Asked if the German said ‘Kamerad,’ the labourer replied, ‘I don’t know what else he said, but I put my wife and three children in a back room and made myself scarce, too.’ The end of the airship dropped across the road which is by the cottage. When the Zeppelin came down it was to all appearances intact, though suffering fatally from engine trouble. It had a big bulge upwards and downwards at the middle. Its full shape, however, was still well outlined, though twisted in places. Its engines had dug well into the earth, and a long, thin line indicated it had trailed along the ground for some hundreds of yards before coming to rest outside the cottage. It is now known that our heroic airmen dealt the death-blows to the raiders. An inhabitant of a South London suburb relates that when our searchlights had spotted the enemy, it was realized by the diminutive appearance of the airship that it was far higher than any yet seen over the outskirts of London. It was travelling quickly, for a time due north, then north-east. Our airmen, hot in pursuit, were seen to be making splendid progress. Not till the 5th of October were the names of the heroic airmen made public. On the day named the following official announcement was made:— ‘The King has been graciously pleased to appoint the undermentioned officers Companions of the Distinguished Service Order in recognition of their gallantry and distinguished service in connexion with the successful attack on enemy airships: ‘Sec.-Lieut. Frederick Sowrey, Royal Fusiliers, attached R.F.C. ‘Sec.-Lieut. Alfred De Bath Brandon, M.C., R.F.C. Special Reserve.’ The valour and skill of the aviators was acclaimed on all sides. Lieut. Sowrey, it may be said, is one of three flying brothers, sons of Mr. John Sowrey, Deputy Chief Inspector of Inland Revenue, of Yeoveney Lodge, Staines. Born at Gloucester, he was educated at home until he was thirteen, when he won an open scholarship at King’s College School, Wimbledon. Gaining two leaving scholarships, tenable at a university, he went to King’s College, where he took the intermediate B. Sc. Degree. He was finishing his graduate course when the war broke out. He at once volunteered for service, and, joining the infantry, went out early to the Western front. Wounded at Loos, he was invalided home, remaining in hospital about three months. On leaving hospital he joined the Flying Corps, for ‘anything with a motor connected with it had always had a great attraction for him.’ He had Lieut. Robinson, V.C., as his fellow-learner. He was taking a course for the Indian Civil Service when the war called him into the fighting service.