THE PRO PATRIA PROJECT

GUY Ian Douglas

4/741, Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, Otago Regiment, WW1

Home Guard Service WW2

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 26 November 1917, p12326

Citation 6 February 1918, p1779

Passchendaele, 12 Oct 1917

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.  All the officers of the company became casualties, and he was the only sergeant left.  He at once took command, and under very heavy machine-gun fire made repeated efforts to capture some enemy strong points, but was held up by uncut wire.  He displayed the finest qualities of leadership and initiative

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

War Medal 1939-45

New Zealand War Service Medal

NOTES

Born 20 October 1894, Edendale, New Zealand

Died 24 June 1958, Brighton, New Zealand