Lot Essay
M.C. London Gazette 18.7.1917 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He took command of the Company at a critical period, when the front line was obscure. He completed the capture and consolidation of the position, and showed great courage and ability throughout'.
Lieutenant Harold John Lodge, M.C., was born in June 1890 and enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service in November 1914. Immediately rated Petty Officer Mechanic, he served in the R.N's Armoured Car Division in South-West Africa in the following year (ADM 188/561 refers). Commissioned into the Lincolnshire Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant in April 1916, he went on to win the M.C. for services on the Western Front. Lodge was recalled from the Regular Army Reserve of Officers on the renewal of hostilities in 1939, once more as a Lieutenant in the Lincolnshire Regiment, although he appears to have been placed on the Unattached List in 1941, following a stint of service on Air Defence Duties. It seems improbable, therefore, that he ever won entitlement to his France and Germany Star, with 'Atlantic' clasp.
Lieutenant Harold John Lodge, M.C., was born in June 1890 and enlisted in the Royal Naval Air Service in November 1914. Immediately rated Petty Officer Mechanic, he served in the R.N's Armoured Car Division in South-West Africa in the following year (ADM 188/561 refers). Commissioned into the Lincolnshire Regiment as a 2nd Lieutenant in April 1916, he went on to win the M.C. for services on the Western Front. Lodge was recalled from the Regular Army Reserve of Officers on the renewal of hostilities in 1939, once more as a Lieutenant in the Lincolnshire Regiment, although he appears to have been placed on the Unattached List in 1941, following a stint of service on Air Defence Duties. It seems improbable, therefore, that he ever won entitlement to his France and Germany Star, with 'Atlantic' clasp.