london gazzette

[paddywhack]

just wondering if at all possible does anyone have a link to the london gazzette at all as iv been trying to find the website to research a relative of mine who won the MC but i cant seem to find the website!! any help would be great!

[Adrian Stevenson]

Good luck Paddy. The site is a bit of a nightmare to use:

http://www.gazettes-online.co.uk/Adv...GeoType=London

Cheers, Ade.

[paddywhack]

cool thanks for that il let the fun begin tomorow!

[yellow]

To search for a man named "John Smiths Best Bitter" we would try all these search alternatives:

1. John Smiths Best Bitter
2. John S. B. Bitter
3. J. S. B. Bitter
4. Each officer during WW2 was assigned a number, Ive had a lot of success with those in the past.

Good Luck!

[paddywhack]

cool thanks for the help! im looknig for iinfo on my great uncle in law! joe edmunson! il see what come up!thanks again!

[paddywhack]

got 3 results but not the one im looking for sadly! i guess il have to fine his service number some how!the only thing i DO know is he wrote some sort of book after the war but dont know what type of book!!!

[yellow]

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</th> <td class="landingtextcell" width="80%"><table> <tbody><tr class="medalRow"> <td class="medalplain" width="30%">Name </td> <td class="medalplain" width="60%">Edmundson, Joseph</td> </tr> <tr class="medalRow"> <td class="medalheader"> Rank: </td> <td class="medalplain">Second Lieutenant</td></tr> <tr class="medalRow"> <td class="medalheader"> Service No: </td> <td class="medalplain">256984</td></tr> <tr class="medalRow"> <td class="medalheader"> Regiment: </td> <td class="medalplain">2 Battalion Royal Fusiliers</td></tr> <tr class="medalRow"> <td class="medalheader"> Theatre of Combat or Operation: </td> <td class="medalplain">North Africa (Algeria, Tunisia)</td></tr> <tr class="medalRow"> <td class="medalheader"> Award: </td> <td class="medalplain">Military Cross</td></tr> <tr class="medalRow"> <td class="medalheader"> Date of Announcement in London Gazette: </td> <td class="medalplain">08 July 1943</td></tr> </tbody></table> </td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="landingtextcell" width="20%">
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[paddywhack]

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F##kING hell!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! how the bloody hell you find that!!!i tried every combo i could think off!!!! i bloody owe you a good few pints!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! is there any way of getting more info on him?? id love to do a display with his career and medals etc!!
thanks A MILLION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!