No, that's not quite as daft as it sounds, honestly. My cats are convinced I'm Mummy, and who am I to argue!

I'm too young to have been around for WW2, but have done my time in the Forces, so have a working knowledge of Service life.

I've joined however to hopefully discover why my Mum's first husband was Mentioned in Despatches. He was Frederick CARNE, a Yeoman of Signals who served on HMS Jamica at one time. I do not have a Service Number, nor any other information, so this might not be an easy one to trace. He never spoke of the reason for the MiD. I am doing this out of personal curiosity, so will not ask my Mum about his Service No. etc, because I do not wish to bring back memories that are painful to her.

I did Google The London Gazette and search for Carne: MiD from Jan '39 - Dec '45, but was unable to see it.

Regards,
kittensmummy