The London Gazette of FRIDAY, the 22Nd of SEPTEMBER, 1916
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20760. 9267 SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette Of FRIDAY, the 22nd of SEPTEMBER, 1916. The Gazette is registered at the General Post Office for transmission by Inland Post as a newspaper. The postage rate to places within the United Kingdom, for each copy, is one Jialfpenny for the first 6 ozs., and an additional halfpenny for each subsequent 6 ozs. or part thereof. For places abroad the rate is a halfpenny for every 2 ounces, except in the case of Canada, to which the Canadian Magazine Postage rate applies. FRIDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 1916. War Office, contact with the enemy, and acquitted him- 22nd September, 1916. self most courageously. His reconnaissances, carried out at great His Majesty the King has been graciously personal risk, have produced much valuable •pleased to approve of the appointments of the information. undermentioned Officers to be Companions of the Distinguished Service Order, in recogni- Capt. William Realty Campbell, M.B., tion of their gallantry and devotion to duty R.A.M.C., Spec. Res. in the field. For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. He went ahead of the bearers and Capt. Richard Archer Houblon, R.F.A. dressed the wounded in the open under heavy For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to shell fire. Whilst establishing advanced duty during operations. He was wounded dressing stations he was wounded and half- when wire-cutting under heavy shell fire, blinded by the explosion of a shell, but but stuck to his duty till two days later, carried on his work. He set a splendid ex- when he was again seriously wounded. He ample to those around him. has always shown great coolness and bravery. Capt. (temp.) Thomas Healy Hunton Temp. Capt. Lancelot Gerard Bourdillon, Carter, R. War. R. H.A.M.C. For conspicuous gallantry. When the For conspicuous gallantry and devotion explosion of an enemy mine wrecked a por- to duty. When an officer had been killed tion of the defences, Captain Carter, though carrying in a wounded Serjeant, Captain dazed by the explosion, rallied the survivors Bourdillon went out in broad daylight, ban- under heavy shell fire and beat off a strong daged the Serjeant's wounds, and only came enemy attack. He has constantly shown in when certain that the latter could not great courage. live. Temp. 2nd Lt. Frank Colley, York & Lane. Temp. Capt. Horatius James Cannan, R. R.F.A. For conspicuous gallantry in action. He For conspicuous gallantry, during a long led his men to the attack under very heavy period of operations, in going forward to fire, and, after being wounded in the face observe before positions were consolidated. and shoulder and put out of action for some •On several occasions he has come in personal time, he insisted on returning to the front 9268 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 22 SEPTEMBER, 1916. line. Here he continued to do fine work, Brigade Major he has set a fine example to and was only stopped by being hit again in all the officers in the Brigade. both wrists. Temp. Capt. Henry Sidney Hoffman Hall, Royal Fus. Temp. 2nd Lt. (temp. Lt.) Sidney Alfred For conspicuous gallantry when leading Davis, Gen. List, C'ommdg. Trench Mortar Bty. his company in two attacks, and consolida- For conspicuous gallantry in action. He ting and holding a new line at a very critical worked his guns with great skill and courage, time, until blinded by a wound, and forced repelling three counter-attacks. Finally^ he to give up his command. He displayed the carried his wounded to the dressing station greatest coolness and bravery, and set a fine under heavy fire. example to both officers and men. Maj. Archibald Jenner Ellis, Bord. R. 2nd Lt. (temp. Maj.) Henry Malkin Hance, For conspicuous gallantry in action. He R. of O., Ind. Army. led his reserve under very heavy machine gun For conspicuous gallantry during mining fire till he was severely wounded. After operations. He has done fine work and has this he continued to direct operations and set an example of great courage and deter- to re-organise men in " No Man's Land." mination under very hazardous conditions. Temp. 2nd Lt. Henry Cope Evans, Gen. 2nd Lt. (bemp. Maj.) Allen Faber Hobson, List, attd. R.F.C. R.E. For conspicuous gallantry and skill on For conspicuous gallantry and devotion many occasions in attacking hostile aircraft, to duty on many occasions. By his absolute frequently against large odds. In one fort- coolness in danger he has set a magnificent night he brought down 4 enemy machines, example to his company, and has carried out returning on one occasion with his machine important work under trying conditions. badly damaged. Maj. (temp. Lt.-Col.) John Oliver Hopkin- son, Sea. Highrs. __ . Temp. 2nd Lt. Arthur William Fraser, For conspicuous gallantry in action. He Bord. B,. led his battalion against the enemy trenches, For conspicuous gallantry in action. After captured them, and held his ground for 13 suffering heavy casualties he led his company hours under heavy fire, repulsing constant up to the enemy wire at a place where it attacks. He continued to command after was uncut. Though severely wounded, being wounded. twice by bombs and once by rifle fire, he con- tinued to direct the wire-cutting till he lost Capt. James Walker Jones, M.B., Ind. consciousness. Med. Service. For conspicuous gallantry and presence of Temp. Lt. Henry Gallaugher, B. Innis. Fus. mind in closing with a soldier who had lost For conspicuous gallantry in action. When his reason and was moving along a trench other officers became casualties he took com- prior to an attack with a bomb in each hand. mand and led on his men with great dash. Realising the situation, C'apt. Jones closed Seeing the enemy firing on our wounded, with him, and wrenched one bomb from his he got into a shell hole with a private, and hand. It immediately started to burn. shot six enemy snipers with a rifle. Finally Capt. Jones threw it some yards away, and he volunteered and with twenty men rescued it burst on touching the ground. Two 28 wounded men under very heavy fire. officers were injured by the explosion, and several others might have been injured but 2nd Lt. George. Wright Glover, Bif. Bde. for this prompt and courageous action. For conspicuous gallantry in action. Though twice wounded in the advance, he Capt. John Upton Kelly, Wilts. R. and continued to lead his men forward under R.F.C. heavy machine gun and artillery fire into For conspicuous gallantry and skill on the enemy's third line, where he organised several occasions. When making a recon- the defences. Although his left arm was naissance he came down to 700 feet under useless, he threw bombs as long as there was heavy fire, and obtained valuable informa- any supply. He set a splendid example all tion. Again, in attempting to observe day. through clouds, he flew over the enemy lines at 500 feet, and although severely wounded and almost blind, he brought his machine Temp. Capt. Roland Ivor Gough, R. War. back to our lines. R. For conspicuous gallantry in action. He Capt. John Emilius Laurie, Sea. Highrs. led his men with great dash under heavy For conspicuous gallantry in action. At machine-gun and rifle fire, and, though his a critical time he rallied men of various units company suffered severely, he reached the who were without leaders, did fine work con- enemy's trenches, where he was dangerously solidating the position and helped to repel wounded. Nevertheless he continued to a bomb attack. direct his men until exhausted. Temp. Capt. John Dunwoody Martin Capt. Ian Cameron Grant, Cam'n Highrs. McCallum, R. Ir. Rif. For conspicuous gallantry in action. For conspicuous1 gallantry in action. As When the attack was wavering he went for- senior officer with the battalion he controlled ward into the front line and" cheered on the the operations, with great skill and courage. troops till he was badly wounded. As He organised the consolidating of the posi- SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 22 SEPTEMBER, 1916. 9269 tion, moving about utterly regardless of per- After dark he personally supervised the with- sonal danger and encouraging his men. drawal of his wounded. Maj. Robert Arthur M"cClymont, R.F.A. Maj. (temp. Lt.-Col.) Edwin Thomas For conspicuous gallantry. For several Falkiner Sandys, Midd'x R. days he cut the enemy's wire, using an For conspicuous gallantry when leading observation post which was exposed to heavy his battalion and keeping its direction during shell fire. Later, during an advance, he an attack under very heavy fire. Although maintained communication with his battery, wounded in several places, he continued to and was enabled to cut hostile wire and fre- lead it until further wounds made it no quently to bring the fire of his battery to longer possible to do so. The fine behaviour assist our infantry advance and to resist of the battalion was largely due to the Com- enemy counter-attacks. manding Officer's personal qualities. Major Arthur Edward McNamara, R. W. Capt. (temp. Maj.) Ernest Cowper Slade, Surr. R. Glouc. R. For conspicuous gallantry during opera- For conspicuous gallantry during opera- tions. When acting as liaison officer between tions. He organised with great .skill bomb- divisional headquarters and brigades he ing attacks, in order to reach two companies visited all brigade and battalion head- which were isolated in a trench further quarters under very heavy shell fire. When north. On another occasion he was twice both his orderlies were wounded he dressed buried by shells in one night, but dug him- their wounds under fire.