'For gallantry and devotion to duty on the 15th September 1916 at Flers. This Non Commissioned Officer was with two guns of the 3rd New Zealand Machine gun Company which ran short of ammunition, by arranging to gather ammunition from the dead and wounded he kept his guns in action during a critical period of the fight and materially assisted in holding the captured village of Flers.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 9 December 1916

Regimental number	26/1074
Occupation	Timber worker
Next of kin	Daughter, Miss Lilla Paine, Ashton Road, Mount Eden, Auckland
Rank on embarkation	Sergeant
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, Machine Gun Section
Medals	Military Medal 'For gallantry and devotion to duty on the 15th September 1916 at Flers. This Non Commissioned Officer was with two guns of the 3rd New Zealand Machine gun Company which ran short of ammunition, by arranging to gather ammunition from the dead and wounded he kept his guns in action during a critical period of the fight and materially assisted in holding the captured village of Flers.' Source: London Gazette Date: 9 December 1916
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 32