'At La Basse Ville on 31st July 1917 this Stretcher Bearer, after carrying wounded all day, moved forward with his Company to the village that night. Throughout the night and all next day in broad daylight he evacuated wounded from the front line over the open ground and under heavy shell fire. He dressed the last wounded man of his Company in the open in La Basse Ville Village under heavy shell fire, and though exhausted by continuous work for two days and a night, with the assistance of another man, he carried the wounded man out a journey which took three hours. He showed throughout an example of the utmost courage and devotion to duty.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 28 September 1917

Regimental number	11785
Occupation	Commercial traveller
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs R A Morgan, 74 Dublin Street, Wanganui
Rank on embarkation	Lance Corporal
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 51 Ulimaroa on 1 May 1916
Medals	Military Medal 'At La Basse Ville on 31st July 1917 this Stretcher Bearer, after carrying wounded all day, moved forward with his Company to the village that night. Throughout the night and all next day in broad daylight he evacuated wounded from the front line over the open ground and under heavy shell fire. He dressed the last wounded man of his Company in the open in La Basse Ville Village under heavy shell fire, and though exhausted by continuous work for two days and a night, with the assistance of another man, he carried the wounded man out a journey which took three hours. He showed throughout an example of the utmost courage and devotion to duty.' Source: London Gazette Date: 28 September 1917
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 30, p. 5