'For gallantry and devotion to duty. Near Le Quesnoy on the night of the 3rd/4th November 1918 this NCO erected a road screen to hide the advance of troops to their jumping off line under heavy shell fire and in the morning repaired and maintained it under heavy shell fire until the troops had passed. He then made a reconnaissance of roads in the neighbourhood of Le Quesnoy though these roads were being machine gunned from the ramparts. He showed coolness, gallantry and skill of a high order.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 3 July 1919

Regimental number	4/1829
Occupation	Electrician
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs T Maclennan, Victoria Avenue Remuera Auckland
Rank on embarkation	Sapper
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, New Zealand Engineers
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rank	2nd Corporal
Final unit	3rd Field Company, New Zealand Engineers
Medals	Military Medal 'For gallantry and devotion to duty. Near Le Quesnoy on the night of the 3rd/4th November 1918 this NCO erected a road screen to hide the advance of troops to their jumping off line under heavy shell fire and in the morning repaired and maintained it under heavy shell fire until the troops had passed. He then made a reconnaissance of roads in the neighbourhood of Le Quesnoy though these roads were being machine gunned from the ramparts. He showed coolness, gallantry and skill of a high order.' Source: London Gazette Date: 3 July 1919
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 37