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BATES William
7307, Wiltshire Regiment
42881, Regimental Sergeant Major, 1 Battalion, Auckland Regiment, WW1
Home Guard Service WW2

CITATION
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Gazetted 18 February 1919, p2423,
Citation 10 January 1920, p481
In the operation north of Creveceur from 1st to 3rd October 1918, he did excellent and gallant work.  During an enemy counter-attack he organized and led forward under heavy shell fire a party for consolidating.  Later he delivered an important message under very heavy fire.

Meritorious Service Medal

AWARDS
Distinguished Conduct Medal
British War Medal
Victory Medal
War Medal 1939-45
New Zealand War Service Medal
Silver Jubilee Medal 1935
Permanent forces of the Empire Beyond the seas Long Service & Good Conduct Medal
Meritorious Service Medal
New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal

NOTES
Born 30 November 1888, Cirencester. Gloucestershire, England
Died 25 November 1970, Auckland, New Zealand