AIR CASUALTIES

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24219, 29 March 1944, Page 4

AIR CASUALTIES

KILLED AND MISSING (P.A.) WELLINGTON, March 28. The following Royal New Zealand Air Force casualties were reported to-day, the rank being flight-sergeant unless otherwise stated:— KILLED ON : ACTIVE SERVICE McFarlane, W.O. Ernest David. Mrs E. McFarlane, Christchurch (m.). Moore, Pilot Officer William Alfred. Dr. S. A. Moore, Dunedin (f.). MISSING. BELIEVED KILLED ON AIR OPERATIONS Souter, Flying Officer Harold Havelock. Mrs M. B. Souter, Auckland (w.). MISSING ON AIR OPERATIONS Garbutt, James. Robin. Mrs G. Garbutt, Dunedin (m.). Harris, Acting-Flight-Lieut. Willis Mark. Mr C. S. Harris, Cromwell (f.). Hegman, Acting-Squadron Leader John Alfred, D.F.C. Mrs L. C. Foster. Wai- ' mauku (s.). , Jones, Acting-Flight Lieutenant Frank Colwyn, D.F.C. Mrs E. J. Jones. Auckland (m.). Nellson. Kenneth MacGregor. Mrs E Nellson, Rotorua (m.) Pirani, Pilot Officer Frederick Bryan. Mrs J H Pirani, Auckland (m.). Reid. Clifford Humphries. Mr S. G. Reid. Wellington (f.). Sampson Flight Lieutenant Richard Webb Mrs J. P. Sampson. Napier (m.) Flying Officer Gordon Stanley. Mrs P M. Treweek. Palmerston North (w.). Williams. Leslie. Mr E. J. Williams, Waimate ff.). Wheder. Wine Commander Arthur Brian. R.C.A.F. Mr A. Wheeler. Wellington (f.). DANGEROUSLY ILL OR INJURED Thoms, Flying Officer Henri Winston. Mrs N. M. Thoms, Christchurch (w.). Turner, Pilot Officer Francis Harold. Mr F. J Turner, Mossburn (f.). SAFE, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Docherty, W.O. Lenard Guy, of Outram PRESUMED DEAD, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Badcock,: David Herbert William, of Hawera. Freshney, Flying Officer CharUa John, of Auckland. Humphreys, Flying Officer Noel Robert, of Wellington. Lovelock. Flying Officer James Benjamin. of Christchurch. McDonald. Pilot Officer Nlnian Robson, of Dunedin. Skinner, Sergeant Bruce James, of Auckland. Wilkie. George Hardwick Burgess, of Marton. PRESUMED DEAD. PREVIOUSLY RECLASSIFIED MISSING. BELIEVED KILLED Bridger, Cyril Jack, of Nelson. Donnelly, James Patrick, of Wellington. Haub, D’Arcy Leslie Conrad, of North Auckland. Jackson, Kensington Campbell, of Cambridge. Lundon, Francis Patrick, of Wellington. Roberts, Eric John, of Pleasant Point. Wakely, Noel Nathaniel, of Napier. DIED IN NEW ZEALAND, RESULT OF MOTOR-CYCLE ACCIDENT Low. Flying Officer John Henry, D.F.C. Mrs Low, Marton (w.), NAVAL CASUALTIES (P.A.) WELLINGTON, March 28. The following naval casualties are announced MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED Bruorton, Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Henry Francis Wynn, R.N.Z.N.V.R. Mrs R. J. Bruorton. Christchurch (m.). Halliday, Temporary Lieutenant Albert Micheal. Mrs .L. P. Halliday, Havelock (wj.