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622 FLIGHT JUNE IOTH, 1943 SERVICE AVIATION standing determination in pressing homt hisattacks orr> enemy targets during mimcrovis opera- tional sorties. Early in Maicfa, 1945, he partici-pated in a raid on Berlin and obtained an excel lent photograph after the bombs had been released.He has* at all times, taken great care to itjentify the target, and baa, as pil«, done all i» his powerto ensure accurate bombing. Fit. Sgt. J. B. SCANNEIX, Ho-. 35 San.—This aitman has displayed a higiily commendable degree oi •kill and t-escmree during ttie numerous operationalattacks in which he Sas participated. Many of these have been against very strongly defendedtargets is enemy territory. Or* a number oi oct-a sions night fighter opposition has been encoun-tered and skilfully evaded largely owing to tin directions given by this air gunner. The safe aruiundamaged return of his aircraft from man; •orties must be largely credited to him. Fit. Sgt. B. A. SHANNON, R.C.A.F., No. 78 Sqr—This airman has proved himself one of th keenest air ganaers in the aquadion. On everyoccasion he has displayed the utmost coolness and courage in the face ol the enemy. Despite- thefierce opposition which he has encountered over the most heavily defended targets in Germany andenemy occupied territory, Fit. Sgt. Shannon has maintained an undimmished enthusiasm for opera-tions- Awards of Foreign Decorations Royal Air Force THE KING has granted unrestricted permissionfor the wearing of the undermentioned decora- tions, conferred on the officers indicated, in recog-nition of valuable services rendered in connection with the war : — Conferred by the King of the Helenes Greek Air Force Cross Act. Fit. Lt. G. E. LEWIS, R.A.F.V.B. Conferred by the Queen of the Netherlands Commander of the Order of Orange Nassau Air Comdre. J. M. MASON, D.8.C., D.F.C. Conferred by the Belgian Government Croix de Guerre Beige Act. Wing Cdr. C. F. CURRANT, D.S.O., D.F.C.Act. Wing Cdr. I. R. GLEED, D.8.O, D.F.C. Roll of Honour Caiualty Cemmuniqui No. 240.T HE Air Ministry regrets to announce* tbefollowing casualties on various dates. The nest ol kin have been informed. Casualties " iuaction " are due to flying operations against the enemy; " on active Service" includes gronndcftsnaltiea due to enemy action, non-opef&tiofial flying casualties, fatal aecrdents and naturaldeaths. Ol the names in the list, 107 are second entries,giving later information of casualties published in earlier lists. Royal Air Force KILLED IN ACTION.—Act. Sqn. Ldr. J. H. Bach-mann; F/O. W. G. Cooper; Sgt. W. EL Fletcher; Sgt. G. A. March; Fit. Sgt. D. P. Robertson;L.A/C. L. B. Whitfield. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION, NOW PRESUMED KILLED INACTION.—Sgt. D. W. Baird; Sgt. A. M. Bee; Sgt. A. Bentham; Sgt. D. McC. Brown; Sgt. J. Brown;Set. W. J. Callaghan; Fit. Sgt. P. T. Candler; Fit. Sgt. A. W. Dormand; Sgt. E. W. Finch;P/O. W. E. Gregory; Fit. Sgt. R. W. A. Hawkes- worth; P/O. D. Hudson; Fit. Sgt. R. Hunt; Sgt.N. A. Lowden; Fit. Lt. D. H. McArthnr, D.F.C.; Sgt. L. W. Mallow; Act. Sgt. A. R. V. Matthissen;Sgt. A. R. Pain; Act Fit. Lt. A. B. Payne, D.F.C.; P/O. I. R. J. Perkins; Sgt. B. Sigler;Sgt. F. W. Thornton; Sgt. J. Wise. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW PRE- SUMED KILLED IN ACTION.—P/O. J. H. A. Baker;Sgt. J. Boyd; P/O. O. D. Brown; Fit. Sgt. D. Campbell; Sgt.. E. B. Cliff; Sgt. A. T. P. Con-adine; Fit. Sgt. J. McN. Davidson; Sgt. J. R. Tkxld; P/O. P. Eastman; 8gt. E. E. Fairhurst;Fit. Sgt. T. Flanagan; Set. W. H. FbjweT; fet. H. I. Fraser; F/O. B. J, Fyson; Act. F/Q. A.Gerrie; Act. Kit. Lt. R. Gillespie; Fit. Sgt. 3. Harma; Sgt. A. A. S. F. Harris; F/O. M SJob; Fit. Sgt. A. B. Johnson; Fit. Sgt. M. A. Jones; Sgt. B. A. T. lane; F/O. A. H. McCKn-tock; Sgt. R. A Marston; Fit Sgt. J. B, Melvin; Sgt. D. R. I. Morgan; Sgt. C. Moteley; Sgt. h. J.Jielares; Sgt. S. Palmer; 8gt. E. V. Pratt; Sgt- T. Pugh; Sgt. F. D. N. Row; Fit. Lt. R. R. Saad-ford; Set. E. Shepherd; Sgt. J. F. Staff; Fit Sgt. R. A. J. TtevilUn; Sgt. F. G. Truseott; Fit. Sgt.A. R, Vint; P/O. J. E. Ward; Fit. Sgt. L. Warren- Smith; Sgt.'a V. Webb; Sgt. F. White; Fit. Sgt.E. V. H. Wieland; Sgt. J. W. Wilkinson. PREVIOUSLY REPOBTED MIBSING, NOW RE- PORTED KILLED IN ACTION.—Act. Fit. Lt.E. Dickinson. WOUNDED OR INJURED IN ACTION.—F/O. D. P.McLoaghlm. DIED OF WOUNDS OR INJURIES RECEIVED INACTION.—F/O. A. Briertey. MISSING, BELIEVES KILLED IN ACTIOK.—Sgt. ARMED NEUTRALITY : A Hurricane lie being run-up on a Middle East air- field before being flown to Turkey. T. A. Bird; W/O. H. Holcombe; Sgt. A. J. Jack-son; Sgt. K. Roberts; Sgt. N. G. Stopford; Sgt. R. McG. Wilson.MISSING—Fit. Sgt. F. H. Brcragh; Sgt. D. R- Carter; Fit. Set. F. Cave; Sgt. J. G. Chalmers;Sgt. S F. W. Chappell; P/O. E. C. Cole; Sgt. S. Corderoy; P/O. H. B. Currall; Sgt. R. A. Damms;Sgt. T. R. Davidson; Sgt. T. Dawson; P/O. R. F. Dowries; Fit. Sgt. D. B. Dray; Sgt. R. E. Edgley;Sgt. R. A. Edmonds; Sgt. D. L. N. Eggleton; Sgt. J. E. Elwell; F/O. G. C. Fletcher; Sgt. J.Forrest; Sgt. F. L Godden; Sgt. W. J. H. Green; Sgt. P. tl. Griffiths-; Bgt. C. J. Grimshaw; Sgt.- - " - ~gt. W. G. -- - - - R. C. L. Guest Harvey; Sgt. L. J. . . it. Bgt. E.Sgt. H. Jenkinson; Fit. Set. W. F. Jones; _ A. C. Kneeshaw; Sgt. M. H. Knowles; P/O.C. C. Lee; P/O. I. F. Leng; Sgt. R. Leonard; Sgt. R. F. Limage; Sgt. J. McAllister; Sgt. J.McKenny; A/Cl G. McLean; L.A/C. R. A. Mal- lard; L.A/C. R. T. Mauley; Sgt. C. G. L. MartiniF/O. J. R. May; A/C.1 A. G. Meaden; Sgt. E. Milne; Sgt. R. J. B. Montigne; F/O. D. H. W.Morgan; Sgt. 8. S. Morrow; Sgt. W. Myerseough; Cpl. S. M. Parks; Sgt. A. D. Pennycord; Sgt.J. A. Prior; Sgt. A. Ridge; Ftt. Sgt. S. J. G. Rutherford; Sgt. 8. P. Shaw; Sgt. W. H. Shipp;Sgt. H. R. Simmortds; Sgt. F. A. Smith; Sgt. T. C. Somerville; FH. Sgt. H. F. R. Stettiner;P/O. P. P. Stevens; Sgt R. S. Sweetlove; Sgt. J. R. Tait: Sgt. L. J. Tate; Fit. Sgt. W. A. Tate; He was toir gay, too young, to die; So young he hardly knew the worth Of England where he'd had his birth. That England 'neath a cloud-flecked sky For which he died: so to deny The terror of the blackened hearth The savage grins of Hun-like mirth. He only knew the joy on high, The blazing sun and racing cloud, The hamlets cf his peaceful land-. The plaudits of his people proud. " A friendly soul and very grand " This epitaph is but his shroud For those, so few, who understand. J. L. P., June loth, 15*40. Sgt. D. A. S. Tomkins; F/O. J. E Town»end;»Sgt J. Travis; Cpl. L. J. Treggiden; Sgt. R. Twiddy; Sqn. Ldr. H. D, Veuables; F/O. 8. H.Walpole; Sgt. J. C. Walton; L.A/C. F. A. Webb; Sgt. T. Wbjtehearl; Sgt. S. M. Wood; P/O. P. 8.Wright; Sgt. N. R. Yorio; F/O. M. E. Ziliessen. Miasiso, BELIEVED KILLED ON ACTIVE SEB-VIOE.—Sgt. E. Havron; P/O. C. Jackson; Sgt. J A. W. Wairmgton. KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—Sgt. E. J. R.Ansell; Sgt. J. Barton; Sgt. N. K. Carew; Sgt. 8. Colclongh; L.A/C. G. Davison; P/O. I. J. Dixon;F/O. C. A. Faweeti; Sgt- L. Fitzgerald; Sgt. I. 8. Glen; Fit. Lt. G. P. Hall, AJ'JM.; L.A/C. J. A.Howard; F/O. J. R. Howard: Set. A. C. McL. McKenzie; 8gt. P H. B. Moody; F/O. W. W. D.Pearl; Fit. Sgt. T. E. Procureux; Sgt. E. A. Robinson; Sgt. J. E. Taylor; Sgt. G. H. Wheat-laud. WOUNDED OK INJUBED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—Sgt. K. K. Ford; A/C.I W. Moorhouse; Sgt. H. Rutld. DIED of WOUNDS OB INJURIES RECEIVED ON ACIIVE SERVICE.—Sgt. E. T. Dawson; A;C.I F.Riley; Sgt. W. W. Russell. DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—L.A/C. J. Black-burn; L.A/C. M. Danino; A/CJ2 A. J. Manning; A/C.l J. F. Parkin; A/C.2 F. T. Pritchard; Act.Sgt. T. F. Rumsey; Cpl. A. C. II. Weedon. PREVIOUSLY REPOBTEB MISSING, NOW RE- POETED PRISONER OF WAR.—P/O. A. J. Burton;Sgt. J. W. T. Duffield; Fit. Sgt. B. Uijy; Sgt. A. G. Rusling. Australian Air Force PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. NOW PRE- SUMED KILLED IN ACTION.—Sgt. B. H. Edye;Sgt. C. A. Fletcher; Sgt. J. C. Hannaford; Sgt. V. E. M. Henry; P/O. J. E. Maloaey; Sgt. C. N.Reynolds; Sgt. H. V. Warnock. WOUNDED OR INJURED IN ACTION.—Sgt. P. L.Taylor. MISSING, BELIEVES KILLED IN ACTION—P/O.N. FergUBoa; Fit. Sgt. R. H. Flett; Sgt. J. P. M. Grace; Sgt. S. White,; Fit. Set. R. G. Younger. MISSING.—Fit. Sgt. W. F. Allsopp; Fit. SgtJ. H. Dodgshun; Fit. Sgt. J. L. Forrest; Fit. Sgt. F. W. G. Limbriek; P/O. D. I. Macdonald; Sgt.A. K. Meadows; Fit. Sgt. D. F. Walker. KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—Sgt. W. T. Cath-bertson; Sgt. J. H. Norman. WOUKDED OR INJURED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—Sgt. R. T. Claik; Fit. Sgt. R. W. Humphrey. Royal Canadian Air Force KILLED IN ACTION.—F / O. H. M. Rogers. PRSVIOTJSLY REPOBTED MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION, NOW PRESUMED KILLED INACTION.—P/O. L. G. Higginson; Fit. Sgt. E. N. Jeffries; Sgfc. N. A. Payne; Fit. Sgt. A. R. White. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW PRE- SUMED KILLED IN ACTION—F/O. R. J. W. Ask-witft; P/O. J. B. F. Brown; P/O H. L- Cook; Fit. Sgt. R- I Derry. Bgt. G. H. E1H«; Fit. 9gt.A. A. Hemery; P/O J. E, Kennedy; Fit. Sgt. E. f. MeGill: Act. Fit. lit, J. J. MeoBey; Sgt.K. B. TJMnan; P/O. G. H. Welsster; P/O. J. II Weir; P/O. W. Zoochkan. WOUNDED- OB INJURED IN ACTION—Sgt. D. K.Seaman. MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED EN ACTION.—F/O.R. C. MacqnoidT Ftt. Sgt. H. V. Tracey. MISSING—P/O. H. D. Baker; Sgt. J. McK.Bradford; F/O. R. M. Bmtt; Sgt. G. J. Darling; Fit. Sgt. J. H. Dillon; Sgt. W. J. Foley; Bet.R. E. Goldney; PfO. 3. E. Hardy; F/O. J. E.- Leach: Sgt. W. F. Jordon; W/O. D. J. McKay;Act. Fit. Lt. J. A. McKinnon; P/O. B. H. Marion; P/O. H. J. Ross; Sgt. H. B. J. Sargent;Slgt. J. A. C. Tayter; P/O. R. J. Wright. KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—Sgt. U. W. Wood. Royal New Zealand Air Force KILLED IN ACTION.—Sgt. H. L. Bart. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION, NOW PRESUMED KILLED INACTION.—Sgt. G. R. Cameron; Fit. Sgt. K. J. Coakley; Sgt. R. J. Parish; Sgt. 8. L. Wilton. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW PRE- SUMED KILLED IN ACTION.—Act. Fit. Lt. T. J. D.Baber; Sgt. A. R. Batley; P/O. L. P. Bonrke; Sgt. F. D. Glasgow; Sgt. D. A. S. Hamilton;Son. Ldr. IL R- 8tewartt Sgt. H. Tr. X Woodcock. WOUNDED OR INJURED IN ACTION.—W/O. A. R.Campbell. MISSING.—Fit. Sgt. D. Archibald; Ftt. Sgt.W- J. Douglas; Sgt. W. P. Hcrmaiisen; Sgt. K, J. Johnson:, F/O. S. Latta; Act. Fit. Lt. D. L.McOregor-MeDonald; Sgt. F. W. Marshall. KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—Sgt. V. J. Ackroyd. South African Air Force WOUNDED OK .IWJTJSED IN ACTION—Fit. Sgt.J, E. Forced. MISSMIG.—Lt. G. Lloyd, D.F.C. KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE—Cpl. H. W.•Maretoant. Official Corrections To Casualty Cem»umigw< Ko. 238. •Under RXLA.F.. " MISSING " delete Sgt. R. T. Wiggett- To Casualty Communique No. 239. Under " KILLED OK ACTIVE SERVICE " delete Sgt. G. F. Bridger.
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