Andrew Stuart HOWATSON

Regimental number10/3601
OccupationCabinetmaker
Next of kinFather, A Howatson, Alma Road, Gonville, Wanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Medals

Military Medal

'For great gallantry and devotion to duty. Near Gravenstafel on 4th October, during the attack when the No. 1 of his Lewis gun section had been killed, he went back over a machine-gun swept zone and collected the gun, which he brought forward and by his skill in handling it against a nest of enemy snipers, assisted the advance and saved us many casualties.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 17 December 1917

SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 20

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