WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 October 1943, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE THREE DEATHS ANNOUNCED EX-PRISONERS OF WAR NOW SAFE (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following casualties in the Second N.Z.E.F. were announced yesterday:— KILLED IN ACTION—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, BELIEVED PRISONER OF WAR. LANKSHEAR, Russell F., Pte.; Wcl-* lington. KILLED ACCIDENTALLY FINLAYSON, Thomas S„ Lieut.; Milford. MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING CONN, William G„ Sgt.; Lake Rotoma. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PRISONERS OF WAR—NOW REPORTED SAFE. BROWNE, William J., Pte.; Wanganui. HOHAIA, Robert, Pte.; Opunake. JOHNSTONE, Reginald P., Pte.; Sydney. REAY, Thomas, Pte.; England. AIR CASUALTIES NEW ZEALAND PERSONNEL The following New Zealand air personnel, serving overseas, have been reported casualties:— BADCOCK, David H. W., F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Hawera. CHECKETTS, John M„ Squadron Leader, D.F.C., missing on air operations; Invercargill. DOBSON, Peter G., F/Sgt., missing, ’ believed killed; Blenheim. DOUGLAS, Adrian V., Warrant Officer, missing on air operations; Ohinemutu. FITZGIBBON, Roderick H., Pilot Officer, missing, believed killed on air operations; Cuiverden. HAMBLYN, Douglas C. W., Sgt., missing on air operations; Parnell. HARRIS, Leo F., F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Aorere. HOLMS, Alexander H., F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Waimahaka. HUMPHREYS, Noel R. S„'Flying Officer, missing on air operations; Wellington. LITTLE, Eoin G., Pilot Officer, missing on air operations; Timaru. McLEAN, Campbell K.. Flying Officer, missing on air operdpns; Tapapapa. LUZMOOR, Donald A., Flying Officer, misisng on air operations; Invercargill. NELSON, John E„ F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Wanganui. SCHMIDT, Stanley T„ Pilot Officer, missing on air operations; Hauraki Plains. SIMES, Gordon N., Sgt., missing on air operations; Pukerua Bay. TREACHER, Neil G. R., Sgt., missing on' air operations; Hastings. WILKINSON, Ernest S„ Flight Lieutenant, missing on air operations; Brightwater. Reclassifications ■ ALLARD. Herbert J7'\pilot Officer, previously reported missing, now confirmed a prisoner of war; Christchurch. BROADHEAD, Basil H., Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, now confirmed prisoner of war; Wellington. BROOKMAN, William N. S„ Pilot Officer, previously reclassified missing, now confirmed a prisoner of war; Wellington. CLOUSON, Wilfred G., Squadron Leader, D.F.C., previously reclassified missing, now confirmed a prisoner of war: England. DENSE, Ernest W., L/Ac., previously reclassified missing, now confirmed a prisoner of war; Kotuku. DUFF, Donald C„ Flying Officer, previously reported missing, now confirmed a prisoner of war; Dunedin. ERICKSEN, Mervin A., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; New Plymouth. ESTCOURT, Kenneth T„ Flying Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 30/5/43: Hamilton. KUHN, Edmund E. D„ Sgt., previously reclassified missing, now confirmed a prisoner of war; Wellington. MacINTOSH, William J. N., Sgt., previously classified missing, now confirmed a prisoner of war; Invercargill R.D. MEREDITH, Samuel 0.. L/Ac„ previously reclassified missing, now confirmed a prisoner of war; Christchurch. O'HALLORAN. Leton F„ L/Ac., previously reclassified missing, now confirmed a prisoner of war; Kohimarama. ORR, John H„ Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially assumed as at 21/3/43; Lower HutW RAINGER, Richard E., Sgt., previously reported missing, now confirmed a prisoner of war; Auckland. SMITH, John W., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 9/4/43; Auckland. THOMAS, Archie L., A/c., previously reported seriously ill, now removed from seriously ill list as at 11/10/43; Auckland. WILLIAMSON, Ivan J.. F/Sgt„ previously reported seriously injured, now removed from seriously injured list as at 21/9/43; Wellington. NAVAL CASUALTIES The following naval casualties w’ere announced last night:— LASSEN, Edward H. G„ Temp. SubLieut., R.N.Z.N.V.R., slightly injured —enemy action; Oxford. LINDOP, Frederick C., Able Seaman, acidentally killed; Stratford. Reclassification CAMERON, Donald, Temp. Sub-Lieut. (A) R.N.Z.V.R., previously reported missing—now reported safe; Wellington.