MAJOR RODERICK STANLEY DALLAS (DSO) (DSC & Bar) (C de G) Born on 30 July 1891 at Mount Stanley in South Eastern Queensland, "Stan" Dallas joined the Royal Naval Air Service in June 1915 and was transferred to N1 Wing RNAS at Dunkirk in December 1915. He scored his first victory on 20 February 1916. http://www.anzacs.net/Airaces.htm http://www.australianflyingcorps.org/2004_2002/people/aces/dallasroderic.html Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) Bar "Flt.-Cdr. Roderic Stanley Dallas, D.S.C., R.N.A.S. In recognition of his services on the 23rd April, 1917, when with two other machines he engaged a formation of nine-hostile scouts and two-seater machines. Two two-seater machines were shot down, one of them by Flt.-Cdr. Dallas unassisted. (The award of the Distinguished Service Cross was announced in the London Gazette of 6th September, 1916.)" Roderick Stanley Dallas DSO, DSC and Bar, Croix de Guerre (France) Rank Major Unit 40 Squadron Service Royal Air Force Conflict 1914-1918 Date of Death 1 June 1918 Cause of Death Killed in action Age at Death 26 Cemetery or Memorial Details FRANCE 10. Pernes British Cemetery. II. E. 38
There's an excellent recent biography of Major Dallas: Australian Hawk Over the Western Front by Adrian Hellwig; ISBN 1 904943 34 9. Gareth
In Memory of Major RODERICK STANLEY DALLAS D S O, D S C and Bar Royal Air Force who died age 26 on 01 June 1918 Croix de Guerre (France). Son of Honorah and the late Peter John Dallas, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Remembered with honour PERNES BRITISH CEMETERY The British aircraft of WWI were commonly doped in PC10 and CDL (Clear Doped Linen). PC10 was a greeny/browny doping that best fit the dual function of camouflaging the aircraft and protecting the high quality linen that made up the flying surfaces of the aircraft. When Dallas commanded 40 Sqn RAF, he camouflaged his SE5a. It is suspected he did so with either French paints, or with PC12; which was a rusty coloured version of PC10. Dallas was from Mount Stanley in Queensland and flew for the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS). He became an ace in Nieuport Scouts before flying the prototype Sopwith Triplane in combat. When the RNAS and Royal Flying Corps merged (RFC) into the Royal Air Force, Dallas commanded No.40 Sqn in France. On June 1st while patrolling the line alone, he was bounced by three German aircraft, and killed. He was Australia's second highest scoring ace of the war.
