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The King han approved the follow- ing awards in recogallon of gallantry In Bying operations against the encry
DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSK ACTING FLIGHT LIEUTENANT NELLES WOODS TIMMERMAN Durleig May, 1940, this officer was pilot of an aircraft returning to its base when En enemy aircraft was seen to By past In the opposite direction. Flight Lieuten Ant Timmerman immediately turned and Rave chase and, after firing from his front Kun with greal determination, shot the Earlier in enemy down into the 'sca. April, he successfully attacked two enemy patrol vessels, destroying at least one of them. This offlcer has displayed great re- source, determination, and enthusiasm In carrying out special night operations, often under adverse weather conditions.
FLYING OFFICER GERALD ·
BERNARD WARNER
As captain and pilot of his aircraft, this officer displayed exceptional skill and courage when altacked by a superior num- ber of enemy aircraft. Ife successfully manoeuvred his aircraft to afford the most effective use of the guns, and thus en abled his gunners to beat off the attack and destroy one Messtrachmitt. 109. An- ather Messerschmitt 110 was severely
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PILOT OFFICER LAWRENCE LATHAM JONEH
This officer was second pliot and naviga. tor of a flying-boat engaged on a special journey to Norway in April, 1040. During The leinporary absence of his raptam after a landing had been made. Pilot On- cer Jones assumed command and success- fully manoeuvred hit aircraft on the water to avoid the intense bombing at- tacks by enemy aircraft. Subsequently it become necessary to take off, but he was fighter shortly attacked by an enemy afterwords. By skilful tacties he brought his fall guns to bear and the enemy was shot down. This officer showed skill and Kallantry of a very high order. ACTING SQUADRON LEADER DUNCAN
CHARLES FREDERICH GOOD PILOT OFFICER WALTEN GEORGE GARDINER
tenant in April, 1939.
Acting Flight Lieutenant Craven managed to take off again" and seve was born at York in 1914 and was both aircraft and crew.
College Another officer pressed home a low educated at Scarborough High School and Mornington School bombing attack on the German cru- of Commerce, Edgware. Ile becume ser Admiral Scheer in Schilllg Roads a pupil pilot in 1037 and a pilot of last September. One of the N.C.O.s ficer on probation in the same year, lobtained a direct hit on a submarine He was promoted acting flight Deu-jin Helgoland Bight. Two others did valuable work in attacks on enemy Filol Omeer Jones was born In submarines.
Squadron Leader Sutcliffe was born 1917 at Saskatoon, Canada. He be- cane a pupil pilot in November, in 1010 at Carlisle and eduented at
in the Durham School.. 1937, acting pilot ofcer
Flying Officer Lings was born in following year, and was confirmed in hla appointment as pilot ofleer in 1918 at West Didsbury, Manchester, and cheated at Felstead School and February, 1930.
was granted a per- Squadron Leader Good was born Cranwell. He in 1916 and was educated at St. manent commission in the R.A.F. In 'eter's College, Adelaide, South Aus-1038 and promoted flying officer in
a short-service January last. tralla. He received
the RAF. In 1937, commission in and was promoted acting squadron leader in November last.
Squadron Leader" Good, and Pilot Officer Gardiner werd respectively pliot and navigator of an aircraft engaged on special night reconnaissance early in May. When lying low over the objective the aircraft was subjected to heavy anti-aircraft fire, ono shell burmiling in the pilot's cockpit, wounding Squadron leader Good and demering the controls and instruments.
Pilot Oncer Gardiner was born in Althout gaverely wounded, the pilot comploted his reconnaissance, manosuvr tnx his aircraft to avoid searchlights and 1014 in Jersey. He became an ap anti-aircraft fire, but then collapsed from prentice in the RAF in 1031, was damaged Flying Offer Warner adolatscraft at a low alttude and full in the promoted sergeant in 1930, and re- all times shown exceptionel skill and cool- darrer zone, Pilos merca unes suceived a commission in March this danger zone, Offeer Gardiner suc- ness in the face of the enemy. PILOT OFFICER ROBERT JAMES Heded in extricating the wounded pilot year.
from the cockpit. He brought the dam- Aircraftman Waterfall was born at During April, 140. Pilot Officer aged aircraft back neroes 450 miles of aes King's Lynn, Norfolk, and
before was the captain of one of six aircraft
making a perfect landfall and landing enemy which had been aen to attack
under difficult and harassing conditions. jolning the R.A.F. In 1939 he assisted
DISTINGUIBITED FLYING MEDAL transports and shipping in Granvin Flord.
on his father's farm at King's Lynn, While returning to his base after com
031126 Aircraftmas Firat Class 101N
LANDED IN GERMANY pleting his task he encountered two Dor- nier 1 flying-boats, which be immediately
This airman was the rear gunner of an
The King has also approved the altacked. One Dornier alighted on the
alteraft attacked by a superior number of following awards for gallantry and sea and Plot Officer Bill resumed the at tack-with-his-front-pu, several bursta bc-chemy fighters but by cool, deliberate. devotion to duty in the execution of and securate-tire-tenhot-dawn-one ing seen to hit the fuselage. While he Besserschmitt 100 in flames and severely alt operations ——
the Arcond was continuing this lack Dornier attacked his aircraft, but was danirged benten aft, and it eventually dived at the actions were undoubtedly instrumental in water, where its bows submerged. Dur-securing the uter return of his aircraft In this last phase Plot Oficer I was to ile base. wounded in the face and hand, but
HENRY WATERFALL
one Messerschmit
Biographies
ACTING
ROLL OF HONOUR
Casualties In The R.A.F.
•
The Air Ministry regrets to an nounce the following casualties on various dates. The next of kin have been informed,
June 3, 1940.
Port Watch for Nazis from Eire
There is reason to believe that Elre being used by Nazi co- plonaze agents. An Intensified watch is therefors being kept at Brillah ports to prevent their arrival in England.
Particularly keen look-out is being maintained for enemy aliens who are known to have Rone to Eire from Britain Just before hostilities started.
It la belleved that many mord Nail arents have arrived in Eire from the United States.
Bir. Beverley Baxter., M.P.. said:
I put it to Mr. Churchill that we should make certain thai Eiro is in a position to defend ber aerodromes against any possibla :
German occupation. by
Dara- 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 Dublin?"
Inroads On Nazi Oil Stocks
KILLED IN ACTION, Baguley, Ldg Aircraftman-15 Drabble, Pilot Omeer K. J.; Falconer, DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS 110. His
WALTER SRL D. G. B. Irvine. Sgt. G. B. 1,600 Tons A Day For SQUADRON LEADER
PHILIP SUTCLIFFE,
Lamble, Ldg. Aircraftman P. J.; Ray-
Aircraft Alone SQUADRON LEADER JOHN NI-ne:, Flying Officer P. H.; Smith. Sgt.
CHOLAS HAWORTH WHITT. D. WORTIL
- KILLED-IN-ACTION÷
Apart-from-the-heavy-losYCA. FLIGHT LIEUTENANT PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING of petroleum stocks incurred by RICHARD BICKFORD
Barter Sgt. J. A. L, Carpenter FLIGHT LIEUTENANT Sgt. J, C.; Eveson, Aircraftman 2nd the enemy in the R.A.F. raks ALLAN SMITH PHILLIPS. Cl. G. Kite, Actg Flight Lieut. P. W. on Hamburg, Bremen-and-Han- FLIGHT LIEUTENANT H. Lemaistre, Pilot Oncer A. Fover, the tremendous scale of BRIAN STIRLING TOMLIN Maile, Aircraftman 1st Cl G. Hthe German attack in the air and FLYING OFFICER GEORGE OLD Millar. Aircrafman 1st Cl. R. on the ground means corres-,
FIELD LINGS.
Morrison, Lug. Aircraftman F. A Upham, Ldg. Aircraftman D. W. B. pondingly large inroads on those'
stocks every day,
"Throughout the engagement tré-clispḥnyod-Night-Lieutenant-Timmerman-ivas-
great courage and initiative.
born in 1913 at Kingston, Ontario.i FLYING OFFICER NEWELL ORTON During March, 1940, this officer was thee received a short-service commis-
sion in the R.A.F. In 1930, was pro-ACTING. leader of a rear section in a patrol of nie alrcraft, and in that pantion was aftorted moted lying officer In 1939, und the portant task of guarding the fear
of the formation. Whilst twn enemy air-neling fight fleutenant in February ACTING craft were being punued into Germany Inst He noticed other enemy aircraft at the left rear. After warning the leader of the formation, he proceeded with his section to attack the three Messerschung, which proved to be 100%, one of which
MOUTH RAPHAEL.
Flying officer Warner was born in 1917 at Indanagar, Sylliet, India. He was educated at Cowicy School, St. FLYING OFFICER GORDON LEAR- le sot down in fantes, Later, during Helens, Lancashire, and Dublin Uni- the same patrol, the formation ntain came versity. He was given a short-ser-DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDAL into action with 12 enein aircraft, and vice commission in R RAF in SERGEANT WILLIAM GEORGE during this engagement, Flying Omeer 1937 and promoted £ying officer in Orton altacked a Mewerachamitt 110 and
Is belleved. destroyed it. This officer has displayed skill and determination In
number of previous combat.
ACTING FLIGHT LIEUTENANT ROBERT EDWARD CRAVEN
1939.
Pilot Offeer Hill, who is inged 20,
SERGEANT
WILLIAM CORDIL Mc-
was born at Crosshaven, County SERGEANT ROBERT FRANCIS Cork. He was granted a short-ser-
This ameer was captain and pilot, of a vice commisson flying-boat which precended on n special | 1937. Journey to Norway, in very bad weather,
destination he handled his aircraft with
weather conditions. Flight
WOUNDED OR INJURED IN ACTION McCarthy, Leg. Aircraftman R. W.; Wilson, Pilot Officer A. F. M.; Young, [Sgt. A.
MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION
An estimate recently put the sup- plies needed for the German air force alone at over 1,500 tons a day.
Jel. 28151.
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BRINN.
The enemy must be considered as ARTHUR.
using in this attack 1,300 to 1,500 machines. This represents probably WYNESS.
Anning, Sgt. W. J.; Anthony, Sgt. 2,000 engines, each of which con- in the RAF. in CORPORAL ALAN GLYNDER
D. I.; Bowen, Ldg. Aircraftman T. H.; sumes about 50 gallons of fuel an RICHARDS.
Sgt. H. F.; Dixon, Cpl. G. H.; hour, assuming them to average 700 Bullock, These Flying Officer Orton was born at
offeers and N.C.O.s have In April. 1049. On arrival at the Warwick in 1915
and educated at made a large number of reconnais-Heath, Flight Lieut. A. C.; Hurst, h.p. apiece. If each plane is in great skill and gallantry, and disembarked King's High School, Warwick, Coien sance and bombing raids over enemy Filet Officer T.; Hutchins m, Ldg. Alright for five hours a day the total craftman O. Kerridge, Actg. Flight consumption is 500,000 gallons a day, his-passengers-in-to-face of persistent-End-School, Warwickshire, and country and over enemy air and naval
One offee, cos self to aval Lieut. U. It, Lown Achor-180-tons- eRemy bombing altacks. The return journey was successfully accomplished on Leamington Technical College. He bases. the following day in spite averag enlist in the Royal Air Force Reserve Diving to shortage of petrol after Nicholls, Sgi. S. A.; Poole, Sgt. C. J.
Lieutenant in 1935, was promoted sergeant, ond night over Warsaw, found he was in S.; Wells, Ldg. Afrerafiman C. R.; for a vast number of troop carriers,
Wells, Flying Ofleer M. C.
transport wagons, armoured Craven displayed great determination, became a pupil pilot in 1930. He Germany. in spite of the smallness
as well as the tanks.. MISSING was promoted flying officer in 1939.lot the field and petrol shortage he
Anderson, Plot Omeer M. H.; Bas- selt. Flying Officer T. G.; Bence, Alt- craftman 2nd C1. R. W.; Benson, Plot Ofleer. A. H.; Bowen, Sgt. J. T.; Bradford, Squadron Ldr. R. L. Brld- san, Ldg. Aircrafuman H. Brooker, Sgt. J. Burnett,
Aircraftman La E. W., Burns, Flying Officer R. M.; Butterworth, Pilot Officer J. L. G.
Hamburg is the great German oll Cavanagh, Ldg. Aircraftman W. T
W. T storage dupot. Almost all her im- Child, Ld. Aircrafiman C. C.; Chris-ports in peace-time arrived there, at tie, Sgt. J. Crews, Flying Omeer
courage, and perseverance in carrying out this hazardous mustoit.
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the old port ond the special
A. R.; Davies, Ldg. Aircraftman R. petroleum port, recently constructed. D.; Davis, Sgt. T. W.; Delahunty, Alr-with storage for several hundreti Man and Cl. M. J.: Ellis, Air- thousand tons. Germany's chief re-
let Cl. A.; Evans, Ldg. Air-fineries are grouped round the ports, craftman T. S.; Footner. Sgt. K. D nrid though inactive since imports Garland, Flying Officer D. E. Car were blockaded they still serve-for
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REFUGEES' 240- MILE TRAMP
A. P. B. Hudson, Flying Officer A. J
-After fleeing from their homes, a Halton-Harrop, Plot Officer C. P. de Belgian family consisting of husband L.; Hurford, Cpl. G.; Isancs, Cpl. L. D. Jennings, Sgt. C. M.; Jones, Sgt. N. S. and wife and their three children, whose ages ranged from 15 to 7, D-Keegan, Sgt. Bei Knowles, Swalked-nearly-240-miles to reach-u B. E S.; Lee, Flight Lieut. A. W. Le French port, from which they found
Sgt. E. E. B. Luck, Set..
ck, Sgt. J. A.A ship to bring them
to England. Lusk, Pilot Officer D. J. T.; McFadden, They told their story of len days
Aircraftman
man W. A.; Mackenzie, and nights of terror
Sgt. R. I. L
Ldg.
cer A.. D.F.C
they
when Flying om-
landed at a Channel port. "sat. A..
A "We look our bicycles, on which Pilot we carried a few personal belongings Omeer A. W.; Meyrick, Aircraftman and blankets," said the mother, "but 1st Cl. D.; Middiemass, Sgt. N. C. the roads were too crowded and we
Morland, Sgt. Malthews,
Cl. 5. W.
Alrerafuman 1st Cl.
D. were worn out. Day after day we had to take cover from German bombers, which dived low and sys="
machine-gunned and tematically Mbombed refugees. As we walked we Baw many victims of this terror lying by the
the road." side of the At a West Const port refugees clamoured for brend and milk
vessel as the
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Moore Flying Officer C. R.: Moore the bleycie. In a few days our shoes
were nearly always on foot pushing BIST CIGARETTE IN THE WORLD COSTS SO LITTLE MONE Sgt. M.; Morrison Pilot Oficer J. D. Openshaw, Ldg. Aircraftman 3. Over, Ldg. Aircraftman HF-Panton, Flying Omeer A.D., D.F.C., Parker, Acts. Flight Lieut. E.: Pearce, Sgt. M. G. A.; Perrin, Ldg. Aircraftman J. Reynolds, Ldg Aircraftman L. Roberts, Flying Officer A. C. Ryc Cpl.
R. K.; Sands, Sgt. J. C.; S Pilot Officer N. A.; Scoll, Actg. dron Ldr. W. 1; Senior, Ldg. Aircraft Many were in a state of semi-starva- man J. C.; Shrosbree, Sgt. K. N.; Sice, tlon. Among several hundred Flying Officer G. W.; Sloan, Ldg. Air tugees who arrived at a. South Const
V. Sunder-
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soon
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craftman R.; Spurr, land, Sgt. H. R.; Thomas, Sgt. I. L. port were 40 tables. Out of one Thompson, Sgt.
N. H.; Tomlinson, family of 15 only three survived. Cold On Leader G. C. Townsend- Ldg. Aircraftman R. B. H.; Tyler, Ldg. Alreraftman P. A.: Tyler, Lda. Aircraftman R. II., Ward, Sgt. E. I.; Whalley, Sgt. J.; Wood, Air- craftman 2nd C. R.. A.; Woollatt, Flying Omeer S, P.
KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE Allion. Set, V.; Berryman, Filo! Oficer J.T. Bowie, Aircraftman 2nd Cl. it. F. Child Bet. 11. 1. Giddings, Sgt. N. F. F. Goddard, Lag. Airerafiman C. J. Lutley, Bgt. P. R.; Nelynck. Ldg. Alteration V CE Polginic. Pilot Officer G Hope, Pilot Onlcer L. Og Schould, Actr
BRE E O. T.
WOUND OR INJURED ON ACTIVE SERVICE
Acock, Bet. d. W. Appleton, Pilot Cacer E. R. M.; Dawson, Flight Lieut. Y. A Slivenon, Actg. Squadron Ldr, G. 12. Tollemache, Tying Officer A. II. 11.
DIED OF WOUNDS OR INJURIES RECEIVED ON ACTIVE SERVICE Evans, Sergeant L,
DIED ON ACTIVE SKIVICH, Carpenter, Aircraftwoman Ind. Ct. B. Ut Hali Cpl. 3, Hayes, Cpl. LFA Howdle, Aircrattman in C). K. McKay, Sgt. 1. Purus, Aireraliman and Cl... Quincey Aireratunan ii 1. A. Battle, Airerafiman 11 CL. TO. Southgate, Air craiiman 3nd CL N. 1
·PIUSONER OF WAR (PREVIOUSLY REPORTED "MISSING") Barr, Bet V, H.; Xiargreaves, Aircrati- mau,let Cl. Y
PRISONKIL OF WAR :(PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MILBING, DKIIRVED KILLED IN ACTION) Donaldson Flying Officer M, W. Biddle« ton, Pilot Officer . D.
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