FLYING MEDAL AWARD
N.Z. AIR FORCE GUNNER FIGHTERS BEATEN OFF (Per Preaa Association.! WELLINGTON, this day. Official advice has been received by Air Headquarters, Wellington, that the Distinguished Flying Medal has been awarded to Sergeant Geoffrey Edward Moore, Royal New Zealand Air Force. The official citation states: “One night in June, 1941, Sergeant C. E. Moore was the rear gunner of an aircraft which attacked a target at Benghazi. During the run up the aircraft was engaged by three Italian fighters, one of which was shot down and the other two driven off by determined and accurate shooting by Sergeant Moore. This airman has completed 47 operational flights and has at all times displayed great courage and a high standard of gunnery.” Sergeant Moore was educated in Australia and was employed in Wellington at the time of his enlistment. His next-of-kin is Mr. C. E. Moore, 12 Tryon road. Lindfield, New South Wales.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20638, 19 August 1941, Page 4
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