Mark Brewer

Gimpel French Resistance King's Medal for Courage in the Cause of Freedom group.

Neame VC Group including VC, DSO, KBE, CB, Knight Grace of the order of St John, Order of the White Lion of Czechoslovakia (2nd Class), Chevalier Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Guerre France, Croix de Guerre Belguim.

Yeo-Thomas GC Group including GC, MC and bar, Commander Legion d'Honneur, Croix de Guerre (four gold palms), Croix de Combattant Voluntaire, Medaille de la Deportation, Gold Cross of Merit (Poland).

Odette's GC, MBE and Legion d'Honneur Group SOE

GM Group to Madame Berthe Emilie Fraser, French Resistance movement including GM and Legion d'Honneur.

Hi, I took these photos a few years ago in the London Imperial War Museum and thought I would post them for the benefit of club members. There are some really nice groups with a real history begin both them and the recipient. The first one is the Medal Group to General Lord Rawlinson of Trent, including GCB, GCVO, GCMG.

Brilliant, thanks for the help. I have a guy who is apparently a known recipient from Crimea, but he doesn't appear on the two lists I have. Therefore my search for a third list, if it exists. I will check the index for the ORMS journal. How easy is it to research foreign recipients of the award using French resources? Thanks again, Mark.

Hi, I'm currently researching New Zealand connections with the French Legion d'Honneur. This includes a number of Crimea veterans who subsequently settled or served in New Zealand. In order to achieve this I am trying to obtain a complete list of recipients. Aled L Jones from the Topica medal email list has been fantastic in providing two of the three lists. These were printed in the Times News Paper and so available from the Times digital archive. These are: List number one: Printed in the Times 17 July 1856 page 9, as a reprint of the list produced in the 'Le Moniteur' of 16 July 1856. List number three: Printed in the Times 2 May 1857 page 10, as reprint of the list produced i n the 'Le Moniteur' of 22 April 1857, and supplement to the London Gazette of 1 May 1857. If possible, I'm hoping that someone would help me obtain a copy of the second list that was printed in the 'Le Moniteur' of 19 July 1856. It is likely that this was reprinted in the Sunday Times of 20 July 1856 (the reason why it is unavailable from the Times digital archive). Can anyone help me obtain a copy of this list from either the London Gazette, Le Moniteur or Sunday Times or is there a full Crimea Legion of Honour list available in printed format or electronically that I can purchase? Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Mark Brewer New Zealand

Hi, I'm currently researching New Zealand connections with the French Legion d'Honneur. This includes a number of Crimea veterans who subsequently settled or served in New Zealand. In order to achieve this I am trying to obtain a complete list of recipients. Aled L Jones from the Topica medal email list has been fantastic in providing two of the three lists. These were printed in the Times News Paper and so available from the Times digital archive. These are: List number one: Printed in the Times 17 July 1856 page 9, as a reprint of the list produced in the 'Le Moniteur' of 16 July 1856. List number three: Printed in the Times 2 May 1857 page 10, as reprint of the list produced i n the 'Le Moniteur' of 22 April 1857, and supplement to the London Gazette of 1 May 1857. If possible, I'm hoping that someone would help me obtain a copy of the second list that was printed in the 'Le Moniteur' of 19 July 1856. It is likely that this was reprinted in the Sunday Times of 20 July 1856 (the reason why it is unavailable from the Times digital archive). Can anyone help me obtain a copy of this list from either the London Gazette, Le Moniteur or Sunday Times or is there a full Crimea Legion of Honour list available in printed format or electronically that I can purchase? If anyone is interested I can list those recipients that I have so far found to have either served or settled in New Zealand. Any assistance is greatly appreciated. Mark Brewer New Zealand