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1918
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JULY II, 1918. Lieut. (T.'Capt.) OLIVER CAMPBELL BRYSON, Yeo. andR.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He made several difficult flights in most unfavourable weather,and destroyed several hostile machines. He proved himself a determined and undaunted leader, and set a splendid exampleof courage on all occasions. T. Sec. Lieut. PAUL WARD SPENCER BULMAN, Gen. List.and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. On five occasions, in most difficult weather conditions, hedropped bombs and fired on enemy infantry from a low alti- tude, inflicting heavy casualties. During these flights hefrequently obtained valuable information, and twice drove off enemy machines which attempted to interfere. He showedthe greatest initiative and resource. Lieut. (T. Capt.) ROBERT LESLIE CHIDLAW-ROBERTS,Hants. Regiment and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He constantly attacked superior numbersof enemy aeroplanes. On one occasion he repeatedly attacked five enemy machines, driving among them and attacking eachin turn at short ranges. On three other occasions he brought down enemy machines. He showed great skill and courage.Lieut. (T. Capt.) JAMES MARTIN CHILD, ManchesterRegiment and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devo- tion to duty. While leading a patrol he encountered fourenemy scouts, one of which he destroyed. On another occasion he attacked one of two enemy two-seater machineswhich he encountered over the enemy's lines. He disabled the machine, and skilfully turned it towards our lines, wherethe enemy pilot was forced to land and he and his observer were taken prisoner. On another occasion he attacked fiveenemy scouts, one of which he destroyed. He showed the greatest judgment and determination.Sec. Lieut. JOHN HENRY COOPER, A. & S. Highrs., andR.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He assisted to bomb an enemy aerodrome and destroyedsome billets close to it. On another occasion he flew over the enemy's lines in a very thick mist and bombed some enemytransport, completely destroying on© wagon and scattering the remainder with machine-gun fire. He then bombedand blew up a factory. His machine was badly hit and he returned to our lines with the greatest difficulty in very badweather conditions. • Later, in the course of three flights, he dropped bombs and fired 1,700 rounds on enemy infantry froma low altitude. He showed the greatest courage and deter- mination. Sec. Lieut. WALTER ERNEST DAVIS, Gloucester Regimentand R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty during three months' service as an observer in a night flyingsquadron. He has taken part in many long-distance night bomb raids, and has on all occasions shown great courage anddetermination, which have been a splendid example to the rest of the squadron. Sec. Lieut. FRANK HENRY DEAR, Royal Sussex Regiment.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. His machine caught fire while he was engaged on a reconnaissance,and while he was endeavouring to put the fire out his machine got into a spinning nose-dive. With great difficulty he gotthe fire under and righted his machine when only a few hundred feet from the ground. He then carried out his recon-naissance. He showed great coolness and skill. Lieut. (T. Capt.) IAN ARCHIBALD JAMES DUFF, DorsetRegiment and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devo- tion to duty. He freqpeatly bombed dumps, aerodromes,and railway stations, and on one occasion obtaining a direct hit on an engine. He took part in many long-distance nightbombing raids, always dropping his bombs from a low alti- tude. He showed great courage and determination. Sec. Lieut. ROBERT LEIGHTON MOORE FERRIE, R.F.C.,Spec. Res.—-For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He led his flight with great skill and determination in very badweather, and dropped bombs on an enemy aerodrome from a height of 400 ft., destroying one shed and badly damaginganother. On two later occasions he bombed villages and attacked enemy infantry with his machine-gun from a lowaltitude. He has brought down two enemy machines and assisted in destroying others. He has shown great courage andresource at all times. T. Sec. Lieut. ALBERT MARLOW KINNEAR, Gen. List, andR.F.C.—-For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He carried out a successful contact patrol at a low altitude.He was attacked by six enemy machines, his observer was wounded, and his elevator controls on one side were shotthrough, but he succeeded in driving off the enemy and returned with very valuable information. On the next dayhe earned out a contact patrol in very difficult weather at a low altitude, and under heavy rifle and machine-gun fireThough he was wounded in the head and both his petrol tanks were shot through he succeeded in bringing his machine backto our lines. He has frequently obtained valuable informa- tion in most difficult weather, and has shown the greatestdetermination and initiative. T. Sec. Lieut. (T. Capt.) ARTHUR STANLEY LEE, Notts, andDerby Regiment, and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry a'nd devotion to' duty. He bombed an enemy battery, and firedon the gunners with his machine gun. and then attacked and drove off three enemy machines. While flying in very lowclouds he lost his way, and could not steady his compass, and after flying for some distance, in what he believed to be thedirection of our lines, he landed in open country, and was at once attacked and fired on by enemy cavalry. He had kepthis engine running and succeeded in getting off, and, having fired on the enemy, found his position and returned to ourlines. On another occasion he made a flight in a very thick mist, drove down an enemy machine, bombed an enemyposition, and assisted the infantry to repel an enemy attack. He showed splendid courage and initiative. Lieut. RONALD FRANK STRICKLAND MAUDUIT, D.G. andR.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He carried out a most valuable single machine reconnaissanceat a height'of 500 ft., searching enemy roads and railways and obtaining important information. On another occasion,while on a photographic reconnaissance, he encountered 20 hostile scouts and drove down two of them out of control.He has destroyed 10 enemy machines, and shown the greatest determination at his work. Lieut. (T. Capt.) VYVYAN ARTHUR HEMMING ROBESON,R-F.C, Spec. Res.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. In the course of three flights, which he carried outin one day in very bad weather, he bombed an enemy battery and fired 250 rounds on it from his machine gun- and bombedand fired on enemy infantry. He also carried out a valuable reconnaissance. On the following day, in the course of twoflights he attacked enemy infantry with bombs and machine- gun fire. He showed the greatest skill, courage and judg-ment. Sec. Lieut. (T. Capt.) WILLIAM WENDELL ROGERS, R.F.C.,Spec. Res.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in shooting down seven enemy aeroplanes, and on two occa-sions attacking enemy troops with machine gun fire from very low altitudes. He proved himself a daring patrol leader.Capt. HENRY THORNBURY FOX RUSSELL, R. Welsh Fus.,and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He formed one of a patrol which silenced an enemy battery.He dropped bombs on to two of the guns, silenced others with his machine gun and then engaged transport on a road.This operation was carried out under heavy fire and very difficult weather conditions. On another occasion he droppedbombs and fired 300 rounds on enemy trenches from a hei ght of 100 ft. His machine was then hit by a shell and crashed infront of our advanced position. He reached the front line, and while there saw another of our machines brought down.He went to the assistance of the pilot, who was badly wounded, extricated him under heavy fire and brought him to safety.He showed splendid courage and initiative. T. Capt. WILLIAM HAROLD NELSON SHAKESPEARE, R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He carried out a most successful contact patrol in very bad weather ata height of 400 ft. and brought back very valuable information. Later, he carried out another successful contact patrol ata low altitude, his machine being subjected to intense rifle and machine-gun fire. He is a gallant and determinedpilot and has set a fine example to his squadron. Sec. Lieut. LAWRENCE ERNEST SHAW-LAWRENCE, E. KentR. and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He carried out 13 successful contact patrols andreconnaissances, many of them at a very low altitude and in very bad weather under heavy rifle and machine-gunfire. On one occasion during an enemy attack he carried out three patrols in one day at a low altitude under heavyfire and brought back valuable information. In the course of one patrol he attacked a large party of the enemy froma height of 160 ft. and dispersed them with machine-gun fire. He showed the greatest determination and initiative. T. Sec. Lieut. (T. Capt.) JAMES ANDERSON SLATER, Gen.List and R.F.C.—For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. When returning from a patrol he attacked enemyinfantry, silenced a field gun and fired on transport. On another occasion he silenced a battery in very difficultweather conditions, fired on ammunition wagons and enemy infantry, and brought back his patrol safely. He also leda patrol of 12 machines in very bad weather to attack a wood held by the enemy. His patrol dropped over 30 bombs,fired 3,000 rounds and drove the enemy from the wood with heavy casualties. In the course of this flight six enemy
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