THE PRO PATRIA PROJECT

NAILER Charles Herbert

35123, Private, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 3 June 1919, p6864

Citation 11 March 1920, p3135

For marked gallantry and devotion to duty. On 25th October 1918, when the battalion was holding the Beaudignies le Quesnoy section, he was engaged in taking rations forward to the frontline companies.  He delivered the rations, and then returned and hitched his team to a water cart, and took it forward to the fighting troops, who were at time short of water

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

NOTES

Born 23 December 1889, Swansea, Australia

Died 8 June 1951, Christchurch, New Zealand