AIR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 July 1943, Page 2

AIR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND PERSONNEL MANY DEATHS REPORTED. MASTERTON OFFICER MISSING. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported casualties: — BENNETT, Raymond F., Pilot Officer, missing believed killed, Auckland. BRIER, Roland F.. Sgt., missing on training flight, Auckland. BRADY, Maurice A., F/Sgt., confirmed a prisoner of war, Wellington. CAREY. John H. R., Sgt., missing believed killed, Westport. CARTER, Francis R., Sgt., missing on training flight, North Auckland. CLARKE, John E„ F/Sgt., missing on air operations. Mr R. N. Clarke, 17 Jeans St., Masterton (f). DAVIDSON, Alan L., F/Sgt„ confirmed prisoner of war. Auckland. ESTCOURT, Kenneth T„ Flying Officer, missing believed killed, Hamilton. INNES, Owen A., Sgt., missing on air operations, Christchurch. KAVANAGH, Stanley L„ F/Sgt., missing on air operations, Dunedin. KNIGHT, Percy G., Sgt., confirmed a prisoner of war. Mrs E. Clarke, 7 Rexwood St., Carterton (a). LANGDALE, Selwyn N., Pilot Officer, missing on training flight, Te Awamutu. MacLEOD, Norman A., F/Sgt., missing, believed killed. Mrs N. A. MacLeod, Hinakura, Martinborough (m) McPHAIL, Allan C. A., Sgt., missing on air operations, Christchurch. McSHERRY, Edward J., Flying Officer, missing on air operations,

Napier. MIDDLETON, Christopher P., F/Sgt., confirmed a prisoner of war., Waikato. MOORHEAD, George J., Flying Officer, missing on air operations, Ashburton. NORMAN, Raymond F., Sgt., missing on air operations,. Winton. ROBERTS, John L., Sgt., missing on air operations, Gisborne. SMITH, Arthur H, F/Sgt., missing, believed killed, Christchurch. STRONG, Donald P., Sgt., missing on air operations, Onehunga. TONG, Harold, Pilot Officer, missing, believed killed, Auckland. TOWNROW, Leonard A., F/Sgt., missing on air operations, Outram. VERNAZONI, Richard B„ Flying Offii cer, missing on air operations, Christchurch. WADE, Horton N., Sgt., missing on air operations, Petone. WOOD. Alan W., Sgt., missing, believed drowned, Auckland. WOODS, Robert A. F., Sgt,, missing on air operations, Auckland. Reclassifications. ATKINSON, Donald K, Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing believed killed. DE LA PERRELLE, Victor B„ Acting Squadron Leader, previously reported missing, now confirmed as prisoner of war. DURWARD, James S„ Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 21/1/43. . . a GLOVER, Alan D„ Sgt., previously re- w ported missing, death now officially presumed as at 30/9/42. GRAY, Edward McL„ Acting Flight Lieutenant, D.F.C., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing believed killed. KIBBLE, Kenneth S., Flying Officer, previously reclassified missing believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 21/1/43. MCCARTHY, Arthur, Pilot Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 5/9/42. McKOY, Godfrey A., Sgt., previously reclassified missing believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 26/1/43. MILLIKEN, Robert E., Acting Flight Lieutenant, previously reported missing, believed killed. PAAPE, Arthur M„ Acting Squadron Leader, D.F.C. and Bar, previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed. RIDINGS, Desmond G„ Acting F/Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing believed killed. STONE, Ronald C., Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed. SISSON, Ernest A., Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed. TAHIWI, Kingi Te Aho Aho G., Flying Officer, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed-as at 30/9/42. THOMPSON, Wilfred S.. Sgt., previously reclassified missing believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 3/2/43. WARLOW, David S., Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 9/1/43. WHITWELL, Peter C., Pilot Officer, D.F.M., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 7/11/42. WILTSHIRE, Peter T. W., Sgt., previously reclassfied missing believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 21/1/43. WISELY, Bruce A., Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 20/11/42.