'At Gravenstafel east of Ypres. During the operations on the 4th October, 1917, this officer displayed great courage and devotion to duty. The whole day he worked hard under shell fire and by night time not a wounded man of the Battalion had his wounds unattended to. In addition to men of his own Battalion, large numbers of men of other Battalions passed through his regimental aid post. This Officer's work was exceptional and he set a fine example of self sacrifice.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 28 December 1917

Regimental number	3/2860
Occupation	Medical practitioner
Next of kin	Wife, Mrs Evelyn Frances Spedding, c/o George Mondy, Solicitor, Dunedin
Rank on embarkation	Captain
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, New Zealand Medical Corps
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on 19 January 1917
	The members of the New Zealand Medical Corps attached to the 21st Reinforcements departed on two ships, 'Waitemata' and 'Ulimaroa', on 19 January 1917. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Medals	Mentioned in Despatches 'At Gravenstafel east of Ypres. During the operations on the 4th October, 1917, this officer displayed great courage and devotion to duty. The whole day he worked hard under shell fire and by night time not a wounded man of the Battalion had his wounds unattended to. In addition to men of his own Battalion, large numbers of men of other Battalions passed through his regimental aid post. This Officer's work was exceptional and he set a fine example of self sacrifice.' Source: London Gazette Date: 28 December 1917
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 26