R.N.Z.A.F. LOSSES

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 177, 29 July 1942, Page 6

R.N.Z.A.F. LOSSES

KILLED AND MISSING

NUMBER RECLASSIFIED

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The following members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force serving overseas are reported casualties. The rank is sergeant unless otherwise stated:— CATO, M. V., killed in aircraft accident —Mrs. L. Cato, Te Kaka (mother).

KINGSFfXJJD, P. R., killed on operations—Mr. A. R. Klngsford, Nelson (father). RUSSELL, C. G. (Pilot-Officer), killed in aircraft accident—Mr. E. Rusaell, Masterton (father). TWENTYMAN, W. (Pilot-Ofßcer). killed in aircraft accident—Mrs. M. A. Twentyman, Eketahuna (mother). FELL, M. C., missing, believed killed on operations—Mr. R. E. Pell, Cambridge (father). AUSTEN, D. T. (Pilot-Officer), previously reported missing, believed killed in action, death now officially presumed in January—Hastings. BISHOP, O. W. j., previously reported missing, death presumed in August—Norsewood. CLOTHIER, H. G. (Pilot-Officer),. previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed in action—Kaiapoi. COOKE. P. F. M., previously reported missing, death presumed in October—lnvercargill. HERBERT, A. G. (act. Pit.-Lt.), previously reported missing, death presumed in August— Frankton Junction. JENKINSON, C. L., previously reported missing, death preseumed in October—Hastings. KAY, T ' (Flt.-Sgt.), previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed— Huntly. O'BRIEN, A. (Pilot-Officer), previously reported Auckland n ° W reclasslfied billed in action— TAY i?i B ' .9 . L " previously reported missing, new reclassified missing, believed killed in action— Christchurch. USHER, B. (Pilot-Officer), previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed in action —Patea. RHODES, D. L., previously reported missing, death presumed in August—Te Awamutu. STE S?i' reported missing, now reclassified killed in action —Swanson. WEBSTER J. D. (Pilot-Officer), missing on operaL ' D * Webster . Whakatane FROSTICK, G. MacD., missing on operations Mrs. J. Prostick, Napier (mother). GODFREY, H. E.. missing on operations—Mrs. F. Condon, Papakura (mother). w x? ' on operationsMrs. E. W. B. Howard, Hastings (wife) McCarthy. J. j. n. (Pilot-Offlcer), missing on (brother)? McCartriy ' Auckland A., slttrhtly injured in aircraft accident— Mrs. J. Willis. Napier (mother).