Geoffrey Hope PHILSON

Regimental number3/278
AddressStanley Point, Devonport, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinM T Philson, Stanley Point, Devonport, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, New Zealand Medical Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Medals

Military Medal

'During operations on the Somme on 17th September 1916, he repeatedly guided stretcher parties night and day through a heavy barrage of fire, and by his courage and initiative he was successful in bringing back many wounded who were exposed to the enemy's fire, and when some bearers had been killed and wounded he took out a stretcher squad and brought the wounded back under an intense fire.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 26 April 1917

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Medical Corps/Main Body

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