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DECEMBER 31, 1915. t A! To„eGi:mgan' S' ^ BeDS°n' J- A- Y™V< P- E- Bayley, and J&hSSS ^^ am°ng thS Admiralty »»»o»«»e»enu of Lieut.-Com. G. Holmes, R.N.V.R., to " Presidenf »«MM~, 1 for special service with the Air Department. T^D^n^ B. E. J. Valhngs and Leading Mechanic R. J. C. Crouch granted temporary commissions as Sub-Lieu tenants, R.N.V R and an pointed to •'President," additional, for R.N.A.S., for (Ej dut*« To date Dec. 27th and Dec. 25th respectively mX^ w°d Td H' C' 1JMh entered as Temporary Probationary BBKSrsasi a6rnted ,o"presidem' additi°nai- Roval Flying Corps (Military Wing). The following appeared in the London Gazette of the 21st inst •— Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Second Lieutenants confirmed in their rank : Frank E. Goodrich, Reginald A. Courtney Henry J. C. Smith, Norman S. Percival, Thomas L. F. Burnett' Henry L. Conner, Charles G. Smith, Alfred W. Cott, Wilfred 1 Hewitt, Ephraim W. Havers, William T. W. Wartnaby. To be Second Lieutenants (on probation): John N. Mearns ; Nov. 22nd, 1915. James C. Cuningham ; Nov, 8th, 1915.' Leonard J. Stuart ; Dec. 8th, 1915. The following appeared in a supplement to the London Gazette issued on the 22nd inst.:— Supplementary to Regular Corps.—Second Lieutenants (on pro bation) confirmed in their rank : Charles E. Holaway and Martin A. Shepstone. Lieutenants Canadian Militia, to be Second Lieutenants (on probation); Nov. 20th, 1915 : J. H. Ross, C. R. Duggan, W. R. C. J. S. Beatty and I. C. Simpson. To ** Second Lieutenants (on probation) : Arthur M. O'H. \V00d; Nov. 7th, 1915. Nov. *xh, 1915= Edward G. Ryckraan, Mowdtn M. Mowat, Arthur G. Knight, Robert T. G Goldwin L. Faulkner, D. Cushing and H. G. Smith. The following appeared in a supplement to the Ltndtn Gmatttt issued on the 23rd inst. :— Supplementary to Regular Cvrps.—To be Second I lieutenant! (on probation), Nov. 17th, 1915 : H. lones, George I. Williams, Chester S. Duffas, John W. Bailey ; Nov. 32nd, 1915. Hynutn Levy s Dec. 13th, 1915. ' ' J. W. Jardine to be Second Lieutenant (on probation). Nov. ajnd. Memoranda.—1. F. G. Strubcll to be Temporary Second Lieu tenant for duty with Royal Flying Corn*. Nov. 9th. The following appeared in the Unden Gtatttt issued on the 34th inst. :— Memoranda.—-To be Second Lieutenants: Sergt. Frank M. Ballard, from R.F.C. ; Nov. 30th, 1915, 1st Clsss Air Mechanir J. D. Drysdale, from R F.C. ; Dec. 5th, 1915. Royal Flying Corps (Territorial Force). THE following appeared in the London Uautu O. the 21 st inst. :— Hampshire Aircraft Parks, R.F.C.— Smitheyt II. Smith to be Major (Temporary). Dec. 1st, 1915. To be Captains (Temporary), Dec. 1st, 1915 I Frederick M. Green, Charles K. Butler-Stoney, George li. Turner and Keith Lucas. To be Lieutenants (Temporary), Dec. 1st, 1915: Richard Whiddington and Reginald M. Maxwell. ® ® ® ® THE ROLL OF HONOUR. THE Secretary of the Admiralty has announced the following casualties:— Under date December 7th : Slightly Wounded. Lieutenant Gerald F. Haszard, R.M., R.M.A., Anti-Aircraft Brigade. Under date December 9th : Wounded. Second Lieutenant Robert T. Rackham, R.M., R.M.A., Anti-Aircraft Brigade. Under date December 20th : Slightly Injured. Flight Sub-Lieutenant Erith W. Carlton-Williams, R.N. Missing. Flight Sub-Lieutenant Frank Besson, R.N. The following casualties in the Expeditionary Force have been officially reported from General Headquarters:— Under date December 13th : Wounded. Sergeant J. Dewberry and Corporal J. O'Giollagain. Under date December 17th: Previously Officially reported Missing, now Unofficially reported Wounded and Prisoner of War. Second Lieutenant H. S. Ward, Royai Flying Corps. Previously Officially reported Missing, now Unofficially reported Prisoner of War. Lieutenant S. E. Buckley, Northamptonshire Regt., 5th Bait., attached K.F.C. Killed. 2nd Class Air-Mechanic A. Phillips, Royal Flying Corps. Undated: Previously Officially reported Missing, now Unofficially reported Wounded and Prisoner of War. Lieutenant W. A. Harvey, Norfolk Regt., 4th Halt. (T.F.), attached R.F.C. Died of Wound*. Lieutenant P. C. S. Russell, 5th Camernnians (Scottish Rifles) (T.F.)and R.F.C. Wounded. Captain M. McB. Bell-Irving, Royal Flying Corps. Lieutenant C. O. Fairbairn, Royal Flying Corps. Lieutenant M. W. Thomas, R.F.A., attached R.F.C. Missing- Second Lieutenant N. G. Smith, Highland L.I. and R.F.C, Previously reported Missing, now reported Prisoner of War. Second Lieutenant A. W. Brown, Manchester Regt., 3rd Ball., attached R.F.C, ® ® ® ® Another V.C. for the R.F.C. IT was announced in a special issue of the London Gazette issued on the 23rd, that His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to award the Victoria Cross to the undermentioned officer :— Second Lieutenant GILBERT STUART MARTIN INSALL, No. 11 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. For most conspicuous bravery, skill, and determination, on November 7th, 1915, in France. He was patrolling ma Vickers fighting machine, with First Class Air Mechanic T. H. Donald as gunner, when a German machine was sighted, pursued and attacked near Achiet. The German pilot led the Vickers machine over a rocket battery, but with great skill Lieutenant Insadived and got to close range, when Donald fired a drum of cartr dges into the German machine, stopping its engine, /he German pilot then dived through a cloud, followed by Lieutewat Insall. Fire was again opened, and the German machine "«J™^4 down heavily in a ploughed field four miles south-east of Arras. 1027 On seeing the Germans scramble out of their machine and prepare to fire, Lieutenant Insall dived to 500 ft. thus enabling Donald to open heavy fire on them. The Germans then fled, one helping the other, who was apparently wounded. Other German* then commenced heavy fire, but, in spite of this, Lieutenant Insatl turned again, and an incendiary bomb was dropped on the German machine, which was last seen wreathed in smoke. Lieutenant Insall then headed west in order to get back over the German trenches, but as he was at only 2,000ft. altitude he dived across them for greater speed, Donald firing into the trenches as he passed over. The German fire, however, damaged the petrol tank, and, with great coolness, Lieutenant Insall landed under cover of a wood 500 yards inside our lines. The German* fired some 150 shells at our machine on the ground, but without causing material damage. Much damage had, however, been caused by rifle fire, but during the night it was rehired Ijehind screened lights, and at dawn Lieutenant Intall flew his machine home, with First Class Air Mechanic T. H. Donald as • passenger. D
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