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[/OGHT) OCTOBER 26, 1916. Casualties. Captain N. A. BROWNING-PATERSON, Royal Artillery and R.F.C., who is reported killed, was the younger son of Dr. A. Browning-Paterson, Coningham House, Uxbridge Road, W., and was 22 years of age. He was reported missing on July 21st, and is now officially stated to have been killed in an aerial action while leading a patrol over the enemy lines! Captain Browning-Paterson accompanied the first Expedi tionary Force in August, 1914, as Second Lieutenant, taking part in the retreat from Mons and subsequent battles, receiving mention in despatches by Viscount French. He was trans ferred while at the Front to the Royal Flying Corps as Observer in September, 1915, and was gazetted Flight- Commander on July 3rd. Captain JACK COOPER, R.F.C., who was officially posted as missing on July 21st, is now reported by the Geneva Red Cross to have, been shot down and kiired on that date over the German lines whilst on a bombing expedition. He was 20 years of age, and was the youngest son of Lady Cooper, of Ossemsley Manor, Christchurch, Hampshire. Captain Cooper was educated at Lockers Park and Harrow, and returned from Australia for the war. He joined the Royal Flying Corps, and got his commission in January, 1915. Second Lieutenant L. C. KIDD, M.C., R.F.C*., killed on October 12th, aged 23, was the second son of Dr. Cameron Kidd, of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Educated at Broms grove School, he took his pilot's certificate at Hendon before the war, and was tea-planting in Ceylon when war was ^declared. He returned as soon as possible, and was at once given a commission in the Royal Flying Corps, and after a short period of home training went to the Front in February last. Since then, with two short intervals of leave, he has been flying continuously at the Front. He was awarded the Military Cross only last week. His elder brother, G. P. Kidd, is a Captain in the R.A.M.C., and has been at the Front with a field ambulance since early in 1915. The death in action is announced of Lieutenant FENTON PHILLIPS, M.C., R.F.C. He was the eldest son of the Rev. E. S. Phillips, Rector of Bow, Devonshire, for some years Curate of St. James' Church, Hampton Hill. Lieutenant Phillips a few weeks ago was awarded the Military Cross for an act of bravery while engaged on air service. He served in the trenches for some months with the Artists' Rifles, and subsequently transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. Lieutenant JAMES AITCHISON STEWART, R.F.C., who has died from wounds, was 26 years of age, and the eldest son of Dr. Robert Stewart, 25, George Square, Edinburgh. He leaves a widow, who resides in Wiltshire. Lieutenant Stewart was educated at Edinburgh Academy and Edinburgh University. Before the war he held a commission in the 7th Royal Scots, but resigned it in May, 1914. Immediately on the outbreak of war he was appointed to a commission in the King's Own Scottish Borderers, and after being at the Front for a time was invalided home with rheumatism. Subsequently he was transferred to the Royal Flying Corps. ' m m Lord Montagu and the Air Board. .IN the course of a farewell address at Brockenhurst on Saturday, Lord Montagu, who is returning to military duty in India, naturally touched on aerial topics. He said the present position of the Air Board was far from satisfactory. It had no real powers and was openly flouted by the Admiralty. How long was Lord Curzon going to tolerate this somewhat absurd position ? Before long both the country and Parlia ment would demand that some more real powers should be given to the Board. He received the wound which caused his death in a fight in the air. Missing. Flight-Sub-Lieutenant C. D. NEWMAN, reported missing, is a son of the Rev. C. H. Newman, Vicar of St. Mark's, Sunderland. He was a student at the Medical College, Newcastle, when war broke out. After serving as a Surgeon- probationer for a year, he was transferred to the Royal Naval Air Service. He went to France only five weeks ago. Married and to be Married. An engagement is announced between Mr. FREDERIC ARTHUR DARIEN GRACE, Second Lieutenant, R.F.C., late of San Pedro de Jujuy, Argentine, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Grace, of Alberdi, Santa Fe, Argentine, and SYBIL MAY, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HERBERT APPERLY, of Highwoods, Kingswood, Surrey. The engagement is announced between ROBERT MILLINGTON KNOWLES, Norfolk Regt. and R.F.C., younger son of the late Andrew Knowles and Mrs. Knowles/ of Taverham Hall, Norwich, and OLIVE MARJORY, younger daughter of Major and Mrs. J. A. BERNERS, of Hellesdon House, Norwich. A marriage has been arranged between RONALD ST. CLAIR MCCLINTOCK, R.F.A. and R.F.C, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur McClintock, of Rathvinden, Leighlin Bridge. Ireland, and MARY GORDON (MILLY), elder daughter of Mr, and Mrs. JOHN MACGREGOR LAIRD, formerly" of Birkenhead, at present at the H3'de Park Gate Hotel, Kensington Gore, S.W. The engagement is annaunced between Captain DOUGLAS CHARLES LEYLAND SPEED, King's Royal Rifles and R.F.C, younger son of Major and Mrs. Elmer Speed, of Krjowlton Court, Canterbury, and 23, Prince's Gate, and MYRTLE, second daughter of Sir HENRY and Lady DERiNG,of Surrenden- Dering, Kent. Items. Lieutenant W. EARDLEY HARPER, R.F.C., who has received the Military Cross for conspicuous skill in aerial combats, is the son of Canon Harper, formerly Rector of St. Margaret's, Leven, and St. Peter's, Kirkcaldy. Lieutenant G. S. M. INSALL, V.C., R.F.C. (who was brought down and taken prisoner about a week before the announce ment of his V.C., which was awarded him for an achievement in November of last year), has just undergone a serious but successful operation for appendicitis at Heidelberg, and is now well on the road to recovery. This is the second serious operation performed on him while in captivity, the first being the extraction of a large fragment of anti-aircraft shell from the base of the spine. It is satisfactory to learn that he is receiving good attention. Mr. NORMAN PRINCE, one of the • American volunteer pilots with the American Squadron fighting in France for the Allies, who has just died in hospital behind the lines in the Vosges district, was wounded during one of the recent air raid fights against, the Germans. He struck his head against a telegraph wire in falling, and died from haemorrhage of the brain. 13 H The recent raids on this country showed that our Home defences had improved, but it would be simply folly on our part because we had brought down four of the raiders if we did nothing more in the way of defence. Lord Montagu also said that he thought the Admiralty were very seriously to blame with regard to airship^ con struction. While the German Fleet was an eyed fleet, we had to a very great extent a blind one, but he believed that at last the Admiralty were doing something to accelerate progress. 942
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