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Antoine Huré

Huré was recalled to France at the start of the First World War and was shot in the chest whilst serving with the 1st Moroccan Infantry Division, being mentioned in dispatches for continuing with his duties despite his wound.

Claude Tozer

In November he was mentioned in dispatches by the Commander of British Forces, Field Marshal Douglas Haig for "distinguished and gallant service and devotion to duty in the field" and awarded the Distinguished Service Order.

Edward Milford

In command of the 11th Battery from February 1918, he was recommended and awarded the Distinguished Service Order as well as a mention in despatches for his efforts in controlling artillery support during operations on the Somme and the Battle of Amiens.

HMS Rawalpindi

Captain Kennedy — the father of broadcaster and author Ludovic Kennedy — was posthumously Mentioned in Dispatches.


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Charles Ward-Jackson

Educated at Eton, Ward-Jackson served in the 3d Yorkshire Regiment and then the Yorkshire Hussars from 1891 to 1907; as an officer during the Boer War he was twice mentioned in dispatches.

Clement G. Boothroyd

On 1 August 1920, Observer Officer Clement Graham Boothroyd was Mentioned in Dispatches by General C. C. Monro for exemplary service in Waziristan.

François Claude du Barail

At nineteen, he enlisted in the Oran lancers, and distinguished himself by his bravery at Mostaganem in February 1840, was mentioned in dispatches from the army in 1842, and appointed the same year, Lieutenant.

Geoffrey Barton

He was wounded during the campaign and was mentioned in dispatches for his services in the engagements at Jarbinbah and Kumasi.

Krishnaswamy Sundarji

In 1963 he served in the UN mission in the Congo, where he was chief of staff of the Katanga command and was mentioned in dispatches for his gallantry.

Mary Hannay Foott

Foott's younger son was killed in action at Passchendaele in September 1917, and she was survived by her other son, Brigadier-General Cecil Henry Foott, C.B., C.M.G., who was born on 16 January 1876, educated as an engineer, and serving with distinction through the great war was six times mentioned in dispatches.

Mirza Hamid Hussain

He saw active service on the Frontier Waziristan Operation where he was mentioned in Dispatches for gallant and distinguished service in the field.