A German Taube
The Hon. Agent at Margate (Mr ES Whitehead) received from the Mayor (Mr W
Booth Reeve) a cheque for £5 5s in aid of the Society’s funds. This sum had
been given to Flight-Commander Bone by an admirer of his courage in bringing
down in the sea some 30 miles away a German Taube which he pursued in his
small aeroplane. The gallant aviator, however, refused to accept any reward,
saying that he only fought for his country’s honour, and asked the Mayor to
present the money to some deserving nautical institution. The Committee
specially recorded their appreciation of this generous and thoughtful action.
| Title |
A German Taube
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|---|---|
| Subject |
Booth Reeve, W.; Whitehead, E. S.
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| Item date |
June 1916
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| Creation place |
Margate
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| Item source | |
| Item medium | |
| Content | |
| Cataloguer |
Everett Sharp
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| Filename |
GWA_3957_A_German_Taube.txt
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| Copyright |
The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor
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| Digital repository | |
| Contributor name |
Julia Allison
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| Contributed on the behalf of |
Shipwrecked Mariners' Society
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Collection
Citation
“A German Taube,” The Great War Archive, University of Oxford / Primary Contributor via First World War Poetry Digital Archive, accessed April 19, 2024, http://ww1lit.nsms.ox.ac.uk/ww1lit/gwa/item/5688.
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