GALLANT AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIX, Issue XLIX, 3 January 1916, Page 5

GALLANT AND DISTINGUISHED SERVICES

! - ■; - I i VISCOUNT FEENCH'S RKCOMj MENiDATIONS. | SEVERAL NEW ZEALANDEES. | ' TENDON* Doc. 31. ! Saturday's morning papers will gazette ! 77 pages ox names .of officers and men, j recommended, for gallant .arid distinguish- ! Ed ; service in the field by ) Viscount French, including Generals Sir Douglas Haig, ; 'Sir, Gharles Monro, 'Sir >J. Bobertson, J. E. B. iSeely, Prince. ! Alexander ox Teck, and Xtord Loch, j The following New Zealanders are mentioned': Majoi'-General R. H. Davies; .» Lieutenant-Colonels "W..... J. Glasgow, 'West Surreys, A. E. 'Glasgow, Sussex ; Regiment; Lieutenants W. 0. Berryj inan, First.iD'ragoons, and E. A. 'Heba-ble, attached- to the Devonshire Regiment. I 'UONDON, Jan. -1. j . The- Victoria Gross has been awarded' • to Commander Bell- DaA'is, and the Distinguished Servdce 'Gi"oss to Flight, Lieu- ! tenant SmyUe. - 'These officers on Novem- ; ber 19th-carried, out an aircraft T<aid ; at Ferrijk Junction. Lieutenant Smylie's mhch-mo was damaged. He dow-njlaned, leleasdng all his bombs except one. On /alighting Lieutenant Smylie set, fire to his machine, knoclting ,the bomb to destroy it. Suddenly ho saw Oomanander Davis descending close to the burning areo.plane. Fearing that Commander Davis 1 -was risking destruction, Lieutenant 1 Smylie' ran- ba-ck and; exploded the -bomb j with a pistol bullet at short l-ange. Com- ' marader Davis then descended and' took_ up lieutenant Smylie, despite- the near approach of at party of and re- . turned to .tho aerodromle. ■This feat of airmanshipi has seldom been equalled for skill and gallantry. ,