AIR CASUALTIES

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23744, 16 September 1942, Page 6

AIR CASUALTIES

30 NAMES IN LIST (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 15. The following members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force serving overseas have been reported as casualties (the rank is sergeant unless it is otheiwise stated): — Buckley, Thomas W., slightly Injured on active service. Mrs M. A. Buckley. Auckland (m.). Coney, Phillip R., Fit. Lieut., slightly injured on active service. Mr A. I. Coney, Auckland (L). Craig, Alan J., killed on active service. Mr T. Craig, Taumarunul (f.). Dally, Aubrey R., missing on air operations. Mrs E. E. Dally, Auckland (m.). Grainger, Matthew 8., slightly Injured on active service. Mrs A. G. Grainger, Auckland (m.). Green, Cyril V., Fit. Sgt;, missing on air operations. Mr C. V Green, Bulls (f.). Gunn, James A., P. 0., slightly injured on active service. Mr J. Gunn, Gisborne (f.). Hay, Bruce H„ P.O. (D.F.C.), killed on active service. Mrs B. A. Hay. Auckland (m.). Insall, Leonard A., killed on active service. Mrs J. Insall. Invercargill (m.). Jones, Charles G., killed on active service. Mrs P. G. Jones, Auckland (m.). Langlands, Norman M., missing on air operations. Mr A. C Langlands, Waikato (f.). McLeod, Matthew L„ missing on air operations. Mrs N. C. C. McLeod. Wellington (m.). McNeil, Mervyn G., F. 0.. missing, believed killed on active service. Mr A. G. McNeil, Whangarei (f.). Patrick, Robert W.. killed on active service. Mr R. Patrick, Geraldine (f.). Pullen, Clifford G., missing on air operations. Mr G. Pullen, New Plymouth (f.). Robinson, Ivan K. J., L.A.C.. injured In a non-flying accident. Mrs K. Robinson, Johnsonville (m.). Sampson, Henry W., missing on air operations. Mrs J. P. Sampson, Napier (m.). Taylor, Thomas W., killed on active service. Mr S. J. Taylor, Koromlko (f.). Thomson, Thomas, slightly injured on active service. Mrs B. M. Thomson, Ohaupo (m.). Wilding, John, seriously injured on active service. Mr S. H. Wilding. Morrinsville (f.). Wood, Colin L„ missing on air operations. Mr A. C. Wood. Hicks Bay (f.). Wood, John 8., killed on active service. Mr J. R. Wood. Auckland (f.). Reclassifications The following airmen have been reclassified:— Frampton. Laurie A., of Invercargill, previously eported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed. Howells. James C. R., of Auckland, previously "-eported missing, now reported a prisoner of war. Johns, Arthur G., Sgt., of Auckland, previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed. Kraljevich, Mark, of Waiuku, previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed. Mygind, Wilfred J., of Pahiatua. previously reported seriously ill, now removed from the seriously ill list. Pyne, Colin C., W. 0., of Wellington, previously reported seriously injured, now removed from the seriously injured list. Schofield, Slddle H., of Takapau, previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed. Stewart. Leslie 1., of Auckland, previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed. Vessey, Ronald W.. missing, believed killed in action. Mr E. Vessey, Ashburton (f.).