| He was appointed as a Probationary Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS. He was appointed as a Flight Sub-Lieutenant (Temp.) RNAS (With seniority dated 1917). (He was demobilized.) He was awarded the DSO "For successfully attacking and bringing down hostile aircraft on numerous occasions. At about 6.30 a.m. on April 23 while on patrol, he attacked a hostile scout and drove it down under control. He then attacked a second scout which, after the pilot had been hit, turned over on its back and went down through the clouds. A third scout attacked by him from a distance of about 20 yards descended completely out of control. While engaging a fourth machine he ran out of ammunition so returned to the advanced landing ground, replenishing his supply and at once returned to attack another hostile formation, one of which he forced down out of control. On the afternoon of April 24 he engaged a hostile two-seater machine and after badly wounding the observer forced it to land on our side of the lines." |
