AIR FORCE LOSSES

Auckland Star, Volume LXXV, Issue 217, 13 September 1944, Page 7

AIR FORCE LOSSES

KILLED AND MISSING

AUCKLANDERS IN LIST

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The following air casualties are announced. The rank is flight-ser-geant unless otherwise stated:— KILLED IN ACTION OXENHAM. C. B. (Flymc-Officer)—Mrs. C. o*enham, Hamilton (mother). TUCK, W. R. (W.O.)—Mrs. W. B. Tuck, Auckland (mother). KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE BARTON, W. S. (Sgt.)—Mrs. C. E. Barton, Auckland (mother). McMILLAN, 1.. a.—Southbridge. ROUND, H. G. —Johnsonville. DIED OF INJURIES RECEIVED ON AIR OPERATIONS MONTGOMERIE. L. J. (Acting-Flight-Lieut.), D.F.C.—Sentry Hill. WOOD. N. H. (L.A.C.)-Mr. E. H. Wood, Auckland (father). MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED DCRIE, T. K.—Taradale. FLETCHER, A. C.—Mr. D. Fletcher, Auckland (father). PEPPER, D. R.—Havelock North. Previously Reported Missing GOULDEN, D. A. (Flying-Officer)—SOUthbridge. HARVEY, W. L. (Pilot-Officer), D.F.M.—Dunedin. SAMPSON, R. W. (Flleht-Lieut.)—Napier. WOOD, R. (Pilot-Officer)—Palmerston North. MISSING ON AIR OPERATIONS ARCHIBALD, J. (Flylng-Offlcer)—'Waneanul. BLANCE, I. E. (Pilot-Offlcer) —New Plymouth. BURGESS. J.—Lower Hutt. BURTT. H. J. (Pilot-Officer)—Wangamii. CALLOW, H. (Flying-Officer)—Wellington. climo. F. w.—Tlmaru. DAVIDSON, N. D.—Porangahau. DONNELLEY. N. W. (Acting-Flying-Offlcer)—Mrs. S. A. Donnelley, Tauranga (wife). DUDDING, K.—Mrs. Z. Duddlng, Whangarei (mother). FINLOW. J. (W.O.)—Mrs. J. Flnlow, Auckland (mother). GILLAN, a. L. (W.O.)—Mrs. A. A. Gillan, Auckland (wife). GREIG, C. F. J.—Mrs. F. Greig, Taupirl (mother). HAY. B. R. J. (Flying-Officer). D.F.C.—Mrs. M. M. Hay, Auckland (mother). HICKFORD. L. C.—Wanganui. HOUGHTON. E. G.—Mr. E. P. Houghton, Auckland (father). HOWELL, E.—Marten. JENKINS, F. F. A.—New Plymouth. JOBLIN, G. R. (Acting Fllght.-Lieut.)—Patea. JONES, R. K. (Flving-Officer)—Marton. KILGOUR, L. A. A. (Flying-Officer)—Palmerston North. McGEE. W. E.—Mrs. M. D. McGecis Whakapara (wife). McILRAITH. W. S.—Waimate. MACKAY, K. Mcl.—Australia. McLEAN. L. W. (Flying-Officer)—Mr. J. McLean, Auckland (father). McRAE, J. K. (Pilot-Officer)—Makarewa. MALING, J. R. (Squadron-Leader)—Christchurch. POTTS, T. C.—lnvercargill. PRICE. P. M.—Mrs. H. M. Raven. Auckland (mother). RABONE. P. W. (Squadron-Leader), D.F.C. — Wellington. REDWOOD. G. H.—Wellington. RICHARDSON. G. S.—Masterton. ROCHE, G. B.—Wellington. SIMPSON. A. A. —Gisborne. SINCLAIR. G. A.—Wellington. SMITH. K. E.—Mr. R. 'E. Smith. Auckland (father). STOKES. N. A. D. (Acting-Flight-Lieut.)—Wel-lington. i STONE. A. T.—Mr. A. I. Stone, Auckland (father). VERCOE. p. N.—Mr. E. N. Vercoe. Auckland (father). WHITEHOUSE. TL. O. (Pilot-Officer)—Wellington. WHITTINGTON, H. (W.O.)—Mrs. M. Whittington, Hamilton (mother). PRESUMED DEAD Previously Reported Missing BAKER, R. L. (Flying-Officer)—Wellington. BROSNAHAN, F. T. (Flylng-Offlcer)—Wellington. CALVERT, F. I. (Pilot-Officer)—Glencoe. CLARK, A. W.—Wataroa. DOUGHERTY, G. S.—Hamilton. EDGE, B. F. (Flying-Officer)—Auckland. ELLIS, S. J. (Flying-Officer)—Auckland. FAWCETT, A- G.—Stratford. FLORENCE, R. (Pilot-Offlcer), D.F.M.—New Plymouth. HAMBLYN, D. C. W.—Auckland. HAMBLYN, E. C. (Sgt.)—Patea. HATCHARD, H. T. (W.O.)—Wellington. HOWLETT, A- D. (Flying-Officer)—New Plymouth. MILLAR, H. J. (Pilot-Officer) —Masterton. NEWCOMB, R, C. (Flying-Officer)—Auckland. NIMMO, R. A. (Flying-Offlcer)—Nightcaps. SHAW, K. F. (Pilot-Officer)—lnvercargill. SUTHERLAND, J.—Australia. WHITTINGTON. E. R. (Sgt.)— Pakowhai. Previously Missing, Believed Killed GILLON, M. A. (Cpl.)—Dunedin. IRWIN, L. D. (Flying-Officer)—Paeroa. McDONALD, C. A. (W.O.)—Milton. DANGEROUSLY ILL fall A, h. A. (Pilot-Officer)—Christchurch. REMOVED FROM SERIOUSLY ILL LIST GORDON, D. (Flying-Officer)— Wellington. CORDY, W. H. (L.A.C.) —Christchurch. CONFIRMED PRISONER OF WAR Previously Reported Missing WEIR. I. R. (Pilot-Officer)—Taumarunui. REPORTED SAFE Previously Confirmed Prisoner GOODLET, L. J. (W.O.) —Dunedin. Previously Reported Missing PRICE, G. A. (Flylng-Offlcer)—Whakatantt. WHINCOP. G. (.Flying-Officer)—Wellington. N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES MISSING AND WOUNDED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Tuesday. The following New Zealand Expeditionary Force casualties are an- ■ nounced:— MISSING, BELIEVED DROWNED Previously Reported Prisoner PACKER, H. E. J. —Mr. F. Packer, Mangapeehi (father). • PRISONER OF WAR Previously Reported Killed IRVINE. J. C.—Beaumont. WOUNDED ; JOYES, R. B. (2nd-Lieut.)—Mrs. B. M. Joyes, i Hamilton (wife). BERRY, R.—England. PARKER, F. E. —Mrs. J. Parker, Manurewa 1 (mother). i NOW REPORTED SAFE 1 Previously Reported Prisoner * < HEPPENSTALL. G. E.—England. 1