AIR CASUALTIES

Timaru Herald, Volume CLVI, Issue 23083, 23 December 1944, Page 4

AIR CASUALTIES

N.Z. Personnel Nine Deaths Announced (N.Z.P.A.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 22. The following Air Force casualties were announced to-night:— Killed on Active Service Bowick. Sergeant Leonard Jack. Father, Mr L. O. Bowick, Auckland. Dungey. Pilot Officer Jack Douglas. Wife, Mrs N. E. Dungey, Dunedin. Heal, Sergeant Norman John. Mother, Mrs E. H. Heal, New Plymouth. McAuliffe. Flight Sergeant Ronald Francis. Wife, Mrs S. McAuliffe, Wainui. Marsh, Pilot Officer Robert Joseph. Mother, Mrs H. E. Marsh, Auckland. Mathias, Pilot Officer Vincent William. Father, Mr H. V. Mathias, Christchurch. Young, Flight Sergeant Walter William. Wife, Mrs W. H. Young, Napier. Missing, Believed Killed Emeny, Flight Lieutenant Clifford Stanley. Father, Mr J. Emeny, Te Kiri. Missing, on Air Operations Beck, Warrant Officer Richard William. Father, Mr K. M. Beck, Wellington. Bulman, Flight Sergeant Gordon Thomas. Wife, Mrs C. N. Bulman, Riverton. Phillips, Warrant Officer Alex James. Father, Mr J. F. Phillips, New Plymouth. Rodgerson, Flying Officer lan Cedric. Father. Mr J. Rodgerson, Dunedin. Singer, Flight Lieutenant Richard Maitland. Father, Mr R. A. Singer, Auckland. Smolensk!, Warrant Officer Hugh. Wife, Mrs M. J. Smolensk!, Oamaru. Seriously Injured Clout, Aircraftman Donald Alexander. Mother, Mrs D. M. Clout, Lower Hutt. Browne, Flight Sergeant George Wynyard Bertram. Wife, Mrs J. D. Browne, Te Awamutu. Presumed Dead, Previously Reported Missing, Believed Killed Skinner. Sergeant Douglas Henry, Dunsandel. Killed, Previously Reported Missing Green, Flight Lieutenant Arthur Herbert, Auckland. Presumed Dead, Previously Reclassified Missing, Believed Killed Couchman, Flight Sergeant Leonard Neil, Wanganui. Franklin, Flying officer Kenneth Gordon, Napier. Smith, Flight Lieutenant John Baird, Wellington. Stafford, Pilot Officer Alan Gregory, Dunedin. Stewart, Acting-Flight Lieutenant David Cameron, Dunedin. Wood. Pilot Officer Russell, Palmerston North. Presumed Dead. Previously Reported Missing Leigh, Flying Officer Robert Eric, Auckland. Missing, Believed Killed While Prisoner of War, Previously Reported Missing Clouston, Flight Lieutenant John Greville, Rotorua. Missing, Believed Killed, Previously Reported Missing Gover. Pilot Officer Cedric Charles William, Auckland. Mclnnes, Flight Sergeant Clinton, Wanganui. ' Steel, Flying Officer Malcolm Joseph, Auckland. Confirmed Prisoner of War, Previously Reported Missing Flight Sergeant Richard Cole, Auckland. NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES The following New Zealand casualties are also reported:— Killed Bartlett, Corporal Ronald Keith. Father, Mr I. C. Bartlett, Marton. Seriously 11l Colenso, Leading Aircraftman Percy Leonard. Wife, Mrs E. L. Colenso, Christchurch. Removed From All Lists, Previously Reported Dangerously Injured Dixon, Sergeant Owen, Oklhau. Removed From All Lists, Previously Reported Seriously Injured Tangye, Leading Aircraftman Howard George, Auckland.