AIR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 June 1943, Page 3

AIR CASUALTIES

LATEST OFFICIAL LIST. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following list of New Zealand air personnel reported casualties was issued today. All are members of the R.N.Z.A.F. unless otherwise stated:— KILLED IN MOTOR-CAR ACCIDENT. BADCOCK, Flight Sergeant John. Father, The Rev. J. Badcock. Waikaka. KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE. GILCHRIST, Fight Sergeant Ray Alexander. Wife, Mrs E. S. Gilchrist. Matamata. MISSING ON AIR OPERATIONS. BAYNTON, Flight Sergeant Thomas James. Wife. Mrs P. J. Baynton. Dunedin. BENTLEY, Sergeant Robert Henry Waldron. Mother. Mrs J. Bentley. Auckland. BOSWELL, Sergeant John McLaren. Father, Mr D. Boswell, Petone. COSHALL, Flying Officer Stanley, R.A.F. Mother. Mrs L. A. Coshall, Auckland. COUTTS. Flight Sergeant Andrew Edward. Wife, Mrs A. M. Coutts, Whakatane. FOSTER. Flying Officer Owen Ellice. Mother, Mrs E. A. Foster, Omihi. GOODFELLOW, Sergeant William Desmond Lawrence. Mother, Mrs C. Goodfellow, Auckland. GRAY, Acting-Flight Lieutenant Edward McLeod. Mother. Mrs H. S. Gray, Petone. LAMB. Sergeant Edwin Henry Reubin. Father, Mr R. D. Lamb. Dunedin. McLEOD, Sergeant William Myles. Father, Mr W McLeod. Athol (Southland). McGOWAN. Flying Officer Stuart. Mother. Mrs A. McGowan. Hastings. PENN Flying Officer Thomas Alfred. Fathei\ Mr T. W. Penn. Christchurch. PERYMAN, Flying Officer Stanley Bailey. Mother, Mrs E. S. Peryman. Christchurch. POTTS, Flight Lieutenant James Wallace, R.A.F. Sister, Mrs E. Bond. Auckland. RIDINGS, Acting-Flight Sergeant Desmond George. Mother, Mrs F. Aiderton. WhanSMITH, Sergeant Cyril Richard. Father. Mr F. J. Smith. Miller's Flat. STOWELL; Pilot Officer James Hampton. Wife, Mrs C. M. Stowell, Esk Valley. TRENT. Squadron Leader Leonard Henry, D.F.C.. R.A.F. Father, Mr L. N. Trent, WARNER Sergeant Timothy William James. Father, Mr W. A. Warner, Nelson. ARLICH, Sergeant Ivan Francis. Mothei, Mrs A. Urlich, Hawera.

MISSING ON ACTIVE SERVICE. CLEGG Flying Officer John. Leonard, R A.KV.R. Wife. Mrs M. Clegg, ChnstGRIFFITHS, Squadron Leader Eustatius William Barton, R.A.F.V.R. Father, Ml E Griffiths. New Plymouth. WALKER. Pilot- Officer William James Henry, R.A.F.V.R. Wife. Mrs A. L. Walker, Christchurch. SLIGHTLY INJURED ON ACTIVE SERVICE. COLLINS Sergeant Carl William. Father, Mr S. J. Collins. Auckland. DAVIS Pilot Officer Aitken Maxwell, rather. Mr H. S. Davis. Wellington. EVANS Pilot Officer Harold James. Fathei. Mr H. E. Evans, Wellington. SERIOUSLY INJURED ON ACTIVE SERVICE. HODGE, Leading Aircraftman Paul Grenville. Father, Mr C. B. Hodge. Napier. INJURED IN MOTOR ACCIDENT. SOUTHWARD, Sergeant Robert Arnold. Mother, Mrs A. Southward, Christchurch. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSINGDEATH NOW OFFICIALLY PRESUMED. BRANDON, Flight Sergeant Charles Hemy. Stanley Hearne. Waikanae Beach. . . . , ROE. Sergeant Ronald John, Auckland SUTHERLAND, Flight Sergeant Norman James, Okauia. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING-BE-LIEVED PRISONER OF WAR—NOW RECLASSIFIED MISSING ON ACTIVE SERVICE. CLOUSTON Squadron Leader Wilfred Gievile DFC.. R.A.F.. Wellington. DE LA PERRELLE. Acting-Squadron Leadei Victor Breton, R.A.F.V.R.. Winton. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING-NOW RECLASSIFIED MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED.

COATES, Pilot Officer Allan Edward. AuckMARSHALL. Slight Sergeant Keith Reynold. Kaiwaka. FRFVIOUSLY RECLASSIFIED MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED-DEATH NOW OFFICIALLY PRESUMED. DIXON. Flying Officer Maxwell WintringJONES. Sergeant Rex Nigel Hugh. CamMcKEEN, Pilot Officer Cyril James, IngleMARTIN, -Sergeant George, Wilfred, ChristNELSON, Sergeant George, Christchurch.