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Eric Batchelor
New Zealand soldier
Eric Batchelor DCM & Bar (29 August 1920 – 10 July 2010) was a New Zealand soldier who was twice awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for conspicuous bravery in Italy during World War II. He was the only New Zealand soldier of just nine British Commonwealth soldiers during the World War II to receive the DCM and bar.[1] He was also Mentioned in Despatches, and fought at El Alamein in Egypt.[2][3]
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