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HARTLEY Samuel

24/451, Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 12 March 1919, p3392

Citation 2 December 1919, p14914

For conspicuous gallantry and good work during the operations near Le Quesnoy on 26th to 30th October 1918.  On the night of the 28th – 29th October he volunteered to conduct a raid on an enemy position containing a non-commissioned officer and sixteen men, with two heavy machine guns, and accounted for four of them – the rest fled.  The following night he again led a raiding party against an enemy post with such speed as to utterly rout them, overtaking and killing three of the enemy.  On each occasion he got his party home without casualties.

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

NOTES

Born 9 August 1894, Ashhurst, New Zealand

Died 27 June 1971, Auckland, New Zealand