SHANNON Roy Clement

13822, Lance Corporal, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 3 September 1918, p10377

La Signy Farm, 5 April 1918.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when the enemy attacked a position held by his battalion.  He was one of a Lewis-gun team and did splendid work until his gun was put out of action by shell fire.  Though wounded in the hand, he immediately attached himself to a post guarding a sap, up which full 100 of the enemy were pushing, and ran across the open from his trench and bombed the sap at close range.  He killed the officer leading and two men and wounded five; the rest ran.  His fine display of gallantry and entire disregard of danger inspired all.

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

NOTES

Born 26 June 1895, Waituna, New Zealand

Died 9 November 1987 Feilding, New Zealand

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