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-"*&&• ..a Casualties Capt. RAYMOND VICTOR KANN, R.A.F., who was killed in a flying accident at Stonehenge recently at the early age of 22, was the elder surviving son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Kann, of 37, Lancaster Gate. He was educated at Charterhouse and Geneva, and in September, 1914, though only 17 years of age, joined the Suffolks as a private. Early in 1915 he was given a commission in the Royal Scots Fusiliers, and proceeded to France with his regiment, taking part in the battle of Loos and other important engagements. In June, 1916, he transferred to the R.F.C., being promoted captain in September, 1918, and at the time of his death he was about to take up a permanent commission in the R.A.F. Brig.-Gen. CHARLES FREDERICK LEE, C.M.G., who was killed in an aeroplane accident at Weston-super-Mare on September 1, at the age of 31, was the son of Maj. W. F. Lee, T.D., J.P. He was educated at Eton, joined the King's Royal Rifles (60th), and was adjutant of the 2nd Battalion when he retired about two years before the War and joined the Somerset Yeomanry. He transferred to the R.F.C. at the outbreak of War, and went to France in 1914 as adjutant to Air-Marshal Sir Hugh Trenchard (then a lieut.-col. com manding a wing). Afterwards he became brigade-major to Vice-Air-Marshal Sir John Salmond, and in July, 1916, he was appointed R.F.C. Staff Officer, 1st Class, and promoted lieut.-col. When Sir John Salmond went to the War Office as Director-General of Military Aeronautics, Gen. Lee (then lieut.-col.) was sent to America in command of the British Aviation Mission, where he did very valuable work, and was promoted acting brigadier-general. AN enthusiastic, if not latterly a very prominent, friend of aviation died on September 9 last, in the person of Mr. EDWIN O. SACHS, F.R.S. Ed., F.R.G.S., the chairman of the British Fire Prevention Committee. Mr. Sachs and his committee did wonders in modernising and improving British fire-pre vention and extinction methods, and his work may be said to have been as sound as it was non-spectacular. Only officers of fire brigades, building-construction experts, elec trical engineers, and the like, can have known how much ex cellent work he did, because he had a very great distaste for personal publicity—thanks to his having had far too much of it in his younger days, when—with friends like the Duke of Marlborough—he was one of a number of very keen volunteer firemen, never so happy as when they were at work upon a big blaze. There was a memorial service in his honour conducted at the church of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square, on September 16 last, attended by a large gathering of those who knew and esteemed him. Married NOEL JAMES BREBNER, late Lieut., R.A.F., only son of Mr. and Mrs. Percy J. Brebner, of East Sheen, was married on September 10 "at Christ Church, East Sheen, to ETHEL MAUD, vounger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. JOHN WALKER, of East Sheen. Capt. WILLIAM FOSTER, R.A.F., youngest son of Mr. Robert Foster, of Stockeld Park, Wetherby, Yorkshire, and the late Hon. Mrs. Robert Foster, was married on September 2 at St. Mark's, North Audley Street, to MARJORIE, only child of Sir ERNEST HATCH, formerly M.P. for the Gorton Division, and Lady Constance Hatch, of 46, Upper Grosvenor Street, W. Capt. HERBERT E. JUDGE, late R.A.F., son of Mr. and Mrs. James Judge, of Cambridge, was married on September 10 at Bromsgrove Parish Church, to OLIVETTE, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. ALBERT EADIE, of Rigby Hall, Bromsgrove. Capt. MAURICE GASKELL SYKES, R.A.F. (India Civil Ser vice), youngest son of T. Gaskell Sykes, West Ealing, was married on September 4, at St. Jude's on the Hill, Golder's Green, to CONSTANCE MARY LILIAN, younger daughter of the late HUGH STEWART ROBERTS. Lieut. GEORGE EDWARD LEIGHTON WOODHOUSE, R.A.F.' younger son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Woodhouse, of 17, Hey- B gate Avenue, Southend, was married on September 1 at All Saints', Nottingham, to MARY, only daughter of SMITH- FOWLER MANNING, Esq., J.P., and Mrs. Manning, of The Tower House, Nottingham. To be Married The engagement is announced between Maj. HAROLD H. BALFOUR, M.C., late 60th Rifles and R.A.F., second son of Col. and Mrs. Nigel Harington Balfour, of Belton, Camberley, and BARBARA, only daughter of CLAUDE A. SHEPPERSON, A.R.A., A.R.W.S., and Mrs. Shepperson, of 5, Mulberry Walk, Chelsea. The engagement is announced between RALPH BRAN- THWAYT BEEVOR, late 28th Squadron, R.A.F., eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph J. Beevor, of Reymerston, St. Albans, and grandson of the late Sir Thomas Beevor, Bt., and PHYLLIS MARGARET ASHBURNER, eldest daughter • of Mr. and Mrs H. O. MINTY, of Nessfield, St. Albans. The marriage arranged between Fl. Lieut. D. S. CROSBIE, R.A.F., and DOROTHY GRACE MATTINGLY will take place very quietly at the church of St. Mary-le-Strand, on Wed nesday, October 8, at 12,-30 p.m. The engagement is announced between Lieut. VICTOR ELLVERS, R.F.A. and R.A.F., son of the rector of Melburv Abbas, Shaftesbury, Dorset, and AUDREY GUEST, daughter of the late Mr. GEORGE ELLIOTT, K.C., and Mrs. George Elliott, of 54, Cheyne Court, Chelsea. The marriage arranged between Capt. GERARD FANE > D.S.C., R.A.F., and Miss RHODA BACON, will take place on Wednesday, October 1, at 2.15, at St. Andrew's Church, Raveningham, Norfolk. The engagement is announced between Maj. PAUL COPELAND MALTBY, D.S.O., A.F.C., Royal Welsh Fusiliers, attached R.A.F., younger son of Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Maltby, Walgrove, Harpenden, Herts, and WINIFRED RUSSELL, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. PATERSON, 6, Moray Place, Edinburgh. The engagement is announced between Capt. PATRICK CAMERON OLIVER RIDDELL (late of the Wiltshire Regt. and R.A.F.), elder son of the late Patrick Riddell and Mrs. Riddell, Noirmont, Weybridge, to ALICE MOUBRAY, younger daughter of the Rev. SPENCER R. A. BULLER, R.D., and Mrs. Buller, the Rectory, Weybridge. A marriage has been arranged, and will shortly take place, between Lieut. F. W. SOUTHGATE, late R.F.C., third son of Henry Southgate, Needham Market, Suffolk, and ANGELA, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. FOLKARD, Addiscombe, Surrey. A marriage has been arranged, and will take place on Octo ber 2, between Capt. CHARLES E. TURNER, R.A.F., and Miss ELSIE HOPKINS, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. E. HOPKINS, of Perrysfield, Oxted, Surrey. The engagement is announced, and the marriage will shortlv take place between Temp. Maj. GEORGE BANK ART TURNER, M.B.E., R.A.F., son of Col. F. Mansel Turner (late R.A.), of Norton, Guildford, and KATHLEEN MAY GRAHAM, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. BANKART, of Manton Grange, Oakham. Items Gen. SEELY is making steady progress towards recovery from his recent accident, in which he suffered injury to the knee as the result of a fall while staying at Brooke. No. 40 Squadron. R.A.F. A dinner in connection with the above is being arranged for Friday, September 26. Will those who wish to attend communicate before September 19 with Cap. H. C. Todd, R.A.F. Club, 13, Bruton Street, W., or Maj. the Rev. B. W. Keymer, H.Q., Midland Area, R.A.F., Leamington Spa ? Among the passengers on board the Aquitania, which left Southampton on September 6 for America, was Commodore BEAUMONT, president of the American Aero Club in France. 1265
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