THE PRO PATRIA PROJECT
JORDON Erick
14272, Corporal, 1st Battalion, Auckland Regiment, WW1

CITATION
Distinguished Conduct Medal
Gazetted 26 June 1918, p7566
France, March 1918.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in an attack.  He led his section against a party of the enemy who were using a machine gun with deadly effect, killed the whole party, and then advanced along a sap and drove back another body of the enemy.  He showed splendid courage and determination throughout the operation

KNOWN AWARDS
Distinguished Conduct Medal
British War Medal
Victory Medal

NOTES
Born 7 November 1890, Napier, New Zealand