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FEBRUARY 14, 1918. Casualties. ; ' « Second Lieutenant HUMPHREY EAMES BARWELL, R.F.C., who was killed while flying abroad en February 3rd, aged 19, was the youngesr son of William and Emily Ccmptcn Bar- well, 26, George Road, Edgbastcn. Flight Sub-Lieutenant NORMAN BLACK, R.N., whose death was officially reported last menth, was the younger son of Mr. and Mrs. William Black, cf 69, Hamilton Read, Reading. He was educated at Christ's Hospital, entering by competition at the age of 12 ; he rose to the high position of Senior Grecian and captain of the school in 1915, and in December of that year gained an open exhibition for Classics at St. John's College, Oxford. He was also captain of the cricket XI, and a member of the football XV. He obtained a commission in the R.N.A.S. direct frcm the school, and after the usual pericd of training, was appointed an instructor. At his own request he was transferred to the fighting squadrc ns in the autumn of 1917. He was reported by the Admiralty as missing on October 1 ith, and after an interval of two menths his parents received a letter frcm the Swiss Red Cress saying that he had died of wounds behind the German lines at Wynen- daele (between Ypres and Bruges) en October 12th, and was buried in WTynendaele cemetery. Lieutenant JOHN HAY CALDWELL (previously reported missing, now reported killed in action) was the only son of Mr. W. H. Caldwell, of Morar, Inverness-shire, and was in his twenty-fourth year. He obtained his commission in the Cameron Highlanders in July, 1915, transferring to the Royal Flying Corps in May, 1917. Lieutenant PERCY GRANT CAMERON, R.G.A., attachedR.F.C., who was previously reported missing on August 14th last, and now reported killed in action on that date, was theyoungest son of the late John Cameron, M.D., Lochgilphead, Argyllshire. His age was 25. Second Lieutenant H. T. GARRETT, R.F.C., who was reported missing last May, has not since been heard of. He was the elder son of the late Mark Garrett, J.P., of Retreat, South Africa. He was educated at the Wynberg High Schcol. After matriculating he joined the Civil Service, but relinquished his post to join the forces. He left at Retreat a large well- organised troop of Boy Scouts, which he and his brother had formed, and of which he was appointed scout master. His younger brother, Second Lieutenant E. T. Garrett, Seuth Afri- can Infantry, is at the front, and last week he received news of the death of his father. Second Lieutenant NORMAN WILLIAM GOODWIN, Middlesex Regiment, attached R.F.C. (formerly Lieutenant 25th County of London Regiment (Cyclists)), who, missing since September 16th, 1917, has now been reported killed in aerial action en that date, was the younger son of the late WTilliam Gccdwin and of Mrs. Goodwin, 13, Blenheim Gardens, Cricklewccd, N.W. Captain the Hen. HAROLD ALFRED VYVYAN ST. GEORGE HARMSWORTH, M.C., Irish Guards, eldest son of Lord Rother- mere, died on February 12th of wounds received in the battle of Cambrai. He was born in 1894, and was educated at Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. At Eton, where he was in Mr. Brinton's house, he took prizes in science, history, and divinity, including the Rosebery history prize. He was a premising boxer, and won the school welter weights. Later, when he was at Christ Church, Oxford, he gained his blue for boxing, and represented the University against Cambridge in 1914. He joined the Irish Guards a few days after the outbreak of war, and went to the front in December, 1914. Captain Harmsworth was held in affectionate esteem by the officers and men of the battalion with which he fought and fell. When, after being severely wounded in 1915 (it was his second wound), and recovering from an attack of trench fever, he was appointed to Lord French's staff in London, his great desire was to be back in the trenches, and as soon as he was fit for active ser- vice he insisted upon resigning his Staff appointment, and returned to his battalion in the field. He went back to France for the third—and last—time in August of last year. Captain Harmsworth was awarded the Military Cross six weeks ago, when in hospital. Lord Rothermere's second son, Lieutenant the Hon. Vere Harmsworth, R.N.V.R., was killed on Novem- ber 13th, 1916, while serving with the Royal Naval Division.His only surviving son is Lieutenant the Hon. Esmond Harms- worth, R.M.A. Information received in Lcndcn states that Captain HARALD HEWETT, M.C., Royal Berkshire Regiment, attached R.F.C., has been killed in action. He was the eldest sen ar.d heir of Major Sir Harald George Hewett, Bt., R.G.A., and of Lady Hewett, Newbury, Berkshire. Born in 1892, he passed through Sandhurst, got his cemmisrien in the Berkshire Regiment, in February, 1915, and joining the R.F.C., became flight commander in February of last year. Captain Hewett's distinguished service had wen for him the Military Cross. His father, Sir Harald, is the fourth holder of the baronetcy, to which the heir is now the second sen, George, who during the present hostilities had served in Bowker's Horse in East Africa. He is 22 years of age. The first baronet, Sir George Hewett, G.C.B., was commander-in-chief of the forces in India, and subsequently in Ireland, and got his baronetcy in 1813. Second Lieutenant DARG LAING, R.F.C., who has been killed, aged 20, was the only child of the late John Laing, of Crossing, Berwickshire, and of Mrs. Laing, of Eskbank, Dalkeifh. He was educated at Loretto, and entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, nearly two years ago, but was prevented by an injury to the knee from completing his training there. He received his commission in the R.F.C. last July. Second Lieutenant FRANCIS ALEXANDER LEWIS, R.F.C.. who was killed in action on February 5th, aged 25, was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. James Lewis, of The Priory, Larkhall Rise, Clapham. He had seen three and a half years' active service. Information has been received through the International Red Cross, Geneva, that Captain ALLAN HIGSON SMITH, R.F.C., was killed on August 21st, 1917 (the day he was reported missing). Captain Smith was on Salisbury Plain with the Manchester University O.T.C. at the outbreak of war, and at once offered his services. He joined the Lincolnshires as a private, and was given a commission in a battalion of that regiment. In May, 1915, he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, flying almost daily for ten months over the Somme in 1916. For brilliant artillery observing he was given the Military Cross and made flight-commander. Captain Smith was for a time commandant of an aerial gunnery school in France. The gallant officer was the youngest son of Mrs. Higson Smith, Grimsby. He was preparing for the engineering profession, and had gained his degree B.Sc, Manchester University. The death by drowning at sea on January 31st is announced of Commander DAVID DE BEAUVOIR STOCKS, D.S.O., R.N., aged 33, the husband of Mrs. De Beauvoir Stocks, whose flying in the early days of aviation will be remembered by many of our readers. Commander Stocks was the only son of Mr. J. W. Stocks, of Baboolbonah, Beckcnham. He became a Midshipman in May, 1900, and has served with distinction in the war. He was awarded the D.S.O. in November, 1915, for his services when in command of a sub- marine in the Sea 01 Marmora, where he made a prolonged ' cruise in spite of adverse conditions, and succeeded in in- - flicting much damage on the enem ^. He was promoted, Commander in the following December, and in April, 1916, •• was decorated Chevalier of the Legion of Honour. Mrs. De Beauvoir Stocks is the youngest daughter of the late Captain Ernst, D.L., J.P-, of Westcombe, Evercreech, Somerset. Lieutenant EDWARD ARTHUR H. WARD, R.F.C., grandson of the late John Ward, formerly Chief Constable of Hudders- field, was killed on August nth, 1917, at the front during his first flight as flight commander. He brought down an enemy machine in flames, and then went to assist a comrade. His commanding officer states he was last seen gliding into the clouds over the enemy lines. He was born in Leeds in 1896. In 1Q14, he won a mathematical scholarship for five years at . Hertford College, Oxford, from the Huddersfield College Secondary School, of which he was captain. He enlisted in October, 1915, and was appointed second lieutenant in the 6th West Yorkshire Regiment. He joined the R.F.C. at the end of 1916.
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