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KENNEDY Edward James Fletcher

14/45, Company Sergeant Major, 4 Company, New Zealand Army Service Corps, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 4 March 1918

Ypres, Belgium, 20 October 1917.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.  Hearing that the stretcher-bearers had suffered heavy losses in an attack, he volunteered to take a party of his men to assist them.  He was the means of bringing in the remainder of the wounded, and set a splendid example of courage under the most trying conditions and heavy fire.

Mention in Despatches

Gazetted 28 December 1917

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.  On October 14th 1917 during the attack on Passchendaele Ridge, this Warrant Officer hearing that the bearers had suffered mny losses and the remainder were tiring, volunteered to take a body of ASC men out as bearers.  He himself acting as a bearer and by great devorion to duty and untiring energy was the  means of bringing the remainder of the men lying out.  He was a tower of strength to his men and showed a magnificent example of courage and duty under the most trying conditions, snipers and Artillery fire.

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

       Mention in Despatches

NOTES

Born 24 May 1894, Auckland, New Zealand

Died 18 January 1970, Hamilton, New Zealand