WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 October 1943, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND PERSONNEL number of deaths reported. SEVERAL MEN MISSING. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported as casualties: — BALL, Edward C., Flight Lieutenant, killed on active service; England. BROSNAHAN, Frederick T„ Flying Officer, missing on air operations; Wellington. CAPON, Alfred L., Sgt., killed on training flight; Frankton Junction. COOKE, Ralph W., Sgt., missing on air operations; Hawera. DONNELLY, James P.', F/Sgt., on air operations; Wellington. DOUGHERTY, George S., F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Hamilton. EDGE, Bernard F., Flying Officer, missing on air operations; Onehunga. FRENCH, Richard 0., Flight Lieutenant, D.F.C., missing on air operations; Feilding. HATCHARD, Harold T„ Warrant Officer, missing on air operations; Kilbirnie. KAINAMU, Lu H., Sgt., missing on air operations; Waipawa. CRR, Arthur 1., Sgt., missing on air operations; Gisborne. RAWLINGS, Raymond C., Flight Lieutenant, killed on active service; Ravensbourne. SQUIRE, Lewis A., F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Kawa Kawa. Reclassifications.

ALLISON, William G. C„ Flight Lieutenant, previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Nelson. BENNETT, Thomas S. E., Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 21/4/43; Lower Hutt. DOUGLAS, Ronald G., Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Wellington. DUCKMANTON, Henry C, Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 23/3/43; Christchurch. GUNN, James A., Acting Flight Lieutenant, previously reported missing, believed killed, now confirmed killed as at 15/9/43; Gisborne. JOHNSTONE, James H., Sgt., previj ously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Southland. KERR, Frank 8., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Te Awamutu. LORD, Martin, Pilot Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially (presumed as at 27/3/43; Putaruru. MILNE, Roderick F., Flight Lieutenant, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 15/2/43; Lower Hutt. MOON, Noel J., Flying Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 8/4/43; Wellington. PELVIN, Allan, Cpl., previously reported seriously ill, now removed from seriously ill list as at 7/10/43; Christchurch. ROBERTS, Peter G., F/Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 1/3/43; Kaitaia. STOWELL, James H., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; St. Andrews. SWENEY, William G., Pilot Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 7/4/43; Hokitika. TONG, Harold, Pilot Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 3/5/43; Auckland. VERNAZONI, Richard B„ Flying Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 3/5/43; Christchurch. WARNER, Timothy W. J., Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 3/5/43; Motueka. WATSON, William S„ Flying Officer, previously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 18/2/43; Gisborne. WELLINGTON, Daniel, F/Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 27/3/43; Auckland. WELLINGTON, William P., Flying Officer, previously reported prisoner of war, now reclassified missing 1/2/43; Dunedin. 1