AIR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 June 1943, Page 4

AIR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALANDERS OVERSEAS FOUR DEATHS REPORTED. INCLUDING FORMER GREYTOWN RESIDENT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following New Zealand Air Force casualties are announced, the rank being sergeant unless otherwise stated: — Killed on Active Service. INGLEY, Leading Aircraftman Raymond Thomas; father, Mr R. C. Ingley, Greytown. MILLER, Peter Robert Shaw; father. A. Miller, East Taieri. OSBORNE, Leading Aircraftman Thomas Frampton; mother, Mrs L. Osborne, Morrinsville. TAYLOR, Pilot Officer John Barker; mother, Mrs E. Taylor, Auckland.

Dangerously Injured on Active Service. BUTT. Flight Sergeant Gordon Alexander; father, Mr E. A. Butt, Hamilton.

Previously Reported Missing, Now Reclassified Missing, Believed Killed. BEER, Norman Clive, of Invercargill. CRIDGE, Alfred Victor Gordon, of Paeroa. JOHNSON, Kenneth James, of Timaru. WISELY, Bruce Alexander, of Christchurch.

Previously Reported Missing, Death Now Officially Presumed. BELL, Leslie Edwin, of Dunedin. CAIRNS. Louvain Trevor, of Christchurch. COPPERSMITH, Raymond Patrick, of Westport. GRAHAM, Raymond Edgar, of Dunedin. McPHERSON, Colin Valentine, of Auckland.

Previously P.eported Missing, Believed Killed, Death Now Officially Presumed. CRIGHTON, Squadron Leader Allan, of Dunedin. GOULD, Flying Officer William Herbert, of Auckland. MEE. Flying Officer Leo George, of Pic ton. TATE, Maurice Varey, of Waitara. WAPLE, Flight Sergeant Eric, of Wellington.

Previously Reported Missing, Now Confirmed Prisoner of War. LANGSFORD, Pilot Officer Philip, of Auckland. LECKIE, Flying Officer Hector Ronald, of Wellington. McDONALD, Pilot Officer Alexander John, of Wellington. MANGLESEN. Frederick, of Napier. MOYNIHAN, Thomas Chamley, of Waimangarba. ROWLEY. Donald Kenneth Robin, of Harihari. WHATNALL. Flying Officer George Oliver, of Auckland. Previously Reported Slightly Injured, Now Reported Not Injured. RUDLING, Flight. Sergeant John David, of Auckland. LEADING AIRCRAFTMAN INGLEY. Leading Aircraftman Raymond Thomas Ingley son of Mr and Mrs Colin Ingley of Morison’s Bush was a member of the New Zealand Air Force, and left New Zealand early this year. He was 24 years of age, and was educated at the Morison's Bush School and Greytown District High School. He played football for Greytown, and was also a prominent member of the Greytown Golf Club. His parents and sisters will have the sympathy of the whole district in their sad bereavement.