O'BRIEN James Harold

6/3817, Corporal, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 16 August 1917, p8416

France, February 1917.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.  During an attack upon a village he was the first to enter it with ten men, capturing four machine-guns and seventy of the enemy.  He also showed the greatest courage in the capture of the final objective

Decoration Militaire (Belgium)

Gazetted 24 Septemebr 1917, p9863, Rec No 1019

Messines Offensive - 7th to 9th June 1917.  When his officer was wounded this NCO, with ten men, rushed forward and was the first to enter Messines where he captured 4 Machine Guns and from 60 to 70 Germans.  This NCO showed great bravery which was most conspicuous in the capture of our final objective.

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Decoration Militaire (Belgium)

NOTES

Born 2 January 1895, Waimangatoa, New Zealand

Died 28 December 1976, Ngunguru, New Zealand

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