LANAUZE Edgar

Service in South Africa

59391, Private, 2nd Wellington Regiment, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 5 December 1918, p14464, Rec No 2447

France, September 1918.  For conspicuous gallantry and good leadership.  In charge of a patrol he made a thorough reconnaissance of a system of trenches forward of our line and bought back valuable information.  Later in the day, when an enemy post had been established in this system, he volunteered and took five men forward and attacked it, killing six of the enemy, wounding several others and capturing two machine-guns.  He did splendid work

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Queen’s South Africa Medal

       Transvaal, South Africa 1902

British War Medal

Victory Medal

NOTES

Born 17 September 1882, Chatham Islands, New Zealand

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