Andrew Russell Wilder “Don, Dan” Ormond
Sergeant · NZ #NZ1256 · T Patrol · MC and bar
| Rank | Sergeant |
|---|---|
| Service number | NZ #NZ1256 |
| Patrol | T Patrol |
| Known as | “Don, Dan” |
| Born | 1916-01-27 |
| Honours | MC and bar |
| Campaign medals | MC & Bar, War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal |
| Record | https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C139425 |
What this roll records
Full name Andrew Russell Wilder. Born 27 January 1916 at Wallingford. Farmer in civilian life. Embarked/served with 2nd Division Cavalry. Wounded 17 Dec 1942. A Divisional Cavalry officer (later Major) who won the Military Cross and Bar for gallantry in the Western Desert (Alam Halfa); of Wallingford, Waipukurau. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Honour "MC and bar" added from LRP Roll. Source: LRP Roll (Original LRP Nominal Roll as at 5 Dec 1940, Capt L H Browne).
His Military Cross was announced on 19 March 1942, with a bar for a second award. The recommendation survives at The National Archives, Kew, in series WO 373 (War Office, Military Secretary’s Department: Recommendations for Honours and Awards for Gallantry), reference WO 373/19/401. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
Farmer in civilian life. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
See him in the full roll →Where this comes from
- Missing info added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll.
- AKA added from the LRDG Preservation Society’s Troopers roll (missing information).
- Honours & campaign medals from Online Cenotaph: MC & Bar, War Medal 1939-45, NZ War Service Medal. Source: Auckland War Memorial Museum Online Cenotaph.
- Additional sources (AWMM Online Cenotaph). Nominal Roll 2NZEF No. 1, p.137. Unit history: Loughnan, R. (1963). Divisional Cavalry; Walker, R. (1967). Alam Halfa and Alamein. External links: London Gazette, 26 November 1942, p.5141 (Bar to MC): http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35799/supplements/5141; London Gazette, 19 March 1942, p.1261 (Military Cross): http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/35492/supplements/1261; The National Archives, Recommendation for Award (WO 373/19/401): http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D7358840
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