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MORRIN William Patrick

8/438, Sergeant (Acting Company Sergeant Major), 1st Battalion, Otago Regiment, WW1

Home Guard Service WW2

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 3 September 1918, p10377

Meteren, 16 April 1918.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.  The enemy was reported to be advancing along the road, and he at once, on his own initiative, brought his platoon across the road and organised its defence.  He showed great skill in handling his platoon, and his resource and courage inspired his men with confidence

Military Medal

Gazetted 17 December 1917, p13201

Operations Gravenstafel - 1st October to 5th October 1917.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.  On the night of 1/2 October 1917, in the sector east of Ypres, Sergeant W.P MORRIN was in command of a Battalion carrying party which was taking rations and ammunition forward to the front line.  En route the party ran into an enemy barrage and Sergeant MORRIN showed great gallantry and resource in handling his party and getting them through the barrage, which he did successfully, quite regardless of personal danger, with the result that both ammunition and rations were delivered right forward to the advanced shell-hole posts.  This Non Commissioned Officer always sets his men a splendid example of cheeriness under the most adverse conditions.

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Military Medal

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

New Zealand War Service Medal

New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal

New Zealand Territorial Service Medal

NOTES

Born 6 September 1894, Roxburgh, New Zealand

Died 6 March 1946, Auckland, New Zealand