Regimental number | 11/1963 |
Address | Nihoniho |
Marital status | Married |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Isabella A Sandison, Matiere via Ongarue |
Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 8th Reinforcements, Wellington Mounted Rifles |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tofua on |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For gallantry on 12th October, 1917 near St Julien. When a shell struck and fired a gun pit, this man rushed singly to the pit, and with great courage threw water from an adjoining shell hole over the fire, and scattered the burning Ammunition. His
prompt action undoubtedly saved the gun and much ammunition from destruction.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Mounted Rifles/Eighth |
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