N.Z. AERODROME UNIT

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23581, 7 March 1942, Page 8

N.Z. AERODROME UNIT

MEN EVACUATED FROM SINGAPORE AUSTRALIAN OFFICIAL LIST (P.A.) WELLINGTON, March 6. A further statement concerning the welfare cf the officers and airmen of the New Zealand aerodrome construction unit, which was serving in Malaya, was made by the Minister for Defence (the Hon. F. Jones) to-night. He said that official advice giving names of personnel in this unit vho had been evacuated from Singapore to Australia had now been received at Air Headquarters. Wellington, and urgent telegrams had been sent to the next-of-kin. Inquiries were being made as to the welfare of other New Zealanders who were at Singapore, and a statement would be made immediately further information was received. In the meantime correspondence should be addressed care of Air Headquarters, Wellington. In the following list of officers and airmen of the aerodrome construction I unit who have been successfully evacuated to Australia, the place name given is that of the next-of-kin. Squadron Leader. —Smart, Eric Copland, Hokitika. Flight Lieutenants.—Anderson, Kenneth William Barclay. New Plymouth; Begg, Adam Gordon, Dunedin: Butler. Frederick Hamilton; Furlong, Maurice Bcchan, Sydney; Goldinghan, Strachan Agnew, Palmerston North. Captains— McGowan. Ollistcr Irnlaeh, Auckland; North, Noel Hunter, Blenheim. Flying Officers.— Beveridge, Thomas Oxley tod, Wellington; Gaby, William Arthur, Hamilton: Goodbeheere. Samuel Frederick John, Feilding; Hyde. Frederick de Mulford. Hamilton; Parsons, Robert Roy, Auckland: Sinclair. Eliot Orton, Christchurch; Treloar, John James, Lower Hutt. Warrant Officers—Baker, Lancelot John Goldsmith. Wellington: Chalklen, Thomas, Hamilton; Sturdee, William James, Featherston. Flight Sergeants,—Keegan. Michael Hugh, New Plymouth: McLean, Malcolm Telfer, Wellington; Roberts, Leslie Thomas, Auckland. Sergeants—Campbell, Joseph Albert, Wellington; Glanville, Edwin Charles. Gisborne; Goodwin, E. A. J. Wellington: Gunn. Francis James. Lawrence: Kitt. Lan Hamilton. Hastings; Morrissey, Alan. Waitoa: Neilson. John Finlay Smith, Napier; Newth, Walter John, Gisborne. Corporals.—Armitage, Hewson James, Tuakau: Clay. Gerald Harold, Wanganui; Cummins. Frances Leonard. Stratford; Gale, Francis Charles. Auckland: Gilchrist. John Pamoana, Utiki; Hardie, Robert Lorenzo. Wellington: Harris, Morvyn Toyne Bernard, Auckland; Lockington, George Gregory, Reef ton: MaeLean, James Brand. Masterton; Martin. Percy Pattimore. Ratapiko: Mephan, Harry Vincent, Auckland: Meyers, Sidney Thomas, Wellington; Murdock, Howard Donald Alfred. Wellington; O'Brien. Edward, Auckland; Oudaille, Francis George, Wellington; Peterson. Ernest William, Albury; Ross. Gordon Hamilton. Gisborne: Semple. Leonard Victor. Wellington: Stein, Adam, Stratford; Thorburn. Edgar Cecil. Auckland: Walls, Terras Wrocton, Christchurch. Leading Aircraftsmen. —Achilles, Ernest Cecil, Wellington; Adlam, Ernest William, Midhurst; Archer, Edward Horatio, Manunui; Armstrong. Roy Leo, Christchurch; Barraclough. Lawford Wilson. Auckland; Beard, Thomas Vivian, Feilding; Beatty, Charles Arnold. Levin; Boyd, Edward James. Hokitika: Brown, Anthony Leonard. London: Brown, William James, Auckland: Brownlie. Eiochan Benjamin, Palmerston North: Burgess. Francis Graham, Rangiora: Byrne. Joseph Gerard. Ikamatua; Cadogan, Maurine Bernard, Palmerston North; Carey, Arthur Leslie Thomas, Westport; Catherall, Keith Francis Tasman. Masterton; Chamberlain, Leslie Alfred, Wanganui: Church, Oswald Vincent, Wellington; Clare, William Keith, Auckland: Claydon, John Bryan, Christchurch: Coffin, James, Ohakune; Colville, Paul Henry, Christchurch; Corich, Ivan Jack, Christchurch: Cunningham, William John. Timaru; Davies, Ronald Courtenay, Nelson: Dew, George Noel, Manurewa; Dron, Noel Alwyn, Nelson; Dyett, Carl Henry, England: East, Noel, Wellington; Engel, George Albert, Johnsonville; Fitzwilliam, Edward Gordon. Hamilton; Flavell, Howard Thornton Day, Gisborne; Fowler. Leslie. Christchurch: Gardiner, Bernard Lennox, Queenstown: Graham. Athol Melville, Wanganui; Graham. Stanley Lawrence, Shannon: Hanlon, Norman John. Wellington: Harbidge, Brian Christopher. Christchurch; Harland, Ralph. England: Hayward. Heathcote Clifford, Christchurch; Haynes, Terence George, England: Heffer, Donald Francis, Blenheim; Heslop, Cyril Heslop, Wairoa; Hikairo. Hone. Ngongotaha; Hopkins, Edward Thomas. Christchurch; Howie, Ernest Humphrey. Ohura: Jones, Gordon Gwynne, Masterton: Kennedy, James, Greymouth; Kerr. Walter Leslie. Nelson; King. Peter Robert, Oamaru; Kirkaldie, David. Wellington: Kruse. James. Christchurch: Ladyman. Robert Frederick, Palmerston North: Lafferty. Charles Basil, Auckland; Lapworth. Owen Shakespeare. Wellington; Lawton, Richard Henry, Wellington; Lennox. Robert, Petone; Litttle, William. Wellington; Lockie, Allan John, Wellington; Lynch, William George. Waitahuna; McArthur. Allan William. Invercargill; McCarthy, Francis Augustine, Auckland; McCormick, Clyde Graham, Stratford: McDonal, Alexander Joseph. Lake Waikaremoana; McElligott, John, Wellington; McFarlance, John Scott, Nelson: McGlone, Phillip George. Auckland: McMillan. David Morton, Christchurch; Mcßae. Cyril Duncan. Mosgiel; Maguire, Andrew Isles. Hamilton; Manning, William Brown, Wellington: Mills, Noel Spencer, Blenheim; Moncur, Alexander Francis, Rotorua; Morris, Ronald, Wellington; Murch, William Gilbert, Auckland; Old. Joseph - Stewart. Paeroa; Peek, Gordon Terrie. Greymouth; Phillips, Michael Joseph. Silverstream; Powell, William. Wellington; Prichard, William Herbert, Ashburton: Ramsay. Ivor Horace, Te Kawa; Ritchie. Phillip Jack, Ouruhia: Robertson. Ronald Hislop. Christchurch; Russell. Eric Leslie Bevan. Swanson; Russell, Robert. Greymouth; Sharpe. Kenneth George. Wellington; Smith. Joseph William. Christchurch: Smith, Sam, Petone; Stewart. Daniel, Wellington; Streater, Frank Edward, Auckland: Swallow, Thomas Clifford, Mosgiel; Thomson, John, Scotland; Todd, William Reddock, Christchurch; Tombs, Arthur. Wellington: Upham, Francis Gerald, Packakariki; Wallace. Douglas Carley. Auckland: Wallace, John Harold, Blenheim; Warren, James Patrick, Dunedin; West, Thomas Albert. Christchurch: Willis. Percy George, Greymouth: Wilson, Raymond Francis. Lyttelton; Wineera, James. Rotorua. Aircraftsmen. —Gould, Leonard Arthur. Wellington: Roche, Percival Ronald Bourke. Greymouth. Private—Ward, Dortald Arthur, Te Kuiti.