WAR CASUALTIES

Dominion, Volume 34, Issue 189, 8 May 1941, Page 10

WAR CASUALTIES

Expeditionary Force List FIFTY-TWO NAMES Eight Reported Killed In Action A casualty list issued last evening contains the names of 52 members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Eight have been killed in action, and 44 are reported to have been wounded. The list is ■as follows, the name of the. soldier being followed by that of his next-of-kin with the nature of the relationship in parentheses:

KILLED IN ACTION.

Private John Oliver Comer. Mrs. M. J. Comer, 80 Sandes Street. Thames (mother). Corporal Leonard Bex Dowding. Mr. F. N. Dowding, Centennial Avenue, W’aitara (father). W.O. (H) Amos Dowell Hunter. Mrs. E. M. Hunter, 159 Tainui Street, Greymouth (wife). Private John Terence O’Doiuiell. Mrs. T. O’Donnell, Winton (mother). Gunner Walter Boland Clarke. Mr. E. Clarke, Duke Street, Papakura (father). Sergeant Lionel Cliarles Clews. Mr. T. G. Clews, Peverill Crescent, Pa pa toe toe (son). Gunner Janies Herbert Cosson. Mrs. E. Cosson, 8 Mauripara Avenue, Point Chevalier (wife).

Gunner Lyle Joseph Petersen. Mr A. J. Petersen, 6 Casol Street, Master ton (father).

WOUNDED.

Private Frederick Cadman Bagnall. Mr. C. L. Bagnall, Dargaville (father). Bombardier Harry Thomas Duane. Mr. R. C. Duane, Harbour Road, Auckland (brother). Private Leslie Desmond Eden. Miss Lena Mclntosh, 36 Arthur Street, Auckland (friend). Lance-Bombardier Stafford Bradley Elsmore. Mrs. Julia Elsmore. 3 West View Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland (wife). Corporal Jack Goodall. Mrs. Amelia Goodall, Rewi Street, Te Awamutu (mother). Private Arthur Norman Raymond Goodwin. Mrs. M. Goodwin, Elizabeth Street, Timaru (mother). Private Gordon Richardson Hopkins. Mrs. Z. E. Hopkins, 98 Buller Street, New Plymouth (wife). W.0.1. Thomas Cuthbert Jackson. Mr. J. W. Jackson, Holine Station, Timaru (father). Gunner Atholstan Roy Lowe. Mrs. E. R. Lowe, Totara North (wife). Lance-Corporal Murray lan Douglas McColl. Mrs. M. E. McColl, 667 Mauukau Road, Epsom, Auckland (mother). Private Herbert Barr Martin. Mrs. D. C. Martin, 276 Yarrow Street, Invercargill (wife). Corporal Vincent William O’Rourke. Mrs. C. E. O’Rourke, 21 Brunswick Street, Timaru (wife). Private Lawrie Nelson Parris. Mrs. O. Parris, W’aihou (wife). Gunner Stanley Ure Roberts; Mr. C. P. Roberts, 3 Vincent Road, Northcote, Auckland (father). T.-Corporal Mervyn Mathew Roc. Mrs. Laura Roe, Puriri, Thames Valley (mother). Sergeant Alexander Scott. Mrs. A. Scott, 3-15 Riccarton Road, Christchurch (mother). Private Henry Simpson. Mr. J. Simpson, 80 King Street, Temuka (brother). Private Alfred Leslie Steele. Mrs. D. I. Steele. Opua, Bay of Islands (wife). . Private Richard William Lasker. Mrs. V. Fischer, Red Hill, Te Kopuru (mother). Private Leonard Raymond Verrail. Florence Cole, 30- Kingsley Avenue, Grev Lvnn, Auckland (sister). Private Francis John Weatherall. Mr. John Weatherall, Naseby, Central Otago (father). Major Arthur Vincent Jenkins. .Mrs. M. K. Jenkins, 12 Wallaringa Avenue, Neutral Bay, Sydney (wife). Lieutenant Eric Harold Blow. Mr. 11. I. Blow, 12 Reimers Avenue, Auckland (father). Lieutenant Guy Napier Richardson. MI’S. J. F. Ricliardson, 31 Boston Road, Mount Eden, Auckland (wife). 2nd Lieut. Edmond Clive Foot. .Mrs. Elsie C. Foot, -18 a Stanley Pt. Koad, Devonport (wife). 2nd Lieut. Ernest Gordon Lewis. Mr. G. H. Lewis, 26 Nelson Street, Now Brighton, Christchurch (father). Gunner lan Anderson. Mrs. B. E. Anderson, c/o J. Tbrupp, Tuma, Thames (wife). Gunner Jack Wilfred Barker. Mrs. G. Barker, 36 Cambria Street, Nelson (mother). Latice-Bonibadier James Ivan Burrowes, Mrs. N. E. Burrowes. 47 Moray Place, Dunedin (wife). Gunner Charles William Corner. Mrs. S. O. Corner. Nelson Park, Napier (mother). Gunner George Albert Hansen. .Mrs. M. A. Hanseii, Melmore Terrace, Cromwell (mother). Gunner Herbert Sydney Harper. Mrs. J. Harper, 27 Roger Street, Waltham. Christchurch (mother). Gunner Mervyn Head. Mrs. N. M. Head, c/o E. C. Watkins, Box 7. Mount Mannganui (wife). Gunner George Albert eJohnston. Mr. F. C. Johnston, High Street, Lower Hutt (relationship not stated). Gunner Ronald Arthur Kirby. .Mr. 11. M. Kirby. Police Station. Hamilton East (father).

Gunner Norman Mackay. Mrs. E. Mackay. 171 Ponsonby Road, Auckland (mother). Gunner David Roderick McLeod. Mrs. E. A. McLeod, Springdale. Waitoa (mother). Gunner Patrick Joint Madden. Mrs. L. Madden. 21 MacDonald Street. Napier (mother). Lance Bombardier Eric William Henry Muir. Mrs. Leah Muir. 135 Seaview Road, Westowu, New Plymouth (mother). .

Gunner Geoffrey Edward Smith. Mrs. J. C. Smith, 531 Great South Road. Penrose. Auckland (mother).

Gunner Ronald Campbell .Smith. .Mrs. J. C. Smith, 531 Great South Road. Penrose, Auckland (mother).

Gunner Walter Edward Stride. Mr. Alec McDonald, c/o Matson ami Co.. Christchurch (cousin).

Gunner Gordon Leslie Wiggins. Mrs. Laura Palmer. 32 Kingsland Ave.. Auckland (sister). Gunner Brown Gustavus Yates. Mrs. E. Yates, c/o Mrs. E. J. Yates. Weymouth. Auckland (mother). AIR CASUALTIES Three Now Presumed Dead The following air casualties wore reported yesterday: Pilot (Hlieer Brian Henry Herrick, R.A.F., previously reported missing in November, 1940, now presumed dead. Mr. E. ,J. Herrick. Lindisfarne. Hastings i fa th er). Leading Aircraft mint Ray mom) Kobin

Henry Nuttall, R.A.F.. previously reported missing in June, 1940, now presumed dead. Detective-Sergeant 11. Nuttall. Napier (father).

Pilot Officer Nicoll Brian Fawcett, K.A.l*’., reported missing in August, now officially presumed dead. Mr. F. P. Fawcett, solicitor. Feilding (father).

Sergeant Douglas John McPherson, R.N.Z.A.F., killed on air operations. Mrs. A. E. McPherson, s Victoria Sr., Carterton ' mother).

Pilot Officer Hugh Upton Howard Tripp. R.A.F., missing on air operations. Rev. 11. 11. Tripp. Hakataramea, Ornrl (father).