WAR CASUALTIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 25639, 13 September 1944, Page 6

WAR CASUALTIES

AIR FORCE PERSONNEL FOUR OTAGO NAMES IN LIST (PA.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 12. The following air casualties were announced to-night (the rank is flight sergeant, unless otherwise stated):— OTAGO NOW SAFE (Previously Reported Prisoner of War) Goodlet, W.O. Leslie John, Dunedin. MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED (Previously Reported Missing) Harvey, Pilot Officer William Leonard (D.F.M.), Dunedin. PRESUMED DEAD (Previously Reported Missing, Believed Killed) Gillon, Cpl. Murray Alexander, Dunedin. McDonald, W.O. Colin Alexander, Milton. OTHER DISTRICTS KILLED IN ACTION Oxenham, Flying Officer Charles Bryce, Hamilton. Tuck, W.O. William Robert, Auckland. KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE Barton, Sgt. William Seymour, Auckland. McMillan, Lyell Arvie, Southbridge. Round, Heathcote George. Johnsonville. DIED OF INJURIES RECEIVED ON AIR OPERATIONS Montgomerie, Act. Flight Lieut. Leighton John (D.F.C.), Sentry Hill. Wood, L.A.C. Noel Herbert, Auckland. MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED Durie, Thomas Kerr, Taradale. Fletcher, Andrew Crawford, Auckland. Pepper, Douglas Reid, Havelock North. MISSING ON AIR OPERATIONS Archibald, Flying Officer James, Wanganui Blance, Pilot Officer lan Edward, New Plymouth. Burgess. John, Lower Hutt. Burtt, Pilot Officer Henry John, Wanganui. Callow, Flying Officer Horace, Wellington. Cllmo, F. W.. Timaru. Davidson, Neil Douglas. Porangahau. Donnelley, Act. Flying Officer Norman Wilfred, Tauranga. Dudding, Keat, Whangarei. Flnlow, W.O. Jack, Auckland. GUan, W.O. Gottfred Lyall, Auckland. Greig, Colin Frederick Johnson, Taupiri. Hay, Flying Officer Balfour Richard John (D.F.C.). Auckland. Hickford, Leonard Charles, Wanganui. Houghton, Eric George, Auckland. Howell, Edward, Marton, Jenkins, Frederick Francis Arthur, New Plymouth, Joblin, Act. Flight Lieut. George Russell. Patea. Jones. Flying Officer Roy King, Marton. Kilgour, Flying Officer Leonard Alfred Arthur, Palmerston N. McGee, William Edward, Whakapara. Mcllraith, William Simpson, Walmate. Mackay, Kenneth Mclndoe, Australia. McLean, Flying Officer Lamon Weir, Auckland. Mcßae, Pilot Officer James Kenneth,, Makarewa. Maling, Squadron Leader James Richard, Christchurch. | Potts, Thcmas Christopher, Invercargill. Price, Peter March, Auckland. Rabone, Squadron Leader Paul Wattling (D.F.C.), Wellington. Redwood, Gerard Henry, Wellington. Richardson, Graham Speedy, Masterton. Roche, Gerald Brian, Wellington. Simpson, Alfred Alexander, Gisborne. Sinclair, George Andrew, Wellington. Smith, Keith Emmett, Auckland. Stokes, Act. Flight. Lieut. Noel Alfred Deal, Wellington. Stone,' Arthur Thompson, Auckland. Vercoe, Peter Newman, Auckland. Whitehouse, Pilot Officer Keith Owen, Wellington. Whittington, W.O. Harold, Hamilton. DANGEROUSLY ILL Falla. Pilot Officer Hugh Rabey, Christchurch. REMOVED FROM SERIOUSLY ILL LIST Gordon, Flying Officer Donald, Wellington. Cordy, L.A.C. William Harold, Christchurch. PRISONER OF WAR (Previously Reported Missing) Weir, Pilot Officer lan Robertson, Taumarunui.

NOW SAFE (Previously Reported Missing) Price, Flying Officer Graeme Athol,

Whakatane. Whincop, Flying Officer Gerard, Wellington. MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED (Previously Reported Missing) Goulden, Flying Officer David Allan, Southbridge. Sampson, Flight Lieut. Richard Webb, Napier. Wood, Pilot Officer Russell, Palmerston N. PRESUMED DEAD (Previously Reported Missing) Baker, Flying Officer Ronald Lavender, Wellington. Brosnahan, Flying Officer Frederick Timothy, Wellington. Calvert, Pilot Officer Frank lan, Glencoe. Clark, Andrew William, Wataroa. Dougherty, George Switzer, Hamilton. Edge, Flying Officer Bernard Frederick, Auckland. Ellis, Flying Officer Stanley James, Auckland. Fawcett, Arnold Goodrlck, Stratford. Florence, Pilot Officer Ronald (D.F.M.), New Plymouth. Hamblyn, Sgt. Douglas Charles William, Auckland. Hamblyn, Sgt. Eric Charles. Patea. Hatchard, W.O. Harold Thomas, WelllngHowlett, Flying Officer Arthur Douglas, New Plymouth. Millar, Pilot Officer Henry James, MasterNewcomb, Flying Officer Robert Clayton, Auckland. „ . ■ . . Nimmo, Flying Officer Robert Anderson, Nightcaps. _ , _ Shaw, Pilot Officer Keith Fred, Invercargill. Sutherland, James, Australia. Whittington, Sgt. Eric Richmond, Pakowhai. PRESUMED DEAD (Previously Reported Missing, Believed Killed)

Irwin, Flying Officer Leslie Darcy, , Paeroa.