WAR CASUALITY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 30 September 1943, Page 2

WAR CASUALITY

4 ROYAL N.Z. AIR FORCE LARGE NUMBER OF DEATHS ANNOUNCED MASTERTON OFFICER MISSING (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported casualties: — AYERS, Arthur H. F., Flying Officer, died from natural causes; Ellerslie. BRINSDEN, Francis N., Acting gftedron Leader, R.A.F., missing air operations; Auckland. CALDWELL, William D., Pilot Officer, missing, believed killed; Lyall Bay. CRAWSHAW, Robert A., F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Dunedin. ENGLISH, Lloyd F., F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Herne Bay. HARRIES, Harold, F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Western Australia. HEAYS, lan R., F/Sgt., killed on active service; Tutira. HOLMES, Keith V. A., Sgt., killed on active service; Frankton Junction. McNAB, Donald G., Sgt., missing on air operations; Timaru. PARRY, Norman L., Flying Officer, seriously ill; Devonport. SMITH, Allan 8., Flying Officer, missing on air operations; Lower Hutt. SPIERS, Howard 1., Flying Officer, missing on air operations; Mr C. H. Spiers, 57 Lincoln Road, Masterton (f) STEWART, Thomas A., D.F.M., D.F.C., Acting Flight Lieutenant, prisoner of war; Dannevirke. WACHER, David W„ Pilot Officer, killed on active service; Christchurch. Reclassifications ADIE, Gordon M., F/Sgt., previously reclassified missing believed killed, death now officially presumed as in June, Christchurch. BACON, Frederick W„ F/Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing believed killed; Taumarunui. BLINCOE, Kenneth H„ Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in February; Murchison. BOND, Bruce A. G., F/Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed; death now officially presumed as in June; Waipawa. BRADMORE, Alan A. W., Flying Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in June; Auckland. BROWN, Charles F. P., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, now confirmed a prisoner of war,>*apakura. f BURBIDGE, Kenneth A., F/Sgt.) previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Auckland. CLARE, Cedric W., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in November, 1942; Auckland. COOK, George W., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in February; Frarjrmn Junction. HANSEN, Raymond K., F/Sgt., previously reported seriously ill, now removed from seriously ill list; North Auckland HANSEN, Walter 1., F/Sgt., previously reported missing, now confirmed a prisoner of war; Dannevirke. / HARDMAN, Donald F. 1., Flying Officer, previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in March; Dunedin. HEILBRON, Leonard C., A/c.l, previously reported seriously ill, now removed from seriously ill list; Auckland. HILTON, Frederick, Flight Lieutenant, previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; England. KENNEDY, Henry M., Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in

June; Auckland. McCORMICK, Maxwell W„ Flight Lieutenant, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in June; Napier. McEWIN, Andrew J., Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; West Coast. McGREGOR, Hector A. G„ L/Ac., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in June; Palmerston North. MacGREGOR, Ronald B. L„ Squadron Reader, previously reclassified missing believed killed, death now officially presumed as in June; Christchurch. MARSHALL, Keith R., F/Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in February; North Auckland. MARTIN, Donald E., Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Auckland. MORISON, Jack E., Flying Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in June; Wellington. NICHOLSON, John R. M„ Flight Lieutenant, previously reclassified missing believed killed, death now officially presumed as in June; Christchurch. PUDDLE, Eric S., L/Ac., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in June; Auckland. -jA RUSSELL, John W„ L/Ac., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in June; Pukekohe. SLOAN, William H., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in January; Levin. WALDIE, Ivan J., L/Ac., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in June; Timaru. WILCOCKSON, Walter F„ Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Christchurch. WOOD, Douglass E., Pilot Officer; previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in June; Auckland.