| 62 Entry 11 |
DACKOMBE Forces War Records (and variants) Herbert George DACKOMBE 1915 |
Below is the information for Herbert George DACKOMBE
First Name: Herbert George
Initials: H G
Surname: Dackombe
DOB: Circa 1896
Age: 19
Birth Town: Poplar, Middlesex
Resided Town: Chatham, Kent
Nationality: British
Date of Death: 14/08/1915
Fate: Died
Information: Parents: Mr. R. G. Dackombe and Mrs. M. E. Dackombe, of 161, Bird-in-Bush Rd., Peckham, London.
Rank: Lance Corporal
Service Number: 7464
Duty Location: France And Flanders
Campaign Medals: 1914/15 Star
1914/15 Star
Given the information we have available, it is very possible that Herbert George Dackombe was was awarded the 1914-15 star campaign medal of the British Empire for his service in World War One.
This Star is identical to the 1914 Star in every respect except that the centre scroll bears the dates “1914- 15” and the two small scrolls bearing “Aug” and “Nov” are omitted.
He would also have received the British War Medal and Victory Medal, as it was not awarded singularly. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred. With Pip representing either this medal or the 1914 Star, only one of which could be awarded to a soldier, Squeak represented the British War Medal and Wilfred represented the Victory Medal.
Victory Medal
Given the information we have available it is likely that Herbert George Dackombe was entitled to the Victory medal, also called the Inter Allied Victory Medal. This medal was awarded to all who received the 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star and, with certain exceptions, to those who received the British War Medal. It was never awarded alone. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred.
Eligibility for this award consisted of having been mobilised, fighting, having served in any of the theatres of operations, or at sea, between midnight 4th/5th August, 1914, and midnight, 11th/12th November, 1918. Women who served in any of the various military organisations in a theatre of operations were also eligible.
British War Medal
From the information available to us, it is very possible that Herbert George Dackombe was entitled to the British War Medal for service in World War One. This British Empire campaign medal was issued for services between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918.
The medal was automatically awarded in the event of death on active service before the completion of this period.
Service: British Army
Regiment: Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Royal Army Ordnance Corps during World War 1
Royal Army Ordnance Corps
More information about Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Formed: 1875
Disbanded: 1965
The Royal Army Ordnance Corps (RAOC) was a corps of the British Army. It dealt only with the supply and maintenance of weaponry, munitions and other military equipment until 1965, when it took over most other supply functions, as well as the provision of staff clerks, from the Royal Army Service Corps.
The RAOC was organised into companies. Although they were not formally organised into a battalion, the RAOC units of a division were collected under a headquarters and a commander known as the Deputy Assistant Director of Ordnance Services (DADOS). Officers with the designations of Assistant Director of Ordnance Services (ADOS) and Deputy Director of Ordnance Services (DDOS) served at corps level and above. The Director of Ordnance Services (DOS), a Major-General, was the head of ordnance at the War Office in London. After World War II, RAOC companies were formally collected into battalions.
Battalion: 6th Company
Commemorated: Britain
Collections: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919
The IWGC/CWGC Registers Collection
If you have comments, alterations, corrections, amendments etc. please follow the details to be found on the Home Page to contact me.
