NAVAL CASUALTIES

Evening Post, Volume CXXXV, Issue 15, 19 January 1943, Page 3

NAVAL CASUALTIES

ON N.Z. WARSHIP

SOUTH PACIFIC ACTION

Naval casualties which occurred when one of his Majesty's New Zealand ships suffered minor damage through enemy action were announced last night by the Minister of Defence (Mr. Jones). He said that the ship was operating with the forces of the United Nations in the south Pacific area. All next-of-kin had been informed. The list is as follows:— KILLED IN ACTION. SAUNDERS, Frank T., D.S.M., Colour Sgt., Royal Marines. Mrs. Ivy A. Saunders, 8 Alexander Street, Dcvonport, Auckland (w.). SHIELDS, Francis H., Corporal, Royal Marines. In United Kingdom (m.). COLEMAN^, Richard S., Marine. In United Kingdom (w.). FITZGERALD, Richard E., Marine. Mr. Richard Fitzgerald, c/o Holmes Bros., Waimahaka, Invercargill (f.). MENEELY, James. Marine. Mrs. Mary L. Meneely, 2 Guinevcn Avenue, Bayswater, Auckland (w.). PINKNEY, Frank. Marine. In United Kingdom (m.). SMITH, Frank W., Marine. In United Kingdom (m.). ROGERS, William J. A., Loading Seaman. Mrs. Caroline M. Rogers, Woodstock. Westland (m.). lIONEYFIELD, Henry J., Boy Ist Class. Mrs. Dorothy S. Honeyfleld, 92 Pioneer Road, Moturoa, New Plymouth (m.). MISSING—PRESUMED KILLED. GRICE, Bernard F., Able Seaman. Mrs. Ellen M. Grice, 3 Achilles Crescent, Devonport, Auckland (w.). HALCROW, Robert J., Ordinary Seaman. Mrs. Mary S. Halcrow, 2 Moxham Avenue, Hataitai, Wellington (m.). DIED OF WOUNDS. TOWNLEY, Leonard W. 11., Marine. In United Kingdom (m.). LEVETT, George A., Ordnance Artificer. Mrs. Agnes G. Levett, 413 Tay Street, Invercargill (w.). ! SERIOUSLY WOUNDED. IEDWARDSON. Alfred F., Corporal, Royal Marines. In United Kingdom (m.). HILL. Wilfred S., Marine. Mrs. Sybil M. L. Hill, 38 Roslyn Terrace, Devonport, Auckland (w.). MOYSE. George R., Marine. In United Kingdom fm.). RUSSELL, Elliot W., Marine. In United Kingdom (f.). ' j THOMAS, William P., Marine. In United Kingdom (s.). GRICE, Robert J., Pcfty Officer. In United Kingdom (m.). ANDREWS, Lancelot G., Able Seaman. Mrs. Irene F. Andrews, Ravenscourt Flats, 2 Eden Crescent, Auckland (w.). SKINNER, Ronald C, Able Seaman. Mr. Eric Skinner, 22 Rawhiti Street, Dunedin (f.).