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Served in RGA died of wounds Jan 1917. Awarded Medaille Militaire but dont know what for. Any takers please?
 
This seems to be the reason, though rather a short report
 

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pjmburns said:
Even his army record on Ancestry does not list the reason why but it looks as if his Father had the medal presented so there might be newspaper record.
I found a record but as I don't have a subscription I can't see if it says why he was awarded the medal. Someone else on here might be able to help. https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/search/results/1917-01-01/1917-12-31?basicsearch=christopher french&somesearch=christopher french Or you could take out a month subscription.

Janice
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Thank you for your help. Have searched the newspapers and found what I was looking for.
 
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