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Re: A.C.2 Walter Roper D.F.M.
Ian Tavendere in his 1990 book on the DFM notes that there were 57 awards of the DFM gazetted in 1919; of these only 8 included citations. Roper is one of those without a citation. The only recourse is to locate the recommendation, which is not easy. If it exists it is probably in the area of Air 1/1031/204/5/1433 (which covers August 1917 to December 1918). The WW1 recommendations for Honours and Awards also extends into Air 1/1032 and Air 1/1033. The three boxes contain a total of 14 folders of recommendations. The dates covered in a given folder frequently overlaps other folders.
I do not know if this rather extensive material has been digitized, or microfilmed. You may need to make a visit to the NA/PRO, or hire a researcher to search through the folders.
Enjoy!
Frank.
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