WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 1 September 1943, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

N.Z. AIR PERSONNEL 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 casualties:— GORE, Hugh, Flight Lieutenant, missing on air operations;< Dunedin. HEAD, Malcolm R., Flying Officer, missing on air operations; Hobsonville. HUNT, Selwyn M., Flying Officer, 1 , missing on air operations; Greenmeadows.' HUNTER, Donald M., Pilot Officer, missing on air operations; England. KIPPENBERGER, Ivan, F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Lower Hutt. McKENZIE, Richard G. J., Sgt., missing on air operations; Kaikoura. Reclassifications. BANKS-MARTIN, Robert A., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 9/1/43. CHENEY, Norman J., Sgt., previously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 12/11/42. COLES, Thomas E., Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 7/9/42. COLLINGWOOD, Ernest W. J., F/Sgt„ previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed. COOKSEY, James 8., Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed. DAVEY, Charles R.. Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now offcially presumed as at 8/3/43. GRANT, lan A. C., Flying Officer, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 13/2/43. HARDING-SMITH. Dudley, Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 13/2/43. KARENA, Peeti R., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 3/2/43. LAUD, Ronald H., Flight Lieutenant, previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed. MANN, Denis G., Flying Officer, previously reported missing, believed drowned, now confirmed killed on active service. MEARS, Ivan A., Sgt., previously reported missing, now confirmed a prisoner of war. New Zealand Casualties. BRAINE, Sydney W. M., L/Ac., died from natural causes, 25/8/43; Dunedin. MONCUR, Keith, Cpl., previously reported seriously ill, now reported died as at 25/8/43; Auckland. WYCHERLEY, Alison M., W.A.1., died from natural causes, 26/8/43; Hamilton.