MANDERSON Percy John

15390, Rifleman, 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, WW1

Home Guard Service WW2

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 18 February 1919, p2423

Citation 10 January 1920, p482

For most conspicuous gallantry near Crevecoeur on 5th October 1918, during a minor operation in establishing bridge-heads across the Canal De l’Escaut.  When his platoon came suddenly under heavy machine-gun fire he immediately, with a complete disregard of danger, engaged two enemy machine guns with such effect that his platoon was able to reach the trench.  Subsequently, when the platoon was heavily counter-attacked, and had to withdraw, he remained behind and covered the withdrawal

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

War Medal 1939-45

New Zealand War Service Medal

NOTES

Born 26 August 1898, Whangarei, New Zealand

Died

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