'On 25th and 27th September the Battalion was in action at the taking of Goose Alley and Grid Trench. From 25th to 27th September Pte Jeffery was in charge of a stretcher party and repeatedly went out under heavy enemy fire, each time bringing in wounded. He worked continuously for three days at this rescue work without rest or sleep and was the means of saving the life of many a comrade who, but for the keen devotion to duty of Pte Jeffery, might have been overlooked.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 9 June 1916

Regimental number	8/1520
Address	Pahiatua
Marital status	Single
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs A Jeffery, Church Street, Kaikorai, Dunedin
Rank on embarkation	Private
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on 14 February 1915
	The Otago Infantry Battalion, 3rd Reinforcements, left New Zealand on board three ships (HMNZT 17 'Maunganui', HMNZT 18 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 19 'Aparima'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals	Military Medal 'On 25th and 27th September the Battalion was in action at the taking of Goose Alley and Grid Trench. From 25th to 27th September Pte Jeffery was in charge of a stretcher party and repeatedly went out under heavy enemy fire, each time bringing in wounded. He worked continuously for three days at this rescue work without rest or sleep and was the means of saving the life of many a comrade who, but for the keen devotion to duty of Pte Jeffery, might have been overlooked.' Source: 'London Gazette' Date: 9 June 1916
Miscellaneous details	Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Third