SHEPPARD Frank William Horder

25/71, Company Sergeant Major, 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, WW1

Home Guard Service WW2

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 4 March 1918, p2762

Passchendaele, 12 October 1917.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.  When all his company officers had become casualties during an attack he led the company forward and assisted in consolidating the captured position under heavy machine gun and rifle fire.  His coolness and determination were an excellent example to his men

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

New Zealand War Service Medal

New Zealand Territorial Service Medal

NOTES

Born 15 Nay 1895, New Plymouth, New Zealand

Died

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