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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