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WARD Alvin

4/855, Sergeant, 2 Field Company, New Zealand Engineers, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 18 February 1919, p2423

Citation 10 January 1920, p482

For conspicuous Gallantry and devotion to duty on the night of 4th-5th October 1918, at Rues des Vignes, in charge of a party detailed to launch a raft for the crossing of the St Quentin Canal.  He carried the material some 2000 yards  through heavy shell and machine gun fire, and constructed the raft, enabling the infantry to cross at dawn

Croix de Guerre (Belgium)

Gazetted 12 July 1918, p8191

For distinguished services rendered during the course of the campaign

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

1914-15 Star

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Croix de Guerre 1914-18 (Belgium)

NOTES

Born 31 July 1891, Wakefield, England

Died 29 August 1965, Christchurch, New Zealand