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MOORHOUSE William Charles Sefton

29833, Corporal, 1st Battalion, Otago Regiment, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 12 March 1919, p3392

Citation 2 December 1919, p14914

For marked gallantry and initiative.  During the advance across the l’Ecaillon River, Beaydignies, on 24th October 1918, our line was held up after crossing the river by machine gun fire from the front and from both flanks.  He crawled forward with his gun team to a position whence he could enfilade the enemy, and by his fire covered the advance of the platoon on the right, which worked round and brought enfilade fire to bear on the trenches.  On this the enemy surrendered, and three officers, twenty-five other ranks, and six light and one heavy machine guns were captured.  He did excellent work.

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

NOTES

Born 2 July 1890, Sydney, NSW, Australia

Died 22 September 1969, Invercargill, New Zealand