AIR CASUALTIES

Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 281, 22 August 1940, Page 12

AIR CASUALTIES

Six New Zealanders In List

FOUR MEN KILLED

The following official Air Force casualty list was issued in Wellington yesterday:— Pilot Officer Ernest lan Parsons, D.F.C., missing in air operations. Mother: Mrs. W. 11. Parsons,'l7o North Street, Timaru. Pilot Officer Herbert Gregory Ballantyne, killed in aircraft accident. Mother: Mrs. E. E. Ballantyne, corner Market and St. Aubyn Streets, Hastings, Hawke’s Bay. Pilot Officer Cecil Henry Hight, killed in air operations. Father: Mr. N. E. Hight, East Road, Stratford.

Pilot Officer Athol Gordon Mclntyre, injured in air operations. Father: Mr. J. Mclntyre, 450 Main Street Palmerston North. Pilot Officer Mclntyre was also injured on June 3. Pilot. Officer John Oscar Lloyd Stephenson, killed in aircraft accident. Mother: Mrs. G. H. Stephenson, Frankleigh Park, New Plymouth. Pilot Officer Stephenson was reported dangerously ill as the result of an accident last November/

Squadron Leader Terence Gunior Lovell-Gregg, killed in air operations. Mother: Mrs. Lovell-Gregg, Picton, Ma rlborough.

Cabled advice that their son, Acting Leading Aircraftman Edward Culley, had been killed in a flying accident, at Lee-on-Solent in England was received this week by Mr. and Mrs. E. Culley, Lower Hutt. Aircraftman Culley, who was 18 years of ago. left for England for service with the Fleet Air Arm on November Iff of last year. He was educated at Scots College and Wellington College, and was particularly prominent in swimming and Rugby circles. He was a member of the Wellington College first fifteen for two seasons.

A Press Association message from Blenheim says that Squadron Leader Lovell-Gregg was the youngest son of Mrs. and the late Dr. Lovell-Gregg, Pieton. He was 2(1 years of age, and qualified its a pilot nine years ago will) the Marlborough Aero Chib. Proceeding to England, he received a commission in the Royal Air Force. He was then the youngest pilot in eilher Australia or New Zealand, and was promoted to flight lieutenant when 21. ami to squadron leader at the end of last year. Educated at, Nelson College, where he had a brilliant. scholastic career, he intended entering Otago I'niversity to study for the niedieal profession, but was held back because <>( his youth, and took up flying in the meantitne.

Pilot Officer Parsons, who was awarded the Distinguished Plying Cross at. the end of Inst month, uits born in Christchurch 27 years ago, and was educated at. the Christchurch Boys' High School, gaining hie* matriculation and Canterbury College Bursary. He entered Canterbury College, to study law and commence, and took a prominent part in cricket and football activities. He joined the Canterbury Aero Club, gaining his “A” licence in 1932. He left lor the I'tiited Kingdom in 1933. While serving with j the K.A.K.. lie took a conspicuous part in I service football activities, representing J the R.A.F. during the 1938-39 season, I and last year representing. Englund in tlie international match against Scotland