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JUNE 20, 1918. Lieutenant JOHN PERCIVAL VAN RYNEVELD, R.A.F., who was killed in a flying accident near Dartford on June 2nd, aged 23, was the younger son of Mr. and Mrs. D. J, Van Ryneveld, of Theonissen, O.F.S., South Africa. He was educated at Winburg and Grey College, Bloemfontein. He was wounded in 1914 while serving under Commandant Pretorius in the operations against the Rebellion. He left South Africa in April, 1917, to join the R.F.C. Lieutenant MILES BRUCE DALZELL WHITESIDE, HighlandLight Infantry, attached R.A.F., who died on June 13th of injuries received while flying in Herts on June 10th, aged 23,was the son of the Rev.M. Whiteside, late rector of St. Nicholas', Cardiff. He joined the Artists' Rifles in 1914, subsequentlyobtaining a commission in the A.S.C., went out to France in 1914, and transferred to the Highland Light Infantry in May,1915. He was wounded the following August, and rejoined his regiment in Mesopotamia in May, 1916, and was againwounded in January, 1917. He was temporary A.D.C. to the Lieutenant-Governor of Burma, and returned home inOctober, 1917, to join the R.A.F. He obtained his wings the day of his accident. Married. Lieutenant K. C. BASS, South African Infantry and R.A.F.,eldest son of Major and Mrs. Bass, Johannesburg, was married on June 15th at the Chapel Royal of the Savoy, to Lois, onlydaughter of Mrs. HALL, London. Major JOHN BLACKWOOD, R.A.F., only son of G. Marshall Blackwood, Craigton, Milngavie, Dumbartonshire, was married on June 13th, at New Kilpatrick Parish Church, to MARION SYMINGTON, second daughter of LORD PROVOST and Mrs. J. W. STEWART, Glasgow. Lieutenant GEORGE BORWICK, of the Bedfordshire Regiment, attached R.A.F., was married on June 8th at the Chapel Royal of the Savoy, to DOROTHEA GERTRUDE, second daughter of the late Mr. CHARLES GREY and Mrs. Grey, of Anerley. The marriage of Captain F. D. H. BREMNER, R.A.F.,elder son of Captain Donald Bremner, Assistant Commissioner of City of London Police, and Mrs. Bremner, and Miss VIVYEN HURD, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Hurd, took placeat All Saints', Margaret Street, W., on June 13th. Lieutenant J. H. DAND, R.A.F., was married on June nth, at Holy Trinity Church, Barnes, S.W., to DORIS MARY AUGUSTA, elder daughter of JOHN CRAWFURD and Mrs. PLATT, of Barnes, S.W., and Tankerton, Kent. Lieutenant THOMAS MAKIN DRAPER, R.A.F., only son ofDr. T. Makin Draper and Mrs. Draper, Rickmansworth, was married on June nth, at St. Thomas's Church, Rick-mansworth, to LILIAN MARY, younger daughter of Mr. andMrs. HENRY WEBSTER, of Lynsters, Rickmansworth. Major WALTER WYNNEFIELD HIGGIN, R.A.F., only son ofW. Sinclair Higgin, " Woodlands," Formby, Lanes., was mar- ried on June nth at St. Nicholas' Church, Burton, Cheshire,to OLIVE, only daughter of ARTHUR B. EARLE, The Old Hall,Puddington, Cheshire. The marriage arranged between Lieutenant JOHN TREVOR KYFFIN, R.A.F., and Miss MARAGRET JOYCE DE WINTON WILLS took place at the Church of the Holy Cross, Ramsbury, Wilts, on June 19th. Lieutenant NORMAN HARRY NEYNOL MACLEOD, RoyalScots Fusiliers, attached R.A.F., late E.I. and C.T. Co., Ltd., elder son of the late Norman Nevile MacLeod, Tirhoot, India,and of Mrs. MacLeod, was married on June iothat Kilmacow Church, Ireland, to BLANCHE, second daughter of the late EDWARD WHITBY BRISCOE and of Mrs. Briscoe, of HarristownHouse, Piltown, Co. Kilkenny, Ireland. Captain VYSE MILLARD, Essex Regiment and R.A.F.,second son of the late Edward Millard and Mrs. E. M. Millard, of Reigate, was married on June 12th, at the Parish Church,Danby, to DODDEN, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. JARVIS, of Westdyke, Westfield, Redcar, and at BrambleCarr, Danby. To be Married. The engagement is announced of LIEUT. WILLIAM SCOTT HILL-REID, Devons, attached R.A.F., elder son of Mr. andMrs. William Hill-Reid, of Bexhill-on-Sea, and grandson of the late Rev. William Reid, D.D., of Edinburgh, to EDITH ANGELA, second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ERIC M. CARTER,of Edgbaston, Birmingham, and granddaughter of the late Furneaux Jordan, F.R.C.S., of Birmingham. The engagement is announced between Captain JOHN EDWARD ALFRED HOARE, D.S.C., R.A.F., only son of Mr. andMrs. Alfred Hoare, of Charlwood, East Grinstead, and MAR- JORIE GWENDOLINE, fourth daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. TROUNCE, of Culroy, Truro, Cornwall. A marriage has been arranged between JAMES E. MARIGOLD, R.A.F., son of J. A. Marigold, of 7, Augustus Road, Edg- baston, and CONSTANCE JOYCE, only daughter of Richard D. MATTHEY, of The Croft, Hartley, Wintney, Hants. The marriage between Mr. J. G. VECQUERAY, lieutenant, R.A.F., of Chaucer Road, Bedford, and PHCEBE, elder daughter of the late Commander AUTON, R.N., and Mrs. Auton, of Walpole Road, Brighton, will take place quietly at St. Matthew's, Brighton, on June 22nd, at 2 p.m. The marriage of Major JOHN BALLINGALL FORBES WATSON,R.A.F., younger son of the late John Watson and Mrs. Watson, Burnbank, Milnathort, Scotland, and ALEXANDRA MARY GEORGIE, only daughter of the Rev. Canon J. N. DALTON,K.C.V.O., C.M.G., and Mrs. Dalton, The Cloisters, Windsor Castle, will take place at St. Martin-in-the-Fields, TrafalgarSquare, on June 29th, at 11.30. The marriage of Captain VICTOR WATSON, R.A.F., and ETHEL MARY, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. LIONEL A. CRICHTON, of 17, Portman Street, W., will take place at theParish Church, Henley-on-Thames, on Thursday, June 27th, at 1.30 p.m. Items. A memorial service for Captain WILLIAM ROBERT SARGENT WILBERFORCE, M.C., King's Royal Rifle Corps, attachedR.A.F., son of the late Bishop of Chichester, who was killed on June 2nd, was held at St. Peter's Church, Eaton Square,on June 12th, the Bishop of Southwark and the Bishop of Willesden officiating. The will of Lieutenant THOMAS MCKENNY HUGHES, R.F.C., of Ravensworth, Brooklands Avenue, Cambridge, and Maryle- bone Road, N.W., who was killed in action on February 5th, son of the late Professor Hughes, F.R.S., of Cambridge University, has been proved at £28,491. Seaplane Duels in North Sea. THE announcements made by the Admiralty during the past week have indicated increased aerial activity on the part of the German Naval Air Service in the North Sea, which has led to a number of combats between British and enemy seaplanes. On the afternoon of June 4th five British seaplanes set out from one of our East Coast bases for patrol purposes, and for three hours failed to encounter any hostile craft. When, how- ever, the patrol was some distance off Terschelling, one of the seaplanes was forced to descend to the water owing to a broken petrol pipe. While our machines were circling the damaged craft five hostile seaplanes were sighted and pursued, but they avoided engagement with our forces although in superior strength. Our seaplanes then returned to the damaged machine, which was being repaired. A few minutes later two more hostile seaplanes were sighted, and these were chased off. Apparently the enemy had decided upon a concentration of their forces, for half an hour later ten hostile seaplanes were seen coming in the direction of our craft, which immediately went forward to give action. A sharp fight occurred between our four machines and the ten enemy craft, in which two enemy seaplanes were riddled with shot and crashed into the sea, one bursting into flames just before it reached the water. A British seaplane was damaged, andeventually landed in Vlieland. During the fight two hostile seaplanes were detached from the main body and an excitingair duel followed, in the course of which one of our assistant pilots was shot through the head and died instantaneously.The chief pilot, however, continued to navigate the machine, and was attacked from the rear and below by four enemymachines on the one side and three on the other. The pilot nose-dived immediately and put up a running fight from thestern with all seven machines, and eventually succeeded in forcing them to break off the pursuit. While the seaplanewas climbing again to pick up the other British machines its petrol pipe broke, necessitating a landing when 10 miles offthe Dutch coast. After repairs by the engineer air mechanic the seaplane was able to resume its flight within 10 minutes,and joined two of the other British seaplanes. A further search for the enemy proved fruitless, and our craft thenreturned to their base. It was subsequently learned that the British machinewhich had had a breakdown two hours before the battle was destroyed by its own crew after it had reached Dutch waters,and that the crew swam ashore. As has already been stated, the crew of both British seaplanes are now interned inHolland. 693
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