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Distinguished Conduct Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During an intense and accurate hostile shelling of his battery a gun detachment were either killed or wounded and their ammunition was set on fire, but with great promptness and gallantry he ran across from his own gun and endeavoured to extinguish the ammunition; afterwards returning and directing the fire of his gun with the utmost coolness, although the camouflage was on fire. He put it out himself, and continued to set a splendid example of energy and determination until he was wounded an hour afterwards.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 76
Date: 23 May 1918

SGT W. H. KNEEBONE, D.C.M.
Information has been received by Mr and Mrs Kneebone, 64
Roseneath street, Clifton Hill, that their eldest son, No. 121, 
Sergeant W. H. Kneebone, 1st Field Artillery, Australian imperial Forces, has been awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal.
Enlisting on August 12, 1914, Sergeant Kneebone sailed from
Sydney in October of the same year. He was wounded at Bulleconrt, where he won his medal in May, 1917, and recently he has been gassed and has had trench fever. He has had some thrilling experiences. Private A. J. Kneebone 46th Battalion, a younger brother, is also serving in France.