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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19499 | Oswald | William Digby | W D | Lieutenant Colonel | 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte of Wales's) | 1916-07-16 | |
| 19493 | Osmond | Charles Dacres Forbes | C D F | Major | South African Armoured Corps (Corps) | 1944-09-07 | |
| 19259 | Oehley | Charles Edward | C E | Lieutenant | Royal Naval Reserve | 1941-04-18 | |
| 19378 | O'meara | Bulkeley Ernest Adolphus | B E A | Captain | East African Unattached List | 1916-08-31 | |
| 18589 | Nettleton | John Dering | J D | Wing Commander | Royal Air Force | 1943-07-13 | |
| 18125 | Murray | Ronald Ernest | R E | Lieutenant Colonel | British South African Police | 1920-06-29 | |
| 17755 | Mowat | George | G | Captain | 4th South African Infantry | 1916-10-12 | |
| 17426 | Morgan | Cecil Buckley | C B | Lieutenant Colonel | Durham Light Infantry | 1918-03-29 | |
| 16702 | Mills | Frank Elton | F E | Second Lieutenant | 2nd South African Infantry | 1918-04-05 | |
| 15712 | Maygar | Leslie Cecil | L C | Lieutenant Colonel | Australian Light Horse | +1 | 1917-11-01 |
| 15688 | May | Ernest Bernard | E B | Second Lieutenant | Machine Gun Corps | 1916-10-04 | |
| 14572 | James Douglas | J D | Captain | 61 Squadron | 1942-12-19 | ||
| 14367 | MacQueen | James | J | Captain | Rhodesia Regiment | 1917-12-14 | |
| 14365 | MacPherson | Maximillian | M | Captain | Seaforth Highlanders | 1917-10-04 | |
| 14342 | MacLeod | David | D | Lieutenant Colonel | Gordon Highlanders | 1917-12-19 | |
| 14293 | MacKENZIE | Ian Russell | I R | Lieutenant | Cape Corps | 1917-09-13 | |
| 14080 | Lynch | Colmer William Donald | C W D | Lieutenant Colonel | King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry | +1 | 1916-07-01 |
| 13518 | Lewis | Richard Percy | R P | Lieutenant Colonel | Devonshire Regiment | 1917-09-07 | |
| 13213 | Lee | Kenneth Willoughby | K W | Captain | Royal Field Artillery | 1916-09-27 | |
| 13055 | Lawrence | Henry Ruthven | H R | Captain | South African Medical Corps (Corps) | 1918-12-14 | |
| 12857 | Lambert | Joseph Revis | J R | Lance Corporal | 6th South African Infantry | 1917-02-16 | |
| 12427 | Knatchbull-Hugessen | Maurice Astley | M A | Lieutenant | Grenadier Guards | 1916-09-25 | |
| 12307 | Kirby | Walter Houx | W H | Lieutenant Colonel | Transvaal Scottish | 1941-11-22 | |
| 38706 | King | Charles Arthur Cecil | C A C | Colonel | Yorkshire Regiment | 1914-10-30 | |
| 11628 | Judd | Francis Elton Christopher | F E C | Lieut-Commander | Royal Navy | +1 | 1942-08-12 |
| 11604 | Joubert | Pierre Simond | P S | Lieutenant Colonel | 271 Squadron | 1945-08-16 | |
| 11424 | Jones | Frank Aubrey | F A | Lieutenant Colonel | 4th South African Infantry | 1916-07-11 | |
| 11346 | Johnston | Hugh Bertie Henriques | H B H | Major | Royal Garrison Artillery | 1916-10-27 | |
| 11112 | Jefcoate | Frank | F | Captain | Royal Air Force | 1919-02-14 | |
| 10737 | Isaacson | Colin De Stuteville | C d S | Captain | East African Unattached List | 1917-06-11 | |
| 10596 | Husband | William James Miller | W J M | Sergeant | 2nd South African Infantry | 1916-07-16 | |
| 10533 | Hunt | Douglas Alexis | D A | Captain | Special List | 1917-11-30 | |
| 10475 | Hull | Caesar Barrand | C B | Squadron Leader | Royal Air Force | 1940-09-07 | |
| 9879 | Hill | Arthur | A | Company Sergeant Major | 1st South African Infantry | 1917-09-20 | |
| 9899 | Hill | Ralph Grenfell | R G | Lieutenant | King's African Rifles | +1 | 1917-02-19 |
| 9549 | Heal | Frank Henry | F H | Lieutenant Colonel | 1st South African Infantry | 1918-03-24 | |
| 9395 | Harvey | Guy Thomas | G T | Flying Officer | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve | 1944-08-01 | |
| 9351 | Hartgill | John Henry | J H | Lieutenant | Q Service Corps (Corps) | 1943-10-21 | |
| 9282 | Harris | John James Fitzgerald | J J F | Major | 1st South African Infantry | 1920-01-20 | |
| 9284 | Harris | James Vaughan | J V | Captain | Cape Corps | 1918-09-20 | |
| 9180 | Harding | Reginald William Fowler | R W F | Captain | London Regiment (London Irish Rifles) | 1917-11-07 | |
| 9106 | Hamper | George William | G W | Captain | Q Service Corps (Corps) | 1941-12-29 | |
| 9048 | Halse | Alan Edward | A E | Major | 24 Squadron | 1943-11-28 | |
| 40636 | Haigh | Arthur Gordon | A G | Second Lieutenant | Royal Engineers | 1916-02-15 | |
| 8885 | Guest | Ernest Melville Charles | E M C | Flight Lieutenant | Royal Air Force | +1 | 1943-10-04 |
| 8830 | Groenewald | Albert | A | Captain | South African Medical Corps (Corps) | 1916-11-11 | |
| 8530 | Grady | Ernest Edgar Daniel | E E D | Captain | 4th South African Infantry | 1917-04-12 | |
| 8388 | Goodwin | Bransby William | B W | Lieutenant | 3rd South African Infantry | 1918-04-30 | |
| 8376 | Goodman | Hubert Reginald | H R | Wing Commander | Royal Air Force | 1944-05-12 | |
| 8260 | Glover | George Wright | G W | Lieutenant | Rifle Brigade | 1918-09-01 |