AIR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 14 July 1943, Page 2

AIR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND PERSONNEL > I ■ ■■ SEVENTEEN DEATHS REPORTED. MANY MEN MISSING. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported casualties: — APPLEBY, Bruce, Sgt., missing on active service; Levels. BUCHANAN, Douglas K., Sgt., missing on active service; Takapuna. HENDERSON, Francis M. H„ F/Sgt., D.F.M., seriously ill, admitted to hospital; Whakatane. MOTTRAM, Ernest W., Sgt., missing on active service; Auckland. RAINGER, Richard E., Sgt., missing on active service; Remuera. THOMPSON, Claude G., Sgt., missing on active service; Christchurch. VALENTINE, James A, Pilot Officer, missing on active service; Dunedin. WINSTONE, B. C., Squadron Leader, missing on active service; Christchurch. '■* CLEMENTS, Clement F., F/Sgt., killed on active service; Kaitangata. Reclassifications. ASHWIN, Eric L. D., Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in December, 1942. BYERS, Robert W., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in August, 1942. CUNNINGHAM, Godfrey M„ Flying Officer, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in November, 1942. GOULD, James D., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in July, 1942. FURST, Raymond J. F., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in July, 1942. JACOBSON. Gerald H„ Flying Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in December, 1942. LOWTHER, Peter D., F/Sgt, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in July, 1942. McALPINE, Walter D., Pilot Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in December, 1942. O’NEIL, Ronald, Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed. SMITH. Selwyn C., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in October, 1942. STOKES, Wallace F., Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in December, 1942, WHITE, William G. H„ Sgt., previous-, ly reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in December, 1942. WILMHURST, John C., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in July, 1942. DIMOCK, Vallence A. 0., Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in October, 1942. KRAUSE, Anthony C., Flying Officer, previously reported missing, believed prisoner of war, now confirmed prisoner of war. MARTIN, Barry, Flight Lieutenant, D.F.C., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in February, 1943. MELLSOP, Raymond G., Flying Officer, previously reported seriously ill, now removed from seriously ill list as in June, 1943. SCALES, Sydney E., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, believed prisoner of war. now confirmed a prisoner of war. TONKINS. Douglas N., Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in October. 1942.