WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 31 May 1943, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE YESTERDAY’S LIST. . TWO DEATHS ANNOUNCED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following casualties in the Second N.Z.E.F. were announced yesterday:— KILLED IN ACTION—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. DONALDSON, Ronald, Lieut., Te Awamutu. DIED OF SICKNESS. ! DOWDELL, Harold,Spr., Paeroa. WOUNDED. CASH, Abraham J., Pte., Panmure. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING—NOW REPORTED NOT MISSING, BUT WOUNDED. 6 KEEFE, Peter R.. Cpl., Wairoa. TAWERA, Reginald, T/L/Cpl., Pukehou. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED—NOW REPORTED NOT WOUNDED BUT ACCIDENTALLY INJURED. \ ROBERTSON, Vyvyan J., Pte., Sandringham* PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING—NOW REPORTED NOT MISSING. BIDOIS, Maurice, Pte., Matamata. AIR CASUALTIES

The following casualties to New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported:— BUCHARD, Kenneth, Sergeant, killed in action; Hastings. CAMPBELL, Robert R„ Sergeant, missing on air operations; Rotorua. COOK, Arthur R., Warrant Officer, killed accidentally on active service; Wellington. FORSYTH, Archibald D. V., Flying Officer, killed on active service; Wairoa. GROVES, Kelvin H. G„ Pilot Officer, missing on air operations. Mrs J. E. Groves, “Kingswell,” Renal! Street, Masterton (w). STONE, Ronald C., Sergeant, missing on air operations; Auckland. Reclassifications. ANDERSON, Ronald C„ Sergeant, previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Christchurch. CHAPMAN, Kenneth D„ Flight Sergeant, previously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in June, 1942; Wellington. ENSOR, Weiland F., Sergeant, previously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as from October last. FAIRBAIRN. Leonard J., Flying Officer, previously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as from November, 1942; Christchurch. GAWITH, Peter M„ Sergeant, D.F.M., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as from July, 1942; Masterton. HANNAH, Wilfred J„ Sergeant, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as from November, last; Christchurch. HIRSTICH, Bruce M., Sergeant, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as from February last; Auckland. JARVIS, Alfred W., Sergeant, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now offcially presumed as from last; Dunedin. KING. Donald J., Sergeant, R.A.F., ly reported missing, death now officially presumed as from August last; Te Aroha. LYONS, Charles S., Acting Flight Lieutenant, previously reported missing, now confirmed prisoner of war; Wellington. MORLEY, Noel, Sergeant, previously reported missing, now reported safe; Gisborne. SIBBALD, David A., Flight Sergeant, previously reported missing, now reported safe, North Canterbury.