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1915 - 0560.PDF
The Roll of Honour. THE following casualties in the Expeditionary Force have been officially reported from General Headquarters : Under date July 6th : Died. 2nd Class Air-Mechanic E. Lister. Undated: Previously Officially reported Missing, now Unofficially reported Prisoners of War. Captain I. C. Leech, 8th (King's Koyal Iri.b) Hussars, attached R.F.C. Lieutenant E. G. S. Walker, Royal Flying Corps. Undated, Indian Expeditionary Force: Wounded. Second Lieutenant R. V. de Halptrt, Corps of Interpreters, Indian Cavalry Corp.i, attached R.F.C. Lieutenant A. H. Parker, ist J'unjab Volunteer KifUs, attached R.F.C. Another R.F.C. Honour. IN a supplement to the LONDON GAZETTE it was announced that His Majesty the King had been graciously pleased to approve of the undermentioned reward for gallantry and devotion to duty :— Awarded the Military Cross. Second Lieutenant Oliver Dwight Fiiley, Royal Flying Corps (Special Reserve). For conspicuous gallantry on July 6th, 1915, when he and his observer were co-operating with our artillery. On two occasions, although they were not in a special fighting machine, they attacked German aeroplanes, and, after driving them away, resumed their artillery work. Finally, two hostile aeroplanes came up simultaneously, and, although they had only five rounds of ammunition left, they at once proceeded to attack. In this encounter the observer was killed in the act of firing, and the engine damaged, but Second Lieutenant Fiiley landed safely in our lines. The Explosion at Wormwood Scrubbs. THE Secretary of the Admiralty made the following announcement on Wednesday:— "A hydrogen explosion occurred at the Wormwood Scrubbs Airship Shed at 11 a.m. to-day. Two air- mechanics were killed and nine others injured, some severely. Some damage was done to the building." Rewards for Destroying Zeppelins. ADDING to the monetary rewards which have already been offered from various private sources for the destruc tion of Zeppelins or other hostile airships, Lord Michelham has now announced that he will place the sum of _^t,ooo at the disposal of any British aviator or aviators, to do with as they shall think fit, who shall succeed in destroy ing a Zeppelin whilst in the air. This prize will be given for each and every Zeppelin so destroyed up to ten. The offer is open to both branches of the Service. In the event of more than one aviator being engaged in the destruction of the same Zeppelin the prize will be divided. ® ® ® ® Copyright, F. N. Birkett, from the F.N.B. Series of Aviators. Group of Officers of No. 4 Section, Kite-Balloon Service, R.N.A.S.—Back row, left to right: Sub-Lieut. M. Gill, R.NV.R, Flinht Sub-Lieut. J. H. D. Grant, Flight Sub-Lieut. R. W. Lane. Front row, left to right: Flight Sub-Lieut. H. S. Bampas, Flight Sub-Lieut. B. Gregg, Flight-Lieut. The Hon. G. Rollo, Flight Sub-Lieut. W. H. S. Shark, Flight Sub-Lieutenant Stanley Bell. 560
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