'Operations: British Front before Puisieux 16th August 1918. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. At 5.15am on the morning of 16th August, a party of 15 Germans, with two machine guns, attempted to enter our trench. When close enough one of them threw a bomb wounded Corporal McCauley in the leg. This NCO, regardless of his wound and at great personal risk, with one comrade brought rapid fire to bear on the enemy. By his initiative and heroism at this critical moment he held the enemy at bay till assistance arrived. The capture of 1 Officer, 6 other ranks and 1 machine gun was due, in a large measure, to the gallant conduct of Corporal McCauley.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 11 December 1918

Regimental number	13947
Occupation	Farmer
Next of kin	Brother, J W Macauley, Georgetown Oamaru
Rank on embarkation	Private
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
	The infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals	Military Medal 'Operations: British Front before Puisieux 16th August 1918. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. At 5.15am on the morning of 16th August, a party of 15 Germans, with two machine guns, attempted to enter our trench. When close enough one of them threw a bomb wounded Corporal McCauley in the leg. This NCO, regardless of his wound and at great personal risk, with one comrade brought rapid fire to bear on the enemy. By his initiative and heroism at this critical moment he held the enemy at bay till assistance arrived. The capture of 1 Officer, 6 other ranks and 1 machine gun was due, in a large measure, to the gallant conduct of Corporal McCauley.' Source: London Gazette Date: 11 December 1918
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 14