DODDS, James Toru Kingi

31965 Corporal, 1st Batt., Wellington Regiment, WW1

Home Guard service, WW2

19439 Legion of Frontiersmen, New Zealand

CITATION

Military Medal

Gazetted 14 May 1919, p6062, Rec No 3046

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the field at Briastre on 12th October, 1918. This NCO took charge of his platoon when his officer, platoon Sgt and Senior Cpl were simultaneously wounded, and calmly indifferent to heavy machine-gun fire from his left rear flank proceeded to consolidate his position on the objective, at the same time maintaining constant touch with his flanks. His dispositions were well thought out and tactically sound, and throughout he showed great initiative in a sudden emergency.

AWARDS

Military Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

New Zealand War Service Medal

Pioneer Axe [1943]

NOTES

Born 13 March 1892 Auckland, New Zealand

Died 30 September 1968 Te Kuiti, New Zealand

Buried Te Kuiti New Cemetery [Plot I-35]