Military Cross & Military Medal holders of Birmingham

[Thylacine]

2010-06-13 17:24:20

Second Lieutenant James Percival Savage (London Regiment) was awarded the Military Cross in World War 1 (gazetted 22 April 1918). The citation reads:

"For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On the enemy gaining a temporary footing on the right flank of the line, he immediately collected a few men and charged into the midst of the enemy whom he succeeded in holding in check until that section of the line was reorganised, after which the enemy were completely repulsed. His gallantry and presence of mind undoubtedly averted the possibility of critical developments."

[No doubt he made a good lieutenant to O C Power too! ]

 

[Vivienne14]

Four Birmingham men awarded the MC.

Major F W Foster
Capt Brook Turner
Capt H W Edwards
2nd Lt R C Lowe

Viv.

Source: British Newspaper Archive

 

[Vivienne14]

Some more Birmingham men awarded the MC in WW1. Source: British Newspaper Archive. Viv.

Capt Kerr
2nd Lt Basil Charles Barwell Jagger
2nd Lt Leonard Owen
Capt A Ford Ennals
2nd Lt Frank Raymond Jones
2nd Lt W H R Lloyds
Capt Noel Victor Williams
2nd Lt A L Crockford
Lt Robert Godfrey Woodward
Lt Leslie Sayer
Lt Col W C Rettalack
Lt Jeffrey Walker
Capt J P Bate
Capt E I Lea
Major W C C Gell
Lt John Wemyss Hood
Capt A J Field
2nd Lt Walter Bernard Edwards
Lt Henry Alexander Sale
2nd Lt A G Short
Colour Sgt G A Hollis
Capt Arthur Peregrine Thomson
2nd Lt E L Hopkins
Lt Edwin Leslie Bishop
2nd Lt Charles Edward Schnadhorst
Capt C H A French

 

[ChrisM]

Great to see all this information in one place, Viv!

Are any of their descendants members of this Forum........? (So many of their surnames, including a couple of the unusual ones, are familiar).

Chris

 

[Vivienne14]

Hopefully the listed men’s names will be picked up in any searches Chris. Hoping to put more on in the same format. Shall be adding the Military Medals awarded too. Viv.

 

[Vivienne14]

More MCs awarded to Birmingham men. The Forbes family had two sons who were awarded MCs. Viv


Lt Hawkes
Co Sgt Major Fred Daniels
Lt Percy Lister Zair Lea
Cat J W C Turner
Capt Herbert Davies
2nd Lt Leslie Frederick Forbes
Capt Ellert W Forbes
2nt Lt H E R Townsend
2nd Lt Robert William Preston
2nd Lt W H Shelley
Capt W J Hirst
Capt Herbert Davies
Lt Arthur Wellesley Newman
Lt E R V Lloyd
2nd Lt James Stuart
2nd Lt P W Pearson
Co Sgt Major Francis Townley
Capt E F Bowkett
Lt Alan Scrivenor Lloyd

 

[Charles Barwell]

Great to see all this information in one place, Viv!

Are any of their descendants members of this Forum........? (So many of their surnames, including a couple of the unusual ones, are familiar).

Chris

Yes. Good to see my grandfather’s first cousin Basil Jagger listed as MC. He died in 1980 and lived in Edgbaston. A real character, I remember him well.

 

[MWS]

Some more Birmingham men awarded the MC in WW1. Source: British Newspaper Archive. Viv.

Capt Arthur Peregrine Thomson

This man popped up in a family tree I was doing and appears to have been an interesting person. Born in British Guyana, a long career in medicine in Bham and lived in Edgbaston. He appears to have had no children of his own, though had an adopted daughter and step children. He was also knighted.

Sir Arthur Peregrine Thomson | RCP Museum

history.rcp.ac.uk

Arthur Thomson (physician) - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[williamdainty]

Yes. Good to see my grandfather’s first cousin Basil Jagger listed as MC. He died in 1980 and lived in Edgbaston. A real character, I remember him well.

 

[williamdainty]

my grandfather william plant sargent wiltshire regt militery medal 1914 star mentioned in london gazette 1915

 

[Biscayne]

A family photograph taken in Aston before WW1 which just happened to feature a high percentage of medal recipients:


Back left: Alfred Wilcox VC, Back right: Bernard Wilcox MM
Middle centre: Ernest Wilcox DCM
Front left: Arthur John Walker MM, Front right: Walter Harry Walker.

They were all cousins. At his children's request, Arthur John Walker's medal set was donated to the South Staffs. Regimental Museum.