AIR FORCE CASUALTIES

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 40, 15 August 1942, Page 6

AIR FORCE CASUALTIES

; The following New Zealand air personnel serving , overseas ' have . been reported • casualties:— ■ ■' • '•.■■'•■■■■ ■'■■■.'■ ' AINLEY, Frederick Redfearn, Pilot Officer, R.A.F;, killed in aircraft accident. Mrs. F. Ainley, 8f Princess Boulevard, Wirral, Cheshire (w.); . /. t ■ ■_ LEES, Reginald Sidney, Pilot Officer, RvN.Z.A.F., missing on air operations. Mr. R.-R Lees. Matata (b.). WEBB, John James,' L.A.C., R.N.Z.A.F., admitted to hospital with appendicitis. Mrs. • N. E. .Webb, Beatrice , Bay, Havelock, ."/ ;Marlborough (m,). RECLASSIFICATIONS. 4 BUDGE, William Flnlay, Pilot Officer, R,N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing believed killed, deathnow officially•• presumed by Air Ministry. Mr. J." Budge, 15 Argyle Street, Herne Bay, Auckland (b.). I EDWARDS, Norman John, Acting Flight Lieutenant,' R;AJ\V.R., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed ~ killed. Mr. H.N.Edwards, 404 Alexander '" Street; Hastings (f.). tiANDERTON, John , Raymond, Francis, Flying Officer, R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing; believed : killed. Mrs. E. . Ganderton, 10 Regent Street, Palmerstost North- (m.). HARRIS. George Lawlbr Bernays, Acting Squad--1 ron Leader, R.A.F., previously . reported V: missing, now reclassified . missing believed ■ killed. Mrs., G. L. B. Harris, 7 Manor Villas, Birmingham Road, Sutton Coldfleld, Birmingham* (w.)i ; . HENDRY, William Nisbet, Sergeant, R;N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry. Mrs. ' B. Hendry, 16 Abbotsford Terrace, Devonport (m.). .■/.■'■' HUTCHISON, William Cochrane,, Sergeant, R.N.Z.A.F., previously'reported missing, now reclassified missing, . believed killed. Mr. J. Hutchison, Valley Road, Gisborne ■■. (bY)/. ■;■■..■■■.■. ' ■:■ - McLEAN, Neil Frederick, - Pilot Officer, R.NiZ.A.iI., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed, by Air Ministry. Mrs. N. F. McLean, 118 West End Road, Westmere, Auckland (w.). O'NEILL, William George, Flight Sergeant, R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported^jnisslng,. now " r'eclassined missing, believed killed. Mrs. E.~ O'Neill,-28 Esplanade Road, Mount Eden, ■ Auckland (m.). RACE, John Walter, L.A.C., R.N.Z.A.F.; previously reported seriously 111, now removed from seriously, ill list. Mrs. L. E, Hace, ' Darwin Road, 'Gteborne (m.).!