RETURNED TO NEW ZEALAND

Press, Volume LXXXI, Issue 24536, 9 April 1945, Page 6

RETURNED TO NEW ZEALAND

ARMY PERSONNEL

DRAFT FROM MIDDLE EAST

(P.A.), WELLINGTON, April 8. A draft of personnel’ of the 2nd N.Z.E.F. recently returned to New Zealand from the Mediterranean theatre of war. In the following list of men from Canterbury and Westland, the addresses of their next-pf-kin are in Christchurch, unless otherwise indicated:— Sprosen, Lieutenant-Colonel J. F. R.. D.S.O. Aiken, Major M. H. Eawle, Major R. E.. M.C., Timaru. Kennerley, Captain R D. Schou, Captain G. B. Tankard, Captain J. B. Thompson, Captain S. B„ D.S.O. Musson. Second-Lieutenant C. G. T. Hepburn, Mr J. S. Armstrong, Sergeant G. J. Bennett. Private H. E., Timaru. Connelly. Lance-Corporal J. S., Westport. Divers. Driver R. 8.. Timaru. Donnelly, Private J. Fraser. Private J. Gale. Private G A., Temuka. Grieve. Private E. C. Lindsay, Lance-Corporal G. A. Murray, T/Staff-Sergeant A. G.. Temuka. Newell, Corporal H Renwick. Lance-Corporal F. W.. Waihao Downs. Selwood. Gunner E. M. Srhoy. Private F.. Stafford. Westland. Tombs, Private T., Kaikcuia. Walsh. Trooper E. J. V., Timaru.

PERSONNEL OF AIR FORCE

MEN RETURN FROM INDIA AND MIDDLE EAST

(P.A.) WELLINGTON. April 8. The following Royal New Zealand Air Force personnel have returned to New Zealand from the Middle East;— Flying Officer W. J. Birchall (Dunedin). Aircraftman F. A. Cawthray (New Plymouth). Squadron Leader J. McL. Cochrane (Dunedin), Warrant Officer M. J. Findlay (Morrinsville), Leading Aircraftman R. D. Forster (Dunedin), Aircraftman R. A. Harvey (Wellington), Pilot Officer C. H, Jacka .(Auckland), Flying Officer E. F. Johnson (Auckland). The following have returned from India:—Flying Officer R. L. Austin (Christchurch), Warrant Officer D. 'S. B. Brown (Christchurch). Warrant Officer R. K. Brown (Christchurch), Leading Aircraftman J. Carrell (Hastings), Pilot Officer D. B. Chamberlain (Christchurch), Pilot Officer R. J. Clarke (Gisborne), Flying Officer H. D. T. Hampton, D.F.C., U.S. Air Medal (Talhape), Pilot Officer R. C. Hutchings (Wellington), Corporal A. W Jarman (Auckland), Flying Officer J. D. McPhail (Wanganui). Flying Officer G. F. Munro (Balclutha), Warrant Officer J. E. Michel (Auckland), Acting-Squadron Leader T. Twigge (Palmerston North),, Leading Aircraftman H. J. Waters (Invercargill). The following medical repatriates have also arrived in New Zealand:—Warrant Officer G. N. Mlrfin (Tirau), Flying Officer N. N. Mnwatt (Hokitika).