'For devotion to duty and consistent good work. Rifleman Pascoe is a company runner. On the 1st October 1916, while the Battalion was in the vicinity of Flers Village, he was required to carry messages from the extreme front under very heavy shell fire. He carried out his duties throughout the day and the following night until finally, on the delivery of a message, he completely collapsed. His work has been consistently good and he has never spared himself in the performance of his duty.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 1 June 1917

Regimental number	25/1795
Occupation	Draper's assistant
Next of kin	Father, John Pascoe, Preston Road, Greymouth
Rank on embarkation	Rifleman
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 2nd Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
	Members of G Company left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahitit'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to identify on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals	Mentioned in Despatches 'For devotion to duty and consistent good work. Rifleman Pascoe is a company runner. On the 1st October 1916, while the Battalion was in the vicinity of Flers Village, he was required to carry messages from the extreme front under very heavy shell fire. He carried out his duties throughout the day and the following night until finally, on the delivery of a message, he completely collapsed. His work has been consistently good and he has never spared himself in the performance of his duty.' Source: London Gazette Date: 1 June 1917
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 10