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.\ .• v .5. 1918. HONOURS. IT was announced in a supplement to the LondonGazette that the King has been graciously pleased to approve of the following awards to the undermentioned cfficers inrecognition of their gallantry and devotion to dutv in the Field :— Bar to the Military Cross.Second Lieutenant (Temp. Captain) DOUGLAS JOHNBELL, MX., R.F.C., Spec. Res.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He has led his formation with greatskill and has destroyed three enemy aeroplanes and driven down two others, one of which was seen to be completely outof control. The high state of efficiency which his flight has attained is due to his splendid example and fearless leader-thip. (M.C. gazetted 18th June, 1917.) Captain WILLIAM SPURRETT FIELDING JOHNSON, M.C.Yeo., and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devoticn to duty. Whilst escorting machines of another squadronwhich were engaged in bombing work, with one other officer he attacked ten enemy scouts. He destroyed two of them andforced another to land. On another occasion, when leading a patrol of six machines, he attacked ten enemy scouts.He destroyed one, and his patrol accounted for three others. • A few minutes later, in conjunction with another officer,he destroyed an enemy two-seater machine of a new type. As a flight commander he showed great skill and by his daringand good leadership set a splendid example to the officers of his flight. (M.C. gazetted 3rd July, 1915.) Lieutenant SIDNEY STEVENSON JONES, M.C., S. LancashireRegiment and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty as an observer. He took part in two longdistance bombing raids and in raids on enemy aerodromes. He carried out several long distance reconnaissances overthe enemy's lines, taking a large number of photographs, from which valuable information was obtained. On one occasion,when his machine caught fire at a height of 4,000 feet, and was Wrecked on landing, he showed great promptitude and presenceof mind in extricating the pilot and extinguishing his clothes, which were on fire. He always showed great skill and gallan-try, and set an excellent example to the observers of his squadron. (M.C. gazetted 1st January, 1917) Temp. Captain FRANK GRANGER QUIGLEY, M.C.,- Gen. Listand R.F.C.— For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in aerial combats. He destroyed five enemy machines andone balloon, and drove down four enemy machines out of control. He showed splendid courage and initiative. (M.C.gazetted 18th February, 1918.) The Military Cross.Temp. Captain CHARLES HERBERT BREWER, BedfordRegiment and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He set out to make a special railwayreconnaissance, and though the weather conditions became very bad, he continued his task with the greatest determination.His engine began to fail when he was a long distance over the enemy's lines. By skilful piloting he succeeded in crossingthe enemy's trenches, but the machine crashed in No Man's Land, and turned completely over. Heavy machine gunfire was opened by the enemy, and though his jaw was broken, he extricated the observer, who was pinned under the machine,and was unconscious, and dragged him to a shell hole in the face of the enemy's fire. He showed splendid courage andresource. Lieutenant THOMAS WALFORD CAVE, R.F.A., attachedR.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. While engaged in taking photographs of an enemy area,he was slightly wounded by anti-aircraft fire. In spite of this and the enemy's fire seventeen photographs were taken.Later, while he was again taking photographs over the enemy's lines, his machine was attacked by twelve enemy machines.He shot down one of them completely out of control, after which several photographs were taken. On three occasions,in the course of flights lasting four hours or more, he ranged a siege battery most effectively on hostile batteries, with theresult that several gun-pits were destroyed and three explo- sions were caused. He showed splendid determination andinitiative. Temp. Second Lieutenant JOHN STANLEY CHICK, Gen. Listand R.F.C.— For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. While leading a patrol of four machines over the enemy'slines he attacked an enemy two-seater machine, which his observer drove down completely out of control. Shortlyafterwards the patrol engaged nineteen enemy machines ; he dived on to the uppermost machine, and drove it down ina series of spins and sideslips completely out of control. He then attacked two others and brought them down in the samemanner, while his observer drove down another out of control. On another occasion, his formation, consisting of five machines, attacked twenty-five enemy aeroplanes. He destroyed oneof the enemy, and drove down another out of control. H? set a magnificent example of courage and skill. Second Lieutenant FREDERICK NORMAN SMITH CREEK,D.L.I., and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devoticn • to duty. He carried out several successful reconnaissancesof enemy aercdrcmes and railways, and cbtained valuable information often under the most difficult weather conditionsOn one occasion he took several photographs cf an enemy aercdrcme though he was attacked by an enemy machineand subjected to anti-aircraft fire. He displayed the greatest skill and determination. Temp. Second Lieutenant FREDERICK HARRY DAVIES,Gen. List and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. Whilst on artillery observation duty he engageda hostile scout, which he succeeded in sending down out of control. He then continued to observe for the shoot, andsuccessfully accomplished his task. Later, whilst again on artillery patrol, though attacked by five hostile aeroplanes,he, by successful manoeuvring, enabled his observer to fire several bursts into the leader of the formation, whose machinewas seen to go down in a veritcal nose dive and crash to earth. Continuing the fight against the remaining four hostilemachines, he eventually forced them away, and succeeded in ranging on and neutralising three hostile batteries. Heset a magnificent example of skill and determination. Temp. Lieutenant AUSTIN LLOYD FLEMING, R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He attacked a formation of three enemy machines, and forced the leadingmachine, which was a two-seater, to land, although the other two were attacking him from behind. He then attackedand destroyed another of the enemy machines, and engaged the third, which succeeded in escaping. He destroyed fourenemy machines during one month, and showed splendid courage and skill on many occasions. Temp. Captain JOHN BERTRAM FOX, Gen. List and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During a period of two months he led his formation on six long-distancebombing raids into enemy territory. On the last occasion, though engaged by three separate hostile formations, hedropped his bombs with excellent effect over his objective and brought the whole of his formation back to the aero-drome intact. His formation accounted for three enemy aeroplanes destroyed and four driven down out of control.He has carried out upwards of 40 successful operations, his skill and leadership being of the highest order. Second Lieutenant WILLIAM LEEMING HARRISON, R.F.C.,Spec. Res.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in aerial fighting. He destroyed two enemy machines anddrove down others out of control. He always showed a splendid spirit of dash, keenness and tenacity, coupled withdetermination and skill in attacking enemy aircraft. Second Lieutenant (Temp. Captain) GEOFFREY FORREST HUGHES, R.F.C., Spec. Res.—For conspicuous gallantry anddevotion to duty. While leading his formation over the enemy's lines he was attacked by twelve enemy machines, twoof which he shot down. On the following day, when in charge ot a patrol, he attacked seven enemy triplanes, drove downone out of control, and forced three others to land. On another occasion, while in charge of a patrol, "he was attacked by a largenumber of enemy scouts ; owing to his skilful flying his, observer succeeded in shooting down one of the enemymachines, which broke up in the air. He always showed the greatest coolness and courage in action, and, as a flight-commander, leel his formation with splendid courage and determination. Temp. Second Lieutenant PETER AITKEN MACDOUGALL,"Gen. List and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He always showed great initiative and skill in attack-ing enemy aircraft, and drove down or destroyed several enemy machines. On one occasion while on patrol he encoun-tered three enemy two-seater machines, and, though his engine was giving trouble, he attacked them single-handed and droveone of them down out of control, having shot the observer. On another occasion, after driving down an enemy machine,he attacked and silenced a battery of six guns which were firing on our machines. His example of pluck and deter- _/mination was of the utmost value to the squadron. :., Second Lieutenant (Temp. Lieutenant) JOHN FINLAY NOEL:; .•_. MACRAE, Gen. List and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry --'and devotion to duty. While on an offensive patrol he attacked an enemy machine and drove it down damaged. On thesame day he took part in a bombing raid at a low altitude on an enemy aerodrome, and secured a direct hit on one ofthe hangars. While returning, he engaged enemy troops and transport on a road, causing casualties and confusion. 532
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