Editing Hudson Fysh (section)

==World War I==
[[File:Fysh at war.jpg|thumb|left|Hudson Fysh in Palestine, during [[World War I]]]]
On 25 August 1914, Fysh enlisted in the 3rd Regiment of the 1st Australian Light Horse Brigade at a training camp in [[Pontville, Tasmania]], following the declaration of the [[World War I|Great War]].<ref name=qom/><ref name=aifnr/><ref name=WAR/> Initially commissioned as a [[private (rank)|private]], Fysh was transported from Hobart on the HMAT Geelong to [[Egypt]] on 20 October 1914.<ref name=aifnr/> He received his training in Egypt,<ref name=WAR/> and arrived at [[Gallipoli campaign|Gallipoli]] in May 1915; only two weeks after the initial Anzacs had arrived.<ref name=dd07>Gunn (1985). "The Defeat of Distance", p. 7</ref> Fysh was evacuated in December 1915, after serving for 7 months in the [[First Australian Imperial Force|Australian Imperial Force]].<ref name=WAR/>

{{quote|We lived like rats in their holes, and hung on to our hillside with the enemy on one side and the beach a few hundred yards away on the other.<ref name=qom/>|Hudson Fysh|on the Gallipoli Campaign}}

He served in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]] and [[Sinai Peninsula|Sinai]], fighting in the [[Palestine Campaign]] for the 'C' Squadron of the [[Australian Light Horse|Light Horse Regiment]].<ref name=aifnr/><ref name=WAR/> He was transferred from Palestine on 17 July 1916, to the 1st [[Australian Light Horse|Light Horse Brigade]], Machine Gun Squadron.<ref name=WAR/> First promoted to [[corporal]], he was commissioned as a lieutenant in January 1917.<ref name=adb/><ref name=WAR/> Fighting under lieutenant [[Ross Macpherson Smith|Ross Smith]] in the Light Horse, he soon replaced Smith as the section officer when Smith was transferred to the Flying Corps.<ref name="dd07"/>

In July 1917, Fysh requested a transfer from the Light Horse Brigade to the [[Royal Flying Corps]].<ref name=WAR/> After months of training, he qualified as an [[Aircrew member|observer]] and [[Air gunner|gunner]], in October 1917. Originally fighting for the Royal Flying Corps No. 67 squadron, he later fought for the No.1 Squadron of the Australian Flying Corps,<ref name=awm/><ref name=qom/><ref name=WAR/> under the command of Major [[Richard Williams (RAAF officer)|Richard Williams]].<ref name=dd07/>

In the Flying Corps, Fysh was gunner to Major Sydney W. Addison<ref>{{cite web|access-date=9 October 2007 |url=http://www.australianflyingcorps.org/2004_2002/people/rollofhonour/stookeernest.html |title=Australian Flying Corps Roll of Honour—Lieutenant Ernest C. Stooke |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003141/http://www.australianflyingcorps.org/2004_2002/people/rollofhonour/stookeernest.html |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and later to Lieutenant Paul McGinness.<ref name=awm/><ref name=qom/> Engaging in battle as gunner in a [[Bristol F.2 Fighter|Bristol Fighter]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/australi/fysh.php|title=Wilmot Hudson Fysh—The Aerodrome|access-date=13 October 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070301113049/http://www.theaerodrome.com/aces/australi/fysh.php|archive-date=1 March 2007}}</ref> against German and Turkish aircraft in the [[Middle Eastern theatre of World War I|Middle Eastern campaigns]],<ref name=pg16>Stackhouse (1995). "...from the dawn of aviation", p. 16</ref> Fysh was an [[Flying ace|observer ace]], shooting down 5 enemy aircraft.<ref name=ace>{{cite web|access-date=9 October 2007 |url=http://www.australianflyingcorps.org/2002_1999/afc_aces.htm |title=The Aces of the Australian Flying Corps |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927003208/http://www.australianflyingcorps.org/2002_1999/afc_aces.htm |archive-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=CSS>{{cite book|last=Huet|first=Chris|date=January–February 2004|title=Flight Safety Australia|publisher=[[Civil Aviation Safety Authority]]|edition=Volume 8, Number 1|url=http://www.casa.gov.au/fsa/2004/feb/jan-feb04.pdf|chapter=Conquering the Southern Skies|chapter-url=http://www.casa.gov.au/fsa/2004/feb/26-33.pdf|access-date=16 October 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092857/http://www.casa.gov.au/fsa/2004/feb/jan-feb04.pdf|archive-date=29 September 2007}}</ref> On 8 January 1919, Fysh was recommended for the [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)|Distinguished Flying Cross]].<ref name=qom/><ref name=pg16/><ref name=tmwe>{{cite web|url=http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/history/details3 |title=Qantas history—The Men Who Established Qantas |access-date=14 October 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010110458/http://www.qantas.com.au/info/about/history/details3 |archive-date=10 October 2007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The award was [[gazette]]d in the London Gazette and the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 8 February 1919 and 23 May 1919 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Honours and awards (gazetted)—Hudson Fysh|url=http://www.awm.gov.au/honours/honours/person.asp?p=DFC017|access-date=22 November 2007}}</ref>
[[File:S Addison and H Fysh.jpg|thumb|right|Major Sydney Addison and Hudson Fysh, in Palestine]]
His citation read: {{quote|For gallantry in air combat and in attacking ground objectives. On 31 August 1918 this officer, acting as Observer to Lieutenant McGuiness [sic!], DCM, attacked and destroyed two hostile two-seater aeroplanes&nbsp;... On previous occasions (23 June and 3 August 1918) this Officer has engaged in combats, resulting in the destruction of enemy aircraft as well as forcing enemy machines to land&nbsp;...&nbsp;...He has always shown great skill and gallantry on these and other occasions.<ref name=WAR/><ref>[http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/awm28/2/116/0016.pdf Honours and awards (Recommendations: First World War) – Recommendation for Hudson Fysh] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160109053037/https://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/awm28/2/116/0016.pdf |date=9 January 2016 }}. Retrieved 22 November 2007.</ref>}}