A.C.2 Walter Roper D.F.M.

[barargeballoonman]

I have been helping someone with a query on the above chap.
This is what I know:
402609 A.C.2 Walter Roper from Leeds was awarded the DFM for services in France on 3rd June 1919.

I am trying to find a citation.
He was also awarded the Decoration Militaire (Belgian) February 20th 1919 as 402069 2nd Corporal Storeman Walter Roper.


In WWII he was in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force as 90925.This is an odd number as 5 digit numbers were obviously related pre-war service.
He was in pre-war and joined No. 916 (County of Warwick) Squadron On 27th March 1939 he was granted a commission as an Acting Pilot Officer.
As an Acting Pilot Officer with the D.F.M. he was promoted to the rank of Flying Officer on 13th July 1939.
War was imminent and on 1st September 1940 he was then promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temporary).
On 21st April 1945 he was transferred from Balloon Command to Administration and Special Duties.
He was awarded the Air Efficiency Medal on 26th January 1950.
He relinquished his commission on 10th February 1954 and was granted permission to retain the rank of Flight Lieutenant.
Can anyone shed anylight on what he did in WWI???