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1918
1918 - 0068.PDF
Dept., G.P.O.), Ada M. Laws, Ethel M. Leeds, Edith B. Maw (supervisor), Annie D. Merralls (supervisor), Margaret Moody, Nellie E. A. Palmer, Ethel M. Pullinger, Minnie Sleeford (assistant supervisor), Frances E. E. Smith (supervisor), Florence E. Steggel, Fanny E. Steward (assistant supervisor), Edith E. Venus (supervisor), Nellie Ward (supervisor), Dorothy K. West, Dorothy F. Whibley, Gertrude Wood (super- visor) . Displayed great courage and devotion to duty during air raids and bombardment from the sea :— Louisa M. Carlton (supervisor), Amelia J. Ward. Displayed great courage and devotion to duty during air1 raids and on the occasion of a fire :— Ethel N. E. Hickey. Displayed courage and resource in maintaining telephonic communication during an air raid :— James G. Ross (skilled workman, G.P.O.). Displayed courage and resource while controlling officer in a neighbourhood exposed to many bombardments by seacraft and aeroplanes :— Daniel V. Ward (inspector, Engineering Dept., G.P.O.). JANUARY 17, 1918. Gallant Rescue from an Airship. ANOTHER interesting award of the British Empire Medal is the following :— Frederick Higham (special constable) swam to an airship which had fallen into a river and assisted two of the crew^to reach the bank. The Albert Medal for a Pilot. IN the London Gazelle of January 1 ith, it was stated that the Albert Medal had been awarded to the following :— Capt. Oliver Campbell Bryson, Flight-Commander, R.F.C. On March 15th, 1917, Capt. (then Lieut.) Bryson, with and Lieut. Hillebrandt as passenger, was piloting an aeroplane at Wye Aerodrome when, owing to a sideslip, the machine crashed to the ground and burst into flames. On disentangling himself from the burning wreckage Capt. Bryson at once went back into the flames, dragged Lieut. Hillebrandt from the machine, and, notwithstanding his own injuries, which were undoubtedly aggravated by his gallant efforts to rescue his brother officer from the fire, endeavoured to extinguish the fire on Lieut. Hillebrandt's clothing. Lieut. Hillebrandt succumbed to his injuries a few days later. • ,,~ _ .... THE ROLL REPORTED by the Admiralty:—Missing. Flight Sub-Lieut. A. G. Beattie, R.N. Flight Sub-Lieut. F. Booth, R.N. Flight Sub-Lieut. A. J. Dixon, R.N. . . -- Accidentally Injured. Act. Gunner E. Jarrett, R.N. Flight Lieut. J. W. Pinder, R.N. Reported by the War Office :— Killed. 2nd Lieut. F. V. Bonyun, R.F.C. Lieut. D. O. MacNicol, R. W. Kent, attd. R.F.C. Lieut. W. N. Spragg, R.F.C. Accidentally Killed. 1163 Sergt. C. Jackson, R.F.C. Previously Missing, now reported Killed. Lieut. A. T. Heywood, R.F.C. Capt. T. A. Oliver, R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. J. F. Wightman, R.F.C. Died. 2nd Lieut. W. Booth, Rif. Bgde., attd. R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. H. M. Matheson, R.F.C. Died of Wounds. 106097 Sergt. W. Morris, R.F.C. 49720 2nd Air-Mech, P. Smith. 9507 1st Air-Mech, R. G. Streat, R.F.C. Previously reported Wounded, now Reported Died of Wounds. Capt. J. Bell, R.F.C. Lieut. F. W. H. Thomas, Yeo., attd. R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. G. D. Williamson, R.F.C. Wounded. Lieut. D. J. Aitchison. R.F.A. and R.F.C. Lieut. B. R. Apps, R.F.C. Lieut. W. G. R. Bailes, R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. V. C. Baker, London, attd. R.F.C. Lieut. D. G. Barnet, R.F.A. and R.F.C. Lieut. F. A. Bates, Yeo. and R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. H. A. Biddle, Aus. F.C. 2nd Lieut. D. M. Christie, R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. H. R. Donovan, R.F.A., attd. R.F.C. ; - .. Lieut. R. O. Hobhouse, Som. L.I., attd. R.F.C. ; ' " OF HONOUR. 2nd Lieut. H. Horrocks, R.F.C. :. ' ' • ;Lieut. A. O. Macgillicuddy, Aus. F.C. 2nd Lieut. H. I. J. Ridgway, R.F.C. .: Lieut. L. H. Scott, Cent. Ont., attd. R.F.C. : • " Lieut. B. Strange, Yeo., attd. R.F.C. • : : Lieut. A. C. Upham, R.F.C. . . 2nd Lieut. J. H. M. Woods, R.F.C. 78431 2nd Air-Mech P. P. Allen, R.F.C. 63794 1st Air-Mech, C. T. Bass, R.F.C. 79014 W. Fanner, R.F.C. . 107471 3rd Air-Mech. L. Farrell, R.F.C,. - - 7309 Sergt. E. Fitzgerald, R.F.C. •-•::: 66937 2nd Air-Mech. H. J. Goffe, R.F.C. 55964 2nd Air-Mech. S. V. Gorringe, R.F.C. 49438 1st Air-Mech, W. Love, R.F.C. : 9898 2nd Air-Mech. C. S. W. Poole, R.F.C. 21124 2nd Air-Mech. T. Prince, R.F.C. 5020 Corporal W. Richards, R.F.C. 12263 1st Air-Mech. R. T. Ward, R.F.C., attd. R.F.A. 7643 Corpl. F. E. Wilson, R.F.C. Previously Reported Missing, now Reported Wounded and Prisoners in German Hands. 2nd Lieut. G. R. Edwards, R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. E. L. Fosse, R. War. R., attd. R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. G. R. Gray, R.F.C. Missing. 2nd Lieut. J. Brydone, R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. H. E. Galer, R.F.A., attd. R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. A. L. Kidd, R.F.C. Capt. A. E. McKay, R.F.C. Lieut. C. W. Pearson, Northd. Fus., attd R.F.C. Capt. A. F. E. Pitman, Sea. Hrs., attd. R.F.C. 87657 1st Air Mech. G. Leach, R.F.C. 14262 1st Air Mech. W. Samways, R.F.C. Missing, believed Drowned. Lieut. W. A. Crawley, Cent. Ont., attd. R.F.C. Previously Missing, now reported Prisoners in German hands. 2nd Lieut. T. W. Calvert, R.F.C. Lieut. A. Dodds, N. Staffs., attd. R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. F. J. B. Hammersley, Mx. R., attd. R.F.C. Lieut. C. F. Keller, London, attd. R.F.C. 2nd Lieut. E. F. Marchand, R.F.C. • •: Lieut. L. N. Ward, Aus. F. C. '*..'. . - . Fatal Accidents. to be in flames. The jury returned a verdict that deceased WHILE flying in Hertfordshire 2nd Lieut. T. H. Greathead, died from burns accidently received through an aeroplane heR.F.C., was killed, the machine catching fire. At an inquest in Norfolk on January 5th on Lieut. J. V. Knox, R.F.C., and 2nd Lieut. P. D. Parker, it was stated that a machine piloted by the latter on the previous day went up to 400 ft., when the engine stopped ; the machine then made a spinning nose dive and the wreck burst into flames. Both officers were killed instantaneously. A verdictnt " Accidental death " was returned.of 2nd Lieut. D. W. B. Black was killed in Norfolk on January3rd. At the inquest it was stated that the machine was in the air for three-quarters of an hour, and on landing was seen 64 was flying becoming ignited in the air, but that there was no evidence to show how the fire originated. A verdict of "Accidental death " was returned at an inquest at Chessington (Surrey) on Arnold J. Warren. He went up in a machine piloted by 2nd Lieut. Morris R.F C and in trying to avoid some trees when coming down the machine nose-dived and crashed to the ground. v. ^Ull T A A^erson and 2nd Lieut. A. C. Perriman.both attached to the R.F.C., were Mlled near a Lincolnshire town through their machines coming too close together andcolliding, owing to mist and snow. Both machines were in perfect working order, and no blame attached to anybody.
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