N.Z. AIRMEN

Grey River Argus, 3 April 1943, Page 4

N.Z. AIRMEN

AWARDS FOR BRAVERY. (Special to N.Z. Press Assn.) (Rec. 11.55.) LONDON, April 1. Flight Lieutenant J. L. Drummond, D.F.C., of Auckland, Sergeant W. L. Harvey, D.F.M., of Abbotsford, who were recently decorated for bravery when their- Stirling was hit by ack-ack fire while minelaying, raided Berlin on March 27, and completed their thirtieth and final operation for their first tour. They have now rested together, with Flyng Officer G. Patrick of Dunedin, and Sergeant S. Craw, who is in the same crew. This crew raided Turin thrice and Genoa once. There was ‘a number of New Zealanders in the same squadron, including Flight Lieutenant W. Butler, Flying Officer I. McNarry (both of Dunedin), Pilot Officer L. Blair' (Auckland), Flight Lieutenant I. Ellis, Flying Officer H. Shelds. Pilot Officer T. A. Stewart, Dannevirke and Flight Seregant A. James of Wellington, received D.F.M’s. from the King at Buckingham Palace recently. Pilot Officer Stewart flew Lancasters and raided Essen and Munich. He is now an instructor. Sergeant James did his first tour of operations with the Seventy-fifth Squadron and later went, to Malta and Egypt- Once he crash-landed in an enemy minefield, but was miraculously unhurt. He is now at a gunnery school.