NORRIS John Richard

4/1632, Lance Corporal, Tunnelling Company, New Zealand Engineers, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 26 July 1917, p7663

France, February 1917.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.  He displayed the greatest coolness and courage when he and his party were entombed in a gallery.  There was a great risk of the workings being discovered, but he succeeded in getting his party dug out undetected

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

New Zealand War Service Medal

NOTES

Born 27 July 1892, Newtown, Sydney, Australia

Died 25 May 1965, Waihi, New Zealand

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