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(available @ http: \/\/www.nmarchive.com\/ and on CD-ROM ). Also some details can appear in Regimental Histories and very rarely an original Divisional citation document that was given to the recipient will have survived. 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There was also a provision for the award of a bar for each further act of bravery. All Great War MCs are issued unnamed. All issued MCs have a notification in the London Gazette. It is possible to find a citation for the Military Cross in the Gazettes. The majority of awards for the Great War are accompanied by citations Frequently the award and the citation are separated and it then necessary to search in later indices to find the citation","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49631563317521,"sku":"GOR013587762","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51205269324049,"sku":"NIN9781783312191","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52400698163473,"sku":"NLS9781783312191","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/178331219X.jpg?v=1750801640"},{"product_id":"complete-military-medal-roll-1914-19-book-peter-warrington-9781783315000","title":"The Complete Military Medal Roll 1914-19","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a fully revised and reworked edition of Peter Warrington's work that now extends to 2,000 pages, against the 650 of the first edition. It fills the last major gap for Gallantry medals to other ranks in the Great War, with the inclusion of Imperial troop recipients along with the British Army and Navy personnel, and the addition of London Gazette supplement reference number(s) and date(s). 74,000 records now have added biographical data and information relating to the award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the most part, the Military Medal was awarded to the privates and lesser ranks of the Army: For a specific act of gallantry in action or for continuous gallantry during a specified period of active service.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This roll now lists the British Army, Navy personnel, RFC and RAF and Imperial troop recipients of the Military Medal (114,560) and second (5,543), third (182) and fourth (1) award bars in the Great War. 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