AIR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 June 1941, Page 6

AIR CASUALTIES

LIST OF TWENTY-FOUR NAMES AIRMEN ON RANGITANE. NOW PRISONERS OF AVAR IN GERMANY. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Twenty-four names are given in an air casualty list issued last evening. Twelve New Zealand airmen who were on the Rangitane when she was captured by a raider last year are reported to be prisoners of war in Germany. The list is as follows:— WILLIAMS. Neville. Flight Lieutenant. D.F.C., R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing believed killed in action. Mrs A. J. Meyer. 126 Campbell Road, One Tree Hill, Auckland (m) EARTON. Clifford B„ Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F.. missing on training flight. Mr L. Barton, 1 Napier Street. Dunedin (f) FEARN, Morris 8.. Sgt.. R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reported safe. Mrs B. R. Fearn, Dee St.. Invercargill (m) EVERIST. Wilfred T„ Pilot Officer. R.N.Z.A.F., missing on air operations. Mr W. M. Everist, 53 Dyers Pass Rd., Christchurch (f) SHANNON, Ulic Y„ Wing Commander, R.A.F., previously reported dangerously ill, now removed to seriously ill list. Mr Ulic Shannon, Hawker St., Wellington (f) CHISHOLM. Robert S„ Pilot Officer, R.A.F.. reported missing on air operations. Mr G. S. Chisholm. Box 667, Wellington (f) BRAYE, Igor W., Acting Wing Commander, D.F.C., R.A.F., who was lately attached R.N.Z.A.F., has been reported missing on operations.

DEATHS OFFICIALLY PRESUMED. OSBORN. Edward R„ Pilot Officer, R.A.F., reported missing in November, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry. Mr S. H. Osborn, 42 Herbert Rd., Dunedin (f) EWING, Loris, J. E., Pilot Officer, R.A.F., reported missing in July, 1940, death now officially presumed. Mr J. J. Ewing. 508 Cornwall Rd., Hastings (f) PHILPOTT, John B„ Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F.. reported missing September, 1940, death now officially presumed. Mr H. E. Philpott, 65 Hawker St., Wellington (f) ANDERSON. Lindsay D„ Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., reported missing in September, 1940, death now officially presumed. Mrs S. McLean. 12 Rewa Rd., Wellington (m)

PRISONERS OF WAR Advice has been received from the International Red Cross that the following airmen previously reported as missing from the Rangitane are now prisoners of war in Germany:— BROWN, Wallace C. Mr Douglas Brown, 21 Shakespeare Walk, Nelson CD DALEY, William A. Mrs M. Daley, 19 Maitland St., Gore (m) FOX, Albert R. E. Mr A. Fox. 94 Farn St.. Invercargill (f) HUNT, Francis I. R. Mother, 66 Hirini St., Gisborne. LEWIS, Henry R. Mrs A. M. Lewis, 1 St. Francis de Sale St., Auckland (m) MacDONALD, Arthur G. Mrs J. MacDonald, Elizabeth Rd., Sydney (w) MURRAY, John D. Mr G. W. Murray, 41 Alford Forest Rd., Ashburton (f) SHEARER, Keith W. Mr G. A. Shearer, Esplanade, Te Kuiti (f) SOMMERVILLE. Geoffrey F. Mrs E. L. Sommerville, Oreore. Raetihi (m) The following officers are similarly reported prisoners of war:— HARDEN. Billy N., Acting Pilot Officer. Mr C. J. Harden, 80 Surrey Crescent, Grey Lynn, Auckland (f) KIMBERLEY, Harold M„ Acting Pilot Officer. Archdeacon Kimberley, All Saints Vicarage, Nelson (f) SHAW, lan J.. Acting Pilot Officer. Mr L. B. Shaw, 36 Kelvin Rd.. Remuera. Auckland (f) No advice has yet been received concerning A.C.2 JONES, Alan Fitzgerald, who was also reported to be missing, and later believed to be prisoner of war, ex the Rangitane. Mrs Clare Jones, 69 Princess Street. Pahiatua (m)