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- 1st Sportsman's Battalion, Royal Fusiliers 1914-1918
- Birmingham City Battalions 1914-1918
- Birmingham Employers Roll of Honour 1914-1918
- Bradford Pals 1914-1918
- De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918
- Distinguished Conduct Medal Citations 1914-1920
- Edinburgh Pals 1914-1918
- Kempston Servicemen 1914-1920
- Leicestershire and Rutland, Soldiers Died 1914-1920
- Liverpool Pals 1914-1918
- London County Council Record Of War Service 1914-1918
- Plymouth Rolls Of Honour 1914-1919
- Royal Fusiliers, Stockbrokers' Battalion 1914-1918
- Royal Naval Division Casualties 1914-1919
- Royal Sussex Regiment Southdown Battalions 1914-1918
- Salford Pals 1914-1918
- Silver War Badge roll 1914-1920
Distinguished Conduct Medal Citations 1914-1920
The amount of information listed varies, but the WWI Distinguished Conduct Medal Citations records usually include the following information about your ancestor:
- First name
- Last name
- Year
- Regiment
- Citation
The citations for Distinguished Conduct Medals are hard to find - unit histories often have no space for more than a brief mention; or just the bare fact of the award tucked away in an appendix. Others are lost in the labyrinth of small print in the official 'London Gazette'. To view the citations you should view the original image, as well as viewing the transcript.
Discover more about the WWI Distinguished Conduct Medal Citations
The Distinguished Conduct Medal was instituted in 1854 during the Crimean War to recognise gallantry for Other Ranks (i.e., non-officer rank). Bars were awarded in recognition of further acts of gallantry meriting the same award
These records list the full citations of the Distinguished Conduct Medal (and second and third award bars) in the Great War. The Distinguished Conduct Medal may not have the cachet of the VC, but the deeds told in the citations for the award are just as heroic and inspiring.