Mentioned in Despatches (MID)
United Kingdom · instituted 1843
A mention in despatches is not a medal. It is an official commendation for gallantry or distinguished service, denoted by an oak-leaf emblem worn on the appropriate campaign medal ribbon.
Recipients 156
| # | Last Name | First Name | Initials | Rank | Regiment | Bar | Date of Death |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466 | Anderson | George Lennox | G L | Lieutenant | 12th South African Infantry | 1916-08-11 | |
| 604 | Appleton | Charles Henry | C H | Group Captain | Royal Air Force | +1 | 1944-08-12 |
| 917 | Bain | Annie Watson | A W | Nursing Sister | St. John's Ambulance Brigade | 1918-06-01 | |
| 964 | Baker | William James | W J | Captain | Rhodesia Native Regiment | 1917-03-29 | |
| 998 | Ballenden | Christopher William | C W | Captain | Royal Engineers | 1945-03-17 | |
| 1510 | Bell | Oliver Melrose | O M | Major | South African Engineer Corps (Corps) | 1943-04-07 | |
| 1612 | Benson | Hugh | H | Corporal | Royal Durban Light Infantry | 1944-07-12 | |
| 1836 | Birt | Lascelles William | L W | Captain | Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry | 1917-10-01 | |
| 2561 | Brett | Dallas Dymock | D D | Major | South African Artillery (Corps) | +1 | 1944-06-12 |
| 2769 | Brown | George Miller | G M | Lieutenant | 12th (Prince of Wales's Royal) Lancers | 1917-11-28 | |
| 22370 | Brown | Alexander Jenkins | A J | Sergeant | East African Pioneers | +1 | 1917-12-03 |
| 2914 | Brydon | Walter | W | Major | South African Heavy Artillery | 1918-04-12 | |
| 2980 | Bull | George | G | Brigadier General | General Staff | +3 | 1916-12-11 |
| 41465 | Bursford | Herbert James | H J | Private | 2nd South African Infantry | 1919-04-15 | |
| 3295 | Campbell | Colin Archibald Heron | C A H | Major | Royal Field Artillery | 1917-09-29 | |
| 3818 | Christie | William Edward Tolfrey | W E T | Colonel | Army Service Corps (Corps) | +1 | 1918-10-22 |
| 3880 | Clark | Algernon Basil | A B | Captain | Royal Air Force | 1918-10-03 | |
| 4047 | Cloke | Robert Andrew Patrick | R A P | Lieutenant | Q Service Corps (Corps) | 1941-02-23 | |
| 4078 | Cochran | Frank Eardley | F E | Major | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-03-24 | |
| 4223 | Cole | William Goldsmith | W G | Sergeant Major | South African Medical Corps (Corps) | 1918-11-28 | |
| 41707 | Collier | Frank Norton Proctor | F N P | Lieutenant | British South Africa Police | 1921-08-13 | |
| 4475 | Copeland | Rupert Ramsay | R R | Lieutenant Colonel | Royal Field Artillery | 1920-07-07 | |
| 29844 | Corden-Lloyd | Ian Douglas | I D | Lieutenant Colonel | Royal Green Jackets | 1978-02-17 | |
| 4690 | Crofts | Charles Dymock | C D | Captain | South African Intelligence Corps (Corps) | 1944-07-02 | |
| 4804 | Cuninghame | Boyd Alexander | B A | Major | Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders | 1917-03-16 | |
| 4836 | Currie | Ulric Algernon | U A | Captain | Federated Malay States Volunteer Force | 1942-08-08 | |
| 4837 | Currie | William Cole | W C | Corporal | East African Veterinary Corps (Corps) | 1915-07-25 | |
| 49534 | Curry | William Michael | W M | Captain | Imperial Light Horse | 1900-07-07 | |
| 4852 | Curwen | William Lynedoch | W L | Lieutenant | Royal Garrison Artillery | 1917-10-30 | |
| 4853 | Curzon | Fitzroy Edmund Penn | F E P | Lieutenant Colonel | Royal Irish Rifles | 1916-09-09 | |
| 40635 | Cuthbert | James Harold | J | Captain | Scots Guards | 1915-09-27 | |
| 5183 | Dawson | Frederick Stuart | F S | Brigadier General | South African Infantry Corps (Corps) | +2 | 1920-10-26 |
| 5211 | Day | Robert Ogilvie | R O | Flight Lieutenant | Royal Air Force (RAFO) | 1945-03-24 | |
| 5336 | De Kock | Victor Peter De Chatillon | V P D C | Lieutenant | South African Navy (Corps) | 1943-03-07 | |
| 5557 | Dennis | Michael Frederic Beauchamp | M F B | Lieutenant Colonel | King's Own Scottish Borderers | +2 | 1918-05-19 |
| 5689 | Dickson | Edward John Quayle | E J Q | Captain | Royal Engineers | 1917-10-26 | |
| 6021 | Driver | Garnet Edwin | G E | Lieutenant | South African Horse | 1916-09-07 | |
| 6024 | Driver | Kenneth Weeks | K W | Major | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1947-02-03 | |
| 6246 | Dugmore | William Francis Brougham Radclyffe | W F B R | Lieutenant Colonel | North Staffordshire Regiment | 1917-06-12 | |
| 6308 | Dunning | Edwin Harris | E H | Squadron Commander | Royal Naval Air Service | 1917-08-07 | |
| 6317 | Durant | Hugh | H | Second Lieutenant | 9th (Queen's Royal) Lancers | +1 | 1916-01-20 |
| 6354 | Dyer | George C | G C | Corporal | South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) | 1917-08-04 | |
| 6472 | Edwards | George Eric | G E | Captain | Seaforth Highlanders | 1917-11-20 | |
| 6475 | Edwards | George Richard Owen | G R O | Major | Royal Field Artillery | 1917-06-17 | |
| 6667 | Englebrecht | Jacobus Paulus | J P | Captain | South African Native Labour Corps (Corps) | 1918-12-08 | |
| 49565 | Evans | Robert W | R W | Lieutenant Colonel | Natal Mounted Rifles | 1902-02-19 | |
| 6879 | Fairweather | James MacGregor | J M | Wing Commander | Royal Air Force | 1940-05-28 | |
| 6880 | Fairweather | JAMES McINTYRE | J M | Lieutenant Colonel | South African Motor Cyclist Corps (Corps) | 1917-02-18 | |
| 6890 | Falconer | Donald Buchan | D B | Wing Commander | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 1944-12-30 | |
| 6931 | Farrar | Sir GEORGE HERBERT | G H | Colonel | 1915-05-20 |