Monday,
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:
June 3, 1940.
English and Dominion Pilots
Decorated By His Majesty
The King has approved the follow- ing awards In recognition of gallantry
operations in flying
ngainst enemy:
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSB
WOODS TOMMERMAN
the
PILUT OFFICER LAWRENCE LATUJAM JONES
Port Watch for Nazis from Eire
There is reason, to believe that Eire is being used by Nax! es- pionage agents. An intensified watch is therefore being kept at British ports, to prevent their arrival in England.
Particularly keen lock-out. is being
maintained for enemy aliens who are known to have gone to Eiro.from Beltain Just before hostiles started,
Acting Flight Lieutenant Craven ( managed to take off again and save This offleer was second pilot and naviga. was born at York in 1014 and was both aircraft and crew.
Scarborough College Another omcer pressed home a low sor of a flying-boat engaged on a special educated at jauntey to Norway in April, 1040, During High School and Mornington School bombing attack on the Gennan crul
absence after a landing had been made, Pitet om: of Commerce, Edgware. He became ser Admiral Scheer in Schillig Runda One of the N.C.OS ACTING FLIGHT LIEUTENANT NELLES cer Jones assumed command and success pupil pilot in 1037 and a pilot of last September.
fully manoeuvred his aircraft on the ficer on probation in the same year. obtained a direct hit on a submarine During May, 1940, this officer was pilot water to avoid resert, Bubarak He was promoted acting fight louin Helgoland Bight. Two others did of an aircraft returning to its bare when jacks by enemy aircraft. Subsequently it
valuable work in attacks on enemy an elveiny aircraft was seen to fly past became necessary to take off, but he was tenant in April, 1939,
Pilot Offleer Jones was born in
submarines. in the opposite direction. Flight Lieuten-attacked by an enemy fighter
Squadron Lender Sutcliffe was born ant Timmermen immediately turned and afterwards. By skilful thetles he brought
for frone gun ratta Saskatoon, Canuda. He be-
pilot in
Bald: November, in 1910 at Carlisle and educated at Run with great determination, aint the shot down. This officer showed skill and rame 1937.
In acting pilot officer the into the soa. Earlier in Rallantry of a very high order. cperty down April, he leccessfully attacked two enemy
following gent, and was confirmed in
Flying Officer Lings was born in pattal vessein, destroying at least one of
his appointment us pilot officer in 1916 at West Didsbury, Manchester, fitem. This officer has displayed great re-
and educated at Felstend School and February, 1939. Kource, delermination, and enthusiasm in
was granted a per- carrying out special night operations,
Cranwell fle often under adverse weather conditions.
FLYING OFFICER GERALD
BERNARD WARNER
shortly
ACTING SQUADRON TRAIRIE DUNCAN
CHARLES VARDERICK GOOD THAT OFFICER WALTER GEORGE GARDINER
П
Squadron Leader Good was born
Durliam School.
Equadron Leader Good and Plot Omicer Gardiner were respectively pilot and in 1910 and was educated at St. (manent commission in the R.AF. In navigator of an aircraft engaged on special Peter's College, Adelaide, South Aus- 1938 and promoted flying officer in night reconnaissanco early in May.
He received a short-service January fast.
the R.AF. in 1937,
Pilot Officer Gardiner was born in
As captain and plot of his sirerat, this flying low over the objectlye the aircraft tralin. officer displayed exceptional skill and was subjected to heavy anti-aircraft are commission in courage when attacked by a superior num-one shelf burtling in the pliot's cockpit, ber of enerny aircraft. He successfully wounding Squadron Luxury Good and and was promoted neting squadron amancouvred his aircraft to afford the most damaging the controls and instruments, lender in November last, effective use of the guns, and thus en Although severely wounded, the pilot abled is gunners to beat off the attack completed his reconnaissance, mangeus 1014 in Jersey. He became an ap- and destroy one Messerschnitt 100. An- ing his aircraft to avoid searchlights an
severely Rail-aircraft fire, but then collapsed from prentice in the H.A.F. in 1031, was other, Messerschmill 110 was damaged. Flying Oncer Warner has at loss of blood. In the darkness with the promoted sergeant in 1938, and re- all times strown exceptional skill and cool aircraft at a low altitude and all in the reived
Hanger rone. Pilot Offeer Gardiner IC- news in the face of 110 enemy. PILOT OFFICEIL ROBERT JÄMER HILL ceeded in extricating the wounded pilot year.
During April, 100, Pilot Officer Hill from the cockpit. He brought the dam was the captain of one of nix aircraft making a perfect landtall and landing which had been mat to attack enemy under dimeull and harassing conditions. transports and shipping in Granvin Flord, Whilst returning to his base after com- pleling his task he encountered two Dor- nier 10 nying-boats, which Isd immediately attacked. One Pointer alghted on the
DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL. 631726 Aircraftman First Class JOJN
HENRY WATERFALL
Hlographles
110.-1
This airman was the rear gunner of ar #es and-Plint Omeer ill resurred the nt aircraft attacked by a superior number of tack with his front gon, several rats be enemy ughters, but by cool, deliberate
lol down age in aeen to hit the fuselage. While he and accurate re he was continuing the altack the second Messerschmitt 100 in flames and severely
one Messerschmitt Dornier attacked his aircraft, lust was damaged beaten off, and it eventually dived at the actions were undoubtedly instrumental
Dur securing the safe return of his aircrati water, where is bow submergest, ing this last phase Pilot Officer Iull was to its base. wounded In the face and hand, but throughout the engagement he displayed. Flight Lieutenant Timmerman was) great courage and initiative;
born in 1913 at Kingston, Ontario.) During March, 104, this nineer was the He received a short-service commis- Fender of a rear section in a patrol of nine sion in the R.A.F. in 1030, was pro- aircraft, and in that position was allotted moted lying officer In 1939, and the important task of guarding the reacting fight "leutenant in February of the formation. Whilst two enemy air- erkit
being surated Into Germanytast,
FLYING OFFICEK NEWELL. ORTON
he Holleed other chems, aircraft at the Jeft rear. After warning the leader of the,
a commission in March this
Aircraftman Waterfall was born at King's Lynn, Norfolk, and before joining the R.A.F. in 1930 he assisted on his father's form at King's Lynn.
LANDED IN. GERMANY The King has also approved the following awards for gallantry and devotion to daly in the execution-of-
it operations: DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS SQUADRON
ROLL OF HONOUR
Casualties In The R.A.F.
The Alr Ministry regrets to na- nounce the following casualties on various dates. The next of kin have been Informed.
-KILLED-IN ACTION - Baguley, Ldg. Aircraftman H | Drabble, Plot Officer K, J.; Falconer, LEADER WALTER Sgt. D. G. B.; Irvine, Sgt. G. B.; PHILIP SUTCLIFFE.
Lamble, Ldg. Aircraftman P. J.; Ray- SQUADRON LEADER JOHN NI-ner, Flying OMeer P. H.; Smith, Sgt.
CHOLAS HAWORTH WHIT- T. D. WORTH,
KILLED IN ACTION ACTING FLIGHT LIEUTENANT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Burter. Set, J.. A. L.; Carpenter, ACTING FLIGHT LIEUTENANT Sgt. J. C.; Eveson, Aircraftman 2nd C. G. Kite. Act Officer A. F. ALLAN SMITH PHILLIP'S,
Flight Lleat. P. W. FLIGHT MACTING
LIEUTENANT H. Lemaistre, Pil BRIAN STIRLING TOMLIN Maile, Aircraftman 1st C, G. H.: Millar, Aircrafuman 1st Cl. R. L.:
Upham, Ldg. Aircraftman D. W. B. Morrison, Ldg. Aircrafiman F. A.;
RICHARD BICKFORD
Flying officer Warner was born in FLYING officer GEORGE OLD-
FIELD LANGS. to attack the enemy, which proved to be was educated at Cowley School, St. FLYING OFFICER GORDON LEAR- formation, he proceeded with his section 1917 at Indonagar. Sylhet, India. Hel three Messerschmiti 100's, one of which he shot down in Aunes. Later, during Helens, Lancashire, and Dublin Uni-
MOUTH RAPHAEL.
the same patrol, the formation agnu came versity. He was given a short-ser-DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDÁL Inte action with 12 enemy aircraft, and vice commission in the R.A.F. SERGEANT WILLIAM GEORGE during this engagement. Flying OMeer Orton attacked & Messerschmitt 110 and. 937 and promoted flying officer in It ta bolleved, detrayed 11. This meer 1839.
has displayed akili and determination in Pilot Offer Hill, who is aged 26, A number of previous combats.
EDWARD CHAVEN
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Lorn
BRINN. SERGEANT WILLIAM CORDIL Mc-
ARTHUR, SERGEANT
FRANCIS WYNESS.
RICHARDS.
ROBERT at Crosshaven, County ACTING FLIGHT LIEUTENANT ROBERT Cork. He was granted a short-ser-
commissun in the R.A.F, CORPORAL ALAN This officer was captain and pilot. of a flying-boat which proceeded on a special 1937.
GLYNDER
WOUNDED OR INJURED IN
ACTION McCarthy, Ldg. Aircraftman R. W.; Wilson, Pilot Officer A. F. M.; Young, Sgt. A
MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION
1 is believed that many more Naxi agents have arrived in Eire from the United States,
Air. Beverley Baxter,
MI..
put it to Mr. Churchill Wint we should make certain that Eire is in a position to defend her aerodromes against any possible..
German Occupation by
para- chutists.
"Is it not also a moment for suggesting to Mr. de Valera that the representative of a nation denounced openly by the Pope should no longer be given official residence in Dublla?"
Inroads On Nazi Oil Stocks
1,600 Tons A Day For Aircraft Alone
Apart from the heavy losses of petroleum stocks incurred by the enemy in the R.A.F. raids on Hamburg, Bremen and Han- over, the tremendous scale of the German attack in the air and on the ground means pondingly large inroads on those stocks every day.
corres-
An estimate recently put the sup- plies needed for the German alr force alone at over 1,000 tons a day.
The enemy must be considered us using in this attack 1,300 to 1,600 machines. This represents probably con- 2,000 engines, each of which sumes about 50 gallons of fuel an hour, assuming them to averago 700 h.p. apiece. If each plane is In consumption is 500,000 gallons a day, or 1,000 tons,
Anping, Set. W. J Anthony, Sgt. D. I.; Bowen, Ldg. Aircraftman T. H.; Bullock, Sgt. H. F.; Dixon, Cpl, G. H.; journey to Norway, in, very bad weather. Flying Officer Orion was born at These officers and N.C.Os have in April, 1040. On arrival al the
and educated at made a large number of reconnais-Heath, Flight Lieut. A.; C Hurst, destination he handled his aircraft wil Warwick in 1915 great skill and patientry, and disembarked King's High School, Warwick, Coten sance and bombing raids over enemy Pilot Officer T.; Hutchinson, Lag: Air-flight for five hours a day the total lis passengers In the face of persistent End School, Warwickshire, and country and over enemy air and naval craftenan O. A. Kerridge, Actg. Flight enemy bombing attacks.
return Leamington Technieni College.
Helbases. One officer, compelled to land journey was successfully accomplished on the following day in spite of adverse enlist in the Royal Air Force Reserve owing to shortage of petrol after a weather condition, Fight Lieutenant la 1935, was promoted sergeant, and fight over Warsaw, found he was in Crayon displayed great determination,
pilot in 1930. He Germany. In spite of the smallness evurage, and perseverance in carrying out becatue a pupil tile lizardous mision.
was promoted flying; officer in 1839. of the field and petrol shortage he
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To this must be added the supplies for a vast number of troop earriers, transport wagons, armoured cars, as well as the tanks.
Heavy Tank Consumption
MISSING Anderson, Pilot Officer M. H.; Bas- sett, Flying Officer T: 0; Bence, Air- It is now beifoved that more than craftman 2nd-Cl. R. W. Benson, Pilot six tank divisions have been thrown Officer A. H.; Bowen, Sgt. J. T.; into the battle. Allowing for the Bradford, Squadron Lur. R. L.; Brid- tanks out of action at any given son, Ldg. Aircraftman H.; Brooker, time, each division may be estimated Sgl. J. R.; Burnett, Ldg. Aircraftman to require at least 150 tons of fuel B. V. Burns,
Flying Omeer R. M
R. M.; daily. Butterworth, Pilot Ofter J. L. G.. Hamburg is the great German oil Cavanagh, Leg. Aircraftman W. T. storage depot. Almost all her Im Child, dg. Aircraftman C. C.; Chris- ports in peace-time arrived there, al tie, Sgi. J.; Crews, Flying Officer C. | the old port and the special A. R. Davies, Ldg. Aircraftman R. petroleum port, recently constructed, D.; Davis, Sgt. T. W.; Delahunty, Alr-with storage for several hundred craftman 2nd C1. M. J. Ellis, Air-thousand tons. Germany's chief re- craftman 1st C A.; Evans, Idle Air-fineries are grouped round the porta, craftnina T. S..
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REFUGEES 240- MILE TRAMP
belt. Ldg. Aircraftman H. T.; Gill, Aircraftman 1st CI. B.; Gray, Pilot Omeer I. L.; Gregory, Sgt. F. W. Harding, Pilot Officer G. F; Harrison, Sgt. T. C. H.: Howkins, Ldg. Aircraft- man II; C. W.; Hordern; Pilot Omeer A. P. B.;
Flying Officer A. J.;
After fleeing from their homes, a Hulton Hudson,
Pilot Officer C. P. de Belgian family consisting of husband Hurford, Cpl. G.: Isanes, Cpl. L. D. and wife and their three children, Jennings, Sgt. C. M. Jones, Sgt. N.
whose ages ranged from 15 to 7, D.; Keegans, Sgt. J. B.; Knowles. Sgt.
walked nearly 240 miles to reach a B. E. S.; Lee, Flight Lieut. A. W. Le French port, from which they found Vol, Sal. E. E. B., Luck, Sgt. J. A.A.
D ship to bring them to England. Lusk, Pilot Omcer D. J. T.; McFadden, They told their story of ten Ldg. Aircraftman W. A.; Mackenzie, and nights of terror when they Sgt. R. 1. L.; McPherson, Flying DM-12
landed at a Channel
port.
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F.; Matthews, Pilot we carried a few personal belongings Officer A W. Meyrick. Alecraftraanand
and blankets," said the mother, "but 1st Cl. D.; Middlemons, Sgt. the roads were too crowded and we Milla. Aircraftman 1st
were nearly always on foot pushing DEST CIGARETTE IN THE WORLD COSTS SO LITTLE MORE Moore Flying Officer C, R.; Moore: the bicycle. In a few days our shoes Sgt. MA Morrison Pilot Officer J. D.;
were worn out. Day after day we Openshaw, Ldg. Aircraftman J. D.
had to take cover from German Over, Ldg. Aircraftman H. Panton bombers, which dived low and sya- Flying Officer A.D. DFC.; Parker tematically machine-gunned and Actg. Flight Lieut. E.; Pearce, Sgt. M. bombed refugees. As we walked we G. A. Perrin, Ldg. Aircraftman J. L
saw many victims. of this terror lying Reynolds, Ldg. Aircraftman by the side of the rond." Roberts, Flying Officer A. C. Rye, Cpl. R. K.; Sands, Sgt. J. C.; Savill, Pilot Officer N. A.; Scott, Actg. Squa-
Ldr. W.-I. Senior, Ldg. Aircraft dron man JC.; Shrosbree, Sgt. K. N.; Slee, Flying Omeer G. W.; Sloan, Ldg. Air- craftman R.; Spurr, Sgt. V.: Sunder- land, Sgt. H. R.. Thomas, Sgt. I. L.; Thompson, Sgt. N. 1; Tomilnson, Squadron Leader G. C.;
G. C. Townsend- Coles, dg, Aircraftman R. B. H.: Tyler, Ldg. Aircraftman P. A.; Tyler, Ldg. Aircraftman R. H. Ward, Sgt. E. H; Whalley, Sgt. J. Wood, Air- craftman 2nd CI. R. A.; Woollatt, Flying OMeer S. P.
KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE Allison, Sgt. V.; Berryman. Plot Officer J. T. Bowie, Aircraftman 2nd Ch. R. F. J Chifc. Bat. It. I.; Giddings, Sgt. H. F. F. Goddard, Ldg. Alrerafiman C... Lutley. Sgt. P. R. Netrynek, 14g. Aircraftmast VCE Polginne, Pilat Officer. G.; Roger, Pilot Officer L, O.; Behmill. Act. BAWOUND OR INJURED ON ACTIVE
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Acock Ret GW Appleton, Pilot Omear & M.; Dawson, right Lieut. ZA.; Blidenan, Actg, Squadron xir, G. H Tolfemathe, Flying Officer A. 11. I.
DIED OF WOUNDS OR INJURIES ELECRIVED ON ACTIVE SERVICE Evans Bergeant L
DIED ON ACTIVE BERVICE Carpenter yet, Cpl. L. 7. Howe Aircraftwoman 2nd Cl. B. V. STALL Cpl. J. Alteraiman 1st C1. K.; Mckay, Bgt. I. J Purvis, Aircraffman and C1 . E. C Quincey Aircraftman i Cl. A. Bettle. Alteraiman 1st Ct. . G Southgate. Air- craftman End Cl. N. r.
PRISONER OF WAR (PREVIOUSLY REPORTED "MISSING")
Barr, Bgt. V. IL; Hargroves, Aireratím
PRIŠONKA -OF- WAR-ah, kaammm. (PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MILKING,
· BELIEVED KILLED IN_ACTION) Donaklion lying Officer M. W.; Midole- ton. Pilot OfBeer F. D.
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