AIR FORCE CASUALTIES

The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported casualties :—- ---JAMES, Lindsay, Flying Officer. Slightly injured on active service. Mrs. M. *. James, care James Hotel, Whangarci (m.). JONES, Robert''-.31., Pilot* Officer. Killed on active service. Mr. A. Jones, 6 Raroa Road, Wellington (f.). SUMMERHAYS, Kenneth J., Sergeant Slightly Injured on active service. Mrs. 31. E. Summerhays, 345 Great South Road, Auckland (m.). RECLASSIFICATIONS. ABBOTT, Alexander R., Pilot Officer. Previously reported missing, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry as in February, 1942. Mrs. A. B. Abbott, 102 The Rldgway, Brooklyn, Wellington <w-). BELCHER, Claude W.. Sergeant. Previously reported interned, now reclassified care in Britain. Mr. J. S. Belcher, Amberley, Canterbury (f.). ■ , BLEWETT, Richard _~ Acting Flight Lieutenant. Previously - reported missing, death now officially presumed by Air 31Inistry, as in December, 1941. Blr. 31. E. Blewett, 141 Uplands Road, Rcmuera, Auckland BROWN, Hugh S., Sergeant. Previously reported missing, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry, as in January. Mr. H. A. Brown, "Birsay," Dtmsanclcl, Canterbury (f.). - BUCKLEY, Wallace E., Pilot Officer. Previously reported missing, believed killed; death now officially presumed by Air Ministry as in June. Mr. A. A. Buckley, 1292 Dominion Road, Auckland (f.). . COONEY, Patrick J. D., Sergeant. Previously reported missing, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry as in March. Mrs. M. E. Cooney, Salford Street, Gore FRASER," Allen A., Flying Officer. Previously reported missing, believed killed; death now officially presumed by Air Ministry as In June. Mrs., A. A. Fraser, 7 Nikau Stieet, Palmerstou North (w.). GARLAND, Douglas W., Flight Lieutenant. Previously reported interned, now reclassified safe in Britain. Mr. G. B. Garland, 3 Gilgit Road, Epsom, Auckland HARKINS, Roy G., Sergeant. Previously reported missing, death now .officially presumed by Air Ministry, as in February. Mr. R. Harkins, Rehutai, Dargaville (f.). HARRISON-SMITH, Francis C, Sergeant. Previously reported missing, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry as in November, 1941. Mrs. 0. N. HarrisonSmith, 217 Victoria Avenue, Auckland HOWARD, Earle W. 8., Sergeant. Previously reported missing, now confirmed prisoner ■ of war. Mrs. E. W. B. Howard, 608 Queen Street, Hastings (w.). LEWIS, Jeffrey, Flight Sergeant. Previously reported missing, believed killed; death now officially presumed by Air Ministry in May. 31r. G. Lewis, B.D. Richmond, Nelson (f.). „ LUND, Clarence P., Sergeant. Previously reported missing, believed killed; death now officially presumed by Air Ministry as in July. Mrs. 31. Lund, 37 Bellevue Road, Mt. Eden, Auckland (m.). McFARLANE, Cyril R. H., L.A.C. Previously reported missing, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry as in April. Mrs. J. AlcFarlane, Pine Terrace, Old Taupo Road, Ngaruawahia (m.); Mrs. L. W. AleFarlane, care J. Podkin, Thames Highway, Oamaru (w.). „,,„«, OPENSHAW. Edward B. H., flying Officer Previously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry' as in June. Mr. E. E. Openshaw, Marton (f.). , O'SULLIVAN, Francis W., Sergeant. Previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed. Mrs. G. 0 Sullivan, 803 Warren Street, Hastings (m.). REED, Dudley H., Flight Sergeant. Previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed. Mr. H. H. Reed, Broadgate, Darfleld, Canterbury <f.). SMITH, Alan 8., Pilot Officer. Previously reported interned, now reclassified safe in Britain. Mr. J. A. Smith, Forest Flat, Elfetahuna (f.). STEWART, Russell R., Squadron Leader, ireviously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry as In February. Mrs. M. Stewart, 212 Fitzgerald Avenue, Christchurch (w.). STONE, Noel E., Sergeant. Previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed. Mr. C. E. Stone, Otaki Railway, Otaki (f.). _, , , TANNER, Arthur J.. Sergeant. Previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed. Mr. F. A. Tanner, Tanners Road, Mangero, Auckland (f.). TAYLOR, Kenneth R., Sergeant. Previously reported missing, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry as in December, 1941. Mr. L. T. Taylor, 14 Cowlishaw Street, Christchurch (f.) •