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Casualties. —New Zealanders in Royal Air Force,* 3rd September, 1939, to 31st December, 1946

14

Killed in Action. Presumed Dead. Died of Natural Causes. Seriously Wounded or Injured. Prisoners of War. Details as to Prisoners of War. Active Service. Interned. Totals. Prisoners of Died of Wounds Deaths While Wounded and Totals. — war. While Prisoner of War. Prisoner of War. Prisoner of War. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. 0 Ificers. Other Hanks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. 1 Total. Officers. Other Hanks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers. Other Ranks. Total. Officers Other Hanks. Total. 1939—September 5 1 6 1 1 1 1 7 1 8 1 1 1 .. 1 October 1 1 5 5 (> 6 . . November .. • * • • 1 1 7 7 8 '! 8 December 1 1 2 2 2 1 3 1940—January 2 2 2 2 February .. 2 2 1 1 3 3 March 3 3 1 1 4 4 April 6 6 5 1 6 1 1 2 12 2 14 1 "l 9 1 1 2 May 1 1 8 1 9 17 17 1 1 27 1 28 1 1 1 1 June 2 2 7 2 9 12 1 13 2 2 2 2 25 3 ' 28 1 1 1 1 2 o J uly 1 1 9 1 10 8 8 1 1 1 1 20 I 21 1 1 1 1 August 12 12 2 2 1 1 15 15 1 1 1 1 September 2 2 5 5 3 3 2 2 12 12 1 1 1 1 2 2 October 8 8 5 5 3 3 1 1 17 17 1 1 1 1 November 2 2 3 3 1 1 1 1 7 7 1 1 1 1 December 1 2 3 4 4 1 1 6 2 8 1 1 1 1 1941 —January 4 4 1 1 5 5 1 1 1 1 February 2 1 3 3 1 4 2 2 7 2 9 2 2 2 2 March 1 1 3 3 3 3 "l 1 7 I 8 "l 1 1 1 April 9 2 3 3 5 5 1 1 11 11 1 1 1 1 May 3 3 4 4 7 7 June 1 1 2 2 7 1 8 1 I "l 1 10 3 13 1 1 1 "l J uly 2 2 5 1 6 1 i 7 2 9 1 1 1 1 August 1 1 3 3 3 1 4 1 1 2 7 3 10 1 1 2 1 1 9 September 1 1 2 3 9 5 1 1 1 5 3 8 1 1 1 1 October 1 1 2 2 1 1 2 4 I 5 1 * l 2 1 1 9 November 1 1 1 if 2 2 December 1 1 4 4 5 5 1942—January 1 1 1 1 2 2 :: I 1 1 1 February .. 1 1 1 1 1 ] 2 March 2 2 i7 1 is+ 19 1 20 i7 17 17 17 April 2 2 1 1 1 1 3 1 4 May 4 4 1 l . . 5 5 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 June 1 1 1 1 3 3 2 2 . . 7 7 2 2 9 2 July 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 4 2 6 1 1 1 1 August 1 1 9 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 September 1 1 3 1 4 1 1 4 2 6 1 1 1 1 October 3 3 2 2 5 5 November 1 1 I 1 December 2 2 2 2 1943 —January 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 February 2 2 1 1 1 1 2t 4 1 5 1 1 1 1 March 1 1 2 1 1 2 I 3 April 3 3 3 3 1 1 7 7 1 1 1 1 May 2 o 3 o 5 . . | 5 2 7 . . J une 3 1 4 1 4 July 1 1 1 1 2 2 August I 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 September 1 1 1 It 1 1 2 October November 1 1 1 "it 1 I 2 December 1 2 ' 3 1 2 3 1944—January 4 4 2 2 . 1 1 7 7 1 1 ' * 1 1 February .. .. .. ., 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 March April 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 May 1 1 1 1 . . J une .. .. .. .. 1 1 1 1 I 1 ■ X 1 J uly 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 .. .. I 1 1 August 1 1 1 1 2 9 1 1 .. 1 1 September 1 1 1 It 2 2 •• 1 *' 1 * ' October .. . . . . t , November 1 1 1 1 2 •7 . 77 — December 1 1 1 1 1945—January 1 1 1 1 .. " February 1 • • March .'J i 1 i '' 1 1 April 1 1 1 "l 1 2 3 1 1 2 3 May ■ ■ i i 1 1 June •• .. July • ■ August ■ - September •• October . . November 1 1 1 1 December 1946—January February March April May June " July August 1 September • • 1 October •' i November • • | December •• Totals 15 3 18 137 16 153J • 140 16 156 12 12§ 54 10 64 1 I 358 46 404 44 1 7 51 1 1 4 3 7 5 5 54 1° | 64 » Although the casualties in the category " New Zealanders in details as to prisoner-of war column as on date of decease. in the Tt.A.F." are not strictly K.N.Z.A.K casualties, they were suffered chiefly by the drafts of trainees who passed through Flying School in New Zealand and joined the R.A.F. prior to the outbreak of hostilities, and at a later date a high proportion transferred from R.A.F to R W 7. \ TT t Indicated jIncludes casualties in aircraft accidents during training and operations, collisions, enemy bombing, vehicle accidents, <fcc. § Figures incomplete as the Royal Air Force did not notify the New Zealand Air Department of casualties in all instances.