WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 16 August 1943, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

ROYAL N.Z. AIR FORCE NUMBER OF DEATHS REPORTED. YESTERDAY’S LIST OF NAMES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported as casualties by the Air Department, Wellington;— BUTTIMORE, Leslie N., Flying Officer, killed on active service; Cambridge. CROY, Douglas M., Flying Officer, killed on active service; Canterbury. DOBSON, William T., F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Whangarei. FRANKS, lan H W„ Sgt., killed on active service; Taranaki. « GREER, Sydney R„ F/Sgt„ killed on' active service; Wellington. HODGE, Roy A., F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Tauranga. THOMAS, Raymond, Sgt., missing on air operations; Takapuna. Reclassifications. ANSTEY, William 1., Flight Lieutenant, D.F.C.. R.A.F., previously reclassified seriously ill, now removed from seriously ill list as at 3Z/8/43; Timaru. BAGNALL, Trevor H., Warrant Officer, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 17/12/42; Palmerston North. BARR, Eric W., Flying Officer, previously reported missing, now confirmed killed in action; Christchurch. DEPREE, Alfred 8., Sgt., previously reported interned, now safe; Invercargill. DUFFILL, James G., Flying Officer, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 17/1/43; Hawera. DUNCKLEY, Raymond H., Pilot Officer, previously reported'- missing, death now officially presumed as at 27/8/42; Blenheim. GRAY, James C., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 24/9/42; Oaro. HAMMOND, William E„ Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 19/11/42; Te Aroha. JOHNSON, Kenneth J., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 30/3/43; Timaru. KAVANAGH, Stanley L., F/Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing believed killed; Dunedin. KENNEDY, Isaac, F/Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 9/11/42; County Antrim, Northern Ireland. MARKLAND, Edward R., Pilot Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 18/2/43; Hokitika. PETTIT. Harry S., Flying Officer, previously reclassified missing, now confirmed prisoner of war; Wellington. SOMERVILLE. Thomas C„ Sgt., previ- ' ously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 30/3/43; Dunedin. WADE, Horton N., Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Petone. WHITCOMBE, Rupert S.,'Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed . killed, death now officially presumed as at 2/3/43; Tawa Flat.