WAR CASUALTIES

Evening Star, Issue 24326, 15 October 1942, Page 3

WAR CASUALTIES

THREE DUNEDIN MEN ARMY LIST (P.A.) WELLINGTON, October 14. The following N.Z.E.F. casualties were announced to-night (the rank is private unless otherwise seated); — OTAGO. —Prisoner. — (Previously Reported Missing.) ' Chandler, Lieutenant lan McKenzie, Dun- | edin. Riley, Terence Vernon, Dunedin. OTHER DISTRICTS. "v —Prisoner.— (Previously Reported Killed in Action.) Geenty, George Richard, Waipukurau. (Previously Reported Wounded and Missing.) Mcßeth, Gunner Arthur, Blenheim. Warren, Sapper Denis Roy, Eastbourne, j (Previously Reported Missing.) i Andreassend, Alfred Daniel, Christchurch. ! Cunningham, Lawrence Emmett, Auckland. | Gerson, David Maurice, Swansea. Loonies, Lance-sergeant, William Henry, ! Timaru. 1 Macaulay, Lance-corporal Jack, Kaitaia. | Mclntyre, Driver Thomas Malcolm, Glasgow. I AIR FORGE LIST . ! (P.A.) WELLINGTON, October 14. The following air casualties were reported to-night (all R.N.Z.A.E. unless otherwise i stated) : Swann, Sergeant Murray, missing on air 1 operations; father, Mr D. A. Swann, I Dunedin. j Brookbanks, Leading Aircraftman Lloyd I Desmond, injured in non-flying acci- | dent; father, Mr F. C. Brookbanks, Auckland. . Follett, Sergeant James Douglas, missing, I believed killed; mother, Mrs D. Fol- ! lett, Marton. , Grofski, Sergeant Bryan Joseph, died as result of injuries received on active j service; father, Mr J. A. Grofski, | Christchurch. \ Hughes, Leading Aircraftman Edward j Thomas, killed on active service; I mother, Mrs M. Hughes, Christchurch. Kearns, Sergeant Frank Ernest, missing on air operations; mother, Mrs C. Kearns, Wellington. Long, Pilot-officer Thomas James Albert, killed on active service; father, Mr R. Long, Clive. Lonsdale, Pilot-officer Ralph, killed on ac--1 tivo service; uncle, Mr F. Lonsdale, Lower Hutt. Lowrie, Pilot-officer John, missing, believed killed on active service; mother, Mrs E. S. Lowrie, Petone. I McDonald, Flight-sergeant Charles Alexander, seriously injured on active service; father, Mr C. McDonald, Woodville. Reid, Sergeant George Ernest, missing, believed killed in action; wife, Mrs G. E. Reid, Dunedin. Ruegg, Pilot-officer Edward, Grey, confirmed as prisoner of war; wife, Mrs E. G. Ruegg, Wellington. Ryan, Flight-sergeant Keith Forbes, missing, believed killed in action; father, Mr A. M. Ryan, Taihape. Wilson, Pilot-officer Alan Stuart, injured, | but not seriously; mother, Mrs E. A. ] Wilson, Ashburton, j Blake, Wing-commander Minden Vaughan, | D. 5.0., D.F.C., R.A.F., previously reI ported missing, now reclassified as a I prisoner of war; father, Mr C. M. ' Blake, Christchurch. Fox, Pilot-officer Thomas Tristram, previously reported missing, believed killed, ■ death now officially presumed; mother, Mrs M. A. Fox, Auckland. 1 McPherson, Sergeant John Anderson, pre- ( viously missing, now reclassified as rniss- ; ing, believed killed; father, Mr A. S. : McPherson, Kaitaia. j McQueen, (Sergeant James, previously rei ported missing, now reclassified ”as a ; prisoner of war; father, Mr D. W. S. McQueen, Kennnigtoii. I Newton, Sergeant Frank Thomas, previously ; reported seriously ill, now removed i from seriously ill list; mother. Mrs A. 1 1 Newton, Lake Waitaki.