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De LATOUR Bernard Parker

9/2029, Lance Corporal, Otago Mounted Rifles, WW1

Home Guard Service WW2

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 16 January 1919, p867

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on the 24th August 1918, in the vicinity of La Boisselle, when in charge of a patrol detailed to gain information on the enemy’s position.  Coming under very heavy machine-gun fire, he placed the horses of his patrol under cover and endeavoured to work forward with his men dismounted, but again machine-gun fire held them up.  Fearing heavy casualties, he worked forward alone and succeeded in gaining location of the enemy’s positions and machine guns, capturing three prisoners single handed.  The information when reported to the Artillery proved so accurate that the enemy were compelled to retire and so allow our advance to continue

AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

War Medal 1939-45

New Zealand War Service Medal

NOTES

Born 3 October 1889, Oamaru, New Zealand

Died 16 January 1961, Roxburgh, New Zealand