'On the night of the 24th-25th September, 1918, he took command of a party of one hundred men with orders to cut the Amman-Derra railway line north of Amman. He marched by night over roadless country, intersected by innumerable wadies, which made progress very difficult. On reaching the line he found an enemy party at work, but, moving further south, he accomplished his object, removing a set of rails from the line, although large numbers of the enemy were continually moving along the road just east of the line.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 3 March 1919

Regimental number	13/161
Address	Waiuku
Marital status	Single
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs J H Herrold, Remuera, Auckland
Rank on embarkation	Captain
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
	The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals	Mention in Despatches Source: 'London Gazette' Date: 11 June 1920 Distinguished Service Order 'On the night of the 24th-25th September, 1918, he took command of a party of one hundred men with orders to cut the Amman-Derra railway line north of Amman. He marched by night over roadless country, intersected by innumerable wadies, which made progress very difficult. On reaching the line he found an enemy party at work, but, moving further south, he accomplished his object, removing a set of rails from the line, although large numbers of the enemy were continually moving along the road just east of the line.' Source: 'London Gazette' Date: 3 March 1919
Miscellaneous details	Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body