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The photograph album starts with images taken on the Western Front in 1915, images are mostly taken around Ypres of the battle damage. One image to the front shows covered dead bodies with the caption “The effect of a grump”. Interesting trench shots including some taken at Hill 60. The album soon moves to images of various types of British aircraft including monoplanes, biplanes and triplanes, each being identified underneath. The album ends with identified group shots of Royal Flying Corps officers and men in barracks etc. Nearly all of the images are identified and are of good condition and quality. 98 images in total housed in a period album. Images at the front of the image must have been taken by another officer and given to Anderson, as he features later in the album. Loose inside the album is a 88 Squadron reunion dinner menu from 1919 with signatures of officers who attended.
The album is accompanied by two log books which were compiled by 2nd Lieutenant Anderson, the first book is missing its cover. The log starts with training in 1917.Various ink stampings for No62 and No9 Training Squadrons Royal Flying Corps. In April 1918 he was posted to No88 Squadron. The log book first mentions combat with enemy machines on 5th June 1918 whilst on a patrol from Oostende to Ypres. On 1st July 1918 he states “9 E.A engaged near Thouout. Fired bullet into one - spinning down. my bus hit in fuelgage”, he was not credited with a kill on this date. His first credited kill was on 17th July 1918 when on a photographic reconnaissance mission, this is stated in the log book. This book also mentions his second kill on 31st July 1918. His second log book has the original cover, which has had the spine protected. This book has his name inked to the front cover. The second log starts in September 1918 and straight away mentions combat with enemy aircraft whilst on photographic reconnaissance patrols. On 27th September he gives a good account of his fourth credited kill, “A fokker biplane dived on us from the SW at 17,000 over Lombersart. Chilton fired 120 rounds at him when he went down in sideslip and falling leaf spin. My machine had bullets through outer wing strut”. On the 18th October 1918, he gives a good account of a dog fight with 4 fokkers which lasted for 15 minutes, he was not successful in this attack. On 30th October he was involved in a engagement which resulted in him being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C), this is noted in the log book as follows “O.P scrap with numerous Fokker biplanes. Formation scattered. Picked up with Capt Hepburn & Lt Conn & recrossed the lines. Dived alone on 8 fokker biplanes. Shot one down & then attacked by remainder, who shot us all the way back. One more EA brought down, petrol tanks hit, Lt Elliot & self wounded, machine riddled, but landed ok in a ploughed field 600 yards from Hun line. Machine was soon after shelled by guns!”. This is the last entry in the log book. Both log books show wear but are well annotated and easy to read.
Gerald Frank Anderson was born in South Africa on 24th February 1894. He joined the RFC in 1917. He was awarded the DFC, London Gazette 8 Feb 1919, the citation was,“2nd Lt (A./Lt) Gerald Frank Anderson (France). On 30th October this officer was one of an offensive patrol that attacked fifty enemy machines. Six of the latter concentrated their attack on Lt Anderson, and would have inevitably destroyed his machine had it not been for the exceptionally able manner in which he maneuvered and fought. Although both he and his Observer were wounded and the machine badly damaged, he succeeded with rare courage and skill in shooting down one and keeping the remainder at a distance. Eventually he brought his machine safely to ground about half a mile within our lines.” Ex Frank Cheesman Collection.
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The photograph album starts with images taken on the Western Front in 1915, images are mostly taken around Ypres of the battle damage. One image to the front shows covered dead bodies with the caption “The effect of a grump”. Interesting trench shots including some taken at Hill 60. The album soon moves to images of various types of British aircraft including monoplanes, biplanes and triplanes, each being identified underneath. The album ends with identified group shots of Royal Flying Corps officers and men in barracks etc. Nearly all of the images are identified and are of good condition and quality. 98 images in total housed in a period album. Images at the front of the image must have been taken by another officer and given to Anderson, as he features later in the album. Loose inside the album is a 88 Squadron reunion dinner menu from 1919 with signatures of officers who attended.
The album is accompanied by two log books which were compiled by 2nd Lieutenant Anderson, the first book is missing its cover. The log starts with training in 1917.Various ink stampings for No62 and No9 Training Squadrons Royal Flying Corps. In April 1918 he was posted to No88 Squadron. The log book first mentions combat with enemy machines on 5th June 1918 whilst on a patrol from Oostende to Ypres. On 1st July 1918 he states “9 E.A engaged near Thouout. Fired bullet into one - spinning down. my bus hit in fuelgage”, he was not credited with a kill on this date. His first credited kill was on 17th July 1918 when on a photographic reconnaissance mission, this is stated in the log book. This book also mentions his second kill on 31st July 1918. His second log book has the original cover, which has had the spine protected. This book has his name inked to the front cover. The second log starts in September 1918 and straight away mentions combat with enemy aircraft whilst on photographic reconnaissance patrols. On 27th September he gives a good account of his fourth credited kill, “A fokker biplane dived on us from the SW at 17,000 over Lombersart. Chilton fired 120 rounds at him when he went down in sideslip and falling leaf spin. My machine had bullets through outer wing strut”. On the 18th October 1918, he gives a good account of a dog fight with 4 fokkers which lasted for 15 minutes, he was not successful in this attack. On 30th October he was involved in a engagement which resulted in him being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C), this is noted in the log book as follows “O.P scrap with numerous Fokker biplanes. Formation scattered. Picked up with Capt Hepburn & Lt Conn & recrossed the lines. Dived alone on 8 fokker biplanes. Shot one down & then attacked by remainder, who shot us all the way back. One more EA brought down, petrol tanks hit, Lt Elliot & self wounded, machine riddled, but landed ok in a ploughed field 600 yards from Hun line. Machine was soon after shelled by guns!”. This is the last entry in the log book. Both log books show wear but are well annotated and easy to read.
Gerald Frank Anderson was born in South Africa on 24th February 1894. He joined the RFC in 1917. He was awarded the DFC, London Gazette 8 Feb 1919, the citation was,“2nd Lt (A./Lt) Gerald Frank Anderson (France). On 30th October this officer was one of an offensive patrol that attacked fifty enemy machines. Six of the latter concentrated their attack on Lt Anderson, and would have inevitably destroyed his machine had it not been for the exceptionally able manner in which he maneuvered and fought. Although both he and his Observer were wounded and the machine badly damaged, he succeeded with rare courage and skill in shooting down one and keeping the remainder at a distance. Eventually he brought his machine safely to ground about half a mile within our lines.” Ex Frank Cheesman Collection.
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