AIR CASUALTIES

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 219, 13 September 1944, Page 3

AIR CASUALTIES

SEVEN WANGANUI AND DISTRICT NAMES In a list of casualties relating to the Air Force, released last night, appear the following Wanganui and district names:— Flying-Officer James Archibald, son of Mr. J. A. Archibald, Wanganui, missing on air operations. Pilot-Officer Henry John Burtt, son of Mrs. E. Burtt, Wanganui, missing on air operations. Flight-Sergeant Leonard Charles Hickford, brother of Mrs. C. Revell, Wanganui, missing on air operations. Flight-Sergeant Edward Howell, son of Mrs. M. A. B. Howell, Marton. Acting Flight-Lieutenant George Russell Joblin son of Mr. R. G. Joblin, Patea, missing on air operations. Flying-Officer Roy King Jones, son of Mr. L. O. Jones, Marton, missing on air operations. Sergeant Eric Charles Hamblyn, Patea. presumed dead, previously reported missing. The other names in the list are given below (the rank is flight-ser-geant unless otherwise stated and the addresses given are those of the next-of-kin) : Killed in Action. Oxenham. Flying - Officer Charles Bryce, Hamilton. Tuck, Warrant - Officer William Robert, Auckland. Killed on Active Service. . Barton, Sergeant William Seymour, Auckland. McMillan, Lyell Arvie, Southbridge, Canterbury. Round, Heathcote George, Johnsonville. Died of Injuries Received on Air Operations. Montgomerie, Acting Flight-Lieuten-ant Leighton John, D.F.C., Sentry Hill, Taranaki. Wood, Leading - Aircraftman Noel Herbert, Auckland. ■ Missing. Believed Killed. Durie Thomas Kerr, Taradale. Fletcher, Andrew Crawford, Auckland. Pepper, Douglas Reid, Havelock North. Missing on Air Operations. Blgnce, Pilot-Officer lan Edward, Mrs. J. W. Blance, New Plymouth. Burgess, John, Lower Hutt. Callow, Flying-Officer Horace, Wellington. Climo, F. W., Timaru. Davidson Neil Douglas Porangahau. Donnelley, Acting Flying-Officer Norman Wilfred, Tauranga. Dudding, Keat, Whangarei. Finlow, Warrant-Officer Jack, Auckland. Gillan, Warrant - Officer Gottfred Lyall, Auckland. Greig, Colin Frederick Johnson, Taupiri. Hay, Flying-Officer Balfour Richard John, D.F.C., Auckland. Houghton Eric George, Auckland. Jenkins, Frederick Francis Arthur, New Plymouth. Kilgour, Flying-Officer Leonard Alfred Arthur, Palmerston North. McGee, William Edward, Whakapara. Mcllraith, William Simpson, Waimate. Mackay, Kenneth Mclndoe, Australia. McLean, Flying-Officer Lamon Weir, Auckland. Mcßae, Pilot-Officer James Kenneth, Makarewa, Invercargill. Maling, Squadron - Leader James Richard, Christchurch. Potts, Thomas Christopher, gillPrice, 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, Acting Flight-Lieutenant Noel Alfred Deal, Wellington. Stone, Arthur Thompson, Auckland. Vercoe, Peter Newman, Auckland.. Whitehouse, Pilot - Officer Keith Owen. Wellington. Whittington, Warrant-Officer Harold, Hamilton. Dangerously DI. Falla, Pilot - Officer Hugh Rabey, Christchurch. Removed From the Seriously 11l List, Previously Reported Seriously HL Gordon Flying-Officer Donald, Wellington. Cordy, Leading-Aircraftman William Harold, Christchurch. Confirmed Prisoner of War, Previously Reported Missing. Weir, Pilot-Officer lan Robertson, Taumarunui. Safe, Previously Confirmed Prisoner of War. Goodlet, Warrant-Officer Leslie John, Dunedin. 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. Harvey, Pilot-Officer William Leonard, D.F.M., Dunedin. Sampson, Flight-Lieutenant Richard Webb, Napier. Wood, Pilot-Officer Russell, Palmerston North. Presumed Dead, Previously Reported Missing. Baker, Flying-Officer Ronald Avender, Wellington. Brosnahan, Flying-Officer Frederick Timothy, Wellington. Calvert, Pilot - Officer Frank lan, Glencoe. : Clark, Andrew William, Wataroa. I Dougherty, George Switzer, HamilI ton. i Edge, Flying-Officer Bernard Fredi erick, Auckland. : Fills, Flying-Officer Stanley James, j Auckland. ; Fawcett, Arnold Goodrick, Stratford. ' Florence, Pilot-Officer Ronald. D.F.M., i New Plymouth. : Hamblyn, Sergeant Douglas Charles; i William, Auckland. Hatchard, Warrant - Officer Harold Thomas, Wellington. Howlett, Flying-Ollicer Arthur Douglas, New Plymouth. Miliar, Pilot - Officer Henry James, Masterton. Newcomb, Flying-Officer Robert Claylon, Auckland. Nimmo. Flying-Officer Robert Anderson, Nightcaps. Shaw Pilol-Officer Keith Fred, Invercargill. Sutherland, James, Australia. Whittington. Sergeant Eric Rich- I mond, Pakowhai. Presumed Dead. Previously Reported Missing, Believed Killed. Glllon, Corporal Murray Alexander, Dunedin. Irwin, Flying-Officer Leslie Darcy, Paeroa. McDonald, Warrant - Officer Colin Alexander. Milton.