For most conspicuous bravery, skill, and determination, no November 7, in France, Second Lieutenant Gilbert Stuart Martin Insall, of the Royal Flying Corps, was awardecj the Victoria Cross. He was patrolling in a Vickers fighting machine, with First-class Air Mechanic T. H. Donald as gunner, when a German machine was sighted, pursued, and attacked near Achi. |. The German pilot led the Vickers machine over a locket battery, but with great skill Lientenant Jnsall dived and g«t to close range, when Donald fired a drum of cartridges into the German machine, stopping its engine. The German pilot then dived through a cloud, followed by Lieutenant Insall. Fire was again opened, and the German machine was brought down heavily in a ploughed field four miies south-east of Arras. On seeing the Germans scramble out of their machine and prepare to fire, Lieutenant Insall dived to 500 ft., thus enabling Donald to open heavy fire on them. The Germans then fled, one helping the other, who was apparently wounded. Other Germans then commenced heavy fire, 'but in spite of this Lieutenant Itsall turned again, and an incendiary bomb was dropped on the German machine, which was hist seen wreathed yi snipke. Lieutenant Insall then headed west in order to get back over the German trenches, but as be was at only 2000 ft. altitude he dived across them for greater speed, Donald firing into the trenches as he passed over. The German fire, however, damaged the petrol tank, and, with great coqlness, Lieutenant Insall landed under cover of a wood, 500 yds. inside our lines. The Germans iired some 150 shells at our machine on the ground, but without causing material damage. Much damage had, however, iieon causM by rifle fire, but (luring tlis it was repaired behind screened lights, and at dawn Lieutenant Insall liew his midline home with Donald as a passenger. THERE IS ONLY ONE SANDER EXTRACT, and that is why thte people insist on getting it, and why they reject the many inferior substitutes and the cheap and frequently harmful "flmst as good." The GENUINE SANDER EXTRACT is frqe from the objectionable qualities of the common Eucalyptus oils and so-called "extracts." SANDER'S EXTRACT is the most powerful antiseptic and healing remedy that can be used with safety; it prevents and cures all infectious diseases, influenza, colds, fevers, smallpox, diphtheria, flatulence, dyspepsia, diarrhoea, dysentery ami kidney troubles. SANDER'S EXTRACT, applied to ulcers, burns, sprains, cuts, inflamed skin, etc., gives immediate relief and cures permanently. Reliability, Effectiveness and Safety are the great attributes of SANDER'S EXTRAgT, -
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Taranaki Daily News, 8 March 1916, Page 4
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