LINTON William

39606 Sergeant, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade, WW1

Legion of Frontiersmen, New Zealand

CITATION

Military Medal

Gazetted 17 June 1919, p7700, Rec No 3224

For conspicuous gallantry in action and devotion to duty. In the attack near Le Quesnoy on the 4th November 1918 Corporal Linton was in charge of a Lewis gun section which came under heavy machine-gun fire, partially checking the advance.  Corporal Linton with great promptitude and at great personal risk to himself brought his gun into action and in spite of the heavy enemy fire succeeded in putting the enemy guns out of action thus enabling the advance to proceed. His initiative and courage were a fine example to his men.

AWARDS

Military Medal

British War Medal

Victory Medal

NOTES

Born 10 Oct 1895 Australia

Died 11 May 1961 Christchurch, New Zealand

Buried Ruru Lawn Cemetery [Block 33, Plot 259]