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CLARK Horatio Ormely Douglas

13733, Sergeant, 1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment, WW1

Home Guard Service WW2

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 12 March 1919, p3392

Citation 2 December 1919, p14914

For most conspicuous courage and good work east of Le Quesnoy on 4th November, 1918. During the attack it became necessary at one stage for his platoon to be split into sections for a mopping-up purpose. He then worked single-handed, fearlessly entering cellars alone and capturing many prisoners. Later he noticed one of his sections being held up by a machine gun. He immediately shot two of the crew then rushed the post, capturing the gun and making prisoners the remainder of the crew

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

War Medal 1939-45

New Zealand War Service Medal

NOTES

Born 21 October 1895, Turakina, New Zealand

Died 25 April 1975, Sydney, NSW, Australia