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P.B.E. ' ; ' •In Collecting the Wounded, Placing Then?, in Major -Albert Victor Thompson SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 8 NOVEMBER, 1918. Lieut. (A./Capt.) Colin Peter Brown, D.F.C. ' ', CONFERRED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN. (Sea Patrol). • . The Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class. Lieut. Archibald Buchanan, D.F.C. (Sea Patrol). Maj.-Gen. Sir Godfrey Marshall Paine, Col. (A. /Brig.-Gen.) "Charles Laverock Lambe. K.C.B., M.V.O. C.M.G., D.S.O. (Sea Patrol). Lieut. George Selby Lewtas (Sea Patrol). The Order •af the Rising Sun, 3rd Class. 2nd Lieut. (A./Lieut.) Hamish Duncan Colonel (actg., Maj.-Gen.) Arthur Vyell McLaren, D.F.C. (Sea Patrol). Vyvyan, C.B., D.S.O. Lieut. (A./Capt.) Thomas Walter Nash. Colonel (actg: Brig.-Gen.) Harold Douglas D.F.C. (Sea Patrol). Briggs. Major (A./Lt.-Col.) Edward Osmond (Sea Patrol). The Order of the Sacred Treasure, 3rd Class. Lieut.-Colonel Harry Delacombe. (FOR SERVICES IN ITALY.) Major John Tudor Whittaker, M.C. (A.S.C.). The Order of the Rising Sun, 4th Glass. Capt. (actg. Major) William Peer Groves. CONFERRED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF-ITALY. - CONFERRED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF BELGIUM. Order of the Grown of Italy, Grand Officer. (For services in France and Flanders.) Lieut.-General Sir David Henderson. K.C.B.. D.S.O. The Order of Leopold, Commander, together Major John Lawrence Baird, C.M.G., "with the Relgian Groix de Guerre. D.S.O.., M.P. (Scottish Horse). 'Major-General John Maitland ' Salmond, C.M.G.,'C.V.O., D.S.O. (R Lanc\ Regt.). Order of the Crown of Italy, Commander. Maj.-Gen. Sir Hugh Montague Trenchard. K.C.B., D.S.O.. ..... .. ; , • ;•;_•' War Office^, Maj.-Gen. Sir - Godfrey Marshall Paine,' K.C.B., M.V.O. &tk November, 1918. Maj.-Gen. Williatn Sefton Branrk'er, A.F.'C." His Majesty the KING has approved of the (Boy. Arty.) undermentioned rewards in recognition of Maj.-Gen. John Maitland Salmond, C.M.G., bravery in the field: — C.V.O., D.S.O. (Roy. Lane. Regt.). ' Lieut.-Col. (actg. Brig.-Gen.) Guy Livingston, AWARDED THE MILITABY CROSS. : : r '- -CvM-.-G.:(-London-R-egtv). - - -'-' " Maj.-Gen. Sir Charles Edward Callwell, 2nd Lt. (Actg. Lt.) Frank Bacon Palmer, K.C.B. (formerly attached Air Board). Royal Air Force. On the night of 24th August,' 1918, this Order of the Grown 'of Italy. 'Officer.' • 'omceir • performed "Very gallant and irjeri- torioUs service.' In an attack on "one of our Lieut..-CoL- (aGtg....JBrig.-Gen-.)- James -George-- aWo^r6mes~by~~hostilei'aircraft', a"BaTagar~"full Weir, C.M.G. (R.F.A.). of machines -was. set on fiire, illuminating the Lieut.-Col. (actg. Brig.-Gen.). Cyril .Louis -' -Whole "camp,- making the aerodrome an easy Norton New all (Gurkha Rifles). mark for the raiders, who continued dropping Lieut.-Col. Ivan Buchanan Davson. ""bombs"for fifteen minutes. Great confusion Lieut.-Col. .(actg. Col.) The Hon.. William : • ensued, and twenty officers and men were • 'Frahcis Forbes'-S'empilly Master of Sempili,' wounded. A.F.C. -. LI." 'Palmer was' blown over by the > - . ' '\ ' .1 ' ... • • ' explosipn.. of a,.-bomb, and although''badly Order of the Grown 6f I-taly', 'Cavaliere. shaken her exhibited coolness .and courage, of a; Lieut.-Col. Alexander Emil, Jacques Reiss, high order, and by his promptitude succeeded' P.B.E. ' ; ' •in collecting the wounded, placing then?, in Major -Albert Victor Thompson. " " ' pomparatiye safety, and also •managedv 'to Gapt. (actg; Maj.) Fernley Turner Bridger. remove the machines and transport from the Capt'. Francis Gordon Hogarth. ...burning' hangars 'and shelters, notwithstand- ing the continual dropping of the -enemy's Order of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus, Officer. f..bombs in the area. Lieut.-Col.; (actg. Brig.-Gen.) William Alex- 'AWARDED THE MILITARY MEDAL." ander, C.M.G.', D.S.O. (Roy. Highrs.). 63289. A./M.2 W. L... Baker, RJL Force.; The Order of St. Maurice aud St. Lazarus, . (Finedon).. • . -•-'-; ':.'.':.. "..' '. ' - Gavaliere.. •-•.•"" 9521 •. A./:M.l G. Emmitt, R.A. Force- .• (Spalding, Lines.). • : . ' :; Major The Hon.- Edward Alexander Stonor. 99481 A../M.3 .H. Flather, R.A; Force (Mex-- Capt'. '('actg.- MajT) John Evelyn. Leslie ..borough). -.. • • .. ..-•..''. Wrench, C.M.G. .. •"••"• £\ • • /~f * • 't • - . •> 29263 Sjt.-Mech. W. JJ^Layzell, R.A. Force- Major (temp. -Li.-Col. in Army) Thomas (Romford). Brocklehurst Phillips . (formerly , connected 18387 Cpl.'-Mech.-. F. Ludlow', R.A.- Force1 "with'Air Board)/ . ' i (-Haggerston, N.). '•: " ' ' 1 ,•',.„ j. _ T7 .- . • • .f\~" -',-•.' , ' ' ii- 8680 Cpl.-Mech'. -E. Mabbutt," R.A: Foice - ''"'' Bronze'Medal for Military- Valour. • (Kirigston-on-Thames):: ";.•"* ' i • Capto --William---Wedgwood Benn, D.-S.O.,' 114784 • ,Sjt. J. Nichol, ;R.A.: Force'(Dur-' ' D.F.C. (Lond.' Yeo.)./:-'•;.•; .- . /:...•. ...ham).. • . :' ' .' '. •:•"'! •-,-•.....
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