Lieut Cyril Norman Seedhouse

[FionaBam]

30 minutes ago, topgun1918 said:

While the RAF Casualty Card has the report dated 5 April 1918, the full text from ADM-273-17-75 reads: Telegram Dunkirk 23.3.18 - Seriously wounded 22nd inst.  Dunkirk 23.3.18:- Full report of D.H.4 A.7665, whilst escorting a W/T Spotting M/C on 22nd inst, this M/C was shot down, crashing this side of lines near Pervyse.  Pilot sustained compound fracture of both bones of both lower legs, fracture R. thigh, condition serious but good.  Removed to Ocean Hos, La Panne.  P2[?] cas: 16/4/18.  Transferred to England 4/4/18.   

Back on topic - looks like he moved from the 8th Battalion to the 6th Battalion in May/June; he is 8th Battalion in the May 1916 Army List, then 6th Battalion thereafter.

Graeme

 

Thank you for that. They were serious  injuries.

Also thank you for details of his movements - now I can look in 8th Bn war diary as well. After being Gazetted to 2nd Lieutenant he was in 6th Wilts and possibly I found Freddy here  22.02.1916 in 6th Wilts war diary - Bambridge often gets written as "Banbridge" in error.  Then it seemed Freddy  was seconded to RFC Jan-Mar/April 1916.  ...

Do you like my coasters?

[Kimberley John Lindsay]

Dear Julien,

I admire your tenacity concentrating on RFC/RNAS/RAF Pilots and Obs medals (with Portraits) - and Flying Log Books. Super!

I, too aim to put a Portrait with Medals Collected and display same, with accent on the unsung IARO. However, a DH9 Pilot's MBE group with Aero Club portrait as Sub Lt RNAS (W. A. R. Pepper) has recently left my Collection, leaving an RGA officer attd RFC (F. E. Elliot).

This was Lieut. Frederick Eden Elliot ('landed gentry'), who (after a few weeks training at Brooklands) was an Obs with 15 Sqn (Be2cs) until wounded over Bullecourt in 1917. 

Following a lengthy convalescence, 'Freddie' (Fred to his family), stated that 'he no longer had any confidence in the Air, and that anybody could be an Observer, whereas he was a trained Siege Gunner.'  He was allowed to return to the RGA, who sent him on a longish period of training. He was subequently in temporary command of a Heavy Battery in 1918. Post-Great War he shifted to Mountain Artillery and was Cmdt., 10 (Abbottabad) Mtn Bty in India.

Kindest regards,

Kim.