CASUALTIES IN N.Z.E.F.

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23742, 14 September 1942, Page 6

CASUALTIES IN N.Z.E.F.

13 MEN KILLED IN ACTION (P.A.) WELLINGTON, September 13. The names of 19 men are included in a 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force casualty list issued to-night. Thirteen are reported killed in action, and six died of wounds. The list is;— KILLED IN ACTION Brown, Harry, Pte. Mr G. W. Mahunga, of Pataua (uncle). Gaynor, Charles William, W. 0.11. Mrs L. D, Gaynor, Wellington (w.). Heke, James, Pte. Mrs N. Heke, Pupuke (m.). McLeod, Charles Graham, Pte. Mr J. G. McLeod, Mosgiel (f.), Munn, Larry Digger, Pte. Mrs A. Munn, Kaikohe (m.). Nelson, Patrick, Pte. Mr P. King, Waima (stepbrother). Paipa, Tom, Pte. Mrs Tua Kcpana Paipa, Ruatoria (w.). Rapana, Hirini, Pte. Mrs L. Rapana, Helensville (m.). Smith, Leonard Cecil, L/Cpl. Mr J. L. Smith, Auckland (f.). Stevens-Jordan, John Rutland, Major. Mrs N. L. Stevens-Jordan, Wellington (w.). Cullen, Peter Terence, Sgt. Mr W. H. Cullen, Tauranga (f,). Hatton, Nelson Snowdon, Pte. Mr F. H. Hatton, Ashburton (b.). KILLED IN ACTION (PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING) Hewitt, Cyril John, Pte, Mr J. Hewitt, Koputaroa (f.). DIED OF WOUNDS McLuckie, James, Pte. Mrs A. Ross, Scotland (m.). Thorpe, Daniel Frederick, Pte. Mr F. Thorpe, Woodstock (£.). Buckley, Arthur Morris, Lt. Mrs N. Buckley, New Brighton (w.). Diamond, Leonard Alfred, Pte. Mr L. A. Diamond, Wellington (f.). Lake. Bernard Murray, L/Bdr. Mr R. E. Lake. Christchurch (f.). Paul, John Kilpatrick, Sgt. Mrs I. P. Paul, Roslyn <w.). AIR CASUALTIES (P.A.) WELLINGTON, September 12. The following members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force serving overseas are reported as casualties;— Bailey, Noel Galbraith, P. 0., killed on active service. Mrs L. Collinson, Talhape (m.). Beck, Richard Colvin Seddon, D.F.M., killed on active service. Mr R. Beck, Westport (f.). Booker, Leonard Percival, P. 0., killed on active service. Mrs J. Booker, New Plymouth (m.). Burrowes, Thomas Bernard, Sgt., died of injuries received in a non-flying accident. Mrs C. Burrowes, Christchurch (m.). Gardiner, Norman, Sgt., slightly injured on active service. Mrs L. Gardiner, Rakala (m.). Haydon, Albert Augustine, Sgt., killed on active service. Mr E. F. Haydon, Palmerston North (f.). Jones, James Edward, W. 0., killed on active service. Miss Peggy Jones, Auckland (s.). Jones, Rothesay Linton, Sgt.. slightly Injured on active service. Mr I. Jones, Havelock (b.). Maclaren, Euan William, Sgt. killed on active service. Mrs A. Maclaren, Auckland (m.). Masters, Sydney Arthur Browning, Sgt., slightly injured on active service. Mrs C. A. B. Masters, Auckland. (Relationship not stated.) Pyne, Colin Campbell, W. 0., seriously injured in a non-flying accident. Mr A. W. Pyne. Wellington (f.). Rldgway, George Francis, Sgt., killed on active service. Mrs E. Rldgway, Hamilton (m.). Verrall, John Henry, Sgt., injured on active service. Mrs M. Verrall, Wanganui (m.). Reclassifications Billing, Kelvin Cholwill, P. 0., of New Plymouth, previously reported missing, now missing, believed, killed. Kennedy, Maurice Young, Sgt., of Wellington, previously reported missing, believed killed, death now presumed in April. Peirard, Arthur Walter. Sgt., of Palmerston North, previously reported missing, now missing, believed killed.