16 AUGUST 1913, Page 3

Mr. Cody, who was killed with his passenger, the well-

known cricketer, Mr. W. H. B. Evans, while flying on Thursday week, had earned the admiration of everyone by his indomitable perseverance. Undaunted by repeated failures and unmoved by criticism, be had achieved remarkable success both as a constructor and pilot. His funeral at Aldershot on Monday was attended by the whole of the Royal Flying Corps and representatives of every unit of the camp. The bestowal of full military honours was a fitting tribute to a brave man who had carried on a splendid guerilla warfare against adverse fortune.