Victoria Crosses have been awarded to Flying Officer Donald Edward Garland, and Sergeant Thomas Gray, pilot and observer of the leading aircraft of a formation of five, which gallantly attacked and destroyed a bridge over the Albert Canal, which was allowing the enemy to advance into Belgium. were Nor-
El ur early to draw con-the immediate results of it operations, which therefore should not be regarded with undue optimism," authoritative circles in declare in a statement made today.
"While it is admitted that certain groups of German forces have broken through, operations south of the Somme and on the Aisne-Oise Canal are progressing successfully. The enemy has also been thrown back, south of the lower Somme. forces, in support of our Army, sou!
"Our aircraft attacked with strong of the Somme, and dropped bombs on troop concentrations, columns of During the course of armed re-and other positions.
connaissance flights, enemy planes, dropped bombs on English aerodromes on the south coast," the statement concludes.—Reuter.
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