NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES

Greymouth Evening Star, 28 September 1943, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES

AIR FORCE LIST. WELLINGTON, Sept. 27. The following Air Force casualties were announced to-night (all are members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force unless otherwise stated): — Missing on air operations.—Bary, Flying Officer Arthur Valentine. Frankton Junction. Hamilton, Flight Sergeant Cplin George, Wellington. Taylor, Acting-Flight Lieutenant Royston Charles Clifford, Auckland. Turnbull, Pilot Officer John George. England. Whitta, Flight Sergeant Neville Bruce, Christchurch. Whyte, Flying Officer James, Auckland. Missing, believed killed.—Aubrey, Flight Sergeant David George, Wanaka, Otago. Previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed.—Bennett, Pilot Officer Raymond Frederick, Auckland. Campbell, Flight Sergeant Robert Richard. Rotorua. Cridge, Sergeant Alfred Victor Gordon, Paeroa. McCarthy. Squadron Leader Raymond William, R.A.F., Wanganui. McGowan, Flying Officer Stuart, of Hastings. ’ Smith. Sergeant Cyril Richard, Miller’s Flat, Otago. White, Warrant Officer Arthur Miles, Rotorua.

Previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed. —Coates, Sergeant Dudley Dobson, Napier. Tolley, Pilot Officer Alan Gray, Wellington. Laud, Acting Squadron Leader Ronald Hugh, R.A.F., Auckland. Previously reported missing, death now officially presumed.—Durham, Sergeant Donald, Waipu, Northland. Parker, Pilot Officer Howard Russell, Christchurch. Small, Sergeant Charles Edward Le Montais, Auckland.

Previously reported missing, novz reclassified prisoner of war.—Gosling, Flight Sergeant George, Opotiki. . Previously reported seriously ill, now removed from seriously ill list. —Treacher, Flight Sergeant Raymond, Hastings. ' NAVAL LIST. WELLINGTON, Sept. 27. The following naval casualties were announced to-night (all are temporary sub-lieutenants (A), R.N.Z.N.V.R., unless otherwise stated): — Missing.—Cameron, Donald, Wellington. Urlich, Joseph John, Kaitaia, North Auckland. Slightly injured.—Beamsley, Laurence Albert James, Canterbury. Seriously injured.—Holmes Edge. Temporary Acting-Sub-Lieutenant Lester Samuel, Christchurch. Dangerously ill. —Paterson, Able Seaman Roy, Dunedin. Injured in aircraft accident.— Temporary Acting-Sub-Lieutenant (A) Graham Wentworth, Wellington.