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THE CHINA: MAIL, FEBRUARY 28, 1941.
KILLED MOVING BOMB FROM R.A.F. AERODROME
THE AWARD of the George Cross to an R.A.F. Volunteer Reserve officer who survived the last war as an air observer and was killed in the present war while on bomb-disposal work is announced.
The officer, Actg. Sąda. Ldr, Eric Lawrence Moxey, volunteered to remove two bombs embedded in an aerodrome. One of the bombs exploded.
The official announcement of the award is silent about the risks which he took, but it is stated that he had frequently shown a complete disregard for personal safety.
Similar silence 15 preserved | Ruby, RE; 2nd Lt. (Actg. Cupt.) about the award of another George | H. Mitchell, R.E. 2nd LL. F. R. Cross, announced in the London Martin, R.E. (since deceased); 201 Gazette. The recipient is Roy T.Lt. H. A, Manser. R.E. (since de- Harris, a staff officer in the A.RP. ceased): Sgt. S. E J. Thorne, R.E.. Engineers' service at Croydon. He Sgt. W. A. Jones, R.E.; Cpl. W. O ig decorated "for conspicuous Bean, R.E. Sapper S. Cheshire, bravery in carrying out danger-R.E., Lt. (temp. Capt.) D. A. S. ous duties."
Martin, R.A.0.Č.; Lt. (temp. Capt.) Told of the honour conferred on Chalkley, R.A.0.C., Capt. D. W him Mr. Harris replied, "Good Cunnington, Royal Canadian En- heavens, you surprise me. I've gineers. only been doing my job."
The bravery for which he is decorated occurred during air raids
Drove Through Fire
Seven awards of the George Medal were also announced in the London Gazette. One is to John Arthur Blake, an A.R.P. incidents officer at Bermondsey, S.E., whose bravery three firemen owe their lives.
REMINDING THE WOPS
OF CAPORETTO
The rout of the Ita- lions in Albania
hos provided keen satire for Greek humorists. In Athens most vues now
re-
carry scene of Italian gen- erals planning a re- treat. The final word rests with an aged field-marshal, who. says: "know; I was as Caporetto"-a refer- ence to the Italian disaster in 1914-18
war.
In night clubs "Tip- perary" and "Auld Lang Syne" are sung.
GOODBYE
---DIVE
The medal of the Order of the British Empire, Civil Division, has been awarded to William Maxwell | Scott, officer in charge of an A.R.P.
stretcher party depot at Hornsey,■■ N. After he had led a rescue party to a demolished house he heard cries from beneath the wreckage. Wals were tottering and gas was escaping from fractured mains, but he crawled under the wreck- age to render first aid to the in- jured,
Saved R.A.F. Pilot
The medal of the Order of the
While he was driving through a burning area a bomb exploded in front of his car, which was wrecked. Continuing on foot, he found six firemen, all seriously British
Empire for meritorious wounded, lying among blazing service has been awarded to Ft.-
debris.
Sgt. C. H. I. Wood and Ldg. Air-
While he was summoning help | craftman R. A. Summers. When two more bombs exploded, thea Blenheim crashed at night and blast knocking him away from while ammunition was exploding the telephone, After recovering they rescued the pilot at the from the shock he returned and second attempt. again got into communication with the control centre, Three of the six fromen recovered in hospital.
The same day Blake heard that stane people were trapped in an Anderson shelter entirely sur- rounded by fire. He went through the fames and extricated three people.
Bomb Among Lorries Other George Medal awards are
as follows.
John Gavin, of Paddington, W.. who drove a burning lorry from a. bombed yard in which were other lorries and considerable ma- terial. By doing so he confined the blaze to one lorry.
A
Thomas Loa, Coventry mill. wright, who assisted rescue squads to extricate nine persons trapped in a shelter. For two hours he raised heavy concrete blocks and masonry 10 release a woman pinned underneath.
Frederick Mason and Albert Searn, leuder and deputy-leader
Fl-Sgt. Wood, whose home is at Hawkhurst, Kent, is a colllery itter. Summers was a decorator before he joined the R.A.F. His home is at Congresbury, Somer-
set.
Other recipients of this medal
are-
Lce. Cpl. Actg. Staff Sgt. J. Hayton, R.A.O.C.; Sgt. R. L. Mc- Ilvride, R.A.O.C.; Pte. (Actg. Lce, Cpl L. Barratt, R.A.O.C.; Pte. (Actg Cpl.)
TO DEATH
After saying goodbye to
a woman a man under charge of a military es- Cort dived 60ft. to his death from the roof of his flat in Duchess Street, Marylebone, London.
At the adjourned Paddington inquest The verdict was that Robert Bertram Stern, thirty-four. a stockbroker, who had failed to report for military service, took his life while the balance of Iris mind was disturbed.
Detective Sergeant Evans said that. Stern was asked why he din not report for service, and he replied that he had been try ing to join the: fire service or the police. He was remanded at Marlborough Street Police Court to await a military, escort,
R. E. Sothcott, Sergeant Dudley Woolgur, of the R.A.0.C.; Pte. G. V. Nicholson, | Royal Artillery, said that he was R.A.O.C.; Pte. B. Hatton, R.A.0.C. | in_charge of an escort detailed to
take Stern to camp.
VATICAN
REBUTS
NAZI BOOK
of an A.R.P. rescue squad at THE VATICAN RADIO HAS Coventry. To release people trap-BEEN ATTACKING GERMANY, ped in a basement they duga FOR THE PUBLICATION OF A tunnel through the debris and BOOK ENTITLED worked in the tunnel, for two AND CATHOLIC
hours.
GERMANY CULTURE IN
Two people were saved. POLAND," WHICH IS BEING: Leonard Matthews, leader of an WIDELY CIRCULATED IN A.R.P. stretcher party at Surbiton. ITALY. Although, a wall was likely to col-
lapse at any time, he dug a hole
The book states according to the in the debris below and rescued a Vatican radio, that the German man who had beer trapped. He authorities do not take any mea was awarded the Meritorious sures in Poland for the restriction Medal for helping, to prevent an of religious life. ammunition train being blown up. while serving in Russia.
Stern asked to go to his flat for his gas mask and some papers. At the flat he said goodbye to a woman and then went in a lift with the escort.
Walk On Parapet Suddenly Stern iran up some stairs on to the roof, which he crossed.
The sergeant
had narrowad the distance between them when Stern glanced round. He hesi tated, walked along the parapot and dived over the edge.
The sergpant caught hold of his coat, but could not prevent him going over.
Answering the coroner (Mc Neville Stafford), the sergeant. said that he did not push Stern over.
dict, said, that It. was quite clear. The coroner, recording his ver
that Sergeant Woolgar carried out "Unfortunately," commented the his duty in an exceptional: man Charles Roger Middleton,
broadcaster, "the impression Itner. re- anery manager, and James McIn the western area of Poland the wants to create is not successful; Naughton Imrie, chief engineer, religious Press is the object of the of the Shell Refining and Market
ing Company Ltd: While bomb-most severe restrictions. German ing was in progress they climbed Catholics, in addition are forbid a. blazing, tank containing 2,000 den to assist at Masses celebrated. tons of benzine, and enabled. the by Polish people, fire to be extinguished.
"Certain churohes are closed and
B. J. Lewis, chargeman of fit- others are allowed' open only a ters, and Frank Nailia, chargeman limited time. Priests are exiled
of labourers, both of. H.M. Dock- or put into concentration camps, yard, Malta. They volunteered to where many have died.” erect splinter plates to protect gun equipment after a bomb had fal- len. They also re-erected a gun
despite frequent aerial despite frequent aerial bombard
ments, and with steel helmets, as. their only protection.
Army Awards,
KILLED IN ACTION—
CITED BY BROTHER
ELECTRIC LORRIES FOR NAZIS
A factory for the manufacture...... of one-ton electrically driven lon ries has been opened in Copen- hagen. It is a case of "necessity being the mother of invention?" for the lack of benzine, for fuel has made it necessary to revert to other means.
On the grounds. of his wife's
The new lorry will be able to adultery with his brother, who had travel a distance of: 50 miles at a died in action since the proceed-speed of 27 miles per hour. The. isings began, Leslie Vaughan Rich-chassis of the lorry, has been con- nigs, a munition worker, of Cro- structed so us to give the four mpton Street, Warwick, was gránit. wheels equal weight to carry. The Unr. H. G. Groom, R.A.; Capt. ed a decree nisi at Birmingham tires are the same as those used 'G! L. Galloway, R.E.; Lt. E. R. Assizes,
on private cars.
The award of 13 George Medals, Including two posthumously, announced by the War Office, The list of recipients is: