A. I''.. Bu lletin No.786. AIR MI NI STRY CAStJALTY COMLuLU G-1,UE NO . 32. ROYAL AIR FO RC:J:. The Air Ministry regrets to announce the f ollowi ng casual.ties on various dates. The next of' kin have been infopmed. KILLED nr AC'r'IOll . BONE 40795 Pilot Officer~ P. K. BROMLEY 550718 Leading Aircraft man ? J. CRONIN 365686 Sergeant , W. J . 1 D.F.M. EVANS 40377 Pilot Oi'ficer, HeP. KIRE1IAM 580599 Sergeant9 T.R. ' LINES-ROBER1'S 39883 Pilot Officer, R.B. PILGIU H 531692 Corporal2. I-<.. C.,J. PHINGLE 37299 Actin~s F ..Light Lieutonn.nt 11 ..:.. . E. REED 552567 Leading Aircraftman 9 K.G. BAi l1EY 552069 Aircr•aftrnan 1st GlaD8 ~A. DAVISON 563790 Sergeant~ E. WHI TE 39090 Flyi ng Offi cer , D. ATKI NSON B.A.RBER n.Arm. BAl?.'rLiil Bl,ANDFORD 11,00TII 11u1!VES T3J!O\ilJ1T BUC/ C;~Vl~'.l''l1 COO' L'1:; CH01vJ_,EY Clful?.L..:.: DALY DlddCl.~ .• GI:LBART-SMI'l'H n:.mns Ff/,1\']11I J:;LD l lI'l'Clf J l'JH 1!:8-,JON.GS I\)\"/ 1 J.~LI, H"'cl .'I, IJ:~ U· 8 1;owE ~-'l_hl'f;ON 'J\~ Lr ·ucq l.'' ·' ' 551792 613054 39482 626100 621182 41658 77027 562973 770 30 614178 549667 550926 56414,;) 25070 39095 34041 37677 40474 41181 56695'7' 40303 561615 36248 533231 90089 37 235 '7065f~ 550050 .J: 15-1.-6 3Z~~1-±G Ai rcraftman 1s t Clas s 9 J.P. Aircraftman 2nd Class, D. Flying Offi ccr9 P.R. Pd.rcra:ftman 1st Class, J.E. Aircraftrnan 2nd Class 9 P.J. Pilot Officer, J.s. Flying Offi cer 9 G. rr. Ser e;eant9 R. Pilot Officer~ R. G. /_i 2cr"u·tman 2nd Class , VJ .. J .• Leading ;.ircraftman 9 C. E. T_,eading 1\ircraftman, C,H. Ser geant 9 W.R.B. Flighb Lieutenant, BoB.st G. Fl yi ng Officer~ B. Squac1.ron l,eacler, N.D. Acting Flight Lieutenant1 G~ Pil ot Officer, J. E. Pilot Officer, C. J . .\.c..:ti ne: Sergeant~ i11.H.s . Pilot Officer 9 F.P. Sc:rc;can t, C. D. Pi lot Officer~ C.A. LoacLi llD, ,\ircraf'tman 9 V.D. Flying Officer, J.H.c. F'light I,icutenant~ ·a. t.et:i.nc; }:'light Lieutonant~ J:'•• G. Cor pOl'd.19 H. T. Pilot Officer, E.J• Pilo t Officc~9 J . E.ii. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED "MISSING" Nmv REPORTED "WOUNDED OR INJURED IN ACTION". DAVIS 581208 Sergeant, J.N. GIBSON 39981 Flying Officer, C.F. DIED OF WOUNDS OR INJURIES RECEIVED IN ACTION. COLLING FALLOWS DAVIES HORNER MORGAN-DEAN MORTON ROSS SE\ll/ELL ABBOTT ABBOTT ..-\LLEN ALLEN AVENT BALL BELLIS BERRIDGE BOOTH BOUWENS BROOKES BROS BROY\TN BRYAN CARTER CLARKE CLISBY COGMAN COOPER CRAIG CRANE CRA\11/LEY CROUCH CUMMINS DE SOUZA DODDS DURANT EDMONDSON FORD FOSTER FRANKISH GOFTON GRAHAlVI GRIERSON GUMBLETON GUMBRILL HARPER HOLLOWAY HUGHES HUTCHESSON ING JACOBS JOHNSON JONES 580571 518379 MISSING BELIEVED KILLED 537015 580159 40131 40635 613676 531362 MISSING. 564510 563017 740882 39840 566960 40069 39847 627034 42045 33420 560537 633782 534385 531862 70119 25129 40043 39274 539921 564573 39858 580572 580508 537830 41679 37086 627040 543850 25130 39655 40616 39312 72424 516360 538552 520854 563534 620475 551679 39283 39987 562265 563884 563455 Sergeant, A. Corporal, R.F. IN 1.\.CT!ON. Leading Aircraftman, L.D. Sergeant, J.B. Flying Officer, G.B. Pilot Officer, E.E. Aircraftman 1st Class, A.s. Aircraftman 1st Class, H.B. Sergeant, E. Sergeant, F.B. Sergeant, D.A. Flying Officer, D.H. Sergeant, D.J. Flying Officer, A.R. Pilot Officer, G. Aircraftman 2nd Class,. L.A .. Pilot Officer, B.s. Pilot Officer, A. Sergeant, J. Aircraftman 2nd Class, E.H. Leading Aircraftman, T.W. Aircraftman 1st Class, T.J. Acting Flight Lieutenant; M~M. Flying Officer, T.C. Flying Officer, L.R. Flying Officer, W.C.G. Leading Aircraftman, E.W.L. Sergeant, J.Ts Flying Officer, JoF.R. Sergeant, J.K. Sergeant, A.G.B. Corporal, T.H. Pilot Officer, K.M.A. Flight Lieutenant, s. Aircraftman 1st Class, J.L. Leading Aircraftman, D.S. Flying Officer, E.c. Flying Officer, D.A.J. Pilot Officer, C.R. Flying Officer, A.M, Flying Officer, K.W. Sergeant, .J.J. Leading Aircraftman, A.H. Corporal, R.E. Sergeant, N.T.w. Aircraftman 1st Class , T.VV. Leading Aircraftman, R.D. Flying Officer, G.D.O.le M. Flying Officer, J. Leading Aircraftman, N.E. Sergeant, i.1...Go Sergeant, w. JORD;J~ JUDGE IillED'NELL KNOY/LES Lji;ES LENNOX-FRENCH LOWRY LUC~:.s McCl...RTHY McINTOSH McKENZIE McNAUGHTON M,:~cPHERSON Mb.DDOX MALKIN MERRITT METCALFE MEHETT MILLER MILLER MILNER MOLD MORLAND MOHRIS MOSELEY NEY/BATTNICHOLSON NOLJ1.N OAKLEY PJJJ"LJS 515790 Press and Publicity Branch, Air Ministry~ King Charles Street, Wh.i tehall, S.1:'!.1.. Scrgeant9 J.R. Flying Officer, R.M. Acting Squadron Leader, K. C., D.F.C. Aircraf tman 2nd Class, w. Sorgcant 9 A . Vv.H. Corpor2l 9 G. Sorge~1nt, E.E.B. Corporal9 R.K. Sergeant, J.C. Thex•e ho..s r ecently bee:;.1 o. wio.e-s};>l"enc:t l"'ecrudescence of rwnours :p2.ssed from mouth to mouth to tl1e effect thnt Gei-•mo11 broo.o.co..sting sto.tions have l)een ,?;i vine; information r..bout events o.i1d plo.ces i:n. this com1tr~r w'hich could only J.10.ve l)een obte.ined throue;h secr·et cha:nnels Q It is said, for exo.mple, thnt nev.rs is e;iven on the Germo.n broadco.st of events w~1ich nre not known and which have not been f)Ublished here; or that the Germo.n broo.dcast is able to Give accurate information about some locnl event such o.s the stopping of o.. clock, or the movement of a military unit within an hour or two of its occurrence. On some occnsions there may l)e a perfectly sim~9le explt:mo.tion. For example 9 ii1formo..tion iim~r be issued in London for :puolico.tion in the rnornin2; newspo.per of the next dny. ·rhis information~ which ccti.1 lJe telephoned l:>y press correspond­ents to neutral countries, would. 2.rrive in Be1"lin in time for inclusion in the 12 o 1 clocl: Germo.11. bulletin. But an unsus~Ject­inc; listener' might derive the im};>ression tho. t the GePmans had mysteriously ol:>t ninec't this item of informci.tion mc,ny hours before it becnme l:nown here, In eenero.l, a co.:t."eful scrutiny of Germo.n oI'oaa.casts shows that there is no folmc-:_etion wh.':'.tever for the stories attributing to the German wil"eless nn intimate la.1ov~rledge of En.zlish local events. Indeecl. j_f Gerr1m:c1s possessed secret channels in :Cnc;lish tmvns for o"btnininc such inforrno.tion, they would be sco.rcely likely to o.c1ve rtise the f 8.ct. Moreover it is noter.'orthy that the Gerrns.:n l)roc,c1co.sts h Gve c;i ven no in..1.cling of im:poPto.nt impending events sucl1 GS the 2.rrivo.l of the CanttdL:,ns in this c0\n1try, the de1x1rture of the "Queen Elizabeth0 , or thc: \?_om~:pation of Icelnnd. En'.J.Uiries show ... J.w.t the vast mctjori ty of persons who attribute omniscience to the Germnn broadcasts de!)end on second and third-hand re~[)orts. It is cleo.rlJr important that no individual should. help to i.mc1ermine conf'idence by repev.tine; these rumours, Et all events u21less he has J?ersonally tuned in to Gernmny nnd heard the stetement for himself'. Mii'GSTRY OF INFORMATION. --.. . .. ..._.........._~------....-~-·­ INVASIONJ GERI.IAN TECHlTF~UE: HOLLJuID' S EXPERIENCE. LESSONS POR ENGLAIID. Trustworthy reports have now been brought to this countrywhich reveal the cunning technique used by the Germans in their invasion of' the Low Countries. They have many lessons for this country at a tirae when threats of sirailar action against our island e~ist. They show that the plans adopted by the invaders wers as in the case of Norway ana. Denr.w.rlc long thought-out and perfectly timed. There is no question that the Dutch were not warned. They lmew tho. t the e. t tack was imr11inent from the day of May 7th and they hac1 taken wh:tt they considered very thorough steps against it. Motor lorries had been pnrked along the main roads to prevent aircraft from landin3..... Aerodromes were made unusable by p!aoing_ boulders and motorcars as obstructions. Aircraft were dispersed and caraouf'laged and anti-aircraft machine guns were:ma.nned in the fields. Sentries were posted in large numbers in the towns. · At three-thirty on the r.1orning of' Uay 10th, without ::previous warning, German aircraft began to bomb the barracks,at The Hague. No air raid alarm was heard., There were some 800 a11ti­parachute troops on the barracks~ They ht?.d been out on night exercise and had only returned two hours bef'ore. !fost of them were killed in their beds. At the same time various aerodromes were bombed. Then tr8.nsport aircro.ft (Junkers 52's) came over in lRrge numbers escorted by Messerschmitts 110 's. They dro:ppec1 po.rachute troops all around The Hague. The invasion must have been me.rvellously plnnned for the troops landed in circles, surrounding each of the three aerodromes. The timing v1c.s perfect. At Waalhaven, which hns been rendered unusable by the Dutch, the i:H1r achutists lo.nded in Dutch and even British uniforms. Although the military accomplishrnents mny not seem to have been great at the tL1e it is clc&r from the reports that the German action caused the greatest confusion 2.nd the moral of this effect is clear. For example the Dutch General Staff was so bewildered that it inquired of the British authorities if' British troops were being landed. vVhen the Dutch wanted to ask for Belgian mechanised artillery to help recapture a vital bridge, their messnge had to be relayed through London, so great was the dislocation.More1>ver1Brit1sr aircraft were fired npon by Dutch anti-aircraft guns. This giv~s some indication of the havoc that can follow parachute action behind the lines. At Waalhaven, the Germans were able to land 1,200 troopsbefore ten o'clock in the morning in spite of the opposition of' the Dutch. The aerodrome remained in German hands and.became the main landing point for the invaderso The German ti.riling was ago.in :perfect. When the parachutists and transport troops had done their work squadrons of' Heinkels lll's came over The Hague and dropped leaflets µpon the population calling the burghers to surrender. They were told that the city was surrounded <:md that opposition vrould be futile, This is another vrezi.pon -the dissemination of f alse reports by the seizure of' wireless transmitters and by leaflets -which adds to the bewilden:1ent of the invac1cx1. ·-2 -· The Dutch wo~\.e 'I.?-to it -~oo lcnc. Wben rm officio.l of the British Lego."L.LOn visited the Genero.l Staff HendCluo.rters he f()und the Dutch sentries standing br::.ck to back. \IY.hen he entered he wns faced by six Dutch soldiers with t:.-,eir rifles pointed at" him ',;hile the Commanc1er of the ~}uard covered him with a revolver. To what extent the d;Lssemino.tion of fGlse reports succeeded may be gauged fr•orn the f~1ct that on the second day of the invasion n message puFporting to come from the General Staff that hc,lf of Delft was in flruncs led official · quarters to despe.tch a telegrnm to that effect. It subsequently proved to be fnlse and co.me from Ge1or1u.n sources. 'l"be Dutch had done vvell within thGir numbers but the first hesitation i;~ seeking help :from the Allies, o.nd the dislocation of communications and subsequent confusion whi;t;h as well e.s 2. smo.11 J/n.rt of north-e2stern Albert8., generous rains ere needed to ensure crops. Three-quc.rters 0f the coo.rse gro.in acreo.ge has lJeen seedeo. and the worl:: will yrobnbl;y be comi)leted by the end of this week. Pasture concl.i tions are s 2.tisfo.ctor>y in al"ec.s whe:i."e there ho.s been rl..,_in, but in northern Manitoba, ana. centrnl and northern Saskatchewan conditions nre poor. Live stock genero.lly wintered in .from f o.ir to good condition. Jl.OMIN~ON & COLONIAL OFFICES. fil;_~]:l'l§__(JJOV.Ci~~l'T_'.4:1_RESTRICTION) ORDER. The Home Secretary has nade, under the Aliens Order, a new Order with regard to aliens over the age of 16. The Order applies throughout the United Kingdom to aliens of all nationalities and to stateless persons. It will come into operation on the 3rd Jlme, 19L1.0. The Order provides that (a) unless authorised by a police permit, no alien shall have in his possession or under his control any bicycle or motor vehicle, seagoing craft or aircraft; (b) unless authorised by a police permit, no alien shall be absent from his ordinary place of residence between the hours of 10.30 p.m. and 6 a.m. or, in the City of London and the Metrouolitan Police District, 12 midnight and 6 a. r11; (c) an alien who has no settled ~;lace of residence is reCJ.uired immediately after the coming into operation of the Order on the 3rd June to report in ~erson at the nearest police station and to furnish certain particulars; ( d) if an alien _-comes to stay for a ni.:;ht in a private house, the occupier shall forthwith report his arrival to the nearest police station in writing. Bicycles and Motor Veh_icles, etc. If an alien wishes to have in his possession a bicycle or a motor vehicle, he must mnlce a:;plication in writing for a permit to the police of the dis trict in uhich he resides, and must satisfy the police that the bicycle or vehicle is needed for the purpose of his profession or trade or business or as a necessary means of conveyance to his place of business. Aliens to whom a bicycle or motor vehicle is not necessary for any of these ~)urposes should not make ap~f}lication for :perrnits but must either dispose of their vehicles or comp:}..y Yvi th such directions as the police r.1ay give as· to the custody of the vehicles. Curfew. If it is necessary for an ~..lien 9 for the -~)urpose of earning his livelihood 9 to l)e a11vay from home later than 10. 30 p. rn.. or in London 12 mio.night 9 he should Bj?ply in writing for permission to the police of the d.istr>ict in vrhich he resides. If he is in employment he should produce ·a letter from his employer showi ng the nature of his employment and certifying that, because of the circm1 s tances of the employment, it is not possible for the appliccnt to reach his place of residence until some later specified_ hour. If he is not in emnlovrnent he should state in writing what is ·the nature of his occupatlonv and what are the circumstances connected with that occupation r:hich prevent him reaching home till a later s~~Jecifiec'l houc. Applications for :permission to be out after hours should not be made excei)t for the purpose of enabling the applicreant to ea11 n his livelihoods or in cases vvhere the restriction would im­pose serious hardship. If an alien wants to be away from his place of residence for a night or nights, he must apply iri writing to the police for a permit stating •,-rhat is the object of his journey. All unnecessary travel is to be discouraged at the present time, and :O:iermit s will be granted only for good and sufficient reasons. Obligation on householders to report. Occupiers of privo.te houses or flats with v.rhom any alien comes to stay for a nic;ht should at once send in writing to the nearest police stati::m. a statement giving the full name of the alien, his natinnality, the address at which he spent the ~receding night, and the date of his arrival. When the alien leaves, the householder must similarly report to the police the date of his departure and the address at which the alien intends to spend the succeeding night. These r equirements will necessaril;<,r cause incon­venience in many cases , but it is hoped that the many aliens who are vvell-dis1Y)Sed to this country will be willing to suffer these inconveniences in view of the necessity at the present time of exercisinc; the strictest control over all persons whose good wi11 to . this country may be doubtful, A seri ous vievv will be talcen of any deliberate attempts to obtain r)ermi ts b;;,r o.ny misrepresentations. ---000--­ HOHE OFFICE. 29t,h May, 1940. 29/5/40 No, 17. NEITHER LIST TO BE PUBJJSID;;J? B~FORG Tiill MORNING PAPERS OF THURSDAY, THE 30th MAY, 1940_. The Burma Offiee regret to announce the following casualty.The next of kin has already been notified. DIED A£m¥ in Bu:rm.,~-Reserve of Ofill_e£._s..!. Capt. R. Llewellyn-Jones.. -~----------------------­ The Ind.ia Office :regret to announce the following casualties whioh have occurred on various dates s·inoe the outbrealt of War. The next of' kin have already been notified. 16th Punjab Regim~rU, Lt. D.M.D. Potts M.!11taDy Eng1nee~1ng Servi~ Lt. (A.O.) R.D. Truss WOUNDED §ts caya~..rl Capt, J.R.L. Roberts lltA Sikh Reg_ime~ Major J.H.D. Parkin. Lt, · Muzaffar Khan DIED 5tb Mah~atta ..!!!ght Infantry Major N. M• .Alnderson 12th F~~~orce Regiment Major W.J.O. Duncan Lt. r.:c. · MaoDougall -· -2 ­ Ino.iru.1 AI'm.1r Ordnru1c e Cor-os. ·-...__.~.._.__..__.~ --···-, .:.,.;(_ • .-.. --~--..._ _., .~· ,._ r .... # ...__ Militc.ry :J2.e.l.~1.1~J..op._ .C.9£?.f?.__iJ:).1..d.1.S\J.• Indi01'!. Me di2.f:l._I?.e2~r.tr11~J?:..t.• ~V.R.f\11.\._ QE.FI PE• JND..~l:\_Q.:eFI CJ~. Iihjor P. V. I:.umfora. Mc.jor J.A.W. Ebden Lt. J. St. A, Kidd.le. St8.ff Nurse Miss W.P..A:ndrews. I,t. K. H. Gwyn• .sub-Conductor L. Wheat. Conductor J. o':ceeffe. '"I" u Sul)-Conduetor Wnller. vi •~.!.• Asst . Surgeon R. VJ. de Rawade,. Asst. Surgeon H.B. Firth. 29/5/40 -NO. 18 PRESS NOTICE The Minister of Ln.bour and. Nation.'ll Service v-li.shes once nore to urge upon all workers, and pnrticulnrly skilled workers, desiring to help >Iith urgent work thc.t they c2.n best do so by reporting the fa.ct, Yli.th full po.rticuln.rs of tli.eir qtinlifico.tions to the neo.rest er.l.ployr,1ent excho.ne;e and. then r eEL:.'1.ining in their present jobs until they hen.r from the exohn.nge. They should. not throw up their present jobs until n.skea. to do so by the excho.nge. MINISTRY OF LABOUR JJ'ID NI..TIONL.L SERVICE £2.LS/40 -NO! , . 20. PRESS NOTICE~ The Rt. Hon. S.M. Bruce, C.H., M.C., High Comri11ssioner for Australia, informs the Minister of Aircraft Production that the Australian Gover:rJn1.ent proposes to transfer to the British Government • its claims upon an important aircraft order now being completed in the Unitea. States of America, The Hinister of Air Production gladly accepts this proposal. He is deeply grateful to the Australian Government for a splendid_ act of generosity. MINISTRY OF AIRCRAFT PRO DICTION. In an Erni)ire Broadcast too.9.y (Wednesday) Mre Harold Nicholson, Parliamentary-Secretary, I.1inist1~~l of Information, sair:I.: We are all waiting at this rnomem; in solernn anxiety to learn the outcome of the fierce battle which ~s raging over the historical fields of Flanders~ You will all have realised if you have looked at the map and considered the comrm.mig_ues that have been issued that the French and British armies in that area find themselves in a position of serious difficulty and are operating continuousl~r upon several different fronts. The Germans have thrmvn into this battle the Yvhole weight of their air force and mechanised divisions in a supreme effort to reach a final decision within a few weelrn.,. We must f'ace the fact that they may be able to l'"'each a decision in this particular area but we must remember above all that it will nut be a final dGcision~ The great armies of France are now massing upon a defensive line to the south of the main battle 8. j_"ea and under the leadership of a general \'Yhose very name is associated \Vi th vic·cory, namely General Weygand. They are prepared to deny to the German armies that complete victory for which they 118.d hopedo I feel that all oup hearts must go out to those whose sons and lovers are now engaged in this desperate battle a:nd who have to wait throughout the day and in the loneliness of night for news which reaches them impersonally and vaguely· and who must feel that behind the grim words of the offic:i_al comr.runiq_ues t:hrobs th0 courage and endurance of those rvhom they 10·1eo It must be.~1eartening to such i)eople to read of the accounts which are noYv cornir.g through from those who have witnessed the stages of the operation of the immense fortitude nnd discipline of the British Expeditionary Force. It is true that we have been obliged to fall back in conformitywith the movement of the general battle line 9 but it is also true that the British armies have not been pierced.9 that they have resisted the onrush of the enemy with stubboi.•n courage, that they have inflicted appalling losses upon the masses hurled against them and that through­out they have shmvn that man for man the soldiers of· the Empire are superior to those of the enemy in initiative and willo I do not think Yve shall hear much more after this battle of those strange legends which were spread by enemy propagandists to the effect that the British Empire hac..l. grown old and tired and that in some way the tough fibre of our ancestors had been softened by years of security, prosperity and peacea The younger generation which is now fighting on the ground made sacred to them by the blood of their fathers has proved itself worthy to succeed to the men who fought at Virny or in the Dardanelles. The German military theory that by the concentraM.on of force and speed and noise you are able to st.1.m the morale of even the most stout-hearted. enemy has not wo:-::iked with the y 01.mg men of the British Empire. The Germans have brought against ther,1 the most terrific apparatus of terror which has eve1" been devised by the ingep.uity of' man9 and they now learn that the soldiers of the Empire l.cnow no fear. But they have learnt angera We are a gentle-hearted race and it takes much to rouse us to rage but I am told by those who have -2 ­ returned from Flanders that a mood of fierce moral indignation ·was roused in our soldierq by witnessing the methods which the Germans had employed, It is not mer'ely the bombing of.' open towns, it is not merely their fertility in a.evising and inventing more weapons of destruction which are more horrible than any knmm. They have dQle other things, The;7 have· deliberately and systematically bombed the hospi 'cal ships vrhich Yvere lying in French harbours transporting wounded across the Channel.• BUt more dreadful than all this is the deliberate manner in which the Germans have aPoused and exploited the fear and terror of the civilian 9opulation in order to confuse and dismay the fighting for•ces.• The roads, as you will have read, are blocked by streams of refugees and upon these hapless old men, women and children, the German bombers have dived from the air, scattering niachine-gun fire throughout those crowded people and at moments even crushing their helpless bodies underneath the iron teeth of their tanks, It is this exploitation of fear which is at the root of so much of the Nazi doctrine which has filled our men with rage and indignation. Truly as r~r. (!J'hamberlain said we are fighting against evil things, The news is bad, Vi e must expect even worse news in the days that follow. But we must remember always that what has given the Germans this advantage is the fact that quietly, systematically and unceasingly for the last seven years they have been forginJ themselves Yrna::)ons of destruction and have been fo1-.ging them with the deliber•a.te intention of crushing France and Great Br itain within ·the f'irst few inonths of the war~ T'hey may win this battle but the~r c arm ·'.)t wi n tne war. They may. tUl"Il· ·the fields of' H or·i:;he;rn France into mud and ruin but they cannot crush the two Empires. · We know here that wher.. the full fury of their onrush has been stenuned ana. when the dreadful toll of loss has been counted they will see that the~r are faced with the same resistf:..nce and resolution as conciuered them in 1918 and that France and Great B~itain are at last awal:ening to the danger which threatens. Today in this country the nerves of the :!_)eople are not frayed by these great menaces but t autened rather to great steel hawsers of will-Tiower and an ever increasing flow o:f energy. Within the last few weelrn the wiJ.ole worldng classes of this country have united to throw into production all the effort of which they are capable and while our men fight stubbornly there in Flanders the f actory v:heels over here are throbbing as they never throbbed before. Let us not be downhearted at thit; moment. Sorrow is inevitable but hope i s also inevitable. The resources of our Empire f'ar e:;~ceed anyt~J.ing which Germany can command and whereas they cannot possibly vri thstand a prolongation of the war until that moment when :)ur infinite proa.uction gives us the mechanical as well as the moral superiorit~r , we here can endure confidently until that certain moment comes. Uen and women t hroughout the Empire will be wondering to themselves whethe:." this i sland, t he mother of so great a race, may not herself be attRct:ed fror,1 across the Channel. We know well that we shall be e~cposed t o heavy bombardment from the air and we are not so foolish t0 neglect our precautions against a possible invasion of our island. /Yet -3 ­ Yet even t ho ingenuity of Germany, even the perfected organisation of their air and l and armies cannot detract from the great factor that tho British :!\Tavy i s in being and is to-day more powerful and efficient than evor in its history. It may well be that by the omplo~rment of methods vvhich did not exist in previous v1ars they may be able to l and in Groat Britain some thousands of their troops~ Yet do not imagine that a virile and unbending race of 45 million people will for long n.llow s oDc thousands of the enemy to remain upon our shores or that these forces could maintain themsGlvcs for long agains t the overwhelming power of our fleets. The whole country will rise as a man to r esist such invasion and whatever confusion or destruction n1ay momentarily occur the ultimate i ssue is beyond doubt~ Among the many lies which tho Germans have carefully propagated since 1933, and of the truth of which they have been able to convince at least a lar ge section of their own people tho most flagrant is I think the thoary that the German army was not conquered in 1918. When tho gr eat battle of August 8, 1918, opened, and drove the Germans from their trenches and back for 10 miles beyond, General Ludendorff called that day "the black day in Germany's history." It was in fact tho beginning of tho endo By October the German High Command informed the Government that a break-through mi ght occur at any moment and urged them to sue for peace, On October 17 General Ludcndorff informed his Governm.c::nt thc'lt tho nrmy had completely collapsed and that negotiations for peace ucro an urgent necessity if anything were to be savod. On November 11 tho Germans sued for an armistice and surrendered, And during t his gr oat battle alone 9 the battle which continued from August 8 to November 11 we had co.pturccl 385~500 German prisoners and taken 6,615 gunso That surely was a complete victory~ I think it usefuJ. thCJ.t we nhould. recall these things at this moment o.nd r emind ourselves '"of what we felt in March 19180 In those alarming spring oBys v1c feared tho.t tho Germans would in fact be able to defeat tho Allied armies completely before the American troops arrivoc1o It is true that they struck us a staggering blow and that we wore forced to retreat over ground which we had maintained or captured in t ho past with such heroism, Evon the staunchest spirits in this country wore for the moment appalled at the prospect and the peoples of the British ~~mpire should always remember with gratitude thtl.t at that moment there was one man in England who never doubted and who was not for one instant dismayed, I rer:iembor Mr. Winston Churchill telling mo once that no one of those who had witnessed Mr6 Lloyd George's conduct during those dark ana. alarming days would ever doubt that he was a great leader and the personification of the will of his country. To-day it is Mr, Winston Churchill who t 8Ros on t his burdenG Yenr in nnd year out he has warned us of the preparations which were being r:mdc against us and of the need of arming ourselves with such thorough equipment as would enabl e us to withstand the inevitable onslaughtc. To-dRy ho ho.s to bear tho weight of those very errors ngninst which he warnec.1 his countryi'.101~ . · -4­ It is characteristic of him that he does not waste one moment in recrimination or regret; he is far too great a man to say that our c1ifficulties v-vere not of his making. He faces the future with bulldog obstinacy and with that certitude of victory which is so fitting in a descendent of Marlborough and in a man who knows all too well that defeat is not a word which would figure in our vocabulary and that victory is a question of the will-power of every man and womn.n in the Empire. We conquered them once and we shall conquer them again. The day will come when throughout our great Empire the l.ightswill go up again and the bells will ring out and we shall remember with honour and with gratitude those men who fought so stupendously in the first gTeat battle of the war, and who by their resistance and indomitable courage gave to us in these dark days of 1940 the conviction that the character of our race is as strong as it ever vvas and that vv'ith such rrcn and women to fight for us our victory is sure. MINISTRY OF INFORMATION 29/5/40 -J.\TO 22 PR:CSS NOTICE At the r equest of the Lo~d Mayor of London, yioncer reci->uitinc has rco:qci1cd at the Mansion House. This has become ncoessary owing to incrcasinG inquiries there from a1'.)plicants . -­ wishing to join tho ~ioncer corps. Mon joinina at the Mansion House will be attached to companies now being f'orrnod in their r>espectivo bopoughs, Able~bodiod men betvmen the aGGS of 35 ancl.. 50 are still urgently needed in the cor~s. MILIT.A..ttY AFFi,.IRS 29/5/40 Nod.. 23. P R E S S NOTICE The Ministry of Information's scheme for issuing information locally which was mentioned by Mro Harold Nicolson in the House of Commons yesterday has tha main purpose of assisting the Ministry in its essential task of maintaining and strengthening the public morale and of circulating information if and when there is a temporary breakdown in the ordinary meahs of communication. Regional machinery; consisting of a Regional Information Officer with a small staff in each of' the eleven head­quarter towns of the civil defence system, and nurabers of Local Information Committees; already e:cists in the 9rovinces and is being expanded. A Ministry of Information Region is now being set up for London, which for this purpose cornppises the Metropolitan Police Ax-ea. In the London Region, it is proposed that, under the Mayor or Chairman of the Urban District Council, a Local Corar.1ittee should be set·up in every borough and Urban District area, containingrepresentatives of the Local Authority, the political parties, and persons of local influence. Each Local Committee will, it is hoped, be assisted by panels of people known locally for their integrity and discretion, who, under the guidance of the Committee will, when the occasion demands and norrnal channels of conununication are blocked, disseminate information and will generally act as steadying centres to allay public fears and to maintain and heightenthe general morale. The detail of the scheme (which will naturally vary with local needs and possibilities) is being worked out in co-operation with the Regional Commissioners for London, with the advice of representative associations and competent individuals. An important objective will be to prevent misrepresentation and to controvert harmful rumour. Outside these emergency duties the local committees will have im~ortant work to do in stimulating the general war effort in each district. The Ministry has establishecl. a Regional Information Office to assist these Cowmittees, and to co-ordinate their activities. The Regicnal Information Of?icer for the London Region is Sir Wyndham Dee.des, whose temporary adclress is at the Ministry of Information, Senate House, Malet Street, W.C.l. MINISTRY OF _INFORMATION 29.5.40 No 24 FEEDTNGSTUP.r'S FOJ.( PIG CLUBS To remove any doubts that may have arisen regar ding the arrangements for the supply of feeding stuffs for pig clubs, the Ministry of Food states that merchants will be placed in a position to supply pig clubs with a fair share of the quantities of pu1'.'chased feedi1:.g, stuffs available for pigs to supplement the household, allotment and garden waste that membel'.'s of the clubs will be expected to feed to their pigs. G:i:•eat i m1J0Ptance is attached to the pie; club movement because the supply off meal for pi .'.3 feeding is bound to be reduced and pi ~s l(ept by members of pi .'.:'; clubs will Pequire much less mGal than pigs kept under the usual conditions.· JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT JjY THE AGlU CUL'f"URAI."DEPJrnTMENT AND 'l'HE MIN I tiT.i:Cl Oi E'Oo:b ' 29/5/40-NO: 25. APPEAL FOR TRAINED NURSES. Broadcasting this (Wed) evening, Miss Florence Horsbru_g_4, c. B.E., M,P •..1. Parliamentary Secretaz:.sv to the Ministry of Health~ I have the chance for two minutes tonight to tell you something of how we are looking after the wounded men who are being brought to our hospitals from France and Belgium, and to ask you f orth.e further helpfor them that we want. The Civil Nursing Reserve was formed to nurse war casualties. It consists of trained nurses, assistant nurses, and nursing auxiliaries • drawn from the ranks of the British Red Cross, the Brigades of St. John and St. Andrew, and those recruited directly with splendid help from the Women's Voluntary Services. Hundreds of those enrolled are now at work in our hospitals, one of which was honoured by a visit from H.M. the Queen yesterday. We all agree that every wounded man who reaches this country must be given immediate and efficient treatment. Nurses have therefore to be . ready in the hospitals before the convoys come. We want at once more trained nurses willing to go to our hospitals in any part of the country. Trained nurses are the key women of the service, so I speak of them especially tonight, although we vvant more mobile members in all the categories of the Civil Nursing Reserve. Thousands of nurses offered their services in September. We want all these thousands back and more besides if they are willing to leave their home districts and go where the wounded are. The pay for trained nurses is £90 a year and, of course, board, J'adging and laundry, with an extra allowance for charge sisters, and we guarantee you 12 months' employment. Many nurses are doing private nursing. May I appeal to all who are employing trained nurses 11 Can you spare your nurse to go and nurse wounded soldiers?" To all trained nurses not employed in hospitals or public hearth work I would say, "The need is urgent, will you leave your home or presentoccupation to go to those Who, when fit and well, left their homes to defend us and are coming back suffering and helpless?" Will you write tonight or call tomorrow at the Ministry of Health (Civil Nursing Reserve), Romney House, Marsham Stree;tr, London, S.W.1, or if you live in Scotland, at the Civil Nursing Reserve, 40, Melville Street, Edinburgh, 3•. If you live in England outside London, or in Wales, you can, if you prefer, communicate with the Medical Officer of Health of yourCounty or County Borough. If ' you have already registered as an immobile member of the Reserve, will you plt:'.ase, if possible, change to mobile? MINISTRY OF HEALTH. 29. 5.40 No 26 SUPPLIES OF BRAN FOR USE fJITH INSr CTICIDE The Ministry of Agriculture has drawn nttention to the need for the prompt supply to f armers of limited quantities of bran for mixture with the insecticide :'Paris-green"for the control cif. leatherJackets, caterpillars, slugs e.na. snails. Now is the tj.me to appiy the mixture if damage to young crops is to be avoided. The provisions of the Milled Y'.1heaten Substances (Restriction) Order, 1940, which prohi1)its the use of bran for any purpose other than as a food for humnn beings or 11;vestock, have been modified by a General Licence dated 29th May me0.e by the Minister of Food under the Order.. The General Licence, which comes into force on 31st May, permits until further notice the use of bran as' bait or mixture for the above purpose The tnixture recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture consists · of 25 l bs. of oran to 1 lb. of i'Paris-greenir for each acre of crop to be treated. All merchants are requested to assist their customers to obtain supplies of bran on this scale if required for the J;urpose of dealing with the pests mentionedc JOINT ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE MINISTRY OF FOOD AND THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENTS AIR MINISTRY BULLE'r.~N NO. 789. ONE CAME BACK - General Georges, Chief-of-Staff to Allied Generalissimo Weygand, recently sent a message of congratulation to an R.AeF• bomber squadron in France. It reads ~­ "MESSIEURS, JE VOUS REMERCIE" -"GENTLEMEN I THP.NK YOU".. The courage which those sim~le words commend will long be rememb.erec1e All the bridges over the Meuse near Maastricht, where the Germans were making their thrust to divide the Allied forces, .had been blown up except one,, Over that bridge :poured the tanks and armoured units of the enemy advance, Stores, petrol, ammunition -everything came over that one bridge.. It was heavily defended~ Anti-aircraft guns kept u~ a barrageof fire. Enemy fighters maintained constant i;atrols., Eight attacks were made by our bombers. The river banks were shattered by high explosj_ves; fighters were shot down in flames; anti-aircraft batteries bombed out of actiono But no direct hit was scored on the bridgeo Still the enemy advances poured over that one crossing. At the R.A.. F" Squadron Headquarters, the Commanding Officer made a short speech to his pi~ots~ The bridge must be destroyed, Volunteers were wanted. The pilots stepped forward as one man~ So they wrote their names on slips of pa:IJer anc1 JJUt them in a hat. Four crews were chosen. They went off without waiting. Fighters v ent u:p as escort and they made straight for the bridge at Maastricht. Our fighters took on the enemy's fighter guc:.rd, welcoming all odds to give the bombers their chance. Facing a blizzard of enemy fire, the bombers dived low on their target. Of those four crews, one man came backo But the bridge at Maastricht was blown up. AIR AFFAIRS Air Ministry Bulletin No. _791. 29/5/40 -NO: 34. R.A.lj'. DEFENDS l}.E.F. The Air Ministry announces:~ The Royal Air Force continues to give all the support in its power to the Allied armies in north eastern Fran~e and Belgium. Railways; roads, bridges and enemy troops have been continuously attacked yesterday·, last night and today by medium and heavy bombers~ The enemy's advance has been considerably harassed and impeded by these attacks. One of our bombers has failed to return, Our fighters have been engaged in offensive patrols over the French coast throughout today. Near Dunkerque this evening a formation of Hurricanes and Defiants engaged large forces of enemy bombers, heavily escorted by fighters.... At least twenty-two enemy aircraft were shot down. All our aircraft returned.• AIR AFFAIRS, 29/5/40 -No. 32 [ing' s message to C-in-C;. B.E.Ir. His Hajesty the King has sent the following message to the Commander-in-0hief, British E::;~ped,itionar;y Foroe:­ All your countrymen have been following with pride and admiration the courageous resistance of the British Expeditionary Force during the continuou~ fighting of the last fortnight. Placed by circUJnstances outside their control in a position of extreme difficulty they are displaying a gallantry that has never been surpassed in the annals of the British Army. 'The hearts of everyone of us at home are with you and your rnagnificent troops in this hour of peril. The Commander-in-Chief has replied:­ The Commander-in-Chief, with humble duty, begs leave on behalf of all ranks of the B.E.F. to thank Your Majesty for ~rour message~ :Kfay I assure Your Majesty that the Army is doing all in its power to live up to its proud tradition and is immensely encouraged at this critical moment by the words of Your Majesty's telegram. ----000---­ seeret ?£Y: of_f3-tfil!L_tq,r_J.1/..§£ , War Office 2 Vlhiteha).l 2 S.V{. l. 29/..2LJ±.o.__ .....__ ;;..._., _...N.._o· • 3_6. INFANTRY VE_R§!LS YJ.ANE It is too early yet to form even an approximate idea of the number of heroic deeds per-formed by the French troops during the recent fightingo The only thing that can be said \Vi th absolute certainty is that all branches or the service have rivalled each other in daring and devotion. Here is a t ale brought back from the front which amply demonstrates that the French infantry of to-day is living up to its splendid traditions, that the individual "foot-slogger" of to-day is as audacious and cool-headed as his father before him. A column of infantry '\Yas moving up to the front in regular formation along the road.. The usual precautions had been taken but in spite of them the ro.nks of moving men were picked out by enemy aircraft who attacked from a low altitude with bombs and machine-guns. The losses of the column were small ~ but it was obliged to scatter so as not to remain in a dense formation. Each . soldier, therefore, had to look after himself to a certain extent, and rely on his own initiativec One of them, an ordinary private, armed with nothing bigger than a Lewis gun, calmly settled. hi mself on the edge of the road and put his gun into position~ The~ waiting until one of the German planes dived sufficiently low, he took careful··· aim and brought it down at the first ht:i.rst of fireo The great machine crashed to the ground, con~uered by a simple infantryman. But the latter had not time to think about his feat. Another Gerri1an plane ari-·ived on the scene at full speed, skimming over the ground, and once again the whole column was in danger. Our man remained calr11, tool: aim at the second plane and once again blazed away with his [,run. The second plane fell. Not only had this young soldier given proof of extra­ordina1..,y calm, but also demonstrated a fact of great value. An infantryman, armed with a Lewis gun , can destroy one of these powerful and formidable machines, which are the pride of the German air force and the use of which in the mass has enabled the enemy to pierce our fronto ++++++++ MINISTRY OF INFORMATION. HOSPIT.ALS BOMB::~:D I.t is leernt b1 L01idon tho..t the B-lgian i'..mbassttdor in P2.ris ho.s confirmed. the nerrn rece1vec1 in Pc.ris yeste;_•day of neri nl bombardment of the A.mcrico.n hospitP.l G.t Ostena., c.s well o.s the h.osi)it nl inst8.lled ,~.t the Hotel cl..e l 'Oceo.n ·where thouso.nc'..s of wounded_ have been co.re6. for imc1er the surveillance of •')leen Elizabeth. The Belgian })nbassy have o.lreo.dy receivea_ evidence of eye-witnesses, who cei."tify tho..t the woundec1 in the hospitnls were killed by bombs which 1Jrought o.lJout the calln1)se of' the building l)efore th~y could 0e removed. Dr. G:cos of the American hospitnl in Pc.·ris, says that the .Americru:i hospitnl in Ostend wc.s :primo.rily a v10.r 11ospito.1 esto.blished in the lo.st r;z-.r, ·but thanks to nm·:?le support from Americc.:m onc1 B. lgian sources it hns been :_;ut 011 2 pernw.nent basis rma_ has fulf'illecl. i t z functions ns 8. hos:Jital fo1" twenty yenrs. It was huilt with American C8))1 tal t..nc".. ,.-2.2 the ':iest equipped o.nd one of the i.)est known l1ospit o.ls in JJ.:·lgium. It vms first bombed two weeks o.go o.nc"'.. wo.s finally destroyed yesterday. IvlIJfI.S'l'RY OF'. Ipli'O~IY1A.TI01~ '£9}5/110 -No .. 38 On May 13, in the region of Ho.• the Renault 35' s under Major J •••• made an attack at 8 o'clock in the evening, without infantry and. onl~T supported by artillery. out of 110 enemy tanks, 70 were put out of action, and the French although inferior in numbers dominated the situation. The courage of the crews hurling their machines at the adversary, and the skill shovm in manoeuvring them, were beyond praiseo In the height of the action, seven Germans havingescaped from the mel~e, tried to flee. .An N. c •. o .. stoppedlj.is tank, jumped clmvn from it and draawiilg his revolver, marshalled the Germans towards the French lineso The following day a section corninanded by the Adjutant­chef N., reduced to two tanks and encircled by 14 enemy tanks, thI'ew off the attack and destroyed seven of the German machines. All the French divisions, wherever they have met the enemy, often fighting against odds of five to one, have succeeded in arresting the German onslaughto There has not been a single engagement in which they have not triumphed. During the recent fighting between the Aisne and the :Meuse a company of tanks of the :e;: type spotted at a distance of a few hundrec1 yards, a similar section of heavy enemy tanks moving along a sunken read. The 1eader of the FFench group in the first t anlc .destroyed with a single shot the fi.rst German machine, the captain who followed him, put the second out of action, and then imitating their leaders, each o~ ~he French tanks following annihilated its German opposite number. : When all was over, the company, still who1e and un­damaged, continued 'on its way, leaving a mass of broken wreckage in the sunken roadt burninG a:n.d blmm to pieces by the explosion of their own munitions. All tank crews have covered themselves with glory, mechanics and workmen becoming combatants a hundred times when needed, playing their part in the attack and helping 1n the taking of prisoners. ----·-oOo----·-­ PRESS NOTICE The Dutch cabinet, meeting i.n their new temporary offices in London to-day, received the news of the installation of Herr Seyss Inquart -whom the vwr ld remembers as Austria's leading fifth columnist -i.::J. hls new pos'.:.. ~,ion as "supremecivil authority11 in the Netherlands and the German-occupied part of Belgimn. The feelings of bitter indignation which this act of usurpation has aroused i.n the circlG of Dutch ministers and indeed in the whole of the Dutch community can well be imagined. That the Germans should have ~hosen the ancient Hall of Knights in The Hague with its hallowed memories of the Dutch struggle for freedom was only to be expected from those to whom victory has always been a means for the expression of the Nazi genius for petty vindictivenesso The Hall of Kn.ights ocCUJ;>ies i.n the Dutch mind the same cherished place as Westminster Hall does for the British. It has been the scene oJ:' many solem.11 expressions of national life and free parli.amentary governrnento It stands as the supreme syrribol of Hol1and 1s libertieso The spectacle of this t emple ·)f national life beingdesecrated by a foreign usu:rpe·r. who has not hesitatec1 to force many high Dutch off i.c:i.als to attend this ceremonial suppress ion of their own rights and libe1,t ies has outraged Dutch feeling here as much as it must have done in -Che motherland. VVhat must have passed i.n the hearts of these unhappy men who were compelled to witness th:Ls scene of' crowning infamy can pnly with difficulty be imagi.ned. At any rate they can not have been entirely unprepared for this renewed manifestation of German unscrupulousness as the memory of what happen.ed on the very first day of :·,9 invasion when the enemy who was trying his all. to oci.1/i:Jilre the Queen d:i.'-opped :.eaflets embellished with the colours of the House of Orange, summoning the population to cease :?7esistanoe, will have been fresh in their mindso · It is hardly necessary to say that at the end of the ceremony the walls of the Hall of Knights which have so often resounded the proud cries of liberty, this time were called upon to eoho loudly to the parrot cry of "Sieg Heil". ROREIGN OFFICE NEWS DEPARTI:IENT FOR DUTCH LEGATION. -----· ·• .. J;,-. ....~-.-· J:'" ... ,,,__... . .:• •• : -" \ .... -, ~...._.........-i.:r..... , ... --_..,.,. ......____ ,__ ­ Air Ministry Bulletin Noo 790 ROYAL A.IR FORCE AWA.RDS NUMBERS 39, 40, 41, & 42. The King has been graciously ~leased to approv~ the undermentioned appointments and awards.. in recognition of gallantry in flying operations against the enemy~ APPOINTED COMPANIONS OF THE DISTINGUISHED SLRVICE ORDER. Sg_~adron L.eader John Scatliff DE'NAR,D.F.C. Before intensiv& operations started this officer in~ured his right shoulder in a severe flying accidento Despitethis, he flew regularly and led his sg_uadron with skill and dash, more than 60 enemy aircraft being destroyed by them. He remained in command of the sg_uadron throughout the operations, in spite of the injured shoulder, trained his new pilots well and continued throughout tq be a very efficien~ commander, inculcating an excellent spirit in his sg_uadron. Sg_~adron Leader· John Oliver William OLIVER,D.F.Cn ' This officer commanded a Sg_uadron in France until he was invalided to England on May 19th, 1940.. The small losses in his sg_uadr.on Yvere. directly due to his leadership and instruction. Over fifty enemy aircreft have been brought doYm by the sg_uadron, of which Sg_uadron Itrndol" Oliver himself accounted for at least, eight. Although ill from the effects of Glycol. Yvhen his engine was damaged,' he did not allow his condition to handicap his flying or hia administration. He was an incomparable fighter commander and his personal example in the air and on the ground was a very great inspir~tion to his pilots. It was, in fact, necessarytb restrain him from flying again after his aircraft had been shot down and he .had landed by parachute. Acting Sg_uadron Leader· Joseph Robert, KAYLL,D.F. c • . owing to his inspiring training and leadership this officer's S3 of 24 oircroft each to o distance of 140 mile s f r om t heir bGseo During these. escorts the formations accounted for ;norc thon o dozen enemy oircrDft, In Dddi tio;:i 9:irl.M?;i 1940.,; he shot down c:in. en' w ~ircroft. W1:1i~h crashed ot HDzebrouck m 1d he hos J ed hi s section mogrnficiently on many occasions('} His songfroiC. ond calm outlook hnve: . encouroged his squDdron to a remorkoblo degree and the s:pirit of his squodr·on and his leadership i.s reflected in the successes of his squadron~ .Acting SquDdron I.coder Geof frey LOWE On a night in May, 1940 1 this of ficer led a formation of oircroft in an attock on on objective neDr Hornburg0 In spite of stJ•ong opposition from enemy fighters and anti-oi~craft defence~9 and considerable difficulties caused by soorchlights, he pressed home his attock and secured /two. 3.,. two direct hits, which cnusod fires Dnd e xplosions on the targe~o These fires enabled tho romoi~ing oircroft to locate ond hit the target .; When ottockod b~r enemy oircroft his skilful :1onoouvring em:ibled his rear gunner to got in bursts of fire, causing the enemy to brook off t ho fj ght0• This officer hos shown courage ond ski~l in shooting down fa.; :i:-UT.'.:...~my pntrol.so Flight Lieutenant J8moa Robert Lic.1 i tlond BOOTHBY Flight Lieutenant BOOTHBY lws consistently led his section ·;vi th ski.11. CJ.nd efficiency0 He hims~lf shot down three enemy oirc~of G in one doyc Flight Lieutenant Wolter Myers CHURCHILL This officer hos shot down ~hreo enemy aircroft since his arrival in France and has l ed many pa trols with courage pnd skil1o Flight Lieutc.:nont Wi.lliom Borrington ROYCE Fl.i ght Lieu tenc:mt Royce on.st;-.;::.'d ~cl.Lilt.i".,..:l o1' o. squadron ort.e.t• ·t t G •_,·j '''';:'C :;r·ov:i.ous commnndora hod been lost 0 One day in Moy his squod:r•on hod completed seven sorties, including two ground ottacks 9 by 1300 hours ond were eager to go out yet ogaina FJ.i ght Lieutenant Royce shot down four enemy aircraft. He led the squadron in a most efficient and determined manner. Flight J_,ioutenont Robin Pet3r Rcginol a. POWELL This officer hos displayed outstondi~g l eadership and gollantry~ In Moy~ 19407 his flight~ r1ltho11 &oh greatly outnumbered. 9 destroyed somo six enemy o ircroft on iJ the noxt day c::i further four were d.ustroycd., In these c:mca.3'ements Flight Lieuten;::n1t Powell porsono.11y brought down rr :. least one of the enemy aircraft on the first day snd two on the second dayC> Flight Lioutcmant Vlilliom SIMPSON In May :i 1940, l•'li.ght Lieutenant Simpson l ed a half section of oircroft corrying out a low level bombing ottock on troops and convoys on a rood between Luxcn1h;.:: ...-g [md Junglister, with the object of checking the Germon [!dvonce ofter the violation of Holland and Belgium, Despite intense cnti­oircroft fire 8fter crossing the frontier he pressed home the attack and scored follr dire:;ct hi ts on the convoyo J\fter tho attack, owing to a leak in the pe trol tank, it wcs necessary to mo.ke a forced l ondingo As the aircraft touched ground flames arose from the bomo oirnGr 1 s trope The pilot was_ only s aved by the prcmpt action of the crew before the aircraft explo.ded., FliEht Lieutenant Simpson hos consistently done good worko Acting Flight Li01~tonont Roy Gilbert DUTTON In Moy-~ 19409 whilst leod.ing a section of a squadron on patrol over Brussels9 Flight Lieutenant Dutton cttocked and shot down two Heinlrn1 111. oircrofto ThG next doy;i ;;1hen leading b section of a SQ.lWdron, seven Messerschrnitt;:, fi ghters were sighted escorting from fifty to seventy enemy bomber's, The lGod.er of the formation ottockcd. the bombers, c:ind P11.1~ht Iiieutenont Dutton, reolisi.ng the d.ongcr to the forrnntion, ordered two /airc:'oft aircroft of his own section olso to ottock the bombera whilst he climbed and engogod the Messerschmitts until the attock on the bombers wos completedo He then dived owoy, and flying west sighted and shot down n Heinkel. 111 with his remaining amrrrunitiono Flight Lieutenant Dutton hos. displayed initiative, gallantry and 0 complete disregard for his own sofoty, Flying Officer Stanley Dudley Pierce CONNORS This officer show8d ou tstonding fi ghting obility and gallantry when, during two oonoecmtive days. in Moy, 1940, whilst greatly outnumbered, he shot down three Heinkel ll1.' a,. two Junkers BB's and one Messerschmit~ 109~ Flying Officer Derek Hu r lstone ALLEN Flying Officer Allen hes: token port in all combats with Flight Lieutenant R,H.A.Lee, following his section leader with great loyalty. In Moy 1940, he took port in shooting down a Junkers, and the next doy, another enemy aircroft of the some type. On the lotter doy, ofter his aircraft hod been severely damaged by anti-aircraft, fire he di~ not hcsitate-totbn~k w~th vigour and determination a Junkers.. 89 over enemy occupied t erritory and sh~x~ it down, Flying Officer Allan Benj::imin ANGUS This officer hos shown great determination in taking eve~y opportunity of engaging the enemy and pressing home his attocks.., He took port in an inconclusive ottock on o Junkers 88 which resulted in serious drunoge to the enemy aircraft, His own aircraft wos hit and as o result he hod to force-land in Belgium9 Acting on his own initiative he rejoined the squadron in a few hours. In Moy, while on patrol, he interceptedand shot down in flames o Heinkel 111, and on the same patrol, took port in shooting down o second enemy aircraft 6f the same type with Flying Officer Dovido Flying Officer Kenneth Hu ghes BLAIR Flying Officer Bloir hos shown excoptional l{eenness both before and during the present operations~ He haa engagedsuccessfUlly tw.o enemy bomber sircr8ft ~ ot down.ll one day in Moy,when he succeeded in being the first ol f the ground in pursuit of a Heinkel~ tind c:i t dusk on the some da~r1 when he successf'ully attacked another Heinkel between ARRAS ond VITRY.. He had a very narrow escape when n bomb landed within 20 yards of a room in which he wss sleepingo He was badly shaken, but insisted on volunteering snd toking psrt in n potrol over MAJ-iSTRICHT, when he engaged two Mcsserschmitt 109'a. Flying Officer James Alexander CAMPBELL. ~his officer succeGded to the temporDry command of a flight just before the Gcrm£ln invasion of Holland and Belgium and during the two follow:! ng days led it with greot courage and /determinotion detorminotion. He 8et o fine ex.ample by destroying four enemy oircI'ofto On one occosion7 when leoding o flight of sGven oircr ofj in protection of Blenheim bombera, he showed greot personal go~lontry in leoding his squodron-:t.o_an.-~~tock o go inst :f~~ty eneny oi rcroft0 ., Fiylfig Qff.i....cur _h10rk Medley C.,RTER In Moy ~940 Flying orr1cer -Corter led his fligb..-t·· ogoinst sixty JunKers 87 1 s of which eleven were destJ:a~yed. ' ' f .. ~ Flying qffic1;r Williom Poncoost OtYJ)~ "· · This officer wos posted to Fronce eorly in Moy 1940 ond led his flight on rnony occasions with greott skill ond hos set a high standard of morole ond leadership. Flying Officer William Ernest GORE Flying Officer Gore whilst leading his section in Moy 1940s on a dawn potrol? intercepted a formation of three enemy Heinkel 111 oircrofto Dlrn to his good leadership n determined attack woe delivered with the result thot all three enemy aircraft were shot downo Flying Officer Gore's air6roft burst into flomes immediately ofter the attack, but in spite of this he escaped successfully by pDrachute~ This officer hns for o long period shown gr eat keenness ond devotion to duty deserving of the greatest praiseo Flying Officer Cedric Arthur Cuthbert STONE Early in the opcrotiona in Moy, this officer destroyed throe enemy oircroft ond l ed his soction with greot courage.. and determinotiono- Flying Officer Walter Michoel BLOM Earlier this month Flying Officer Blom was detailed to lead a half section of oircroft in o low level bombing nttock against an enemy motorised column of oll orms advancing on a rood in Luxemburg(' Before r eo ching his objective a petrol tank wos pierced by machine gun fire oncl, although unable to locate his allotted t orget throu gh being dl"' enchod and almost blinded by the escaping petrol~ he pressed home his attJck on another enemy column with considerable success., During this time the. aircraft was subjected to very heovy fire from the ground and was repeatedly hit~ receiving such domoge os to render it beyond repair, but this did not prevent Flying Officer Bl8m .from flying bock to the bose, a distance of 90 miles. He displayed out­standing courage ond t enocity"' Pilot Officer Robert Edwa rd ALLITT On a night in May 1 1940, this officer was acting os second pilot and bomb-aimer in on aircraft en[!;oged in attacking a target in Germany when the aircraft was severely damgged by gun fireo. Although the rudder controls were shot owoy, and the pilot borely oble to control the aircraft, the ottnck was continued and the bornb··ciimcr r eleosed his bombs on the torgct. The aircraft received at least five more hits from anti-aircraft fire and one engine ~as stopped but, in spite of the oircroft being almost unmanageable, Pilot Of fic0r Allitt succeeded i:O navigoting it under most horossing conditions to the nearest. position on the French frontier, o distonce of over 100 miles, where the crew were able to obond~n the aircraft in fri~ndly countryo /He, 6. H~ displayed conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty throughout. Pilot Officer Frederick C.~REY This officer destroyed five enemy aircraft eorly in the operations in Moy 1940 and by his dash and couroge sot the highest example of gallantry to the squadron. Pilot Office~ William Dennis DAVID Pilot Officer David has recently shot down four enemy aircraft and shown gallantry and devotion to duty compatible with the highest traditions of the service. His coolness and determination have been a very fine example to the other pilots of the sgundron. He was involved in an engagement when six other aircraft of the squadron attacked over forty Germon aircraft in an attempt to protect Blenheim aircraft. He backed his leader with great courage and determination, shooting down two enemyaircraft. Pilot Officer Maurice IJiichDel STEPHENS This officer destroyed four enemy aircraft in Moy1940 and led his flight with courage ond skili. Pilot Officer \Joltor Henry CORBET This officer vrns cmgaged in Mny, on a bombing ottock on enemy convoys when his aircraft was severely damaged by enemy gunfire. He was bodly wounded in the foot ond his observer was killed. In spite of his weakened condition he succeeded in flying bock to his base ond saving the air gunner and the aircraft. · Pilot Officer Thomas Doniel Humphrey DAV'f Pilot Officer Dnvy wos engaged in a bombing att ack on bridges over the Albert Canal. In tho fnce of intense machine gun and light anti-aircraft fire the bridges were bombed, but the result could not be o"bscrved. Aft~r delivering D diva bombing attack on the target• Pilot Officer Davy's oircroft was attacked by a Messerschmitt 109. The ottnck ·was broken off' when smoke appeared to be emerging from the enemy. The portpatrol tank on his own aircroft was thought to be on fire ond P~lot Officer DDvy gavG orders for the crew to jump cluor, but he himself continued his flight for the base untii compelled to make a forced landing a bout 8 kilometres o way. AW;;RDED A BAR TO 'THE DISTINGUISHED-PLYINtl CROSS. ' Pilot Gfficer Frederick CLREY,D.F.c. This officer has shot down four more enemy aircraft bringing his total to nine. Throughout the operations he wos continuously on the search for enemy aircraft and was an inspiration to all who tlew with him, His morale was always of the highest order. Pilot Officer Maurice Michoel STEPRIGNS, D.F.C This officer continued to lead his flight against form