AIR CASUALTIES

Dominion, Volume 37, Issue 205, 27 May 1944, Page 6

AIR CASUALTIES

. The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported a r casualties KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE. DOGGETT, John L., Sgt. Mr. J. W. T. Doggett, Springlands, Blenheim (f) JIcCOR-MACK, Claude C., Pilot Officer. Mrs. R. S. McCormack, Hospital Rd., Te Kuiti (m) MARSH, Allan H„ Warrant Officer. Mr H. J. Marsh, Ngongotaha, Rotorua (t) MISSING ON ACTIVE SERVICE. BARR, Alan D„ F/Sgt. Mrs. M. B. Barr, Morris St., Marton (w) MISSING ON AIR OPERATIONS. BELL, Frank D., F/Sgt. Mrs. E. M. Beil. 48 Sheldon St., tVoolston, Christchurch (in) CRAY, Geoffrey H., Pilot Officer. Mr. 1. Cray, Box 33, Napier (f) FISHER, Glyn, Flying Officer. Mrs. A. E. Fisher, 51 Tasman St., Wellington (m) HILL, Douglas J., F/Sgt. -Mr. J. H. Hill, 8 Atherton Rd.. Epsom, Auckland (f) IRWIN, Gordon J., F/Sgt. Mrs. N. J. Irwin, Taka Taka. Northern Wairoa (ml MURRAY, Henry J., Flying Officer. .Mr. G L. Murrav, 14 Woodlands Rd., Timaru U) SERIOUSLY INJURED. LANGLEY, Marcus L., F/Sgt. Mrs. V. Langley, 74 Coogee Bay Rd., Coogee, Sydney, N.S.W. (m); Mr. D. Langley, 320 Princess St., Dunedin (b) THORBURN. Richard H., Flying Officer. Mrs. M. E. F. Thorburn, Apartment No. S, Rozelda »Hotel, Nassau (\y); Mrs. F ti Thorburn, 55 Lyn'dburet St., Palmerston North (m) DIED WHILE PRISONER OF WAR. TOWNROW, Leonard, F/Sgt.; Dunedin. CONFIRMED PRISONER OF WAR—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. BIRD. Alee W., Pilot Officer, R.A.F.; Auckland. MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. ANDERSON, Hector H. W., F/Sgt.; Auckland. PRESUMED DEAD—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED .MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED. BENNETT. Arthur G., F/Sgt.; Wellington. CRAWFORD-WATSON, Lewis S., F/Sgt.; Auckland. FROST, Laurence J.. F/Sgt.; Auckland. IMRIE, George 8.. F/Sgt.; Auckland. JAMES, Charles, F/Sgt.; Balclutha. LAMB, John A., F/Sgt.: Palmerston North. MARINOVICH, Ivan, Flying Officer; AuekMASTERS, William S., Pilot Officer; Waiuku. SOPER, Tercnee J.. Sgt.: Nelson. TINDLE, George W.. F/Sgt.; .Manina. TRIGG, Lloyd A., Flylug Officer, V.C., D.F.C.; Hamua. , [Flying Officer Trigg won the Victoria Cioss for sinking au enemy submarine after his aircraft had been disabled. The aircraft and its crew were all lost and the award was made on the report of survivors from the U-boat. Others in the aircraft who aro included in the above ns. ■were Flight-Sergeants Bonnett and I rost, Flying Officer Marinovieh and Sergeant Sv per. ]