THE PRO PATRIA PROJECT

THOMPSON Norbert Boland

8/859, Sergeant, 1st Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, WW1

Home Guard Service WW2

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 1 January 1919, p49

Citation 3 September 1919, p11191

For conspicuous courage and daring initiative.  During the attack on Avesnesles-Bapaume  on 25 August 1918, he single-handed engaged with rifle fire an enemy bombing post which was holding up the flank of his company, afterwards collecting some men and rushing the post and killing or capturing the garrison.  Later in the same operation he showed considerable gallantry and leadership in mopping up the captured area, quickly overcoming machine-gun opposition and sending back prisoners

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

War Medal 1939-45

New Zealand War Service Medal

Gallipoli Medallion

NOTES

Born 28 May 1894, Christchurch, New Zealand

Died 27 June 1950, Nelson, New Zealand