ARMSTRONG David Cecil
26/8, Captain, 4th Battalion New Zealand Rifle Brigade, WW1
2/18/1505 Major, 4th Wellington Brigade, Home Guard, WW2
18286 Legion of Frontiersmen, New Zealand
CITATION
Military Cross
Gazetted 25 August 1917, p8828
For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty when in command of his platoon. He established a forward post with great skill, afterwards taking command of his company and re-establishing several posts which had been driven out. He made personal reconnaissances under heavy fire, although at one time rendered unconscious by the explosion of a heavy shell
Mention in Despatches
Gazetted NZEF Orders 15 Jul 1917
Mentioned in Sir Ian Hamilton's despatch of for acts of gallantry in the field.
AWARDS
Military Cross
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Mention in Despatches War Medal 1939-45
New Zealand War Service Medal
Colonial Auxiliary Officers Decoration
Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long Service Medal
New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal
New Zealand Territorial Service Medal
NOTES
Born 19 October 1893 Wanganui, New Zealand
Died 21 August 1959 Wellington, New Zealand
Buried Karori Cemetery, Wellington [Soldier Plot 25 Q/4]
