Complex sentence: He was 26 years old, and a lance-corporal in the 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the First World War when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.
Split into simpler sentences: He was 26 years old, and a lance-corporal in the 3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, New Zealand Expeditionary Force during the First World War. The following deed took place for which he was awarded the VC.