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GARD’NER Murray Menzies

15/208, Lieutenant Colonel, New Zealand Field Artillery, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Service Order

Gazetted 4 June 1917, p5476

Operations from 20th September 1916 to 28th February 1917.  This officer who is a graduate of the Staff College, took command of the NZDAC on the formation of the Division.  He is a most hard working, conscientious officer with strong organising capacity and very reliable.  Since our arrival in France there has never been any hitch in the ammunition supply, even at the Somme, where he had to contend always with very bad roads and with bad weather.

Mention in Despatches

Gazetted 1 June 1917, p5429

For distinguished and gallant service and devotion to duty.  Field Marshal D. Haig, Commander-in-Chief the British armies in France, despatch dated 9 April 1917.

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Service Order

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

      Mention in Despatches

New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal

NOTES

Born 4 March 1878, Croydon, England

Died