HATCH George Edward

4/1429, Sergeant, New Zealand Tunneling Company, New Zealand Engineers, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 1 January 1919, p48

Citation 3 September 1919, p11190

France, October 1918.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty and consistent good work over a lengthy period.  When it was necessary for the safety of the line that machine-gun positions should be completed at once he personally got out in the open and worked under shell fire the whole night.  By his untiring energy and disregard of his personal safety he set a fine example to his men.

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

NOTES

Born 30 November 1880, Hokitika, New Zealand

Died 23 March 1953, Wellington, New Zealand

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