LE ROUGETEL John Helier Lieut

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Surname: LE ROUGETEL;

Forename(s): John Helier;

Initials: JH;

Rank: Lieut;

Previous Regiment: Northants Regt;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 47 Bn;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 24 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (2): 47 Bn;

Date abroad: 17-May-1915;

Theatre of War: 1;

Awarded: MC, bar to MC;

Gallantry Notes: MC: For conspicuous gallantry and resource in reconnoitring in placing machine guns in forward positions under heavy artillery fire. It was entirely due to his devotion, that after they had been buried and put out of action that they were at once replaced and the front covered.

bar to MC: He was in charge of three sections of guns with which he accompanied the assaulting infantry and sited all his guns in forward positions whence he gave effective support to the attack. During two days hard fighting he displayed great courage and devotion to duty and his untiring energy was a fine example to the men.;

Other Data: Rossall Sch: b 19/6/1894. Sch Capt. Hist Exhib Magd Coll, Camb. BA 1919. Gt War: Pte UPS, R Fus 1914, Lt 3 Northants Regt 1915, Capt MGC, MC 1917, bar1919. 3rd Sec HM Diplomatic Serv. Later 2nd Sec.
Served 91 MG Coy - mentioned in war diay May 1917
war diary 91 Coy - award of MC confirmed 13/6/1917
joined 47 Bn 12/6/1918 posted to "C" Coy
award of bar to MC published in PtII Orders 47 Bn 8/10/1918
Address (1920) British High Commission, Budapest
see "Twice in a Lifetime" (ML Walkinton) p 154, 159, 161

Date of Auction: 25th February 1998 (DNW)
Sold for £50
Estimate: £70 - £100
A pair of Prize Medals awarded to Sir John Helier Le Rougetel, K.C.M.G., M.C. and Bar, Late Northampton Regiment and Machine Gun Corps
a) Cambridge University, struck bronze prize medal, 48mm, obverse arms of university with legend ‘Universitas Cantabrigiensis’, reverse with laurel surrounding ‘Greber Utraque Manu’, edge inscribed ‘J. H. Le Rougetel, Nov. 27 1919’.
b) Belgium, Federation of The Chamber of Commerce and Industry, struck bronze medallion, 70mm, obverse centre with patriotic design, surrounded by legend ‘Federation Nationale Des Chambres De Commerce Et D’Industrie De Belgique’, reverse inscribed ‘A S.E. Sir John Le Rougetel, K.C.M.G., M.C., Ambassadeur De Sa Majeste Britannique’, both medals contained in their fitted cases of issue; together with, Guernsey International Red Cross Parcel badge; La Martiniere school, Calcutta silver prize medals (2); Birmingham Boer War tribute medal, in white metal; Board of Trade Rocket Apparatus, Proof of Service at a Wreck token, good very fine or better (7) £70-100
Footnote
Sir John Helier Le Rougetel, K.C.M.G., M.C. and bar was born in June 1894, educated at Magdelene College, Cambridge and served throughout the Great War. Entered the Diplomatic Service in 1920, served at Vienna, Budapest, Ottawa, Tokyo, Pekin, The Hague, Bucharest, Moscow, Shanghai, and at the Foreign Office. He was in Shanghai when it was occupied by the Japanese in 1942 was taken prisoner and later repatriated. Ambassador to Persia 1946-50, Ambassador to Belgium 1950-51, High Commissioner for the U.K. in South Africa 1951 until his retirement in 1955.;

Other Notes: MC: LG 18/7/1917 (name corrected from James Helier Le Rougetel)
bar to MC: LG 11/1/1919 Lt MC N'ton Regt att 47 Bn;

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