AIR FORCE LOSSES

Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 227, 24 September 1943, Page 4

AIR FORCE LOSSES

KILLED AND MISSING

INJURED AND RECLASSIFIED

(PA.) WELLINGTON, this dav. The following air casualties were reported to-day, all being R.N.Z.A.F. and the rank of sergeant unless otherwise stated: — KILLED OX ACTIVE SERVICE BRADFOKD, Eawara A. J. (Flight-Sergeant)— Ormondville. GRIFFITHS, Rex V. (Flight-Sergeant)—O. M. Griflths. Auckland (mother). MORSE, Colin R. (Flying-Offlcer) — Hanmer Sprlngs. PRICE, John S. (Flight-Sergeant)— InvercargUl. MISSING OX AIR OPERATIONS BENNETT, Arthur G. (Temporary Flight-Sergeant) —Wellington. CAVE, William J. (Flight-Sergeant)—Masterton. DAMPIEB-CROSSLEY Edward. D.F.C., R.A.A.F. (Acting Flight-Lieutenant)—Waiau. FROST, Laurence J. (Temporary Flight-Sergeant)— Mrs. G. Frost, Auckland (mother). HARRIS, Albert D. (Flight-Sergeant)-Mr. Y. 3. Harris. Huntly (father) LEWIS, Aubrey L. (Flight-Sergeant)—Mr. L. Lewis, Rotorua (father). MARINOVICH. Ivan (Flying-Officer)—Mr. L. Marinovich, Oratia (father). ROSE. Alistalr F. (Flight-Sergeant)— Wanganui. SALTER, Edward W. (Flying-Officer)—Mrs. F. M. Burgess. Manurewa (sister). SHEPHERD, Henry S. (Warrant-officer)— Mrs. F. H. Tarrant, Auckland (mother). SOFER, Terence J. (Temporary-Sergeant)—Takaka. TRIGG. Lloyd D.F.C. (Pilot-Offlcer)—Palmers-ton North.

SERIOUSLY ILL HEILBRON. Leonard C. (A.C.l)—Mrs. I. J. Fenton, Auckland (mother). THOMAS. Archie L. (A.C.l)—Mrs. D. Thomas, Auckland (mother). SERIOUSLY INJURED ON ACTIVE SERVICE WILLIAMSON, Ivan J. (Flight-Sergeant)—Mrs. Williamson (Wellington), wife. DEATH NOW OFFICIALLY PRESUMED Previously Reported Missing AMOS, Orison E. (Flight-Sergeant)—Hamilton. BRIDGMAN, Arthur M. (Pilot-Officer), Nelson. GORDON, James D. —Auckland. HARRIS, Hareld R.—Wellington. JACKSON, Ed.ra.rd N. (Flying-Officer)—lnvercar-gill. DEATH NOW OFFICIALLY PRESUMED Previously Reclassified Missing Believed Killed ATKINSON, Donald K.—Rotorua, BEER, Norman C.—lnvercaretll. GOW, John G. (Flight-Sergeant)—Winton. PERYMAN, Stanley B. (FlyJng-Offlcer)—Christ-church. NOW CONFIRMED PRISONER OF WAR Previously Reported Missfng BAKER, Darcy W. (Flight-Sergeant)—Auckland. BUCHANAN, Douglas K.—Takapuna. COOKSLEY, Bernard L. (Flight-Sergeant)—Oplki. IRVINE, Charles A. (Pilot-Offlcer)—Waiouru. ROBINSON, Alan J, (Flight-Sergeant)—Matamata. RUSBATCH, Gwyn—Hastings. NOW RECLASSIFIED AS MISSING JBELIEVED KILLED

Previously Reported Missing CORLETT. Geoffrey B.—England. HENDERSON, Gordon (Flight-Sergeant—Auckland. McKAY, Frank G. (Flight-Sergeant)—Christ-church. McNARE.iT. David I. (Flight-Lieutenant)—Dunedln. NOW REPORTED SAFE Previously Reported Missing DICKSON. George B. (Pilot-Officer)—Riverton.