THE AWARD OF THE MILITARY MEDAL for the CAMPAIGN IN ITALY 1917-1918 [Volume IV] by Chris Bate & Howard Williamson as part of the MM Project (2020). 300pp.
Limited edition of only 350 copies
In 1997 Chris Bate, William Spencer and Howard Williamson rescued 121,000 original Great War Military Medal (MM) Index Cards, due for destruction, from the Army Records Centre, Hayes. They collected them on a Wednesday, just 2 days before they were due to be incinerated!
Their project to create a comprehensive and accurate MM Roll has taken authors Howard Williamson and Chris Bate over 22 years to complete. This new Italian MM Roll is the 4th volume in their growing series of highly detailed publications about the MM.
This new Italian Campaign MM book comprises:
> A highly detailed study of the 1189 Military Medals, 98 First Bars and 3 Second Bars awarded to the British Army during the Italian Campaign 1917-18
> All 1290 awards (MMs and the Bars) have details of when they were won
This new publication includes:
- A detailed overview of the Italian Campaign and its battles
- Notes on the Divisions engaged in Italy
- An alphabetical nominal roll for all the MMs awarded
- A Schedule Number roll for all the MM recipients
- A Registered Paper Number Roll for all the MM recipients
- A roll of all MM recipients by individual unit
- Details of all the recipients Home Towns
- Citations and/or Action Dates
- Personal Details and Newspaper reports for all the MMs awarded
- Details of all the DCMs awarded for the campaign
- All awards of the MM made to Italian soldiers for the campaign
- Copies of Italian Despatches in the London Gazette
- Details of the Army VCs awarded in Italy
- Details of the main CWGC cemeteries in Italy
- Notes on how to research awards for Italy by cross referencing awards and making use of Schedule Numbers, Registered Paper Numbers & other sources
Condition: New Hardback; A4 format on silk paper & thread sewn
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See also FOR BRAVERY IN THE FIELD - The Inter War Years 1919-1939 MM Recipients by C.K.Bate 2019 - Click Here
See also BRITISH LINE REGIMENTS DCM & MM Awards 1914-1920 [Volume V] - by C.K.Bate & H.J.Williamson 2022 - Click Here