PATERSON Alexander

10/2732, Corporal, 1st Battalion, Wellington Regiment, WW1

Home Guard Service in WW2

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 6 February 1918, p12326

Citation 6 February 1918, p1779

Passchendaele, 4 October 1917.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.  He collected a few men of different companies and organised an attack on a strongly held concrete machine-gun position which had caused casualties during the advance.  He captured the position with three machine guns, putting thirty of the enemy out of action.  His cool daring and initiative were a magnificent example to his men

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

New Zealand War Service Medal

NOTES

Born 21 June 1894, St Andrews, Orkney Islands

Died 3 February 1980, Dannevirke, New Zealand

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