WAR HONOURS FOR NEW ZEALANDERS
CONSPICUOUS GALLANTRY IN THE FIELD. ... Australian-New Zealand. Cable Association. London, July 27.Distinguished Conduct Medals liave been awarded to the following New Zealanders:— Sergeant Birnie, of the Ist Battery,. for conspicuous gallantry. On four occasions he had done fine work in (serving his gun and repairing emplacements umioi' heavy five. . Killemaii Dickey, of the 4th Battalion, for coiiJnicuous gallantry under heavy lire. His gun missed fire. Ordering his men under cover, lie unscrewed the i'usiv though the flames were actually issuini? from the vent;-but-ho succeeded in his plucky act. Be is a Haori, and has always shown.great bravery. Sergeant-Major Ibbotson, of the Howitzer Battery, for good work in carrying out his duties as 'section, 'commander and-observer in the absence of 'officers, who had been injured.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2836, 29 July 1916, Page 9
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