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•^—^^—^^— JANUARY 16, tgit) AIR RAIDS AND BOMBARDMENTS THE following return of airship and aeroplane raids over Great Britain, and bombard ment of the coast, with the resulting casualties, has been issued by the Press Bureau:— SECTION 1. AIRSHIP RAIDS. [January 19, 1915, to April 13, 1918.) Date and Locality. 1915- ! Jan. 19-20, Norfolk April 29-30, Suffolk May 9-10, Southend May 16-17, Ramsgate May 26-27, Southend May 31-June 1, East London June 4-5, Kent, Essex, and East Riding June 6-7, Hull, Grimsby, and East Riding June 15-16, Northumberland and Durham Aug. 9-10, Goole, East Riding, Suffolk, and Dover Aug. 12-13, East Suffolk and Essex Aug. 17-18, Kent, Essex, and London Sept. 7-8, East Suffolk and London Sept. 8-9, North Riding, Norfolk, and London .. Sept. 12-13, Essex and East Suffolk Oct. 13-14, Norfolk, Suffolk, Home Counties, and London 19x6. Jan. 31-Feb. 1, West Suffolk and Midland Counties March 5-6, Hull and East Riding, Lincolnshire, Leicester County, Rutland, and Kent March 31-April 1, Lincolnshire, Essex, and Suffolk April 1-2, Durham County and North Riding* .. April 2-3, East Suffolk, Northumberland, London and Scotland April 3-4, Norfolk April 5-6, Yorkshire and County Durham April 24-25, Norfolk, Lincolnshire, Cambridge- April 25-26, East Suffolk, Essex, Kent and London April 26-27, Kent May 2-3, Yorkshire, Northumberland, and Scot land July 31-Aug. 1, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Kent .. Aug. 2-3, Norfolk, East Suffolk, and Kent Aug. 8-9, Northumberland, Durham/East Riding, North Riding, Hull, and Norfolk Aug. 24-25, East Suffolk, Essex, Kent, and London Sept. 2-3, East Riding, Lincolnshire, Notting hamshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bed fordshire, Kent, and London Sept. 23-24, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Norfolk, Kent, and London Sept. 25-26, Lancashire, Yorkshire, and Lincoln shire Oct. 1-2, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Hertfordshire and London Nov. 27-28, Durham, Yorkshire, Staffordshire, and Cheshire 1917. May 23-24, Essex, Norfolk, and Suffolk Sept. 24-25, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire Oct. 19-20, Midlands, Eastern Counties, and 1918. March 12-13, East Riding April 12-13, Lincolnshire, Lancashire, and War wickshire.. ... Civilian Casualties. Killed. a 0 1 1 5 18 1 4 7 6 15 31 29 9 6 13 10 4 2 3 1 24 14 1 1 2 3 2 2 217 • I 2 . 1 1 2 2 13 10 2 2 6 3 i7 26 4 7 7 1 3 4 4 12 17 3 1 12 1 4 Il7l i 1 f 6 6 1 6 . 6 6 13 5 4 2 3 1 1 2 1 4 12 16 4 1 no 0 H 4 3 3 7 24 IS 17 6 10 IS 24 54 70 18 17 22 13 I 1 7 10 9 4 40 43 4 3 31 1 8 7 498 Injured. V s 9 1 3 13 ? 18 72 5 5 10 0 5o 71 43 22 2 67 6 3 1 1 16 5 9 6 57 7 16 5 1 24 11 10 587 e 1 t 1 1 J3 4 13 6 10 20 15 32 27 50 22 3 43 13 1 8 5 II 5 44 13 1 14 7 3 17 19 6 I431 i 2 1 7 I 7 7 9 12 13 IO 9 19 8 .* 5 5 _ 1 5 5 I 25 11 7 2 n 9 4 218 *c3 "0 H 15 2 1 1 3 33 8 38 72 18 24 48 37 92 107 112 52 9 128 24 9 1 1 25 15 25 12 126 31 X 37 it 1 3 52 39 2C 123c Sailors and Sol diers. V a 3 17 31 1 5 — 58 •0 U 9 'a 1 1 3 1 21 I 55 2 5 1 15 4 3 121 * The relative proportions of men, women, and children injured in this raid are not known exactly ; the best available estimate has been given. SECTION 2. AEROPLANE RAIDS. (December 24, 1914, to June 17, 1918.) 1914. Dec. 24, Dover Dec. 25, Kent 1915-Feb. 21, Essex April 16, Kent July 3, East Suffolk Sept. 13, Margate 1916. Jan. 22-23, Dover Jan. 23, Kent Feb. 9, Kent Feb. 20, Kent and East Suffolk March 1, Broadstairs and Margate March 10, Deal, Dover, Margate and Ramsgate .. April 24, Dover May 3, Deal May 19-20, Kent and Dover July 9, Kent (North Foreland) July 9-10, Dover (Continued on next page) BACK FROM GERMANY THE following R.F.C. officers, who were prisoners of war in Germany, have been released, and have arrived in England. Where an officer was seconded his original unit is shown in brackets :— Nixon, Lieut. L. G. Norman, Lieut. G. R. Ogden, Lieut. C. E. Oliver, Lieut. R. C. D. Organ, Lieut. A. P. Palmer, Lieut. A. W. Park, Lieut. S. M. Pepper, Lieut. A. C. Percival, Lieut. E. Phelan, Lieut. R. S. Pinkerton, Lieut. A. L. (R.F.A.). ' Prier, Lieut. W. J. Quilter, Lieut. E. G. C. Raymond Barker, Lieut. A. B. Read, Lieut. L. Reynell, Lieut. A. W. Rickards, Lieut. A. R. M. Ringer, Sec. Lieut. E. C. S. (R. Suss. R.). Roberts, Lieut. C. L. Roche, Lieut. S. Ross, Lieut. W. (R. Welsh Fus ). Rush, Lieut A. W. Salmond, Capt. H. G. Sams, Lieut. F. D. H. Rcholtz, Lieut. E. Shakesby, Sec. Lieut. C. V. (E. Yorks. R.). Shaw, Lieut. J. W. (Oxf. and Bucks L.I.). Skinner, Lieut. W. R. K. Smith, Lieut. B. (Essex R.l. Smith, Lieut. Charles (W. Yorks R.). Smith, Sec. Lieut. C. F. (King's L'pool. R.). Smith, Lieut. R. M. Southron, Lieut. T. M. (R.F.A.). Steeves, Lieut. D. T. Strange, Lieut. M. H. Sturgess, Lieut. T. M. Styles, Sec. Lieut. W. B. Swart, Lieut. O. B. Tambling, Lieut. H. G. Taylor, Lieut. L. G. Taylor, Lieut. N. J. Taylor, Lieut. R. C. (R. War. R.). Taylor, Lieut. W. H. Thomas, Lieut. G. P. F. (Durh. L.I.). Thompson, Lieut. S. Timmis, Lieut. L. W. Topliss, Lieut. R. H. Turner, Lieut. G. F. Van Baerle, Sec. Lieut. P. F. H. (W. Yorks R.). Vaughan, Lieut. D. Vick, Lieut. W. W. Vibond, Lieut. F. E. (Manch. R.). Wadden, Lieut. G. Walker, Lieut. R. D. Warren, Lieut. A. P. Waters, Lieut. C. B. (Lond. R.). Waters, Lieut. H. E. Wells, Lieut. N. B. Westfield, Lieut. F. J. (Manch. R.). Whitworth, Lieut. H. Wigan, Lieut. A. P. C. Willcox, Lieut. W. T. Williams, Lieut. L. J. Wilson, Capt. R. E. (Hamps. R.). Wilson, Lieut. T. S. Windle, Lieut. B. C. W. Wookey, Sec. Lieut. H. C. (Glouc. R. . Wright, Lieut. M. T. (L. N. Lan. R.) Yeo, Lieut. H. A. Yeomans, Lieut. F. L. Alderson, Lieut. A. G. O. (Wore. R.). Ambler, Sec. Lieut. J.J. Cahusac, Capt. E. B., M.C. (S. Staff. R.). Crisp, Lieut. A. R. Isbell, Lieut. A. T. Boumphry, Lieut. J. W. (Yeo.). Chisdon, Lieut. M. R. (R.G.A.). Davidson, Capt. T. (Cainn. Highrs.). Cushing, Lieut. D. Hewitt, Sec. Lieut. II. A. Ohrt, Lieut. F. M. Clarke, Lieut. T. H. Colbert, Lieut. L. A. Cooke, Sec. Lieut. E. A. Davies, Lieut. C. W. Deane, Lieut. G, S. Fenwick, Lieut. T. B. Fitzgerald, Lieut. J. J. Haight, Lieut. J. I. Hammond, Lieut. H. T. Harris, Sec. Lieut. H. Haseler, Lieut. G. F. Heagerty, Lieut. J. S. Heaphy, Sec. Lieut. M. Hervey, Lieut. H. E., M.C. Hollis, Lieut. J. A. Jones, Lieut. W. H. Kerr, Lieut. C. Loyd, Lieut. E. E. F. (Dn. Gds.). (Continued on next page) 80
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