WHITE Frederick

Service in South Africa

6/3924, Private, 2nd Battalion, Canterbury Regiment, WW1

CITATION

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Gazetted 16 August 1917, p8416

Messines 7 June 1917.  For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty.  During our offensive he entered an enemy dugout and bought out eighteen prisoners.  Later he bombed an enemy sniper.  He then led a party against a machine gun which was firing from a dressing station, captured the guns, and killed all the crew except one.  On two further occasions on the same day he led patrols with great dash, and returned with excellent information.  During our attack on an enemy position, noticing that a trench in front was being held by a machine gun, he rushed forward and bayoneted five of the crew and bought out the sixth with a gun, thus preventing casualties and greatly assisting our advance

KNOWN AWARDS

Distinguished Conduct Medal

Queen’s South Africa Medal

Relief of Mafeking, Defence of Kimberly, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal

Kings South Africa Medal

South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902

British War Medal

Victory Medal

NOTES

Born 28 January 1877, Atherston, England

Died 16 October 1952, Auckland, New Zealand

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