| Regimental number | 3/1738 |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs A M Heron, 29 Brentwood Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland |
| Rank on embarkation | Staff Sergeant |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, No 2 Field Ambulance |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'Action before Polderhoek Chateau, east of Ypres, 3rd December 1917, and following days. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On 3rd December 1917, during an attack on Polderhoek Chateau, Staff Sergeant D.H.H. Heron visited relay posts, frequently going forward irrespective of severe shell fire. Owing to his courage and energy evacuation of wounded proceeded rapidly. He controlled sixty squads of bearers at relay post, Clapham Junction, working continuously for twenty-four hours.'
Source: 'London Gazette' Date: |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 34 |