MILITARY CROSS
CAPTAIN MULLER’S BRAVERY. News has been received as to the actions for which Lieutenant (now Captain) Muller, of Te Kuiti, was awarded the Military Cross. The citation is as follows: Lieutenant Frederick Henry Muller, M.C., Reserve Motor Transport Company, N.Z.A.S.C.: During operations at Tummar West on 9th, 10th, and 11th December, 1940, this officer led his section of 33 lorries containing a battalion of Fusiliers to within thirty yards of the Italian perimeter defences under artillery and machinegun ; fire. As he brought his lorries to a standstill the Fusiliers leaped off and, with light machine-guns blazing from their hips and with bayonets fixed, overwhelming the enemy. The speedy success of the operation was in no small part due to the cool courage and leadership displayed by Lieutenant Muller. (Awarded 20th January, 1941.)
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Te Awamutu Courier, Volume 62, Issue 4427, 19 May 1941, Page 4
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