PAULING Walter James

8/1594, Sergeant (acting Company Sergeant Major), 1st Battalion, Otago Regiment, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 3 September 1918, p10377

Meteren, 16 April 1918.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.  When his company took over a line of detached posts exposed to enemy snipers and heavy machine-gun fire, he took charge of the three leading platoons and successfully posted them under most difficult circumstances.  His cheerfulness and courage set a fine example to his men

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

NOTES

Born 12 May 1892, Ashburton, New Zealand

Died 16 May 1936, Auckland, New Zealand

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