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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29009 | Young | Alexander | A | Lieutenant | 4th South African Infantry | 1916-10-19 | |
| 28702 | Winter-Evans | Alfred | A | Lieutenant Colonel | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | +1 | 1917-10-12 |
| 28619 | Wilson | James | J | Regimental Sergeant Major | 4th South African Infantry | 1918-10-09 | |
| 28557 | Willoughby | Sir JOHN CHRISTOPHER | J C | Major | Army Service Corps (Corps) | 1918-04-16 | |
| 28359 | Willcox | Charles | C | Company Serjeant Major | Somerset Light Infantry | +1 | 1919-12-04 |
| 28341 | Wilkinson | George B | G B | Major | South African Medical Corps (Corps) | 1946-12-21 | |
| 28270 | Whitty | John Leo | J L | Captain | Royal Flying Corps | 1916-07-08 | |
| 28249 | Whitson | Cuthbert Benson Ryder | C B R | Captain | 1st South African Infantry | 1918-10-16 | |
| 28132 | Whaits | Frank | F | Sergeant | South African Corps of Signals (Corps) | 1945-01-20 | |
| 27870 | Watson | William Robert | W R | Second Lieutenant | 7th South African Infantry | 1917-06-28 | |
| 27656 | Walsh | John Douglas | J D | Captain | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-01-23 | |
| 25498 | Trott | Arthur Sholto | A S | Private | Rhodesia Regiment | 1917-02-19 | |
| 25368 | Tomlinson | Reginald Campbell | R C | Major | Royal Natal Carbineers | 1944-10-24 | |
| 25247 | Tiffany | Harry Waddington | H W | Captain | Royal Fusiliers | 1916-11-15 | |
| 33163 | Suttill | Ian | I | Sergeant | 5 Reconnaissance Regiment | 1981-01-30 | |
| 33145 | Strydom | Barend Jacobus Christoffel | B J C | Rifleman | 7 South African Infantry Battalion | 1982-10-16 | |
| 24023 | Steel | Edward Anthony | E A | Lieutenant Colonel | Royal Field Artillery | 1919-10-14 | |
| 24009 | Starfield | Hyman | H | Lieutenant Colonel | South African Air Force (Corps) | 1945-08-26 | |
| 23876 | Sperryn | Percy Neville Henry | P N H | Lieutenant | Royal Natal Carbineers | 1944-06-28 | |
| 23681 | Snow | Alfred | A | Warrant Officer Class I | Royal Engineer Services | +1 | 1918-08-01 |
| 23641 | Smith | William George Rae | W G R | Lieutenant | Army Cyclist Corps | 1916-01-25 | |
| 23287 | Skidmore | William Elias | W E | Sergeant | Royal Scots Fusiliers | 1916-07-30 | |
| 23139 | Simms | Alexander | A | Captain | Royal Engineers | 1918-09-12 | |
| 23060 | Siedle | Karl Otto | K O | Major | Royal Field Artillery | +1 | 1918-05-30 |
| 22813 | Seymour-Hosley | Errol William | E W | Flight Lieutenant | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 1941-12-27 | |
| 22705 | Selous | Frederick Courtney | F C | Captain | Royal Fusiliers | 1917-01-04 | |
| 22691 | Sell | Charles William | C W | Company Serjeant Major | Northern Rhodesia Police | 1918-05-29 | |
| 40644 | Scratton | Geoffrey Howell | G H | Lieutenant | Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders | 1917-08-01 | |
| 22500 | Schwarz | Reginald Oscar | R O | Major | King's Royal Rifle Corps | 1918-11-18 | |
| 22412 | Schoeman | Abraham Jacobus | A J | Private | 1st South African Infantry | 1918-03-25 | |
| 22362 | Scheepers | Johannes Christoffel | J C | Captain | 1st South African Infantry | 1918-07-20 | |
| 22327 | Saxby | Conrad Gordon | C G | Lieutenant Colonel | New Zealand Maori (Pioneer) Battalion | 1918-11-27 | |
| 22047 | Rundle | Aldborough Tom | A T | Warrant Officer Class II | Umvoti Mounted Rifles | 1944-10-18 | |
| 21972 | Rowlandson | Thomas Sowerby | T S | Captain | Yorkshire Regiment | 1916-09-15 | |
| 21830 | Roseby | Percy Richardson | P R | Lieutenant | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-25 | |
| 21739 | Rogers | Antony Gusterson | A G | Electrical Lieutenant | Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve | 1941-05-23 | |
| 21726 | Roe | Frank Edward Mervyn | F E M | Captain | Rifle Brigade | 1916-06-07 | |
| 21617 | Robertson | Albert Williams | A W | Lieutenant | General Service Corps (Corps) | 1945-05-20 | |
| 21425 | Richards | Philip Charles | P C | Lieutenant | 9th South African Infantry | 1917-02-12 | |
| 21184 | Rawlins | Frank | F | Major | Q Service Corps (Corps) | 1942-12-19 | |
| 21154 | Rathbone | George | G | Sergeant | South African Engineer Corps (Corps) | 1918-12-17 | |
| 21055 | Ramsay | Frank Alan Winson | F A W | Lieut-Commander | Royal Navy | 1942-10-30 | |
| 20887 | Quirk | Kenneth Arthur | K A | Captain | 23 Squadron | 1942-11-13 | |
| 20243 | Pienaar | Daniel Hermanus | D H | Major General | South African Staff Corps (Corps) | +1 | 1942-12-19 |
| 20232 | Pickard | Percy Charles | P C | Group Captain | Royal Air Force | 1944-02-18 | |
| 20002 | Pescod | William Thomas | W T | Sergeant | 5th Mounted Rifles (Imperial Light Horse) | 1915-04-27 | |
| 19878 | Pears | Maurice Loraine | M L | Lieutenant Colonel | Northumberland Fusiliers | 1916-10-20 | |
| 19870 | Pearce | Roy Collingwood | R C | Major | The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey) | 1943-02-27 | |
| 19681 | Parks | John Wynand | J W | Captain | East Lancashire Regiment | 1919-08-12 | |
| 19613 | Palmes | John Philip | J P | Captain | West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) | 1917-08-01 |