AIR CASUALTIES

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 93, 16 October 1943, Page 8

AIR CASUALTIES

The following New Zealand air personnel, serving overseas, have been reported as casualties :— BALL, Edward C, Plight Lieutenant. Killed on active service. Mrs. Ball, R.A.F. Station, Foulsham, Norfolk, England (w.), Mrs. E. Ball, Crawthorne, Bucks, England (m.). »»' BROSXAHAN,' Frederick T., Flying . Officer. Missing on air operations.* Mr. T. Brosnahan, 64 Hataitai Road;. Wellington (f.). CAPON, Alfred L., Sergeant. Killed on train- , . ing flight. Mrs. K. C. Capon, Post Office, Frankton Junction (m.). . COOKE, Ralph W., Sergeant. Missing on air operations, Mr. J. W. Cooke, 211 Clover Road, Hawera (f.). DONNELLY, James P., Flight Sergeant. MissIng on air operations. Mrs. V. Bryant 77 Taranaki Street, Wellington (m.), Mrs. J. Donnelly, 91 Cuba Street, Wellington (stepmother). DOUGHERTY, George S., Flight Sergeant. Missing on air operations. Mr. G. S. Dougherty Beatty Street, Melville, Hamilton (f.). ! EDGE, Bernard P., Plying Officer.' Missing dn air operations. Mr. J. Edge, 72 Princes Street, Onehunga, Auckland (f.) FRENCH, Richard 0., Flight Lieutenant, D.F.C. Missing on air operations. Mrs. JE. N French, Cunninghams Road, Feilding (in)' HATCHAKD, Harold T., Warrant Officer! Missing on air operations. Mrs. A. Hatehard, 10 Bourke Street, Kilbirnie, Wellington KAINAMU, Lv H. ( Sergeant. Missing on air operations. Mr. Wi Kainamu, c/o A E Jull, Waipawa (f.). • ORR, Arthur 1., Sergeant. Missing on alloperations. Mr. A. Orr, Chief Postmaster Gisborne (f.). . RAWLL\GS, Raymond C, Flight Lieutenant.' Killed on active service. Mr. A. W. ' Rawlings, 307 Main Road, Eavensbourn°" . Dunedin (f.). SQUIRE, Lewis A., Flight Sergeant. Missing on air operations. Mrs. B. C. Squire Kawa Ka\va, Bay of Islands (m.). 'I REGLASSIFICATIONS. ALLISON, William G. C, Flight Lieutenant, previously reported missing, now reclassit.t^J; t0 mlssiue. believed killed; Nelson. BEMSETT, Thomas S. E., Sergeant, previously reclassifled missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 21/4/43 • Lower Hutt. DOUGLAS, Ronald G., Sergeant,, previously reported missing, now reclassifled to missing, believed killed; Wellington. DUCKMANTON, Henry C, Sergeant, previously reclassifled missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 23/3/43; Chrlstchurch. - . GUNN, James A., Acting Flight Lieutenant, previously reported missing, believed killed, now confirmed killed as at 15/9/43; Gisborne. JOHNSTONE, James H., Sergeant, previously reported missing, now reclassifled missing, believed killed; Southland. - ; KERR, Prank 8., Pilot Officer, previously reported .missing, now reclassifled missing, believed killed; Te Awamutu. LORD, Martin, Pilot Officer, previously reclassifled missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 27/3/43; Putaruru. MILNE, Roderick F., Flight Lieutenant,. Pr viously; reported missing, deuth now officially presumed as at 15/2/43; >Lower Hutt. MOON, Noel J., Flying Officer, previously reclassifled missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at S/4/43; Wellington. PELYIN, Allan, Corporal, previously reported seriously ill, now removed from seriously ill list as at 7/10/43; Christchurch. ROBERTS, Peter G., Flight Sergeant, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 1/3/43; Kaitaia. STOWELL, James H., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, now reclassifled missing believed killed; St. Andrews. SWENEY, William G., Pilot Officer, previously reclassifled missing believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 7/4/43; Hokitika. ' TONG, Harold, Pilot Officer, previously reclassifled missing believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 3/5/43; Auckland. VERNAZONI, Richard 8., Flying Officer, previously reclassifled missing believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 3/5/43; Christchurch. WARNER, Timothy W. J., Sergeant, previously reclassifled missing believed killed, death now officially presumed as at y 3/5/43; Motueka. WATSON, William S., Flying Officer, previously missing believed killed, death now officially presumed as at IS/2/43; Gis- ■' borne. WELLINGTON, Daniel, Flight Sergeant, previously reclassifled missing believed killed, death now officially presumed as at 27/3/43; Auckland. WELLINGTON, William P., Flying Officer, previously reported pjisoner of war, now reclassifled missing 1/2/43; Dunedin.