1915 in the RNAS he flew
When Ferrijik Junction came into view
He and Gilbert Smylie were sent
And Into action they both went
Under heavy fire Smylie went down
In marsh land outside of town
He set fire to his stricken machine
And quickly set to flee the Scene
Then davies with skill and Gallantry
Landed in sight of the enemy
Rescued his comrade Smylie
And returned him to safety
Vice Admiral Richard Bell Davies VC CB DSO AFC (19 May 1886 – 26 February 1966)
1915 in the RNAS he flew
When
a Zeppelin came into view
In
the skies over Ghent
So,
in hot pursuit he went
Taking
heavy machine gun fire
Warneford
quickly climbed higher
To
take up position over head
Where
soon the sky turned red
Where
the bombs he dropped
Saw
the Zeppelin stopped
Exploding
in a ball of fire
Blowing
Warneford up higher
Overturning
the attacking plane
Stopping
its engine, which wouldn’t start again
So,
he had to land on enemy soil
And
in the darkness quickly toil
To
restart the engines and get on his way
So,
he could fight another day
Flt Lt Reginald Alexander John Warneford VC
(15
October 1891 – 17 June 1915)
