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Orange Cat and Me

Orange Cat and Me Report 15 Feb 2007 16:31

Having followed the tip to cwgc.org I discovered my grandmother's brother was awarded the Croix de Guerre ( Belgian ). Does anyone know how I find out why this was awarded.

Porkie_Pie

Porkie_Pie Report 15 Feb 2007 16:52

The Croix de guerre may either be bestowed as an individual medal or as a unit award. The Croix de guerre medal is awarded to those individuals who distinguish themselves by acts of heroism involving combat with enemy forces. The medal is also awarded to those who have been 'mentioned in despatches', meaning a heroic deed was performed meriting a citation from an individual's headquarters unit. The unit award of the Croix de guerre was issued to military commands who performed heroic deeds in combat and were subsequently recognized by headquarters From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croix_de_Guerre Roy

imp

imp Report 15 Feb 2007 16:53

I don't know if he will come up on these pages. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Croix_de_guerre_recipients Gail.

Orange Cat and Me

Orange Cat and Me Report 15 Feb 2007 17:00

Thanks Roy and Gail.

Jack

Jack Report 15 Feb 2007 17:01

Awarded from 1915 onwards, it was only given to individuals during WW1. Jack

Orange Cat and Me

Orange Cat and Me Report 15 Feb 2007 17:17

Thanks Jack, I'm ploughing my way through all the sites and yes; it seems this medal could only be earned by foreign nationals for acts of heroism conducted while on Belgian soil.