▁W are ▁M url is ▁Green , ▁MC , ▁General ▁List ▁and ▁R FC . ▁For ▁consp ic uous ▁gall antry ▁in ▁action . ▁He ▁brought ▁down ▁two ▁enemy ▁machines ▁on ▁success ive ▁days ▁under ▁ad verse ▁circumstances . ▁He ▁has ▁displayed ▁great ▁dash ▁and ▁courage ▁at ▁every ▁opportunity . ▁ ▁Second ▁bar ▁to ▁Military ▁Cross ▁Tem por ary ▁Second ▁Lieutenant ▁( Tem por ary ▁Captain ) ▁Gilbert ▁W are ▁M url is ▁Green , ▁D SO , ▁MC ., ▁General ▁List ▁and ▁R FC . ▁While ▁flying ▁at ▁night ▁on ▁pat rol ▁duty ▁he ▁encountered ▁an ▁enemy ▁aer op lane , ▁which ▁he ▁attacked ▁with ▁great ▁determ ination ▁and ▁skill , ▁and ▁although ▁there ▁was ▁very ▁little ▁light ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁hitting ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁engines ▁of ▁the ▁machine , ▁which , ▁by ▁reason ▁of ▁the ▁damage , ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁come ▁down ▁in ▁the ▁sea ▁off ▁a ▁South ▁Coast ▁port , ▁where ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁occup ants ▁of ▁the ▁machine ▁w are ▁made ▁prisoners . ▁▁ ▁M ention ed ▁in ▁Des patch es : ▁ 6 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 6 , ▁ 2 8 ▁November ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁French ▁Cro ix ▁de ▁Guerre , ▁awarded ▁ 2 ▁June ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁Ser bian ▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁White ▁E agle ▁ 4 th ▁Class , ▁with ▁S words , ▁awarded ▁ 3 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁Cro ix