WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 June 1942, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

NEV/ ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE YESTERDAY'S LIST. THREE DEATHS REPORTED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following N.Z.E.F. casualty list was issued yesterday: DIED WHILE PRISONER OF WAR. LEACH, John J., Gnr., Scotland. DIED—RESULT OF ACCIDENTAL INJURIES. HALLIDAY, John, L/Cpl., Christchurch. DIED OF SICKNESS. DELANEY, William J., Dvr., Ireland. NOW REPORTED SAFE—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, BELIEVED PRISONER OF WAR. BOYLE, Frank S., Kaponga. AIR CASUALTIES ; NEW ZEALAND PERSONNEL. The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported casualties: • DINGLE, Alvin M„ Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., missing on air operations. Mr A. N. Djingle, Waipuna, Te Kauwhata (f). EDMUNDS, Eric R„ F/O, R.A.F. missing on air operations. Mrs H. E. Edmunds, Awapuni, Foxton Line, Palmerston North (m). FRASER, Donald, Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., killed in aircraft accident. Mr P. Fraser, 13 Kingley Street, Auckland (f). McConnell, Jock n., sgt., r.n.z.a.f., missing on air operations. Mr McConnell, 3 Temple Street, Gisborne (f). McGILL-BROWN, Jack, Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., seriously wounded as result of air operations. Mrs McGill-Brown, 116 Shackleton Road, Mt. Eden, Auckland (m). PYBUS, Jack, F/O, R.N.Z.A.F., missing on air operations. Mr E. Pybus, 5 Wanganui Avenue. Auckland (f). SCANSIE, Milan R„ P/O, R.N.Z.A.F., killed in aircraft accident. Mrs C. A. Scansie, 4 Ngaroma Road, Epsom, Auckland (m). SHANNON, William A., Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., killed in aircraft accident. Mr W. J. Shannon, The Hill, Feilding (f). Reclassifications. BELL, Maurice P., P/O, R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Stratford. BURT. Selwyn H., Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reclassified prisoner of war; Rangiora. ORAN, Franklyn 8., Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Invercargill. CONNOLLY, David A., Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reclassified to death officially presumed in June, 1941. EVANS, Arthur W. S., Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Hawera. HARRIS, Claude J., Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Helensville. LELAND, Pasrick H. F. W., P/O, R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Auckland. WRIGHT, Lewis A., P/O, R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed; Riccarton.