Unfortunately my father, a 22-year veteran of the Royal Air Force, is ill in hospital, and I cannot talk to him about this, but I believe this medal refers to the June 1917 offensive at Messines, France, when the Royal Flying Corps began strafing German trenches for the first time at low-level, exposing the pilots to dangerous ground fire. You might have more luck sending an e-mail to the Imperial War Museum in London, for one of their experts to tackle. mail@iwm.org.uk Jay Underwood Elmsdale NS www.Pennydreadfulpublishing.com Make a moral choice: Buy a printed book! Read about it on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pennydreadful-Publishing/229917090400650 ---- Marilyn Tusher <mltusher@att.net> wrote: > Has anyone heard of this Fifteenth of June medal? Apparently it was awarded to my great uncle, who flew with the British air corps in WW1. He was an ace, having at least 8 'kills'. The mention of this was in a Vancouver newspaper article after the war. No date on the paper. > He was also awarded the DFC, and the Italian Croix de Guerre. I have found that information. > But have not been able to locate anywhere anything by this name, including google, wikipedia, and WW1 military sites. Nothing on the British medal site, Italian medals or with the Canadian medals. > He also served early in the war with an Red Cross Ambulance outfit as a driver in the Salonika campaign, before becoming a pilot back in England, flying mainly Sopwith Camels over Italy. His name was William Myron MacDonald, born in CT, of Nova Scotia parents, raised in Vancouver, died in San Diego. > Thanks for any help, > Marilyn, Los Angeles > ---------------------------------------- > Basic List Commands: > > 1. To post to the list > Send a message to: > NOVA-SCOTIA-L@rootsweb.com > > 2. How to unsubscribe > a. List mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-L- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > b. Digest mode: Send a message to NOVA-SCOTIA-D- > request@rootsweb.com that contains only the word > unsubscribe > > 3. How to subscribe > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-L-request@rootsweb.com > > 4. How to change to Digest mode > a. Unsubscribe from List mode (2.a. above) > b. Subscribe to Digest mode > Send an email containing only the word > subscribe > to NOVA-SCOTIA-D-request@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOVA-SCOTIA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message