGIONNAIRE"
    15,"ROYAL RED CROSS FIRST CLASS"
    14,"DUTCH BRONZE CROSS"
    14,"AMERICAN BRONZE STAR"
    14,"GEORGE CROSS"
    13,"CROIX DE GUERRE VERMILION STAR"
    13,"LEGION OF HONOUR (OFFICIER)"
    13,"ARISTON ANDRIAS (ORDER OF VALOUR)"
    13,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD WITH PALM AND CROIX DE GUERRE 1940 WITH PALM"
    12,"CROIX DE GUERRE (BRONZE STAR)"
    12,"CROIX DE GUERRE (VERMILION STAR)"
    12,"THE LEGION OF MERIT DEGREE OF OFFICER"
    12,"A L'ORDRE DE L'ARMEE, CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC PALME"
    12,"KNIGHT OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF ORANGE NASSAU WITH SWORDS"
    12,"OLAV MEDAL"
    11,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE CROWN WITH PALM AND CROIX DE GUERRE 1940 WITH PALM"
    11,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT (2ND CLASS)"
    11,"ROYAL RED CROSS 1ST CLASS"
    11,"MEDAILLE DE LA RECONNAISSANCE FRANCAISE"
    11,"THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL"
    11,"DUTCH BRONZE LION"
    11,"DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL; MILITARY MEDAL"
    10,"MILITARY CROSS CLASS C"
    10,"FREEDOM CROSS"
    10,"COMMENDATION"
    10,"AMERICAN BRONZE STAR MEDAL"
    9,"BAR TO DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL"
    9,"THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER"
    9,"KNIGHT GRAND OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU WITH SWORDS"
    9,"BELGIAN AWARD"
    9,"THE MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE (MILITARY)"
    9,"MENTION OR COMMENDATION"
    9,"INDIAN DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL"
    8,"CBE"
    8,"CZECHOSLOVAK MILITARY CROSS"
    8,"THE MEDAL OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE FOR MERITORIOUSMEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    8,"BAR TO INDIAN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL"
    8,"ASSOCIATE TO THE ROYAL RED CROSS"
    8,"BRONZE LION"
    8,"MENTION-IN DESPATCHES"
    8,"FRENCH AWARD"
    8,"CROIX DE GUERRE (WITH VERMILION STAR)"
    8,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT CLASS 2"
    8,"LEGION OF HONOUR (COMMANDEUR)"
    8,"2ND BAR TO MILITARY CROSS"
    8,"CROIX DE CHEVALIER DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR"
    8,"THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM BRONZE PALM"
    7,"OFFICIER OF THE ORDER OF THE OAKEN CROWN"
    7,"ROYAL RED CROSS SECOND CLASS"
    7,"POSTHUMOUS MENTION IN DESPATCHES"
    7,"SECOND BAR TO MILITARY CROSS"
    7,"COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD II"
    7,"BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL; MILITARY MEDAL"
    7,"LEGION OF MERIT (OFFICER)"
    6,"THE MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE"
    6,"THE LEGION OF MERIT DEGREE OF LEGIONNAIRE"
    6,"CROIX DE GUERRE BRONZE STAR"
    6,"CHEVALIER OF THE ORDER OF THE OAKEN CROWN"
    6,"COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF KING GEORGE I"
    6,"CROIX DE GUERRE 1940"
    6,"THE LEGION OF MERIT DEGREE OF COMMANDER"
    6,"CROIX DE GUERRE SILVER STAR"
    6,"ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATE OF THE ROYAL RED CROSS, SECOND CLASS"
    6,"OFFICIER HONORABLE DE L'ORDRE DE L'EMPIRE BRITANNIQUE"
    6,"GC KING GEORGE 1"
    6,"MEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    6,"ASSOCIATE ROYAL RED CROSS CLASS II"
    5,"MEDAL OF FREEDOM WITH SILVER PALM"
    5,"CROIX DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR"
    5,"CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION POSTHUMOUS"
    5,"OFFFICER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    5,"OFFICER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MILITARY DIVISION)"
    5,"CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC PALME"
    5,"C.B.E."
    5,"DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL, MILITARY MEDAL"
    5,"BRONZE PALM"
    5,"KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    5,"CROIX DE GUERRE (WITH SILVER STAR)"
    5,"LEGION D'HONNEUR"
    5,"CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC ETOILE DE VERMEIL"
    5,"GEORGE CROSS, GEORGE MEDAL, BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL"
    5,"CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC ETOILE D'ARGENT"
    5,"MERITORIOUS SERVICE"
    5,"CROIX DE GUERRE (SILVER STAR)"
    4,"THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    4,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU"
    4,"LEGION OF HONOUR, DEGREE OF CHEVALIER"
    4,"STAR OF ETHIOPIA"
    4,"GRAND OFFICIER OF THE ORDER OF THE OAKEN CROWN"
    4,"BAR TO THE MILITARY MEDAL"
    4,"USA BRONZE STAR MEDAL"
    4,"CHEVALIER DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR"
    4,"2ND BAR TO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER"
    4,"COMPAGNON HONORABLE DE L'ORDRE DE L'EMPIRE BRITANNIQUE"
    4,"MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    4,"CROIX DE GUERRE (VERMILLION STAR)"
    4,"LEGION OF MERIT, DEGREE OF COMMANDER"
    4,"THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM WITH BRONZE PALM"
    4,"THE DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL"
    4,"THE MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE MILITARY DIVISION"
    3,"AU GRADE D'OFFICIER, L'ORDRE NATIONAL DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR, CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC PALME"
    3,"THE BRONZE STAR"
    3,"THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM"
    3,"MILITARY MEDAL,DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL"
    3,"BAR TO THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER"
    3,"BRITISH MILITARY MEDAL"
    3,"OFFICER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    3,"OFFICER OF THE LEGION OF HONOUR"
    3,"MEDAILLE DE LA RECONNAISSANCE FRANCAISE MEDAILLE DE VERMEIL"
    3,"L'ORDRE DE L'ARMEE"
    3,"AMERICAN SILVER STAR"
    3,"CROIX DE GUERRE (WITH VERMILLION STAR)"
    3,"BRITISH MILITARY CROSS"
    3,"QUEEN'S COMMENDATION FOR BRAVE CONDUCT"
    3,"LEGION D'HONNEUR, CROIX DE CHEVALIER"
    3,"SOLDIER'S MEDAL"
    3,"CHEVALIER OF THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD II CLASS 5"
    3,"GREEK MILITARY CROSS"
    3,"COMMANDEUR OF THE ORDER OF THE OAKEN CROWN"
    3,"LEGION OF HONOUR (CHEVALIER)"
    3,"THE MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE (MILITARY DIVISION)"
    3,"CROIX DE GUERRE (WITH PALM)"
    3,"ROYAL RED CROSS (2ND CLASS)"
    3,"A L'ORDRE DE LA DIVISION"
    3,"L'ORDRE DE L'ARMEE DE MER"
    3,"KNIGHT OF THE ORDER OF ORANGE NASSAU WITH SWORDS"
    3,"MERITORIOUS CONDUCT"
    3,"MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU OR MEDAL OF THE BRONZE CROSS"
    3,"THE BURMA GALLANTRY MEDAL"
    3,"BAR TO THE GEORGE MEDAL"
    3,"MEMBER OF THE FIFTH CLASS OR MEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITMEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE ROYAL RED CROSS 1ST CLASS"
    2,"CROIX-DE-GUERRE WITH VERMILION STAR"
    2,"OFFICER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    2,"ASSOCIATE OF THE ROYAL RED CROSS SECOND CLASS"
    2,"ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MILITARY DIVISION)"
    2,"MEDAILLE DE BRONZE DES EPIDEMIES"
    2,"LEGION D'HONNEUR (CHEVALIER)"
    2,"THE BRONZE LION"
    2,"COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU WITH SWORDS"
    2,"ORDER OF ORANGE NASSAU WITH SWORDS"
    2,"A L'ORDRE DE L'ARMEE, CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC ETOILE DE VERMEIL"
    2,"CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC PALM"
    2,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF ORANGE NASSAU WITH SWORDS"
    2,"CROIX DE CHEVALIER DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR AVEC ATTRIBUTION DE LA CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC PALME"
    2,"BRONZE STAR (UNITED STATES)"
    2,"MILLITARY CROSS `C' CLASS"
    2,"MEMBRE DE L'ORDRE DE L'EMPIRE BRITANNIQUE"
    2,"BRITISH OF EMPIRE MEDAL"
    2,"BRONZE STAR MEDAL (USA)"
    2,"BAR TO INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT"
    2,"AU GRADE DE CHEVALIER, L'ORDRE NATIONAL DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR, CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC PALME"
    2,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT 2ND CLASS (POSTHUMOUS)"
    2,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT, 2ND CLASS"
    2,"USA SILVER STAR"
    2,"BRONZE STAR (AMERICAN)"
    2,"SILVER STAR (UNITED STATES)"
    2,"MEMBER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MIL)"
    2,"COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE CROWN"
    2,"ADDITIONAL MEMBER OF THE ROYAL RED CROSS FIRST CLASS"
    2,"(UNITED STATES AWARD) SILVER STAR"
    2,"SILVER STAR (USA)"
    2,"KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE ORDER OF THE BATH"
    2,"MEMBER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MILITARY) (HONORARY)"
    2,"BAR TO ROYAL RED CROSS"
    2,"KNIGHT OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU"
    2,"AIR MEDAL"
    2,"DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL (GREEK)"
    2,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD"
    2,"MILITARY MEDAL."
    2,"CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION (POSTHUMOUS)"
    2,"LEGION OF MERIT (DEGREE OF CHIEF COMMANDER)"
    2,"BAR TO BURMA GALLANTRY MEDAL"
    2,"BART TO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER"
    2,"C B E"
    2,"LA CROIX DE LEGION D'HONNEUR"
    2,"MEDAL OF THE B.E.O.FOR GALLANTRY"
    2,"BAR OT MILITARY CROSS"
    2,"CROIX-DE-GUERRE WITH SILVER STAR"
    2,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT CLASS II"
    2,"2ND BAR TO MILITARY MEDAL"
    2,"OFFICER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MILITARY)"
    2,"CROIX-DE-GUERRE (SILVER STAR)"
    2,"KNIGHT GRAND OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU WITH SWORDS OR ORDER OF THE BRONZE LION"
    2,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT POSTHUMOUS"
    2,"LEGION OF HONOUR"
    2,"MEDAL OF FREEDOM WITHOUT PALM"
    2,"DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL OR MILITARY MEDAL"
    2,"CROIX DE GUERRE VERMILLION STAR"
    2,"MEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE THIRD CLASS, OR COMMANDER, OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THEMEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE FOURTH CLASS, OR OFFICER, OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE MEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE FIFTH CLASS, OR MEMBER, OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRMEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE THIRD CLASS, OR COMMANDER, OF THE THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OFMENTIONED IN DISPATCHES"
    2,"CROIX D'OFFICIER DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR"
    2,"A L'ORDRE DU CORPS D'ARMEE"
    2,"CHEVALIER OF THE ORDER OF THE CROWN WITH PALM & CROIX DE GUERRE 1940 WITH PALM"
    2,"KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF THE BATH"
    2,"OFFICER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 4TH CLASS"
    2,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD II"
    2,"KNIGHT OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU WITH SWORDS OR ORDER OF THE BRONZE LION OR MEDAL OF THEORDER OF THE BRONZE LION OF MEDAL BRONZE CROSS"
    2,"LEGION OF HONOUR, CROSS CHEVALIER"
    2,"MILITARY MEDAL FOR MERIT.SECOND CLASS"
    2,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE CROWN"
    1,"MEMBER OF THE FIRST CLASS OR KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDETHE MILITARY MEDAL (BRITISH)"
    1,"MEMBER OF THE THIRD CLASS OR COMMANDER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BMEMBER OF THE FOURTH CLASS OR OFFICER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRMEMBER OF THE FIRST CLASS OR KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDETHE MILITARY MEDAL (BRITISH)"
    1,"SOLDIERS MEDAL"
    1,"HONORARY OFFICER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    1,"CROIX DE GUERRE WITH VERMILLON STAR"
    1,"CROIX DE GUERRE (VERMILION)"
    1,"HONORARY COMPANION OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONORABLE ORDER OF THE BATH"
    1,"POSTHUMOUS MENTIONS IN DESPATCHES"
    1,"DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL"
    1,"DISTINGUISHED MILITARY MEDAL"
    1,"CROIX DE GUERRE (IMMEDIATE) WITH VERMILLION STAR"
    1,"CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY MEDAL"
    1,"SPECIAL MEMBER OF BRITISH EMPIRE"
    1,"BRONSE MEDAL"
    1,"MENTION IN DESPATCHES (POSTHUMOUS)"
    1,"ASSOCIATE ROYAL RED CROSS 2ND CLASS"
    1,"MILITARY CROSS PERIODICAL AWARD"
    1,"SILVER STAR CROIX DE GUERRE"
    1,"LEGION D'HONNEUR AVEC CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC PALME"
    1,"CROIX DE GUERRE, VERMILION STAR"
    1,"A L'ORDRE DU CORPS D'ARMEE, CROIX DE GUERRE 1939-1945 AVEC ETOILE DE VERMEIL"
    1,"LEGION OF MERIT (L)"
    1,"MEMBER OF THE FOURTH CLASS OR OFFICER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRMEMBER OF THE FIRST CLASS OR KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST HONOURABLE ORDETHE MILITARY MEDAL (BRITISH)"
    1,"CROIX DE GUERRE (FR) WITH SILVER STAR"
    1,"BAR TO DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEAL"
    1,"THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM SILVER PALM"
    1,"LEGION D'HONNEUR, CROIX DE OFFICIER"
    1,"BRONZE MEDAL"
    1,"MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT"
    1,"CROIX DE GUERRE WITH VERMILIAN STAR"
    1,"LEGION OF HONOUR DEGREE OF OFFICER AND CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM"
    1,"THE SILVER STAR MEDAL"
    1,"CAMPAIGN STARS"
    1,"1ST BAR TO MILITARY CROSS"
    1,"AU GRADE DE COMMANDEUR, L'ORDRE NATIONAL DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR, CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC PALME"
    1,"CROIX-DE-GUERRE VERMILLION STAR"
    1,"BRITISH EMPIRE"
    1,"CROIX DE GUERRE WITH (VERMILION STAR)"
    1,"MILIATRY MEDAL"
    1,"CROIX DE CHEVALIER"
    1,"MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MILITARY DIVISION)"
    1,"KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    1,"COMMENDATIONS"
    1,"COMMANDEUR DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR"
    1,"GRAND CROIX DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR, CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC PALME"
    1,"MILLITARY CROSS"
    1,"MENTION IN AWARDS"
    1,"AU GRADE D'OFFICIER DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR"
    1,"MILITARY CROSS; DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER"
    1,"MILITARY MEDAL; MILITARY CROSS"
    1,"MEDAILLE DE LA RECONNAISSANCE FRANCAISE MEDAILLE DE BRONZE"
    1,"L'ORDRE DE LA DIVISION, CROIX DE GUERRE"
    1,"UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TYPHUS COMMISSION MEDAL"
    1,"FIFTH CLASS OF THE ORDER OF THE WHITE EAGLE"
    1,"MEDAILLE MILITAIRE AND CROIX DE GUERRE"
    1,"ASSOCIATE ROYAL RED CROSS (2ND CLASS)"
    1,"ROYAL RED CROSS; ASSOCIATE ROYAL RED CROSS"
    1,"COMMANDEER"
    1,"CROIX DE GUERRE WITH SILVER GILT STAR"
    1,"KNIGHT OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    1,"UNITED STATES BRONZE MEDAL"
    1,"ADDITONAL MEMBER ROYAL RED CROSS FIRST CLASS"
    1,"BRONGE STAR MEDAL"
    1,"MEMBER OF THEBRITISH EMPIRE"
    1,"MILITARY FORCE"
    1,"THE MILITARY MEDAL (BRITISH)"
    1,"USA BRONZE STAR"
    1,"MILIARY CROSS"
    1,"CROIX DE GUERRE WITH VERMILION STAR (PERIODIC)"
    1,"MEMBRE HONORABLE DE L'ORDRE DE L'EMPIRE BRITANNIQUE"
    1,"CROIX DE GUERRE A L'ORDRE DE L'ARMEE"
    1,"HONOURY COMMANDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    1,"DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER."
    1,"CROIX DE GUERRE FRANCAISE"
    1,"MEDAILLE DE VERMEIL DE LA RECONNAISSANCE FRANCAISE"
    1,"MEDAILLE DE LA RECONNAISSANCE FRANCAISE MEDAILLE D'ARGENT"
    1,"INDIAN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL, MILITARY CROSS"
    1,"OFFICIER HONORABLE DE L'EMPIRE BRITANNIQUE"
    1,"L'ORDRE DE L'ARMEE DE MER, MILITARY MEDAL"
    1,"MEMBER OF THE ROYAL RED CROSS 1ST CLASS"
    1,"MILITARY CROSS CLASS B"
    1,"COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD II WITH PALM AND CROIX DE GUERRE"
    1,"CROIX-DE-GUERRE SILVER STAR"
    1,"(UNITED STATES) BRONZE STAR"
    1,"BRONZE STAR UNITED STATES"
    1,"CHEVALIER OF THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD"
    1,"ORDER OF ORANGE"
    1,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT (POSTHUMOUS AWARD)"
    1,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE CROWN WITH PALM"
    1,"MEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE THIRD CLASS, OR COMMANDER, OF THE THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OFMENTIONED IN DISPATCHES"
    1,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT; INDIAN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL"
    1,"MEMBER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 5TH CLASS MILITARY DIVISION"
    1,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE ORANGE NASSAU"
    1,"GC KING GEORGE 1 A"
    1,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT 2ND CLASS POSTHUMOUS"
    1,"CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALMS"
    1,"GOLD MEDAL OF GEORGE I WITH SWORDS"
    1,"(UNITED STATES) SILVER STAR"
    1,"ORDER OF THE WHITE LION THIRD CLASS"
    1,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT (FIRST CLASS)"
    1,"BAR TO DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS"
    1,"MEDAILLE VERMEIL DE LA RECONNAISSANCE FRANCAISE"
    1,"CHEVALIER OF THE LEGION OF HONOUR"
    1,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE ORANGE NASSAU WITH SWORDS"
    1,"MILITARY MEDAL FOR MERITFIRST CLASS"
    1,"BAR TO MILITARY CROSS (1)"
    1,"BRONZE STAR GALLANTRY"
    1,"INDIAN DISTINGUISHED SERVICEMEDAL"
    1,"MILTARY MEDAL"
    1,"OFFICER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 3RD CLASS"
    1,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT (1ST CLASS)"
    1,"ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, MILITARY CROSS"
    1,"ORDER OF THE CROWN BELGIUM"
    1,"BELGIAN MILITARY DECORATION"
    1,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD (COLONEL)"
    1,"COMMISSION IN THE FIELD AND DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL"
    1,"MENTION-IN-DESPATCHES (POSTHUMOUS)"
    1,"L'ORDRE DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR"
    1,"MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE ROYAL RED CROSS 1ST CLASS"
    1,"BURMA GALLANTRY MEDAL AND BAR"
    1,"A L'ORDRE DE L'ARMEE, ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    1,"MEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE FIFTH CLASS OR MEMBER OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITMILITARY MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL"
    1,"MILITARY MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL"
    1,"INDIAN DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL OR THE INDIAN POLICE MEDAL"
    1,"ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE; MEMBER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    1,"ASSOCIATE ROYAL RED CROSS OR IMPERIAL SERVICE ORDER"
    1,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    1,"ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE 4TH C1ASS"
    1,"MEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE FOURTH CLASS, OR OFFICER, OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE MEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE FIFTH CLASS, OR MEMBER, OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRMEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE THIRD CLASS, OR COMMANDER, OF THE THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OFMENTIONED IN DISPATCHES"
    1,"MEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE FIFTH CLASS, OR MEMBER, OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRMEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE THIRD CLASS, OR COMMANDER, OF THE THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OFMENTIONED IN DISPATCHES"
    1,"MILTIARY MEDAL"
    1,"L'ORDRE DU CORPS D'ARMEE"
    1,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT (2 CLASS)"
    1,"MENTIONED IN DISPATCHES"
    1,"KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU WITH SWORDS OR ORDER OF THE BRONZE LION"
    1,"COMMENDATION FOR BRAVE CONDUCT"
    1,"COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF KING GEORGE I WITH CROSSED SWORDS"
    1,"OFFICER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE MILITARY DIVISION"
    1,"GOLDEN CROSS OF THE ORDER OF KING GEORGE I"
    1,"BELGIAN DECORATION CLASS III OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF LEOPOLD"
    1,"ORDRE DE MERITE CIVIL ET MILITAIRE D'ADOLPHE DE NAUSSAU, GRAND CROSS"
    1,"LEGION OF HONNEUR (CHEVALIER)"
    1,"DISITINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL OR MILITARY MEDAL"
    1,"ORDER OF THE BRONZE LION OF MEDAL OF THE BRONZE CROSS"
    1,"OFFICER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE MILITARY DIVISION CLASS IV"
    1,"ROYAL RED CROSS (1ST CLASS)"
    1,"ORDER OF AL RAFIDAIN CLASS V"
    1,"ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE FOR GALLANTRY"
    1,"COMMANDRV"
    1,"L'ORDRE NATIONAL DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR, AU GRADE DE CHEVALIER"
    1,"BAR TO DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER; C.B."
    1,"SILVER STAR AMERICAN"
    1,"MILITARY METAL"
    1,"UNITED STATES SILVER STAR"
    1,"USA BRONZE STAR MEDAL BRIGADIER"
    1,"COMMANDER"
    1,"CHEVALIER DANS L'ORDRE NATIONAL DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR"
    1,"BRITISH ARMY"
    1,"DISTINGUISHEDCONDUCT MEDAL"
    1,"LEGION OF MERIT (LEGIONNAIRE)"
    1,"MILITARY SERVICES"
    1,"MEMBER OF THE FIRST CLASS OR KNIGHT GRAND CROSS OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDERBRITISH MILITARY CROSS"
    1,"LEGION OF MERIT OFFICER DEGREE"
    1,"LEGION OF MERIT-COMMANDER"
    1,"MEMBER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MOST ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE"
    1,"THE SILVER STAR"
    1,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF ORANGE NASSAU"
    1,"ALBERT MEDAL"
    1,"SILVER PALM"
    1,"COMMANDER OF THE MILITARY DIVISION OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER"
    1,"AMERICAN DECORATION SILVER STAR"
    1,"HONORARY CBE"
    1,"THE MEDAL OF FREEDOM WITH SILVER PALM"
    1,"MEDAL OF FREEDOM BRONZE PALM"
    1,"BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL (MILITARY DIVISION)"
    1,"DISTINGUISHES CONDUCT MEDAL"
    1,"BRONZE STAR MEDAL (UNITED STATES)"
    1,"BELGIUM AWARD"
    1,"ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (HONORARY)"
    1,"BRONZE STAR (USA)"
    1,"UNITED STATES ARMY BRONZE STAR"
    1,"MEMBER OF THE MOST EXCELLENT ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MILITARY DIVISION) (5TH CLASS)"
    1,"(UNITED STATES AWARD) BRONZE STAR"
    1,"ROYAL RED CROSS CLASS 1"
    1,"DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER, MILITARY CROSS"
    1,"GRAND CROIX OF THE ORDER OF THE OAKEN CROWN"
    1,"MILITAIRE WILLEMSORDE"
    1,"BAR TO MILITARY"
    1,"ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE(MIL)"
    1,"ORDER OF THE BRONZE LION, MEDAL OF THE BRONZE CROSS"
    1,"LEGION OF HONOUR CHEVALIER,, CROIX DE GUERRE AVEC PALMES"
    1,"ROYAL RED CROSS 2ND CLASS"
    1,"COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU"
    1,"OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF ORANGE-NASSAU WITH SWORDS"
    1,"KNIGHT OF THE ORDER OF ORANGE-NASSAU WITH THE SWORDS"
    1,"KNIGHT COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF RANJE NASSAU WITH SWORDS"
    1,"INDIAN DISTINGUISHED SERVICES MEDAL"
    1,"MILTIARY CROSS"
    1,"MILITARY CROSS (PERIODICAL)"
    1,"LEGION OF MERIT DEGREE OF COMMANDRR"
    1,"THE GEORGE CROSS (POSTUMOUS)"
    1,"MILITARY MEDAL; DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL"
    1,"BAR TO THE BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL"
    1,"CROSS OF MERIT"
    1,"COMMANDER OF THE LEGION OF HONOUR"
    1,"MEDAL FOR OUTSTANDING SERVICES"
    1,"DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEAL; MILITARY MEDAL"
    1,"INDIAN ORDER OF MERIT; MILITARY CROSS"
    1,"SILVER MEDAL OF GEORGE I WITH SWORDS"
    1,"MEDAL OF FREEDOM (WITH BRONZE PALM)"
    1,"ADDITIONAL ASSOCIATE OF THE ROYAL RED CROSS SECOND CLASS"
    1,"AWARD BY ORDER OF THE CORPS D'ARMEE"
    1,"ORDER OF THE BRONZE LION OF MEDAL BRONZE CROSS"
    1,"KNIGHT OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF ORANJE NASSAU WITH SWORDS OR MEDAL OF THE BRONZE CROSS"
    1,"BAR TO THE MILITARY CROSS, DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER"
    1,"MEDAL OF THE BRONZE STAR"
    1,"COMMANDER OF THE ORDER OF ORANGE-NASSAU WITH SWORDS"
    1,"MEDAL OF THE ORDER OF ORANGE NASSAU"
     
  5. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    Might be a few thousand missing.......
     
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  6. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    There certainly is a lot of MiD's missing. I did hear from a publisher that they are trying to compile a book of all WW2 MiD's though.

    I wonder if all the medals missing online is due to the citation being missing or is they have just missed copying it and still have the hardcopy within the files.

    Only 20 VC's listed out of 182 WW2 ones.
     
  7. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    There certainly is a lot of MiD's missing. I did hear from a publisher that they are trying to compile a book of all WW2 MiD's though.

    I wonder if all the medals missing online is due to the citation being missing or is they have just missed copying it and still have the hardcopy within the files.

    Only 20 VC's listed out of 182 WW2 ones.

    I had to trawl through 140,000 pages to get these. About 60,000 from a total of 80,000 found, so I still have 20,000 to find. Dunno what the VCs are doing there - should be in WO 98.
     
  8. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    I've not found WO 373/156 to WO 373/184 and WO 373/187 to WO 373/191 yet.
    Need to keep going....
     
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  9. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    I'm only about 3/4 of the way through my Harvest (or is it Scrape?). I've included a small sample here (HTML so it can be viewed easy). I've limited it to only those with something to do with Signals for this sample (no particular reason). As you see the unit name is far from regular, so sorting on this is going to be probably impossible. I can put this into a spreadsheet or web file, but the final version is likely to be several files as it will be huge. Not sure how to divide up the files or how to get the best out of this yet........


    Note, this file is BIG(ish):

    Link

    keep on scraping....:huh:
     
  10. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Loaded up in a click Geoff, super stuff, already see something I've missed.

    Cheers
    D
     
  11. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Ditto and great stuff !

    Regarding spliting it into sections, I think categories of units:

    1=Infantry

    2=Armour

    3=Artillery

    4=Engineers and Signals

    5=Others ie RASC, RAOC, CMP etc.

    OR By Campaign areas:

    1=Europe

    2=Africa

    3=Middle East

    4=Far East

    5=Others
     
  12. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    Ditto and great stuff !
    Regarding spliting it into sections, I think categories of units:...


    Might be a problem doing it this way. There are over 15,000 different descriptions of 'units' on the data I have so far. Putting these into bins would be difficult - I would need a computerized solution, way too many to do manually.


    OR By Campaign areas: ...

    This would be much easier, there are only 91, so far, and some of these can be binned together and the process automated.

    There is an interesting spread of awards over campaigns. What I have so far:

    1398, NORTH AFRICA (ALGERIA, TUNISIA)
    0887, SICILY
    11799, ITALY
    1341, BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE 1939-40
    0156, BRITISH EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
    0136, NORWAY
    6548, MIDDLE EAST (EGYPT AND LIBYA)
    0264, MIDDLE EAST (SYRIA, IRAQ AND IRAN)
    0324, MIDDLE EAST (GREECE AND CRETE)
    0346, MIDDLE EAST (EAST AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR); MIDDLE EAST (MALTA)
    0316, MIDDLE EAST: EAST AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR
    0183, MIDDLE EAST (MALTA)
    6651, BURMA
    0041, INDIA
    1411, SOUTH WEST PACIFIC
    0205, MIDDLE EAST SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND ESCAPES
    0228, MEDITERRANEAN
    0042, COMBINED OPERATIONS (ST NAZAIRE)
    0418, ROYAL MARINES
    0293, ROYAL AIR FORCE
    0002, ROYAL NAVY
    0220, MALAYA AND SINGAPORE
    0009, MIDDLE EAST (SPECIAL OPERATIONS)
    0015, JAVA
    0093, HONG KONG
    0010, SERVICES WHILE POW
    1424, NORTH WEST EUROPE
    7791, NORTH WEST EUROPE 1944-45
    0190, REPATRIATED POWS
    0011, ITALY: THIRD PERIODICAL DESPATCH
    0077, REPATRIATED POWS: SOUTH AFRICAN FORCES, TOBRUK
    0056, MEDITERRANEAN: SPECIAL OPERATIONS
    0996, ESCAPE AND EVASION AND SPECIAL OPERATIONS
    0276, ESCAPE AND EVASION
    0078, SERVICES WHILE P O W
    1924, NON-COMBATANT GALLANTRY
    0036, MIDDLE EAST SYRIA, IRAQ, IRAN AND PALESTINE
    0074, MIDDLE EAST (SYRIA, IRAQ, IRAN AND PALESTINE)
    0006, MIDDLE EAST (SYRIA, IRAQ, IRAN) AND PALESTINE
    0241, MIDDLE EAST (SYRIA, IRAQ, IRAN)
    0055, MIDDLE EAST (SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND ESCAPES)
    0297, MIDDLE EAST (EAST AFRICA AND MADAGASCAR)
    1417, NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-1945
    0210, SOUTH-WEST PACIFIC
    0157, SERVICES WHILE PRISONERS OF WAR
    0132, MIDDLE EAST (EAST AFRICA, MADAGASCAR)
    0436, MIDDLE EAST (EGYPT, LIBYA)
    0024, MIDDLE EAST (GREECE, CRETE)
    1215, B E F 1939-40
    0707, NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45
    0088, FAR EAST (NETHERLANDS EAST INDIES)
    0190, PALESTINE 1936-1939
    0001, N W EUROPE 1944-45
    2385, THE LONDON OMNIBUS LIST FOR GALLANT AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICES IN THE FIELD
    0001, MISCELLANEOUS: ADDIS ABABA 1936
    0085, NORTH WEST EUROPE 1944-1945
    0004, FOREIGN TO BRITISH : ABYSSINIA
    0019, FOREIGN TO BRITISH : USSR
    0001, FOREIGN TO BRITISH : IRAQ
    0004, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: IRAQ
    0022, FOREIGN TO BRITISH : LUXEMBOURG
    0004, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: LUXEMBOURG
    0020, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: DENMARK
    0057, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: NORWAY
    0041, FOREIGN TO BRITISH: NORWAY
    0226, FOREIGN TO BRITISH: GREECE
    0110, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: GREECE
    0486, FOREIGN TO BRITISH: BELGIUM
    0009, FOREIGN TO BRITISH : BELGIUM
    0009, ARABIAN BEFORE PENINSULA: 1 JAN 57
    0055, ARABIAN PENINSULA: 1957-1960
    0054, BRITISH TO FOREIGN : CZECHOSLAVAKIA
    0012, FOREIGN TO BRITISH: CZECHOSLOVAKIA
    0299, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: POLAND
    0473, FOREIGN TO BRITISH: NETHERLANDS
    0019, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: CHINA
    0003, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: YUGOSLAVIA
    0001, FOREIGN TO BRITISH: YUGOSLAVIA
    0021, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: TRANS JORDAN
    0061, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: EGYPT
    0008, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: PORTUGAL
    1804, FOREIGN TO BRITISH: USA
    0686, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: USA
    0531, BRITISH TO FOREIGN : USA
    0047, COMBATANT GALLANTRY
    0250, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: BELGIUM
    0129, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: FRANCE
    0072, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: FRANCE, FRENCH TROOPS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
    0256, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: FRANCE, FRENCH TROOPS IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45
    0083, BRITISH TO FOREIGN: NETHERLANDS
    1053, FOREIGN TO BRITISH: FRANCE
     
  13. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    11799, ITALY

    Pretty high; D-Day dodging.
     
  14. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Geoff - how is it going?
     
  15. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    Geoff - how is it going?

    Pretty good. Found 54,994 out of a possible 55,023 (think thats all there is for 39-46?). I've just put them into groups by campaign, I've put them into 20 groups and therefore have 20 HTML files at the moment, but Exel would be possible. Might need a global index though. What is not possible (without a lot of effort) is an easy way of finding each recommendation in the big microfilm files. The only clue is the WO reference.
     
  16. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Geoff, those other 29 aren't under 1947 or 1948 are they ?
     
  17. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    Might need a global index though.
    :):D

    What is not possible (without a lot of effort) is an easy way of finding each recommendation in the big microfilm files. The only clue is the WO reference.
    ... unless page no.s were added manually ... how's about a big push from all those interested, eh? A file at a time? [Have a feeling I might be a lone voice in the desert here.]

    I've already inputted page no.s for 373/48 - NWE file.
     
  18. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    If its not too techi I'm in :)
     
  19. geoff501

    geoff501 Achtung Feind hört mit

    Geoff, those other 29 aren't under 1947 or 1948 are they ?
    No. The figure of 55,023, I got by searching the NA for each month in 39-46. I added the results for these to get this total (might have made an error - did not double check my adding). The total I've found (54,994) are all those found for these same 39-46 dates in my downloads. The NA files can be stored in a weird order (but not as weird as CWGC) and I may have missed them, being in another block, or I may have just mis-counted.

    There could be WW2 recommendations dated 47 or 48 - possible? I'll need to check this also.
     
  20. Drew5233

    Drew5233 #FuturePilot 1940 Obsessive

    Not sure, although I always search 39 to 48 for some reason -Probably just to cover myeself for any late entries/recommendations.
     

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