How do you track down info on OBE

Rick W · #1 18-04-10, 22:33

Have you tried doing a search online in the National Archives? Or using something like Ancestry? A great forum to use for researching relatives is Familytreeforum , very useful and usually very quick answers. Another place to try is the Mercantilemarine forum. Not a busy place but very useful.
Hope that helps.
Rick

servicepub (RIP) · #2 19-04-10, 06:00

The London Gazette is available on-line although I am told the search engine is challenging. However, the name is probably unique and may not pose any problem.
All official awards are published in the LG - there may even be a citation.

Clive_Dakers · #3 19-04-10, 19:11

If you still get stuck try asking on the British Medal Forum

Rick W · #4 20-04-10, 23:01

British medal forum is excellent. London Gazette is a nightmare to use, to put it mildly. I still cant work it out. There are a couple of experts on the BMF who will look up for you.

Phil Waterman · #5 21-04-10, 18:11

Hi All

Thanks for the suggestions I'll try all of them as soon as I have a moment and will let you know if I have luck or not.

Cheers Phil

r.morrison · #6 27-04-10, 22:31

Phil: As discussed on the phone a couple of weeks ago, if you email me what info you have, I'll have my neighbour look at it. If anyone can crack this safe...she can! rob.mor@shaw.ca......Robert

Phil Waterman · #7 28-04-10, 21:50

Hi Robert

I tried twice to send the info so let me know if e-mail comes through this time.

If not here is the biographical info I have -

Here is the info on the person who I’m trying to track down the OBE award information on, this is from my web site. 1946- Truck purchased as surplus by Walter B. Beardesford-Redmann who was a shipping executive with the Canard Lines in New York City. During the war he served as Director of Transport, Port of New York, for the British Ministry of Transport, he was awarded an OBE for his service. He purchased it for use on his farm/retirement home in up-state New York town of Salem. He later moved to Indian Head Farms, West Rupert, Vermont. The HUP was licensed for the road from '46 to '72 and was used by he and his family during that period accumulating approximately 25000 miles in 26 years. The only major repair was the replacement of a cracked cylinder head in 1960.
http://www.canadianmilitarypattern.c...STHISTORY.html

Cheers Phil