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JANUARY 3. 1918. Casualties. CMajor ROBERT EGERTON, M.C.. Royal Irish Fusiliers andR.F.C., who was killed on December 23rd, was the third son of Sir Reginald Arthur Egerton, C.B., and Lady Egerton, of29, Brompton Square, S.W., and was born in 1892. He was educated at the Oratory School, Birmingham, and at theRoyal Military College, Sandhurst, and entered the 2nd Royal Irish Fusiliers in 1913, i: ning his regiment in India in thatyear. He proceeded from India with his regiment to the front in November, 1914, wrier.- he took part in much fighting, andwas twice mentioned in despatches. In March, 1915, he was awarded the Military Cross " for gallantry, ability, and usefulreconnaissance work on many occasions at great personal risk. By the gallant leading of his platoon at St. Eloi heprevented the advancing enemy from taking an important position, and later rendered very material assistance in thereconnaissance prior to our counter-attack." He was shortly afterwards invalided home, and, being pronounced by a medicalboard as unfit for trench work for a time, he devoted the interval to learning to fly, and speedily obtained his " wings,"and was appointed a flying officer in the R.F.C. He was gazetted a flight commander on March 3rd, 1916, with therank of captain, and on November 23rd of the same year a squadron commander with the rank of major. At the timeof his death he was in command of a squadron. Second Lieutenant F. G. FLOWER, R.F.C., killed onDecember 18th, was the fourth son of the Rev. and Mrs. F. W. Flower, of Oporto, Portugal, and was aged 23. He was bornin Oporto, and educated at Richmond Hill School, Richmond, Surrey. After spending several years in Montreal,he volunteeredfor general service in 1915 with a Canadian Siege Battery, proceeding to France in the following year. He subsequentlyobtained a commission in the R.F.C. as pilot. He was a brother of Second Lieutenant A. C. Flower, Grenadier Guards,who was killed in October, 1916. Second Lieutenant RONALD PATON HOOD, R.F.C., whowas reported missing on September 28th, was last seen in a fight in the air, and news of his death on that date has nowbeen confirmed. He was the younger of the two sons of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas M. Hood, of Rio de Janeiro, and hiselder brother was killed on April 14th. Born in Pernambuco, Mr. Hood was educated at Forest School and Felsted, and onleaving school he at once joined the Artists' Rifles in September, 191 5, receiving his commission in the R.F.C. last April. Hewent to the front in May. Flight Commander (Acting Lieutenant R.N.), WILLIAM FRITH HORNER, R.N., who was drowned at sea whilst on activeservice, on the night of December 21st, aged 22, was the only son of Leonard and Annie Marion Horncr, of Wayside,Warlingham, Surrey, and grandson of Isaline Marion Blew, of the same address. Lieutenant-Commander RALPH MICHAEL MACK, R.N.,•who was killed off the Dutch coast on December 23rd, aged 34 years, was the younger son of Captain Hugh Paston Mack,R.D.C., and Mrs. Mack, Mundesley, Norfolk. Second Lieutenant J. T. ORRELL, R.F.C., who was killed in action on December 2nd, aged 20, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Orrell, Fairfield, Manchester, and grandson of the late Percy Orrell, of Openshaw. Lieutenant REGINALD BENADE GLENDOWER OTTLEY, R.F.C.,who was killed on December 23rd, aged 21, was the last sur- viving son of Mr. and Mrs. Glendower Coghill Ottley, of5, Cambridge Court, East Twickenham, Middlesex, whose two other sons have lost their lives in this war, and grandsonof Major-General C. G. Ottley, Madras Army. lieutenant WILLIAM LEFEVRE OXLEY PARKER, Hussars,attached R.F.C., who was killed on October 31st, aged 22, was the younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Parker, of FaulkbourneHall, Essex, and a grandson of the late John Oxley Parker and the late Sir William Farrer. He was educated at Ludgrove,Eton (Mr. C. M. Wells's house), and Oriel College. He was in the O.T.C. at Eton and Oxford, and had been a year atOxford when war was declared. He immediately received orders to join the Hussars, to the Special Reserve of whichregiment he had been gazetted ten days previously. He left for France in September, 1915, and was wounded in July, 1916.Last June he was attached to the R.F.C., and went to the front in July. Lieutenant STANLEY WILLIAM ROWLES, A.S.C., attachedR.F.C., of Norhain, Oatlands Park, Weybridge, Surrey, who died on December 13th from wounds received whilst flyingon December 3rd, was the brother of Lieutenant W. J. Rowles, of H.M.S. "Cyclops," and cousin of T. S. Harris, 4, Lloyd'sAvenue, E.C., and Hamerton, Addiscombe Grove, Croydon. His age was 27. Flight Sub-Lieutenant VERNON HATHERTON, R.N.A.S., who was accidentally killed whilst flying on December 22nd, aged 22, was the son of Mrs. J. Littleboy, of Woking. Second Lieutenant CHRISTOPHER HENRY HOSKYNS- ABRAHALL, R.F.A., attached to the R.F.C., was accidentallykilled while flying alone on December 22nd at Yatesbury, Wilts. He was the younger son of Major C. H. Hoskyns-Abrahall, R.M.L.I., who was killed in Gallipoli in 1915, and nephew of Major J. H. Hoskyns-Abrahall, late R.M.L.I., ofMalvcrn, Tavistock. He was educated at Kelly College, Tavistock, from which he passed into Woolwich in 1915, inhis 17th year. He was gazetted second lieutenant in the R.F.A. the following year, and was attached to the R.F.C.some months ago. Second Lieutenant LESLIE JAMES MITCHELL, R.F.C.,who was killed in an aeroplane accident on December 21st, was the elder and onlv surviving son of Mr. and Mrs. JamesMitchell, of Belmont, Surrey. Lieutenant MERRICK ORVILLE PRISMALL, R.F.A. and R.F.C.,second son of Lieutenant-Colonel E. Prismall, T.D. (attached General Staff Canadian Oversea Forces), was killed as the resultof an aeroplane accident while flying near Grantham on De- cember 20th, aged 25 years. He was educated at St. Edmund'sCollege, Old Hall, and served for a short time in the Windsor Troop of the Berkshire Yeomanry. He left England at theage of 18 to explore, and visited Queensland, Northern Terri- tories of Australia, New Zealand, the back blocks of NewSouth Wales, Natal, Orange Free State, and Cape Colony. In 1913 he was serving in the 2nd South African Mounted Rifles,and had his thigh shattered at Estcourt as the result of a gun- shot wound. In 1914 he served through the Moritz Rebellionand afterwards through the German South-West African campaign under General Botha. On reaching Windhoek, atthe end of this campaign, he applied for service in France, and returning to England, received a commission in the R.F.A.He went to France early in 1916, and was wounded at the Somme. Last February he joined the R.F.C., and served asan observer for six months. After 18 months' service in France he returned to England last September, and marriedMiss Marie Comerford, of Woodford Green, Essex. Married. On December 16th, at St. Mary Abbot's, Kensington, SecondLieutenant T. H. C. BANNISTER, R.F.C., son of the lateThomas Bannister, J.P., was married to ANNIE, widow ofColonel James MINOGUE, West Yorkshire Regiment, daughterof the late Hilton Philipson, J.P., and Foundress and Com- mandant of Mornington Lodge War Hospital for Officers. On December 19th, at St. Nicholas Church, Newport, Salop,Captain W. D. BTJDGEN, Leinster Regiment, attached R.F.C.,was married to EVELYN BRIDGETT, youngest daughter of thelate R. N. HEANE and Mrs. HEANE, of Newport. On December 20th, at Richmond, Surrey, ARNALL W.CAMP, R.F.C., eldest son of Llewellyn E. Camp, J.P., of Oueensmcad, Richmond, was married to JEAN HENDERSON,daughter of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Henderson, of Cochrane, Ontario. On December 27th, at the Catholic Church, Petersfield,Lieutenent, ERIC C. L. COPNER, the Devon Regiment andR.F.C., was married to PAULA, youngeat daughter of the lateMaltre FLORIZOONE, of Bruges. 26
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