'Operations opposite Polderhoek, 27th November to 5th December 1917. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the advance on the Polderhoek Chateau on December 3rd this N.C.O; when several of his team had become casualties, and whilst under heavy fire, went back and collected the missing parts, and succeeded in bringing his gun into action engaging the enemy with direct fire until his gun was damaged, and all his team, including himself, were wounded.'
Source: 'London Gazette'
Date: 13 March 1918

Regimental number	10/1497
Address	Cape Runaway
Marital status	Single
Next of kin	Sister, Mrs L Higgs, 22 Douglas Street, Palmerston
Rank on embarkation	Private
Enlistment status	Volunteer
Unit name	New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 3rd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation details	Unit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 14 February 1915
Final rank	Company Sergeant Major
Final unit	No 2 Company, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps
Fate	Died of wounds 29 August 1918
Place of burial	Bagneux British Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No 20), Gezaincourt, France
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records	Parents: the late James and Alice Gosling
Medals	Military Medal 'Operations opposite Polderhoek, 27th November to 5th December 1917. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the advance on the Polderhoek Chateau on December 3rd this N.C.O; when several of his team had become casualties, and whilst under heavy fire, went back and collected the missing parts, and succeeded in bringing his gun into action engaging the enemy with direct fire until his gun was damaged, and all his team, including himself, were wounded.' Source: 'London Gazette' Date: 13 March 1918
Other details	Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous details	Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Third