TonyR Posted 10 June , 2009 Share Posted 10 June , 2009 Hello all, trying to find out more info on my cousin Patrick Rooney, would be good to hear why he was awarded MM. Details are: From CWGC ROONEY Initials: P - Nationality: United Kingdom - Rank: Serjeant - Regiment/Service: Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Unit Text: 45th Coy. - Age: 20 - Date of Death: 23/08/1917 - Service No: 3174 - Awards: M M Additional information: Son of Mrs. Rachel Rooney, of 1, Bellevue Terrace, Military Rd., Cork. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Grave/Memorial Reference: I. I. 137. Cemetery: YPRES RESERVOIR CEMETERY Medal Card: Rooney Patrick H. - M.G.C. Sjt 3174 - R. Suss. R. 10733 Victory Medal Roll: M.G.C / 101 B page 16 British Medal Roll: - do - No service papers on A*****y His MM is mentioned on page 347 of 'Supplement to the London Gazette 6th January 1917' Not sure what to do next, any help or advice welcomed. Thanks, TonyR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Nixon Posted 10 June , 2009 Share Posted 10 June , 2009 Tony As a first step, you should work through the points noted here: http://www.1914-1918.net/grandad/grandad.htm WO 363 service records covering surnames beginning with R have not been released yet, so don't give up hope. SDGW notes place of residence and birth as Cork and that he was KiA. Paul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PPCLI Posted 10 June , 2009 Share Posted 10 June , 2009 Tony, Have you downloaded his other MIC: see NA WW1 Campaign Medals. The MIC held under WO 372/23 is for his MM. It will not give much detail (name, number, gazette reference) but may include his unit details, just in case he was with a different MG Company to the one in which he served when killed. Usually the best chance (still not good) of finding info on reason for MM awards are the local newspapers. All the best, Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John_Hartley Posted 10 June , 2009 Share Posted 10 June , 2009 Service papers may give a clue - therefore worth a trip to Kew (or wait till Ancestry upload it at some point in the future, if they exist). Whilst there, I'd also look up the MGC Company war diary. Non-infantry units tend to be better about including this sort of information - the event is usually around 3 months before the Gazette date. As Stuart suggests have a look at the local papers - boyh for around the MM award date and, also, for any obituary of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyR Posted 13 June , 2009 Author Share Posted 13 June , 2009 Thanks Paul, Stuart & John for the extra info and all the tips, it's appreciated. Will have to try and get to Kew later in year, unless Ancestry upload service papers before then. In the meantime I shall try the local Cork newspaper for any mention of his MM & obituary. Regards, TonyR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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