THE PRO PATRIA PROJECT

BARLOW Harry

6/194, Private, Canterbury Battalion, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 6 September 1915, p8845

For great gallantry and ability on the night of the 21st – 22nd June 1915, at Quinn’s Post (Dardanelles).  On his own initiative he crawled from the trench to reconnoiter an enemy bomb-proof shelter some distance away.  He was successful in dropping two bombs into it, and returned with two Turkish bombs he found outside.  Throughout the operations he has distinguished himself as a most courageous and skilful bomb-thrower

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

NOTES

Born 24 December 1886, Manchester, England

Died 8 July 1954, Christchurch, New Zealand