AIR CASUALTIES

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23811, 3 December 1942, Page 6

AIR CASUALTIES

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, December 2. The following Air Force casualties were announced to-day (all are members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force with the rank of sergeant unless It is otherwise stated); — KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE Hannan, Raymond J., DEC., p ’9 f ’ Mrs E. M. Hannan, Palmerston North Jones, Robert M., P.O. Mr A. Jones, Wellington (f.). SLIGHTLY INJURED ON ACTIVE SERVICE Buck, Peter J, O. Mrs M. Buck, Wanganui James! F.O. Mrs N. V. James, Whangarei (m.). _ Lavin, James F., Fit.-Sgt. Mrs D. C. Lavin, Lower Hutt (m.). Summerhays, Kenneth J. Mrs M. E. Summerhays, Auckland (m.). DIED OF INJURIES ON ACTIVE SERVICE Casey, Leonard J. Mrs J. M, Casey, Auckland (m.). The following reclassifications are also announced:— PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, DEATH NOW OFFICIALLY PRESUMED Abbott, Alexander R., P. 0., Wellington. Baxter, Lawrence H., Pirongla. Blewett, Richard T.. A/Flt. Lieut., Auckland. Brown, Hugh S., Dunsandel. Cooney, Patrick D„ Gore. Harkins, Roy G„ Dargavllle. Harrison-Smith, Francis C., Auckland. McFarlane, Cyril R. H., L.A.C., Oamaru. Taylor, Kenneth R„ Christchurch. Woodrow, Henry J., P. 0., Auckland. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW RECLASSIFIED MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED Blake, Harold R., D.F.C., F. 0.. Christchurch. Davies, lan W., New Plymouth. Maple, Eric, Fit. Sgt., Wellington. O’Sullivan, Francis W., Hastings. Reed, Dudley H., Fit. Sgt.. Darfield. Stone, Noel E., Otakl. Tanner. Arthur J„ Auckland. Whiting, Norman E., Ashburton. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED, DEATH NOW OFFICIALLY PRESUMED Buckley, Wallace E., P. 0., Auckland. Fraser, Allen A.. F. 0., Palmerston North. Lewis, Jeffry, Fit. Sgt., Nelson. Lund, Clarence P.. Auckland. Openshaw, Edward B. H., F. 0., Marton. Stewart, RusselJ R.. Sq. Ldr„ Christ-

church. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INTERNED, NOW RECLASSIFIED SAFE IN BRITAIN Belcher, Claude W., Amberley. Garland, Douglas W., Fit. Lieut., Auck-

land. Smith, Alan 8., P. 0., Eketahuna.' PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. NOW CONFIRMED A PRISONER OF WAR Howard, Earle W. B„ Hastings.