THE PRO PATRIA PROJECT

BURNS Kenneth Bickerton

6/2960, Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, WW1

Home Guard Service WW2

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as a section leader.  When a machine gun with a strong crew threatened to hold to hold up the advance of his company he moved to a flank and reached a position from which he rushed in with two men, captured the gun and killed the crew, ten in number

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

War Medal 1939-45

New Zealand War Service Medal

NOTES

Born 25 July 1891, Christchurch, New Zealand

Died