AIR FORCE LOSSES

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24971, 14 August 1944, Page 5

AIR FORCE LOSSES

NINE MEN MISSING SEVEN DEATHS "PRESUMED (P.A.) WELLINGTON. Saturday Iho following New Zealand airmen serving overseas are reported as casualties: — MISSING ON AIR OPERATIONS Blundell J, C. (Acting-Squadron-Leador)— Inglewood. Cornish, N. (Flying-Officer)—Dunedin. Cottrell. R. F. (Warrant-Officcr)—Mr A. G. Cottrell, Rotorua (father). Deßenzy T. D. (Warrant-Officer)—Mrs T. G. Ellison, N. R. (Flying-Officer)— Dunedin. Fel», P. W. (Fit.-Lieut.)—Dunedin. Mathieson, R. T. (Flt.-Sgt.)—New Plymouth. Walker. A. F. (Flt.-Sgt.)—Mrs M. A. \Valker, Auckland (wife). Weir, I. R. (Pilot-Officer)—Mr 1. Weir, Tanmarunui (father). MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Entwistle. I. W. (Fiying-OfTieer)—Hawera. Stout, F. W. (Flying-Officer)—Christchurch. PRESUMED DEAD PREVIOUSLY MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION Flndlay, l/T. (Flying-Officer)—Christchurch Lory, L. D. (Flt.-Sgt.)—Frankton Junction PREVIOUSLY MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED OX ACTIVE SERVICE Peters, R. A. (Flying-Officer). D.F.M.—Lin ton. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Couper, J. A. (Sgt.)—Mangaweka. Margolts. J. E. S. (Fit.-Sgt.)—Christchurcr Wilkinson. E. S. (Flt.-Sgt.)—Nelson. Willis, H. R. (Pilot-Officer)—Christchurch CONFIRMED PRISONER OF WAR PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Glllett, F. S. (Flying-Officer)—Christchurch Sanderson. J. A. (Pilot-Officer)—Christchurch Teaguo, T. R. (Flt.-Sgt.)—Christchurch NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES DIED FROM NATURAL CAUSES Breadon, J. T. (C'pl.)—Auckland.