AIR FORCE LOSSES

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 106, 6 May 1944, Page 6

AIR FORCE LOSSES

LIST OF MISSING

KILLED AND PRESUMED DEAD (P.A.) WELLINGTON, this day. The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas are reported as casualties, the rank being flight-sergeant unless otherwise stated: —

KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE GARDINER, Trevor L.—New Plymouth. LAIR, Leonard E. (Sgt.)—Palmerston North. LAURIE, Ernest C. (Pilot-Officer), D.F.M.—Mrs, F. L. Smith, Auckland (mother). PATERSON, John C. (Flight-Lieut.)—Mr. J. A. Paterson, Papakura (father). MISSING ON OPERATIONS BAIN. David P. (Pilot-Officer)—Mr. D. P. Bain, Auckland (father). COX. John G. (Flight-Officer)—Mr. J. B. Oox, Hamilton (father). DUFFY, John L.—Wellington.

HAMILTON, Gordon E.—Mr. G. F. Hamilton, Rukuhia,. Hamilton (father). HUGHES, Colin—Mrs. J. Hughes, Huntly (mother). LUXTON, David N.—Mrs. G. Bogan, Frankton Junction (mother). McCALLUM, Eric D. —Porangahau. MEE. John M. (Flying-Officer), D.F.C.—louder, Otago. MULLALLY, James A.—Blenheim. THOMPSON, Paul (Pilot-Officer)—Palmerston North. TREWAVAS, Nash J. (Warrant-Officer)—Motueka.. TVRDEICH, Ivan (Pilot-Officer)—Mr. R. Tomich Hamilton (uncle). WILSON, Alan W. (Flying-Officer)—Christchurch. WILSON, Chisholm M. (Flying-Officer)—Mrs. J A. Wilson, Auckland (mother). INJURED ON ACTIVE SERVICE EASTERBROOK, G. (Warrant-Officer)—Chritt-church. MISSING BELIEVED KILLED Previously Reported Missing ATKINSON, Leslie N. —Onehunga. PRESUMED DEAD Previously Reported Missing COTTERILL, David K. (Warrant-Officer)-Hast-ings. HYAMS, Arthur J. (Flight-Lieut.)—Wellington. PRESUMED DEAD Previously Reported Missing Believed Killed BI'RTON, James T. (Warrant-Officer)— Christchurch. CALDER, James S. (Pilot-Officer)—Auckland. HARNEY, Charles K. (Pilot-Officer) —Invercargill. HUTTON, Lindsay D. (Flying-Officer)—Hawarden. JOHNSON, Albert A. (Pilot-Officer)—Henderson, JOHNSON, Roderick A.—Napier. KNAP, Ronald W. (Aircraftman) —Paeroa. PAYNE, John W. (Aircraftman) —Belmont. RISHWORTH, Peter S. (Flying-Officer)— Masterton. SMITII, Leslie G. —New Plymouth. STANSELL, Gifford E. (Flying-Officer)—North Auckland. WHITE, David S. (Aircraftman) —Wellington.