McGREGOR Maurice Tweed

17903, Lance Corporal, New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 3 September 1918, p10376

France, 27 March 1918.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, as No 1 of a machine gun, he kept his gun in action until the last moment against a determined enemy attack, inflicting particularly heavy losses, when he was shot through the chest at close quarters and his gun overwhelmed by numbers, but later recaptured by the spare men of the team and some infantry. His coolness and courage greatly assisted to break up the enemy’s attack, whilst his gallantry was an inspiration to all ranks

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

NOTES

Born 1 February 1892, Ashburton, New Zealand

Died 27 September 1969, Auckland, New Zealand

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