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SEPTEMBER 26, 1918. PERSONALS Casualties.Lieut. CEDRIC GEORGE EDWARDS, D.F.C., R.A.F., previouslyreported missing, now reported killed in action on August 27th, aged 19, was the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Edwards,of the Homestead, Lemsford Road, St. Albans. Lieut. RICHARD EVELEIGH HODGSON, King's Liverpool and R.A.F., who was killed in action on September 16th, aged 24, was the elder son of C. H. Hodgson, Sherborne School, a.n& fiance oi Violet Grimley, St. Crispin's, Sherborne. Lieut. E. C. H. R. NICHOLLS, Queen's Royal West Surrev Regt. (attd. R.A.F.), who was killed on active service on September 20th, aged 20, was the only son of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Nicholls, of Weybourne, Woking! Capt. LEOPOLD VICTOR ROYLE, M.C., Flight Commander, R.A.F., who was killed on August 17th whilst frying on a scout patrol, was the elder son of Mr. Arnold Royle, C.B., and Mrs. Royle, Albany Lodge, Esher. Born in 1882, he was educated at Wellington College. He joined the Egyptian Government service in 1900, and served continuously in the Coastguard Administration until war broke out, when he was lent to the R.F.C. He saw much service on the Canal and Sinai Peninsula as an observer with the R.F.C., and when the Turks induced the Senussi to take up arms in 1915 he was transferred to the Western Desert, and served as In- telligence Officer to the British force operating in that area. His special knowledge of the language and character of the Western Beduins, and especially the Senussi—he was one of the few Englishmen who had actually met Said Ahmed, the Grand Senussi, and was on terms of friendship with Said Idris, the present head of the Senussi—rendered his services particularly valuable. He guided the Duke of Westminster's armoured cars which rescued the crew7 of the Tara, and for his services on this and on other occasions he was awarded the Military Cross. At the beginning of 1917 he took part as Intelligence officer in the operations against the Siwa Oasis, where the Senussi were finally routed, and it was in a large measure due to his intimate knowledge of the Western Desert that these operations were successfully carried out. He was again mentioned in dis- patches, and awarded the Italian Medalle ad Valore and the Egyptian Order of the Nile. At the conclusion of these operations the Egyptian Government claimed Capt. Royle's services, and he was appointed Governor of the Western Province, which embraced the coastal sector west of Alex- andria and also the Siwa Oasis. He was also given the local rank of major. After repeated applications to the Egyptian Government for his release, he was permitted to rejoin the R.F.C. at the end of 1917, and after passing with honours all examinations, obtained his "wings," and was appointed to the command of a scout flight at the front, to which he proceeded in March, 1918, and where he served continuously until his death. Sub-Lieut. EDWARD G. C. UNWIN, R.N.V.R., who was killed in action on September 3rd, aged 22, was the eldest son of the Rev. W. C. Unwin, vicar of Loppington, Salop. Born in Sheffield, he was educated at the Orme Grammar School, Newcastle-under-Lyme. He volunteered in No- vember, 1914, and served with the Hawke Battalion, R.N.D., in Gallipoli, being wounded on June 4th, 1915, while going up to the trenches at Spur. He was appointed to a com- mission as sub-lieutenant, R.N.V.R., for service with the 63rd (R.N.) Division in December, 1917. He had been accepted by the R.A.F. Lieut. G. A. J. ASHWIN, R.A.F., who was accidentally killed while flying, was the only son of Mr. John Ashwin, of 5 Crosby Square, E.C. He was educated at Ramsgate College, and when 17J years of age joined the London Regiment in September, 1914. In January, 1915, he went to France and fought at the second battle of Ypres, Neuve Chapelle, Loos, High Wood, Vimy, and in the Somme, in which actions he was twice wounded. In February, 1917* he returned to England to join the R.F.C., and on receiving1 his com- mission returned to the front, and after considerable service was killed with his observer. Lieut.-Col. EDMUND M. TUDOR BODDAM, R.E., who died recently at the age of 64, was a s.on of the late General Tudor Boddam, and specialised as an artillery officer in the Royal Engineers. Col. Boddam invented an automatic gun sight for high angle fire. He pointed out an error in the sights that were used in the earlv days of the war, giving the military authorities his revised calculations for the high angles as required 111 aerial warfare, and an apparatus embodying the principles, which was adopted. His sighting apparatus for bombing from aircraft had been thoroughly tested by the National Physical Laboratory, and recommended by the experts for adoption. In 1908 he married Sarah Elizabeth (Violet), eldest daughter of the late Jacob Wood and Mrs. Wood, of Hagg House, Morp^th, Northumberland. Lieut. RICHARD FRANK HILL, M.C., R.A.F., of Brook House, Jarvis Brook, Crowborough, and Hollymount, Buxted, Sussex, son of the late Frank Hill, and grandson of the late Richard Hill, was born on April 28th, 1899. We was educated at The Grange, Crowborough, and Charterhouse (Weekites), on leaving which at Easter, 1917, he joined the R.F.C., and soon proceeded to France, where he quickly distinguished himself, gaining the Military Cross. On returning to England last autumn he served at honK until his death, which occurred on September 17th, as the result of appendicitis, for which "tie had undergone two operations. Capt. NORMAN PRESTON MORRIS, R.A.F., who died on September 17th as the result of an accident, aged 42, was the husband of Leslie A. Morris, of Breezepoint, Reigate, and second son of the late Arthur Morris and of Mrs. Morris. Dungate Manor, Reigate. Sec. Lieut. CHARLES EVANS THORP (CHARLIE), R.A.F. (observer), who died of wounds received in action on August 30th, aged 19, was the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Evans Thorp, of Leytonstone, Essex. He was educated at Laleham College, Margate, and St. Paul's School. He joined the Artists' Rifles, O.T.C., in September, 1917, and transferred to the R.A.F. (then the R.F.C.) in January, 191S. He went to the front on August 18th last, and had been in action five times. Married. Capt. CHARLES S. BIGNELL, R.A.F., of Shanghai, eldest son of the late Mr. Bignell and Mrs. Bignell, of Golders Green, was married on September 9th at Kingston Road Chapel, Reading, to GLADYS EMILY, only child of the late Henry Meynell PAINE, Esq., (and granddaughter of the late Mr. Joseph Caine Paine, R.N., Worthing), and Mrs. Boodle, and stepdaughter of t>r. R. M. Boodle, Reading. 2nd Lieut. SYDNEY EDWIN BOOTH, R.A.F., only son of the late Edwin Booth (of Sydney, NSW), and of Mrs. E. Booth, of Manor Grove, Beckenham, was married on September 21st by special licence, at St. Mary's, "Shortlands, to HILDA WINI- FRED, third daughter of George COWEN, of Heathfield, Scott's Lane, Shortlands. Major H. A. Buss, D.S.O., R.A.F., younger son of H. S, Buss, Esq., of Ambry Court, St. Nicholas at Wade, Thanet, was married on September 17th at Dawlish to EDWINA FLORENCE, only daughter of W. R. LARKINS, late major, East Surrey Regt., and of Mrs. Larkins. Lieut. COLIN H. CLIFFORD, R.A.F., third son of George William Clifford, St. Hillary, Poole Road, Bournemouth, was married on September 17th at Christ Church, Down Street, W., to EVANGELINE, only daughter of the Rev. E. S. HILLIARD, vicar of Christ Church, Mayfair. Lieut. J. DOUGLAS COWIE, Argyll and Sutherland High- landers and R.A.F., only son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cowie, Heathside, Putney. S.W., was married on September 18th at St. Luke's, Redcliffe Square, South Kensington, S.W., to PHYLLIS MAY, only daughter of Mr. Stanley DUTTSON, 19. Bramham Gardens, South Kensington, S.W. Capt. H. A. HAMERSLEY, M.C., R.A.F., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Hamersley, Guildford, West Australia, was married on September 19th at Emmanuel Church, Clifton, Glos., to CLARICE, only daughter of the late C. E. LEES, Esq., 34th Pioneers, I.A., and of Mrs. Carter, Jestnond Dene, Wellington College Station, Berks. Major F. S. MOLLER, M.C., R.A.F., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Moller, of Chelsea, was married on September 15th IO94
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