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VARRELL Giles

2/692, Battery Sergeant Major, 1 Battery, New Zealand Field Artillery, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 3 June 1919, p6864

Citation 11 March 1920, p3136

Gallipoli, Egypt and Western Europe. He has done continuous good work for four years and four months.  On several occasions when the column was subjected to heavy shell fire he showed an utter disregard for danger, and attended the wounded men and horses, and got the ammunition through on all occasions

Croix de Guerre 1914-18 (Belgium)

Gazetted 5 April 1919, p4528, Rec No 2852

For consistent gallantry and devotion to duty under shellfire whilst in charge of ammunition wagons at the gun positions and in particular on the night of 21st/22nd August 1918 near Puisieux, whilst bot the road and the battery positions were being heavily shelled, he guided every team into the gun position and it was only by his coolness and example that the supply of ammunition to the guns could have been carried out.

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Croix de Guerre 1914-18 (Belgium)

NOTES

Born 6 December 1889, Kent, England

Died 15 January 1956, Wellington, New Zealand