Leslie Andrew
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Brigadier Leslie Wilton Andrew, was a senior officer in the New Zealand Military Forces and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award of the British Commonwealth for gallantry "in the face
Andrew after receiving his VC, in 1918
Andrew as a corporal, 1917.
In the small village of Komen-Waasten is a memorial in Honor of Leslie Andrew, you can find it at: VC Memorial - Rue Faubourg de Lille 57 - 7784 Warneton
Andrew in 1927.
Howard Kippenberger
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Major General Sir Howard Karl Kippenberger,, known as "Kip", was an officer of the New Zealand Military Forces who served in the First and Second World Wars.
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Portrait of Sir Howard Kippenberger in 1952
Men of the 2nd Canterbury Battalion, New Zealand Division, rest in a shell hole on the opening day of the Battle of Flers-Courcelette, 15 September 1916
In Egypt on 4 November 1941, General Auchinleck presented Kippenberger with the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his leadership during the Battle of Crete
Kippenberger (left) and Lieutenant Colonel Sam Allen, the commander of the 21st Battalion, July 1942