THE PRO PATRIA PROJECT

O'NEILL Thomas

24/875, Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 18 February 1919, p2423

Citation 10 January 1920, p482

For conspicuous gallantry as platoon Sergeant on the 8th October 1918, during operations east of Crevecoeur.  When his platoon was held up by enemy machine-gun fire and his platoon commander wounded, he took charge of the platoon, got both his Lewis guns into position, and engaged the enemy.  At the same time he personally worked to the flank of an enemy trench, and with a bombing section succeeded in killing several of the garrison, and took the remainder prisoners.

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

NOTES

Born 11 April 1889, Rangiora, New Zealand

Died 30 April 1965, Auckland, New Zealand