| He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 15/11/1915). He served in RNAS Chingford for Air Training 1915. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 15/11/1915). He served at Dunkirk France with No. 8 (N) RNAS and later in Italy. Flight Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS 31/12/1916. He served in RNAS Manstone 1916. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross "in recognition of his services in attacking a large enemy two-seater saplane on the 12th September 1916. Flight Sub-Lieutenant Galbraith's machine was severely damaged by gunfire from the enemy machine, which finally blew up in the air." He was awarded a Bar "for conspicuous gallantry. On 23rd November 1916 he attacked single-handed a formation of six hostile aircraft, no other allied machines being in the vicinity. One hostile machine was shot down a second was driven down under control and the remaining four machines then gave up the fight and landed. In several othe rcombats Flight Lieutenant Galbraith has displayed exceptional gallantry, particularly on 10th and 16th November on each of which days he successfully engaged and shot down an enemy machine." After the First World War he joined the Canadian Air Force. He was killed in an automobile accident at Camp Borden ON.GALBRAITH, Flight Sub-Lieutenant Daniel Murray Bayne - He was appointed Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant, RNAS, in Ottawa; to Chingford, 15 November 1915; to Cranwell, 1 April 1916; to Eastchurch, 20 June 1916; to Dover, 29 May 1916; original member of No.8 (N) Squadron, 25 October 1916; invalided 7 December 1916; to Air Department, MAD, 7 March 1917; to Manston, 26 June 1917; to Redcar, as instructor, 22 April 1918; to Eastchurch, 6 May 1918; to Air Ministry, 30 August 1918; to 11 (Irish) Group for 55 Wing, 25 September 1918. He joined Canadian Air Force after the war. Distinguished Service Cross "In recognition of his services in attacking a large enemy two-seater seaplane on the 28th September, 1916. Flight Sub-Lieutenant Galbraith's machine was severely damaged by gun fire from the enemy machine, which finally blew up in the air." He was awarded a Bar to Distinguished Service Cross "For conspicuous gallantry. On 23rd November 1916 he attacked single handed a formation of six hostile aircraft, no other allid machines being in the vicinity. One hostile machine was shot down, a second was driven down under control, and the remaining four machines then gave up the fight and landed. In several other combats in the air Flight Lieutenant Galbraith has displayed exceptional gallantry, particularly on the 10th and 16th November, 1916, on each of which days he successfully engaged and shot down an enemy machine." |
