Peter Watters
Corporal Peter Watters, of the Royal NZ Infantry Regiment, received the Distinguished Service Decoration at an investiture ceremony at Government House in Auckland on 20 September 2007. When a Lance Corporal, he was deployed to East Timor in June 2006 as second in command of a rifle section. During a very intense phase of activity, he was required to step up and fill the role of section commander and performed all requirements to an exceptionally high standard.