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The Distinguished Flying Cross is awarded to Officers and Warrant Officers
for acts of gallantry when flying in active operations against the enemy. Bars
may be added for additional acts of gallantry.
COULSON, Lieut. Charles Stanley Lomas ... ... 80th Squadron, R.A.F.
N. of MORLANCOURT, 9th August, 1918, and many other places and dates. During the
late operations this officer has set a brilliant example of courage and skill,
notably on one occasion when, observing a party of the enemy in a trench firing
at some of our infantry, he repeatedly dived on the trench, firing at the
occupants and distracting their attention from our troops. Eventually he was
wounded twice in the leg, but succeeded in reaching his aerodrome. [762695