The notice Harvey’s Grandad received advising him of his Mention In Dispatches
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Harvey’s Grandad, then Temporary Observer Sub-Lieutenant C N Ellen, was mentioned in dispatches in 1918. The M.I.D. citation appeared in the London Gazette on 11 June 1918 and was “For Gallant Conduct and Distinguished Service during the Period from 21st September, 1917 to 28th February 1918”, a period which ended exactly 100 years ago today. He received it “for Salonika” whilst serving in the Aegean with the Royal Naval Air Service, soon to become part of the RAF.
The Wing Commander who signed the original notice was F W Bowhill who became Air Chief Marshall Sir Frederick Bowhill during World War II.
The clipping from the London Gazette kept by Harvey’s Grandad
