FRIEND William

13901, Corporal, 1st Battalion, Otago Regiment, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 12 March 1919, p3392

Citation 2 December 1919, p14914

For marked gallantry and devotion to duty.  During the advance near Neuville on 23rd October 1918, he went forward with a patrol and sent back valuable reports which enabled his company to move ahead.  On reaching the point of assembling he personally reconnoitered the forward position, and afterwards took prisoners about eighty enemy.  Later he shot an enemy officer who fired at him from behind a hedge.  Throughout the operations his work at difficult points was of an exceptionally high order

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct  Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

NOTES

Born 3 June 1885, Tahatika, New Zealand

Died 16 September 1966, Owaka, New Zealand

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