CASUALTIES IN AIR FORCE

Southland Times, Issue 25565, 8 January 1945, Page 5

CASUALTIES IN AIR FORCE

PUKERAU OFFICER MISSING (P.A.) WELLINGTON, January 7. The following air casualties were reported today:— KILLED Hobbs, Flight Lieut D. H.; Christchurch. Jacobs, Flight Sgt T. G.; Timaru. Murphy, Flight Sgt F. D.; Auckland. Nuttall, Warrant Officer S. A.; Napier. Scarlett, Flying Officer R. L.; Westport. MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED Burrow, Warrant Officer S. H.; Dunedin. Grant, Warrant Officer A. D.; Wellsford. Norrie, Flying Officer J. W.; Christchurch. MISSING Adams, Flying Officer T. G. H.; Dunedin. Anderson, Flight Lieut A. S.; Australia. Anderson, Flying Officer J. G.; Auckland. Chesterman, Flight Sgt R. C.; Ashburton. Clark, Flying Officer J. N.; Waiau. COPLAND, ACTING FLYING OFFICER JAMES ROSS; mother, Mrs I. W. Copland, Pukerau. Elliott, Flying Officer T. I.; Te Kuiti. Mclntosh, Flying Officer J. A.; Huntly. Martyn, Pilot Officer L. A.; Greymouth. Morgan, Flight Sgt R. C.; Auckland. Newman, Flight Sgt R. W.; Gisborne. Sanders, A/Flight Lieut F. G.; Timaru. Sheed, Flying Officer H. M.; New Plymouth. Stevenson, Flying Officer C.; Auckland. Sutcliffe, Flying Officer J. H.; Auckland. Taylor, Flight Lieut J. W.; Takapau. Westwood, Flying Officer D. C.; Hawera. SERIOUSLY ILL Culliford, Pilot Officer F. D.; Norsewood. SERIOUSLY INJURED Keogh, Flying Officer A. S.; Dunedin. PREVIOUSLY MISSING, NOW RECLASSIFIED KILLED Culpan, A/Flying Officer N. S.; Auckland. PREVIOUSLY RECLASSIFIED MISSING BELIEVED KILLED, NOW PRESUMED DEAD Lochhead, Flying Officer J. L.; Wellington. McConnell, A/Flight Lieut A. D.; Dunedin. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW RECLASSIFIED CONFIRMED PRISONER OF WAR Korner, Sgt G, V.; Milton. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW SAFE Keen, Flight Sgt L. M.; Auckland. Scanlan, Flight Sgt A. J. S.; Gisborne. PREVIOUSLY DANGEROUSLY INJURED, NOW REMOVED FROM ALL LISTS Dixon, Sgt O.; Okaihau. PREVIOUSLY DANGEROUSLY ILL, NOW REMOVED FROM ALL LISTS Fisher, Flight Lieut R. L.; Auckland. * NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES KILLED Paterson, Sgt A. S. (8.E.M.); Herbert, North Otago. DANGEROUSLY ILL Elley, Aircraftman J. E.; Westport. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED INJURED, NOW RECLASSIFIED SERIOUSLY ILL White-Robinson, L/AC E. J.; Auckland. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SERIOUSLY ILL, NOW REMOVED FROM ALL LISTS Antunovich, Aircraftman B.; Ruakaka.