AIRMAN AWARDED D.S.O.
Flying Officer M. R. Head
Flying Officer M. R. Head, of Awarua, has been awarded the Distinguished Service Order, according to advice received by his parents, Mr and Mrs A. W. Head, of.'the Awarua wireless station. I • Flying Officer Head was educated at the South school and the Southland Boys’. High School and later-went to Canterbury College, where he graduated as a Bachelor of Engineering with honours. He is at. present/ the holder of a travelling scholarship in engineering granted by the University Senate. Flying Officer Head went to Canada at the end of 1941 and gained his commission there before proceeding to England. He has' been on several operations and on one occasion last year brought back to base his damaged bomber after the remainder of his crew had baled out when it was thought the aircraft was out of control. He managed to land the aircraft without further damage being suffered and his crew later turned up. He was mentioned in dispatches in June last year.
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Southland Times, Issue 25347, 26 April 1944, Page 4
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