AIR CASUALTIES

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 56, 3 September 1943, Page 4

AIR CASUALTIES

The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported casualties:— .■- . - BAKER, Darcy W., Flight Sergeant, missing on air. operations. Mrs. A. M. Baker, 10 Quebec ltoad, Auckland (m.). , BELL, George G., Flight Sergeant, killed oa active serrice. Mrs. E. Bell, 382 Great South Road, Huntly (m.). COOKSLEY, Bernard L., Flight Sergeant, missing on air operations. Mr. J. R. Cooksley, Opiki R.D., Palmerston North (f.). EARLY, Clifford W., Flight Sergeant, drowned on active service. Mr. F. W. Early, 4 To Marama Street, Ellerslie, Auckland (f.). IRVINE, Charles A., Pilot Officer, .missing ou air operations. Mr. C. Irvine, Waiouro M.C. (f.). ' ' HAYMENT, Hilton D. R., Flight Sergeant, missing on air operations. Mrs. G. Rayment, Box 85a, Route 2, Concord, California, U.S.A. (m.). ROBINSON, Alan J., Flight Sergeant, missing on air operations. Mrs. S. J. Robinson, Perla R.D., MatamaVa (m.). SCOTT, Thomas M., Aircraftman, died on activt service. Mr. D. M. Scott, 16 Leslie St., Christchurch (f.). / RECLASSIFICATIONS. AICKEN, Kenneth R., Sergeant, previously re« ported missing, death now officially presumed as in January, 1943; Te Puke. BOULTON, AHster E. ( Flying Officer, previously reported missing, now confirmed pri* soner of war; Christchurch. MILLS, George W. A., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in September, 1942; Dannevlrke, NEEDHAM, John F. A., Flying Officer, previously reported missing, now confirmed prisoner of war; Morrinsville. PULLAN, Arthur A. H., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, now reclassifled to missing believed killed; Christchurch. ! SAUL, Norman P., Sergeant, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in September, 1942; Whangarel. SCOTT, Alexander, Sergeant, previously reportj ed missing, death now officially presumed as in December, 1942; Wellington. .' , SHARMAX, George W., Sergeant, previously rej ported missing, death now officially presumed as in September, 1942; Whangarel. TOVEY, John A., Sergeant, previously reported'

operations,

active service,

ing on air operations,

missing on transit flight, death now officially

presumed as in December, 1942; Auckland, WILKINS, Jack X., Sergeant, previously re-

ported missing, now reclassified to missing

believed killed; Auckland. WITHELL, Eric 8., Pilot Officer, previously re-, ported missing, death now officially presumed as in January, 1943; Baling, MidCanterbury.

KILLED IN ACTION, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. HOLD A WAY, Noel R., Gnr. Mr. G. W. Hold* away, Islington, Blenheim (f.). LANGTON, James R., Pte. Mrs. N. Langton, 47 Wanganui Avenue, Herne Bay, Auckland ■(«'.). MUNRO, lain P., Cpl. Mrs. A. Munro, 9 Burnliam Street, Seatoun (m.). WRIGHT, David R., L/Sgt. Mrs. I. M. Wright, 14 Birdwood Avenue, New Plymouth (w.). DIED OF WOUNDS—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED AND MISSING. HEBNAN, Esbert E., Pte. Mr. G. Heenan, Nukualofa, Tonga (f.). PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW REPORTED NOT MISSING. NIELSEN, Roy J., Pte. Mr. N. A. Nielsen, 9 Sollett Street, Marton <f.). i