BRAVE NEW ZEALANDERS
WORK OX BURNING SHIP j . . Special Correspondent j LONDON", August 9. | Stokers 'first-class* R. A. McNeil,' of Woodville. H. C. McCardle. of Raclan. E. R. E. Pringie. r.f Mercer, K. A. Geary, of Christchurch. R. W. Breitmeyer. of New Brighton, and Signallers J. McKenzie and J. Harper. of Wellington, served in the same ship as Sub-Lieutenant W. Scott Wilson. The first five stokers volunteered to attempt to flood the Empress cf Asia's magazines when she was burning in Singapore Harbour, which the ship had reached after being bombed severelv bv Japanese bombers. Thev tried unsuccessfully and had just left the ship when she blew up.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 187, 10 August 1942, Page 3
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