‘For conspicuous gallantry and good work. He was one of a light trench-mortar gun team in the attack on LE QUESNOY on 4th November, 1918. He went forward and located a machine gun which was holding up the advance, enabling the remainder of his gun team to blow out the gun and thus allow the advance to proceed. He, with one other man, then made a daring reconnaissance of the locality from which the machine gun had been firing, and captured and brought in an enemy officer and twenty-seven other ranks.’
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 12 March 1919

Regimental number	36944
Date of birth	31 October 1891
Place of birth	Auckland
Occupation	Bushman
Next of kin	Wife, Mrs C Birch, Waikino
Enlistment date	25 September 1916
Rank on embarkation	Rifleman
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, G Company (Unattached)
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington
	The New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements left New Zealand on two ships, 'Ruapehu' on 14 March 1917, and 'Corinthic' on 2 April 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which of these ships the members of G Company embarked.
Medals	Distinguished Conduct Medal ‘For conspicuous gallantry and good work. He was one of a light trench-mortar gun team in the attack on LE QUESNOY on 4th November, 1918. He went forward and located a machine gun which was holding up the advance, enabling the remainder of his gun team to blow out the gun and thus allow the advance to proceed. He, with one other man, then made a daring reconnaissance of the locality from which the machine gun had been firing, and captured and brought in an enemy officer and twenty-seven other ranks.’ Source: 'London Gazette' Date: 12 March 1919
Discharge date	5 August 1919
Other details	War service: Western Front Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death	3 April 1966 Kaeo
Age at death	74
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 57, p. 28