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ROYAL NAVY and ARMY DESPATCHES

London Gazette editions 28861-32156 (August 1914-December 1920)

HM King George V, in whose name all honours and gallantry
awards were granted (click to enlarge)
 

(1) My thanks to the London Gazette for placing all this information in the public domain

(2) All Naval, Army and RAF Despatches are listed, even though some are headings only

(3) Any transcription errors are mine, for which my apologies.

(4) Link to Royal Navy Honours and Gallantry Awards from the London Gazette


 

NAVAL DESPATCHES

28861-29654 (August 1914-July 1916) - 29680-31063 (July 1916-December 1918) - 31189-31970 (January 1919-December 1920)

 
 
 

Achilles and Dundee, Action of HM Ships (31301)

 

Antwerp, Naval Brigade operations (28996)

 

Armoured Car Squadron, RNAS (28948)

 

Belgian coast operations (29126)

Belgian coast operations (29436)

 

Dardanelles, Naval attack on (31322)

 

Declaration of War against Germany (28861)

Declaration of War against Turkey (28963)

Declaration of War against Bulgaria (29333)

 

Dogger Bank, Battle of (29088)

 

Dover Patrol (29680)

 

East Africa (30133)

 

Emden, sinking of German cruiser (29025)

 

Falklands, Battle of (29087)

 

Gallipoli - Naval awards (29214)

Gallipoli - landings (29264)

Gallipoli - Naval mentions (29507)

Gallipoli - Evacuation (30015)

 

Heligoland Bight, Battle of (28948)

 

 

Jutland, Battle of - Action in the North Sea (29654)

Jutland, Battle of, Commendations and Awards to Officers (29751)


Königsberg, destruction of German cruiser (29395)

 

Leopard, sinking of German raider (31301)

 

Memorable non-Naval Gallantry award (civilian) (30442)

 

Mesopotamian Campaign (30298)

 

Minesweeping, East Coast operations (29076)

 

Mines, (Postwar) Protection against risks of (31336)

 

Ostend Raid, First (31189)

 

Ostend Raid, Second - Honours (30870)

 

RNAS - operations (28948)

RNAS - Friedrichshafen airship shed attack (29025)

RNAS - Heligoland Bight, Naval seaplane operations (29076)

 

Russia, North Russian Expeditionary Force - White Sea (31063)

Russia - Caspian Sea (31590)

Russia - Baltic Sea (31856)

Russia, North Russian Expeditionary Force (31906)

Russia, North, in 1918 (31970)

 

Submarine operations (28948)

 

Zeebrugge and Ostend Raids (31189)

 
 

 
 

ARMY DESPATCHES
including those with accounts of Naval Operations and Mentions

also two RAF Despatches; many include only excerpts; n/a - heading only

28861-29604 (August 1914-May 1916) - 29623-30447 (June 1916-December 1917) - 30462-32156 (January 1918-December 1920)

 
 
 

Aden

(Indian Empire (29652)) - Royal Navy

(Indian Empire (30360)) - Royal Navy

Aden - Naval mentions (31277)

Aden - Naval mentions (31700)

 

Afghanistan

Afghanistan (31823) (n/a)

Afghanistan (32156) (n/a)

 

Arabia

Arabia (31690) - Royal Navy

Arabia - Naval mentions (31249)

 

Bushire

Bushire, Persian Gulf, including RN landings (29685)

 

Cameroons

Cameroons (29604) - Royal Navy - Nigeria Marine - Royal Marine Light Infantry

 

Caspian Sea

(Mesopotamia (31287)) - Caspian Sea, Royal Navy

 

Darfur

Darfur (29800) (n/a)

Darfur (30102) (n/a)

 

East Africa

East Africa (29630)

East Africa - Naval mentions (29648)

East Africa (29906) - Occupation of coastal ports

East Africa - Naval mentions (29933)

East Africa (30026)

East Africa including Lake Tanganyika (30182)

East Africa (30447)

East Africa - Naval mentions (30560)

East Africa (30611) - Royal Navy - Royal Naval Air Service

East Africa - Naval mentions (30829)

East Africa (31069) - Royal Navy

East Africa - Naval mentions (31156)

East Africa (31310) - Royal Navy

East Africa - Naval mentions (31387) - Hospital ships

 

Egypt

Egypt (29632) - Naval seaplanes

Egypt (29763) - Royal Naval Air Service

Egypt - Sinai (29845) - Monitor gunfire support - Royal Naval Air Service

Egypt - Sinai (30169) - Royal Navy

Egypt - Sinai (30391) - Monitor gunfire support

Egypt - Naval mentions (30474)

Egypt - Naval mentions (30480)

Egypt - Sinai (30492) - Royal Navy

Egypt - Naval mentions (31138)

 

Gallipoli

Gallipoli - Landings (29217)

Gallipoli - Naval mentions (29251)

Gallipoli (29303) - RN Division - Gunfire support - Suvla landings

Gallipoli - Naval mentions (29354)

Gallipoli - Naval mentions (29422)

Gallipoli (29429)

Gallipoli - Naval mentions (29455)

Gallipoli - Supplementary (29522) (n/a)

Gallipoli - Evacuation (29541) - RN Division - Evacuation

Gallipoli - Naval mentions (29664)

 

Germany

Germany, RAF Bombing Campaign (31101) - Royal Naval Air Service

 

Hedjaz

Hedjaz - Naval mentions (30939)

Hedjaz (31690) - Royal Navy

 

Indian Empire

Indian Empire - Tochi Valley (29514) (n/a)

Indian Empire - Red Sea, Madras etc. (29652) - German cruiser Emden

Indian Empire - Aden and Indian coasts etc. (30360) - Protection of coasts

Indian Empire - Waziristan (30629) (n/a)

Indian Empire - Army of India (31031)

Indian Empire - Operations (31235)

Indian Empire - India during the War (31476) - First troop convoy - German cruisers in Indian Ocean, 1914 - Royal Indian Marine

Indian Empire - Indian coast (32007)

Indian Empire - Waziristan (32156) (n/a)

 

Ireland

Irish Easter Rising (29676) - RN cooperation

 

Italy

Italy (30626) (n/a)

Italy (30966) (n/a)

Italy (31049) (n/a)

Italy - Naval mentions (31106)

Italy - Naval mentions (31728)

 

Lake Nyasa

Lake Nyasa, East Africa (29692, 1 Nov 1916) - Royal Navy

 

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Tanganyika (30182) - Lake Tanganyika Naval Expedition, "Mimi" and "Toutou"

 

Lake Victoria

(East Africa (29906)) - Lake Victoria, Royal Navy

 

Mesopotamian Campaign

Mesopotamia (29536) - Naval Flotilla

Mesopotamia (29576) - Naval Flotilla - Royal Indian Marine - Naval Despatch

Mesopotamia - Naval mentions (29665)

Mesopotamia (29782) - RN attempt to relieve Kut - RNAS support to besieged Kut - Royal Indian Marine

Mesopotamia - Naval mentions (29789)

Mesopotamia (29823) - Royal Indian Marine

Mesopotamia (30176) - River gunboat operations

Mesopotamia - Naval mentions (30233)

Mesopotamia (30469) - Royal Navy

Mesopotamia - Naval mentions (30570)

Mesopotamia - Naval mentions (30867)

Mesopotamia (30874)

(Indian Empire - Army of India (31031)) - Mesopotamia, Royal Indian Marine

Mesopotamia (31192) (n/a)

Mesopotamia - Naval mentions (31195)

Mesopotamia (31287)

Mesopotamia - Naval mentions (31386)

Mesopotamia - Naval mentions (31728)

Mesopotamia (31813) (n/a)

 

Military Operations

Military Operations - Naval mentions (30289)

 

Nyasaland

Nyasaland, including Lake Nyasa (29692)

Nyasaland (30305)

 

Palestine

Palestine - Naval mentions (30746)

Palestine (30994)

Palestine (31087) - Royal Navy

Palestine - Naval mentions (31383)

Palestine (31498)

 

Persian Gulf

Persian Gulf, Bushire, including RN Landings (29685)

 

Russia

Russia - Northern Expeditionary Force (31850) - Royal Navy & Royal Marines

Russia, North - Naval mentions (31938)

 

Salonika

(Gallipoli - Evacuation (29541)) - Salonika

Salonika (29851) - Royal Navy

Salonika - Naval mentions (30196)

Salonika (30380) - Royal Naval Air Service

Salonika - Naval mentions (30404)

Salonika - Naval mentions (30740)

Salonika (31139) - Royal Navy

Salonika - Naval mentions (31152)

Salonika - Naval mentions (31385)

 

Somaliland

Somaliland Protectorate (29690) (n/a)

Somaliland Protectorate (32107) (n/a)

Somaliland Protectorate, RAF Operations (32116) (n/a)

 

South-West Africa

South-West Africa - Naval mentions (30856)

 

Sudan

Sudan (29800) (n/a)

Sudan (30102) (n/a)

Sudan (31358) (n/a)

Sudan (31696) (n/a)

 

Suez Canal

Suez Canal, Defence of (29632) - Royal Navy

 

Tanganyika

(East Africa (30182)) - Tanganyika Naval Expedition, "Mimi" and "Toutou"

 

Tsingtau

Tsingtau, China (29601) - Royal Navy

 

United Kingdom

United Kingdom Home Defence (29914)

 

Western Desert (Egypt)

(Egypt (29632)) - Western Desert (Egypt) - Royal Navy Submarines, attack on - HMS Tara, sinking - RNAS Armoured Car Squadron - RN gunfire support - HMS Tara, rescue of crew

 

Western Front

Western Front (28897)

Western Front (28942) (n/a)

Western Front (28989) (n/a)

Western Front (29069) (n/a)

Western Front - Naval mentions (29072)

Western Front (29128) (n/a)

Western Front - Naval mentions (29200)

Western Front (29225) (n/a)

Western Front - Naval mentions (29256)

Western Front (29347) (n/a)

Western Front (29599)

Western Front - Naval mentions (29623)

Western Front (29716) (n/a)

Western Front (29884) (n/a)

Western Front - Naval mentions (29890)

Western Front - Naval mentions (30072)

Western Front (30140) (n/a)

Western Front - Naval mentions (30421)

Western Front (30462)

Western Front - Naval mentions (30691)

Western Front (30963) (n/a)

Western Front - Naval mentions (31077)

Western Front (31111)

Western Front - final despatch (31283) - German submarine warfare

Western Front - Naval mentions (31435)

 
 
 

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