THE PRO PATRIA PROJECT

WALKER William Raby

23/1861, Sergeant, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 28 March 1918, p3893

France 1917. For conspicuous Gallantry and devotion to duty when in command of a platoon in an isolated trench, when a party of the enemy about fifty strong attempted a raid.  He showed great tactical ability in bringing a Lewis gun to bear on the threatened flank, covering it with a section of bombers, and caught the raiders with enfilade fire and decimated them. He had previously shown marked courage and devotion to duty.

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Memorial Plaque

NOTES

Born 10 October 1886, Collingwood, New Zealand

Died of Wounds 20 December 1917, Belgium

Buried in the Field