'Operations: British Front near Havrincourt Wood 6th/7th September 1918. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Through the afternoon and evening of the 7th September, Private Wade scouted ahead of the Company during its progress through very difficult country. At night when the Company was held up he went forward on a reconnaissance patrol. Again the following morning, the enemy having retired through the Wood, he went forward to reconnoitre and located the enemy's new position. His work throughout was marked as much by his tireless willingness as by the unusual rapidity with which he obtained much valuable information, all by proving subsequently to be the most precise and accurate.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 11 February 1919

Regimental number	63458
Occupation	Gold miner
Next of kin	Mother, Mrs Angus Wade, Blackstone Hill, Central Otago
Rank on embarkation	Private
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 32nd Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 96 Maunganui on 21 November 1917
Final rank	Private
Final unit	2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
Medals	Military Medal 'Operations: British Front near Havrincourt Wood 6th/7th September 1918. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Through the afternoon and evening of the 7th September, Private Wade scouted ahead of the Company during its progress through very difficult country. At night when the Company was held up he went forward on a reconnaissance patrol. Again the following morning, the enemy having retired through the Wood, he went forward to reconnoitre and located the enemy's new position. His work throughout was marked as much by his tireless willingness as by the unusual rapidity with which he obtained much valuable information, all by proving subsequently to be the most precise and accurate.' Source: London Gazette Date: 11 February 1919
Sources	Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 75, p. 42