'For courage and devotion to duty covering period 6/26th September at Longueval and beyond Delville Wood, particularly on 25 September, on which date, when a shell burst at door of the gun pit wounding some of his detachment he kept the gun in action and supervised the bandaging of the wounded and sending them away. The work of this NCO is always good, and he sets a fine example to all his men when conditions of shelling, etc, are bad.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 9 December 1916

Regimental number	2/608
Address	W Andrew, Otahune
Marital status	Single
Next of kin	Father, G Hicks, Pams Town Road, Waimate, South Canterbury
Rank on embarkation	Driver
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Field Artillery
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Medals	Military Medal 'For courage and devotion to duty covering period 6/26th September at Longueval and beyond Delville Wood, particularly on 25 September, on which date, when a shell burst at door of the gun pit wounding some of his detachment he kept the gun in action and supervised the bandaging of the wounded and sending them away. The work of this NCO is always good, and he sets a fine example to all his men when conditions of shelling, etc, are bad.' Source: 'London Gazette' Date: 9 December 1916
Miscellaneous details	Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Field Artillery/Main Body