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JUNE 30, 1921 Killed Flying Officer HENRY MARINUS STRUBEN, eldest son of Major and Mrs. Arthur Struben, " Bronwydd," Beaconsfield, Bucks., was killed while flying on duty on June 24 at Hawkinge, near Folkestone. He was aged 22 years. Married Lieut. A. CYRIL BAYLEY, R.A.F., only son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Bayley, was married on June 18, at All Saints' Church, Cairo, Egypt, to MARY EVELYN, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. TANKERVILLE-CHAMBERLAYNE, of Cranbury Park, Hants. Flight-Lieut. DAVID DROVER, R.A.F., was married onJune 15, at St. Columba's, Belgravia, to OLGA CONWAY MlCHAELSEN. Flying Officer J. S. HARRISON, R.A.F., second son of Mrs. Harrison, of Bournemouth, was married on June 21, at Weybridge to OLGA JOYCE SALTER, elder daughter of Mr, and Mrs. Ernest Salter, of Barclays Bank House, Weybridge. Capt. GERALD HEWITT MAJOR, R.A.F., eldest surviving son of Charles Major, J.P., and the late Mrs. Major, of Wembdon, Bridgwater, Somerset, was married on June 22, at St. Peter's Church, Oadby, Leicestershire, to PHYLLIS S H MARY, younger daughter of WILLIAM HENRY WINTERTON, J.P., and Mrs. WINTERTON, of Ihe Knoll, Oadby. • _: -..., -'•;_• To be Married The marriage of Lieut.-Col. ROBERT LORAINE, D.S.O., M.C., the actor and airman, and WINIFRED LYDIA STRANGMAN, elder daughter of Sir Thomas Strangman, Advocate-General of Bombay, will take place at St. George's, Hanover Square, on July 14, at 2.30 p.m. Col. Loraine recently returned to England from a tour in the East. Items Colonel THE MASTER OF SEMPILL desires us to state that he left this country for Japan on June 11, 1921, and will be away some time in connection with work for the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Service. All letters should be addressed : Colonel The Master of Sempill, c/o Naval Department, Tokyo, Japan. Cables should be sent in Bentley's code : Sempill, " Kaigunsho," Tokyo. Any essential personal business will be attended to by Commander Smart, C.M.G. (late R.N.), c/o Messrs. Jansen, Cobb, Pearson and Co., 22, College Hill, London, E.C. 4, who has full power to act in all matters. The will of the late Major JOHN FOWLER, of Cheapside, E.G., R.A.F., has been proved at ^4,964 DEATH OF FLIGHT-LIEUTENANT BEAUCHAMP-PROCTOR IT is with very great regret that we have to record the death, atthe age of 24, of Flight-Lieut. Andrew W. Beauchamp- Proctor, V.C., D.S.O., M.C. and bar, D.F.C., which took place on June 21 as the result of a flying accident at Upavon Flying School. During a practice flight his machine fell to the ground out of control as the result of an upside-down spin after looping. At the inquest a verdict of'' Accidental Death '' was recorded. Lieut. Beauchamp-Proctor was a South African, born at George, near Cape Town. He was the son of Mr. J. J. Beauchamp-Proctor, of the Civil Service Club, Capetown, and was educated at Capetown University, where he studied engineering, and obtained the degree of B.Sc. At twenty-one he joined the Royal Flying Corps, and qualified for a gradua- tion certificate. He was awarded the V.C. on November 30, 1918, the official announcement stating that between August 8, 1918, and October 8, 1918, this officer proved himself victor in 26 decisive combats, destroying 12 kite balloons, 10 aircraft, and driving down 4 other aircraft completely out of control. Between October 1, 1918, and October 5, 1918, he de- stroyed 2 enemy scouts, burned 3 kite balloons, and drove down 1 scout completely out of control. On October 1, 1918, in a general engagement with 28 machines, he crashed two Fokker biplanes ; on October 2 he burned a hostile balloon ; on October 3 he drove down, completely out of control, an enemy scout and burned a balloon ; and on October 5 a third balloon. On October 8, while flying home at a low altitude, after destroying an enemy two-seater, he was painfully wounded in the arm by machine-gun fire, but, continuing, landed safely, and made his report before being admitted to hospital. In all he proved himself conqueror over 54 foes, destroying 22 machines, 16 kite balloons, and driving down 16 aircraft •out of control. Capt. Beauchamp-Proctor was awarded the M.C. ' on June 22, D.F. Cross on July 2, Bar to M.C. on September 16. and the D.S.O. on November 2—all in 1918. The funeral took place on Friday, June 24, at Upavon, with full Air Force honours. The first part of the Service was held in the Parish Church at Upavon, and was conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. G. Tonge. From there the coffin, draped with the R. A.F. Ensign, was conveyed on an aeroplane trailer to the cemetery near by, accompanied by the escort and firing party and led by the Central Flying School Band, playing the " Dead March " in Saul. Behind the coffin were carried the late officer's decorations, and then followed the chief mourners and representatives of the Dominion of South Africa, Air Ministry, Inland Area, and No. 7 Group, R.A.F. and the officers and airmen of the Central Flying School, and other neighbouring Air Force units. The coffin was borne by six N.C.Os., and six of the deceased's brother officers acted as pall bearers. On arrival at the cemetery a most impressive spectacle was presented by the escort and firing party forming a square round the grave, with the mourners and officers in the centre. The service was concluded with the firing of volleys over the grave, followed by the " Last Post " sounded by the trumpeters. The floral tributes were both numerous and beautiful, and among them were those sent by Major Weil, Gen, Smuts, and the members of the South African Government now in London, and by the Overseas Club of Mafeking. IN PARLIAMENT ,; : Airships (Disposal) LIEUT.-COMMANDER KENWORTHY, on June 21, asked the Secretary of Statefor Air whether the date for the disposal of the rigid airships has been post- poned ; what additional expenditure this will entail; and what is the reason forthis alteration of policy ? Capt. Guest • No, sir, the date August 1 still stands.Lieut.-Commander Kenworthy: Was it not decided last year that these airships should be disposed of before this ? When was the decision takento wait till August ? Mr. Speaker : That does not arise here.Six W. Davison: Will the right hon. gentleman say when the surplus gasbags in the House of Commons will be disposed of ? -~ Airships (Standardised Fittings) SIR IVOR PHILIPPS on June 27 asked the Secretary of State for Air whetherany international arrangements have been made *r are under consideration for the adoption of an international standard head and fittings for airships and Captain A. Marchal Passes Away A FAMOUS War flight is recalled in the death, announced from Paris, of Capt. Anselme Marchal, as the result of a motoring accident. It was Marchal who, it will be remem- bered, flew over Berlin in June, 1916, and dropped, not bombs, but pamphlets over the German capital He attempted on that occasion to continue his long flight from Nancy across Germany to the Russian lines, but was obliged to land in Germany and was taken prisoner. Subsequently he escaped with the airman Garros. An Italian " In Memoriam " BY way of commemorating the death of Capt. Baracca, the great Italian Ace, his brother pilots organised last week a 1,000-kilometre flight, starting from Ravenna and returning thereto via Belfiore, Trente, Nirvesa, Gorizia, Trieste, Fiumeairship moorings masts, so that airships of all nations may make use in •-"""" "™ ^ L +V ' V + V m « and four emergency of any mooring masts that may hereafter be erected in any part of and Pola. The weather proved very tempestuous, ana IOUIemergency of any mooring masts that may hereafter be erected in any part ofthe world. * Capt. Guest: The desirability of standardising such fittings is fullyappreciated, and steps are being taken to consult other nations on this point. participants completed the circuit, Lieut. Brack Papa, (B.R. Fiat) taking 6 hrs. 48 mins. 27 sees., and Lieut. Guglielmetiti, 9 brs. 28 mins. 38 sees. 444
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