Acts of Bravery and Medals Awarded
King’s Dragoon Guards Gallantry Awards
Boer War 1899 -1901
Officers
Companion, The Most Honourable Order of the Bath:
Colonel A H M Edwards MVO
Colonel S Bogle-Smith
Lt. Colonel H. Mostyn Owen
Captain C Loftus Bates.
Major Brevet Lt. Colonel W H Birbeck
Distinguished Service Order:
Lt. Colonel. Hon. Brigadier General G R H Cheape:
Lt. Colonel W J Lockett (Attached to the 14th Hussars)
Major H. de C Eastwood
Colonel C Loftus Bates
Lieutenant J J Brocklebank
Other Ranks
Distinguished Conduct Medal:
Sergeant T Gilton.
World War One
Officers
Distinguished Service Order:
Lt. Colonel. Hon. Brigadier General G R H Cheape:
Lt. Colonel H J Williams.
Lt. Colonel R S Hunt: Awarded 1/1/1918.
Major A M Turner: Awarded 1/1/1918.
Colonel H de C Eastwood: Awarded
Lt. Colonel F H Fernie: Awarded 1/1/1918.
Major H F Searight: Awarded 1/1/1918.
Lt. Colonel W J Lockett: Awarded
Major J J Brocklebank: Awarded
Captain (Brevet Major) S C Holland: Awarded 1-1-1917
Military Cross:
Lt. Colonel. Hon. Brigadier General G R H Cheape: Awarded 14/1/1916.
Captain W R F Cooper: Awarded 4/6/1917.
Captain W R Read: Awarded 14/1/1916.
Lieutenant W R Muir: Awarded 19/11/1917.
Lieutenant G B Rimington: Awarded 16/9/1918.
Lieutenant J P Moreton: Awarded 1/11/1917.
Lieutenant A Brown M.C: Awarded ?.
Foreign Awards
Temp Captain W Langford: French Medaille Miltaire (London Gazette) 5/11/1914.
Captain Brevet Major S C Holland: French Legion d’Honnour (Chevalier) 2/6/17.
Colonel W J S Fergusson. C.M.G. (con) Order of the Nile (3rd Class) 9/3/1917.
Other Ranks
Distinguished Conduct Medal:
1257 Sergeant W J F Carpenter.
5565 Corporal A Harper. (Attached to 5th Dragoon Guards)
6211 Private Payne. (Attached to 1st Life Guards)
Military Medal:
6299 Cpl W Jordan
4266 Corporal A Price
12417 Private C Chant.
0783 Sergeant T Rivett.
6689 Sergeant S Froom.
114 Sergeant A N Wakeford.
14104 Corporal Pride.
6184 Private W Layton.
6062 Private B C Habgood.
6272 Sergeant J Kidd.
0888 Sergeant J Hale.
0185 Private S Berriball.
3794 Sgt W Stockbridge.
19647 Pte W G Felgate.
8478 Sgt J McBrine.
French Croix de Guerre:
0526 Sergeant J Waterman
1311 Sergeant A Davies.
Afghanistan 1919
Officers
Distinguished Service Order:
Captain W R F Cooper: Awarded 1-1-1919
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.
Captain A H Hawes: Awarded 1-1-1920
Military Cross.
Lieutenant F W F Card: Awarded 29-11-1919.
Lieutenant J L Waggettt: Awarded 29-1-1919
Other Ranks:
Distinguished Conduct Medal.
0548 Sergeant A Browning
5395 Corporal S Sheppard
Military Medal.
20903 Lance Corporal W Bell
Queen’s Bays Gallantry Awards
World War One
Officers
Distinguished Service Order:
Major G H A Ing: and bar: Awarded ?-6-1915: bar 31-8-1918
Major M C C Pinching: Awarded 14-1-1916
Lt A J R Lamb: Awarded A. R. O. 120 of 23-9-1914
Major A E W Harman: Awarded 3-6-1916
Major B H H Matthew-Lannowe: Awarded London Gazette Special Supp: 23-11-1916
Military Cross:
Captain H W Hall: Awarded 23-6-1915
2nd Lt F Milnes: Awarded 23-6-1915
2nd Lt J J Kingstone: Awarded 14-1-1916
2nd Lt H Misa: Awarded 14-1-1916
Lt W H Tapp: Awarded 29-10-1915
Captain F A Single: Awarded 1-1-1917
Lt R T Barnard: Awarded 7-12-1917
Lt F E Knight: Awarded 26-4-1918
Captain F H Whitmore-Smith: Awarded: King’s Birthday
Acting Captain Sir C B W Magnay, Bart: Awarded 15-10-1918
Lt G H D Ascoli: Awarded: New Honours London Gazette 1919
Lt R A Grosvener (with R F C) and bar: Awarded 26-7-1918: bar 16-9-1918
Captain C A Heydeman and bar: Awarded ????: bar Awarded 31-12-1918
Temp Captain F D R Milne: Awarded 26-7-1918.
Other Ranks
Distinguished Conduct Medal:
Acting SSM J S Fraser: Awarded 16-1-1915
Sqn Sgt Major A F Cross: Awarded 2-6-1915
Private J Goodchild: Awarded 2-6-1915
Acting Corporal J J Clarke: Awarded 5-8-1915
Sergeant R J Chelmsford: Awarded 1-1-1916
Lance Cpl R Ward: Awarded 1-1-1916
Private F W Ellicock: Awarded 26-10-1914
Cpl Acting Sgt T G Jackson: Awarded 3-6-1916
RSM G W F Smith: Awarded 14-1-1918
Sergeant J Fishwick: Awarded 28-4-1918
A/L.S.M. J Bird: Awarded 3-6-1918
Sergeant A Spain: Awarded 15-10-1918
Sergeant A Ford: Awarded 15-10-1918
Cpl W Bodman: Awarded 15-10-1918
Sergeant A Sprake (Essex Yeomanry): Awarded 27-6-1918
Military Medal:
Lance Cpl W V Clements (att M M P): Awarded 3-6-1916
Sergeant F Barber: Awarded 3-6-1916
Lance Cpl H P F Charnock: Awarded 3-6-1916
Sergeant R D Elliott and bar: Awarded 3-6-1916: bar Awarded 16-8-1918
Lance Cpl F W Fisher: Awarded 11-10-1916
Sergeant J Iles: Awarded 11-10-1916
Lance Cpl J J Jagger: Awarded 11-10-1916
Corporal F Mitchem: Awarded 11-10-1916
Acting Sergeant A Murray: Awarded 11-10-1916
Acting Sergeant L Parker: Awarded 11-10-1916
Private T Sanders: Awarded 11-10-1916
Corporal T Scott: Awarded 11-10-1916
Lance Cpl R Biggadike: Awarded 26-3-1917
Sergeant R Ballard: Awarded 28-11-1917
Sergeant R Evans: Awarded 28-11-1917
Corporal E Tennant: Awarded 28-11-1917
Lance Cpl W Allanson: Awarded 28-11-1917
Private H Magnet: Awarded 28-11-1917
Sergeant W Fowler: Awarded 14-3-1918
Lance Cpl F Tomkins: Awarded 14-3-1918
Lance Cpl R Percy: Awarded 14-3-1918
Private W Horne: Awarded 14-3-1918
Sergeant G Clarke: Awarded 19-4-1918
Corporal G Stevens: Awarded 19-4-1918
Lance Cpl F Potten: Awarded 19-4-1918
Lance Cpl H Stevenson: Awarded 19-4-1918
Private C Rees: Awarded 19-4-1918
Corporal W Chamberlain: Awarded 19-4-1918
Sergeant A Whitelock: Awarded 16-8-1918
Lance Sgt F Curtis: Awarded 16-8-1918
Corporal W Mills: Awarded 16-8-1918
Corporal R Pottle: Awarded 16-8-1918
Lance Cpl J Smith and bar: Awarded 16-8-1918: bar Awarded 24-1-1919:
Private R Richards: Awarded 16-8-1918
Private E Burkeg: Awarded 16-8-1918
Private J Jackson: Awarded 16-8-1918
Private M Bingham: Awarded 16-8-1918
Private F Wood: Awarded 16-8-1918
Private F Levey (Essex Yeomanry): Awarded 16-8-1918
Private J Welborne: Awarded 16-8-1918
Private W Wilkinson: Awarded 16-8-1918
Private D Perry: Awarded 16-8-1918
Private E Knox: Awarded 16-8-1918
Foreign Decorations
Officers
Lt Colonel H W Wilberforce: Croix d’Officier, L of H: Awarded 11-10-1914
Major A E W Harman: Croix d’Officier, L of H: Awarded 24-2-1916
Major General A E W Harman: Croix de Commandeur, L of H: Awarded 11-3-1919
Lt C A Heydeman: Croix de Chevalier, L of H: Awarded 11-10-1914
Lt A J R Lamb: Croix de Chevalier, L of H: Awarded 11-10-1914
Major M C C Pinching: Croix de Guerre: Awarded 1-5-1917
Captain H W Hall: Croix de Guerre: Awarded 1-5-1917
Major General A E W Harman: Croix de Guerre: Awarded 10-10-1918
Major B H H Matthew-Lannowe: Serbian Order of White Eagle, 4th Class, With Swords
Other Ranks
French
Corporal Short: Medaille Militaire: Awarded 5-8-1914
QMS E A Hire: Medaille Militaire: Awarded 24-2-1916
RSM G W F Smith: Medaille Militaire: Awarded 24-2-1916
Sergeant L Parker: Medaille Militaire: Awarded 1-5-1917
Belgium
Sergeant G Wardroper: Belgian Decoration Militaire: Awarded 1-8-1917
D/4644 Private Mitchell: Croix de Guerre: Awarded 31-1-1918
Corporal F Curtis: Croix de Guerre: Awarded 31-1-1918
Russian
SSM C C Wallace: Cross of the Order of St George (4th Class) August 1915
Private J Goddard: Medal of St George (4th Class) August 1915