AUCKLAND AIRMAN PROMOTED
FLIGHT-MAJOR K. L. CALDWELL. Information has been received that Flight-Commander Keith L. Caldwell, of the Royal Flying Corps, has attained his majority, and will in future hold the rank of flight-major. Ho is tho only son of Mr. D. R. Caldwell, a member of the firm of Macky, Logan, Caldwell, Limited. Flight-Major Caldwell was formerly cm-' ployed on the staff of the Auckland ranch of the Bank of New Zealand. He was one of the first pupils to graduate at the New Zealand Flying School, at Kohimarama. Since he has been in France he has personally destroyed five enemy machines, and has had over 50 aerial contests. He has displayed excellent skill and great bravery. On August 6, 1917, it was announced in London that he bad been awarded the Military Cross for conspicuous gallantry arid devotion to duty when leading offensive patrols. On one occasion he led a patrol of five machines against 12 hostile aircraft, all of which were driven down out of control. FlightMajor Caldwell is now commanding a squadron in France.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16798, 14 March 1918, Page 4
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