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Great Battle FIRING

PRACTICE

For 19 Days We Had Been Told of Vast Armies Clashing in the Blitzkrieg, Notification From The

To-day We Learn of the Individual Heroes in B.E.F. and R.A.F.

British Officer

Risked

Life

Save French

to

Tanks

SIXTEEN decorations and medals awarded by Lord Gort to officers and men of the B.E.F. for gallantry', in Belgium and France were announced by the War Office recently,

All, except one, go to members of the Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps; the other is awarded! to a signalman. Major Rallied

Tank Battalion D.5.0, awarded to Major George Parken and Captain (acting Major) William Robert Reeves,

bringing with him valuable informa- lon-including a marked map.

Second Lieutenant Grantham took change and rallied the tanks of two companies when the battalion com mander had been killed,

Major Parkes entried out a recon- to bear on French tanks by our own, He saw that fire was being brought naissance on foot under fire when hia C.O.'s tank was disabled, and tank, in full view of the enemy, rang and dismounting from his own. light, although slightly wounded and un- the bells of the tanks and informed able to get into his tank returned for tank commanders of the error, infantry support on foot.

When his C.O, was killed he took By his complete disregard for his over command and rullled the bat-own safety he not only saved many talion,

French lives and tanks, but enared that are was brought to bear on the enemy.

Later he stopped the advance of

n Nazi column and shot some of the

Infantry, and subsequently covered Sergt.-Major a withdrawal when a heavy enemy tank attack was launched,

a

Major Neeves led his troops through German position "with Krent skill and determination,” co-operated with an infantry garrison, destroyed with his own tank seven enemy vehicles, and, although wounded, handled 31s small force of four tanks "with the greatest resourcefulness.

Saved His C.O.

M.I.: Acting/U/Staff-Sergeant-Major Eckersley, Lance-Cpl. J. J. Light- body, Cpl. George Maundrell, Cpl. Paul Bingrove, Troopers M. Mac-. koy and B, Tansley, Cpt. A. Long- staffe, and Signalman A. Gregory Royal Corps of Signals. BERGT.-MAJ. ECKERSLEY, see- He finally withdrew after dark ing the batt

battalion commander had only on the orders of the local com- been wounded while directing fire in mander when his ammunition was the open, left his tank while under almost exhausted.

heavy are and brought his comunand- M.Om Captain R. G. Cracroft, Sec-ing officer to

safety Corpi. Maundrell covered by fir: ond-Lieutenants E. R. Farnell- Watson, R. Grantham, P. C. WII- the_wi

withdrawal of the_section_com- "Ilams," Lieutenant 2'. Hepple mander's tank, which was out of (Supplementary Reserve) and Sec-action. Later, when his own tank ond-Lieutenant II. Taylor (Supple-caught fro he was largely respon- mentary Reserve).

sible, by his coolness and courage, CAPTAIN CRACROFT, with total for the escape of his crew under disregard for his safety, dashed in heavy fire. his light tant

among the enemy, many of whom were killed and their vehicleş destroyed.

Lieutenant Hepple's light tank was put out of action, but at great per

sonal risk he evacuated his tank and removed his crew to a place of safety,

Corporal Longstaffe covered the withdrawal of the battalion and re-

Flight-Lieut. R. P. R. Powell "Displayed outstanding leader- ship and gallantry," gets D.F.C.

Airman

Sergeant A, N. Spear

ол horseback the D.F.M.

won

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Pilots Win

Double

Honours in Few Days

A SQUADRON-LEADER who had to be restrained from flying again after he had been shot down is one of the R.A.F. officers to receive the D.S.O.

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The latest list of awards announced recently in-affected. cludes five D.S.O.s, 27 D.F.C.s, two bars to the D.F.C., D.F.M.s and two bars. One Pilot Shot

Down Eight

U.S.O,s go to Squadron Leaders J. S. Dewar and J. O. W. Oliver, Acting Squadron Leader J. R. Kayli, Flight Lieutenant W. M. Churchill, and Flight Lieutenant R. II. A. the first four also receive tha Lee; D.F.C.

SQUADRON - LEADER DEWAR, despite an injured right shoulder, has flown regularly and has led his squadron in destroying 60 enemy alr- craft.

Squadron "Leader 'Oliver, now In- valided home, commanded a squad- ran In France which has accounted for more than 50 Nazis of which he himself accounted for at least eight.

"He

was an incomparable fighter commander," says the oncini - nouncement, "and his personal example in the air ond on the ground was a very great inspiration to his pilnts,

"It was necessary to restrain him from flying again after his aircraft had been shot down, and he had landed by parachute."

Squadron Leader Kayll's personal

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squadron's 32 enemy Planes

is alac. Flight Leutenant Churchill's squadron, which he commanded in France, has destroyed 62 enemy planes, losing only four pilots them- Selver

Flight Lieutenant Lee, in his inst engagement, way seen at 2001, on the tail of a Junkers 89 being sub- jected to intense fire from the ground [over enemy occupied territory. Ic escaped from behind the German lines after being arrested, "and up- held the highest traditions of the service."

He is 23 and was awarded the

mained at his post until the unit was AT the end of a Southampton D.F.C. in March. safely withdrawn.

Signalman Gregory, operator on a

Inquest recently on a man who wireless truck, remained at his post was shot dead by a sentry, two Bocame Squadron's unperturbed by the most furious on- of his daughters shook hands

At night he captured a prisoner, sluughts from the air and on the with the sentry. and eventually rejoined the battalion, ground.

Leap Saved, R. A. F. Pilot

From Firing Squad

ADVENTURES of n fighter, twa enemy fighters and was iz turn pilot who escaped execution by attacked by other German fighters.

He shot down the first two Nazis,

The dead man, Arthur Devereux Rice Adams (48), a sergeant-major In a Home Defence unit, was making a tour of sentry posts in a ear driven by a private.

car.

The sentry, Private Harry Hughes, said he twice challenged the The driver did not stop and he fired at the rear wheels. Evidence showed that the bullet went through the car and hit Adams,,

The driver. said he did not ste the sentry.

Fourth Leader

D.F.C.s awarded to Wing-Comman-! der L. W. Dickens, A.F.C., Squad- Ton Leaders J. S. Dewar and J. O. W. Oliver, Acting Squadron Lea- ders G. Lowe and J. R. Kayll, Flight-Lieutenants J. R. M. Booth- by, W. M. Churchill, W. B. Royce, R. P. R. Powell, W. Simpson, Act- ing Flight-Lieutenant R. G. Dil- ton, Flying

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D.5.0. Brothers, Donaldson E.M. on the left. J. W. on 'the right

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TWO brothers, John Wil- fiam Donaldson (30) and Edward Mortlock Donaldson (28), born in the Federated Malay States, came to Hor- sham, Sussex, to be educated at Christ's Hospital.

Both joined the R.A.F. when 21, were promoted to flight lieutenant and then to squadron 'leader in the same years, and have now both been awarded the D.S.O.

The award to Squadron: Leader. W. Donaldson was announced 23 days ago, that to his fighter-pilot brother yesterday.

Squadron - Leader E. M. Donaldson's "high courage and inspiring qualities of leadership have made his squadron a formidable fight- Ing unit," it is stated.

He himself has shot down four enemy aircraft,

THE HISTORY OF CONVOY

(Continued from. Page 4.)

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CREDIT for the introduction of the Convoy, System that was put into force in May, 1917, can- not be given to any one person;" but there is no doubt that Ameri- can opinion had much to do with lit.

It was gradually introduced, and from the very first was a triumphant success. The massing of ships In formation diminished the number of targets. The threat bf instant re tallation by the escort, and the danger to a submarine of a number of vessels

zagging in fairly close formation, acted as deterrent.

Outside the danger-zone, that is 300 to 100 miles from the const_of_ Ireland, the convoys coming across the Atlantic were escorted by des- troyers or sloops, which took the outward bound convoys three ON lantic, and then steamed off to a pre- four hundred miles out into the At- determined rendezvous to meet an- other collection of ships homeward

losses in merchant ships were soon on the down grade. In April, 1017, 430 British, Allled and Neutral vessels had been sent to the bottom. in December the total for the month was 151. By the middle of 1010 the submarine campaign was defeated.

It was the success of the Convey

1917-1918 that caused the System in Admiralty to regard it as one of the principal methods of trade protection, beforehand and cause and to organize |

It to be

immediately

on the outhyable present war

with Germany,

of

And how successful the system bus proved has been told many times. Of

over Brussels when reven Messer-the thousands of Brillah, Allied and

W. E. Gore, Init from 50 to 70 bombers.

H. Blair, J. A. Campbell. M. M. schmitt fighters were sighted escort-Neutral only one in every 470-500

W. P. Clyde, a German firing party, and of but the others had riddled his air-

C. Stone, W. M. Blom, Pitoi Died For Country another R.A.F. officer who was craft.

"Misadventure" was the verdict,

Орісств R. E, Allit, F.

The lender of the formation at-has been sunk by German action. So D. David, W. M. Stephens, W. H. Lieutenant

Carey, Wtacked

the bombers, and Flight the means of locating and destroying effective is the protection, so effective gunned as he came down by Then oil covered his wind shield the coroner saying the sentry was

Dutton, realising the the U-boats that they to-day prefer parachute are described in an and began to blind him, and he de- doing his duty. Adams, be added, Corbet, T. D. H. Davy.

to D.F.C. Plist Oncers F. Carey aircraft of his own section also to neutral ships.

danger to the formation, ordered two to attack unescorted cided

to bale out as the aircraft died in the service of his country. Air Ministry bulletin.

and unarmed turned upside down.

and M. M. Stephens. Sergeant-Major Adams served in

attack the bombers while he climbed WING COMDR. DICKENS led nine and engaged the Messerschmitts until to run in huge volume, and the war- As he floated down the German the last war with the RFA, and was

Meanwhile, British trade continues determined attack in the face of ex-pleat tremely ..heavy enemy opposition, His age and leadership Inspired west, sighted and shot down a licin coming of the supreme potency of He then dived away, and dying more cogent testimony can be forth- man trade from the great oceans. No thedron in on operation which kel 111 with his remaining ammuni- Seu Power. otherwire might have completely on.

The fighter plot landed his dom

aged plane in German-held territory, aircraft few past. several times, try-one of the first men to volunteer in Blenheim aircraft in an exceedingly the attack on the bombers was com-ishlos of the Allies have swept Ger- | was arrested and taken to a small lag to machine-gun him. Both he this war. His wife died six weeks

courtyard crowded with

civilians.

Belgian and the parachute was unbit.

He came down in Belgium, re At half-hourly intervals groups of turned to his squadron, and a few elvillans were ordered out, summarily hours later was in the air again. questioned, pinced against a wall and

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Norway Hero

Killod in Action

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in

action, Norway has been killed,

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falled.

Flight Lieutenant Royce astuned

command of a sqjudron, after its three previous commanders. hud been lost. One day in May his squadron had completed seven sorties, including two ground at-.

aircraft.

Matron of Luton Pubile Assistance to convoys on Mrs. W. Richards, the Master and

Waiting until the next group of UNDER settlement terms Richards 24-year-old son of Mr. and civilians going to face the firing proposed by railway companies, squad afford the cover of mumentary and announced recently, adult confusion, he slid A straight through

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lead a half-section of aircraft in aning fight with four enemy fighters.

Flying Officer Blom was detalled to low-level bombing attack against an

my motorised column advancing wounded and Sergeant Paine crawled The air Kinner WOS. severely on a road, in Luxemburg,

almost blinded by

the

Wounded: Man

causing the enemy to break off the attack.

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Petrol. tank was plerced, ad through the fuselage, removing his by:1 p.m., and were eager although unable to locate-his allotted sacrificing a chance of escape' if |

fying clothing and parachute, therçe to go out yet again. Flight Licu-target through being drenched and tenant Roycu shot down four enemy petrol, he pressed home his attacked air gunner from his cockpit.

compelled to abandon his aircraft. cscaping

and succeeded in pulling the wound- of the flight Lieutenant Shupson led a siderable succ. D

on another enemy column with con- Ho then operated the rear gun, low level bombing attack on troops

a road between Crawled Along To He was one of the Royal Air Force Luxemburg and Jungllater. Despite Volunteer Reserve pilots who estab-intense anti-aircraft firm he scored on the check landed on all fours out weekly, making the total in snowbound Inke-In the first chiys of After the attack, owing to b teak

lished an airfield in Norway on a four direct hits on the convoy. side, raced round a corner of the crease since last settlement at the German Invasion. outer wall, dashed through a garden beginning of year 78. a week. Captain David William Leon Simpa. forced landing. As the aircraft in the petrol tank, he had to make

Spear, G. N. Odell, R. V. T. Kilto, ordered his crow to abandon the air and got clear away. Not a single

A. W. T. Hills, H. Wuthey, G. craft and was himself thrown out There will be an addillon of £0 a son, R.N., awarded the D.S.M, in touched ground flames arose from

Allard, A. H. B. Friendship, G. whilst preparing to jump for adult male clerical staff, the last war and the D.S.C. carly this the bomb aimer's trap,The pilot:

Nowell, R. C. Wilkinson, Corporals landed by parachute in chemy, ter

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R. T. Tomlinson, D. J. Darbrook, ritary. settlement, affects 500,000 active service,

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He was repeatedly under enemy Now on Sale ploded...

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Acting Flight Lieutenant Dution was leading a section of a squadron

Sergt. Spear, after successfully Ds: Sergeants de R. Paine, A. N. of his aircraft being shot away. He Station

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