ROLL OF HONOUR

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 90, 13 October 1944, Page 6

ROLL OF HONOUR

N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES

KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE. DREW, William. C, Pte. "Mrs. M, L. Drew, ■ 15 Stafford Avenue, • Dunedin (w.). I DIED OF WOUNDS. CARSON, William (M.C.), T/Mjr. Mrs. M. P. ' Carson, 82 Clonbern Road, Remuera (w.). BUSSEY, Frederick, Pte. Mrs. M. C. Bussey, 103 Franklin Road, Ponsbnby (m.). TOLHURST, Ronald G.^Pte. Miss A. MacEwan (address unknown) (friend). WOUNDED. \VRIGHT» Stanley J., Capt. Mr. J. Wright, < \Karaka, Papakura (f.). REVELL, Arthur H., Lieut. Mrs. V. A. Revell, Koake, Taihape (w.). BREINGAN, Albert E. J., Spr. Mr. S. G. Breingan, P. 0., Gisborne (f.). CHANEY, Alfred G., Tpr. Mrs. E. M. Black*burn. Queen's Head Hotel, Queen 'Street, Auckland (sister). EADES, Norman E., Tpr. Mrs. M. L. Eades, ,40 Rangitikei Street, Wanganui East (m.). FITZPATRICK, Owen P., Tpri Mrs. E. Fitzpatrick, Salford Street, Gore (m.). GIRLING, Frederick J., Pte. Mrs. H. L. Girling, care Mrs. A. Holmes, Patetonga R.D., Morrinsville (w.). • GRINDLEY, Eric C, Pte. Mr. A. V. Grindley, 12 Cliffs Road, St. Clair (f.). HILL, Fredric D ; , Pte. Mrs. C. Hill, Middle Road; Havelock North (m.). LLOYD, Ronald C, Tpr. Mrs. K. N. Lloyd, care Mr. Longden, Mokauiti (w.). McCONNELL, William 8., L/Sgt. Mrs. S. McConnell, Allandale, Fairlie (m.). McCONVILLE, David, Pte. Mr. J. McConville, P. 0., Waerenga-o-Kuri, Gisborne (f.). NEWEY, Harry G., Pte. Mrs. M. McL. Newey, 258 Taieri Road, Wakari, Dunedin (w.). QUIGLEY, James L., Sgt. Mrs. M. Quigley, "The Peaks," Hawarden (m.). REYNOLDS, John S., .Gnr. Mrs. M. S. Reynolds, Box '12, Kaitaia (m.). RUSHTON, Bertie G., Gnr. Mrs. E. M. Rushton, Mount Villa Store, Staffordshire, Eng-1 land (m.). SIMPSON, Herbert W., ■ Gnr. Mrs. N. K. Holmes, 122 Molesworth Street, New Plymouth (sister). STRINGER, Mervyn L., Cpl. Mi-. W. J. Stringer, Sefton1 R.M.D., Rangiora (f.). YEATMAN, Eric L., Sgt. Mrs. D. M. Yeatman^ 2S Adams Terrace, Wellington (w.). PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PRISONER OF WAR —NOW REPORTED SAFE. ; STEVENSON, Stewart, Pte. Mrs. E.- M. Stevenson, 3 Devon Road, Frankton Junction (m:).

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AIR FORCE CASUALTIES

The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported casualties :— . . KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE, BRADSHAW, Robert R., Flying Officer. Mr. A. E. Btadshaw, care Post Office, Hau- ! moana, Hawke's Bay (f.). MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION. BIGNELL, Peter G., Flight Sgt. Mr. C. G. Bigncll,' "Fairfield," ■ Wangaehu, Wanganui (f.'). MISSING ON AIR OPERATIONS. CATTO; Stuart G., Flight Sgt. Mr. J. A. Catto, Gore Conical Hills Road, Southland (f.). .'-■'• SIDDALL, Peter C, Pilot Officer. Mrs. E. A. Siddall, care Post Office, Westmere, Wanganui (w.). ' SAFE IN UNITED KINGDOM—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. HAMILTON, Charley T., Sgt. Mrs. M. M. Hamilton, 82 Aro Street, Wellington (m.). PRESUMED DEAD—PREVIOUSLY MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED. COX, John G., Flying Officer. Mr. J. B. Cox, P.O. Box 78, Hamilton (f.). , SAMPSON, Richard W., Flight Lieut. Mrs. J. P. Sampson, 3 Priestly Road, Napier " (m.). ■ THOMSON, Jack S., Flying Officer. Mrs. J. M. Thomson, Rockville, Nelson (w.). PREVIOUSLY REPORTED DANGEROUSLY ILL, NOW RECOVERED, CARTON, Wilfred E., L.A.C. 'Mr. W. G. Car- - ton, 30 Agra Crescent, Khandallah, Wellington ,(f.). . ■ FALLA, Hugh R-., : Pilot Officer. Mr. H. T. Falla. 59 Westenra Street, Linwood, Christchurch (f.). J PREVIOUSLY* REPORTED' SERIOUSLY INJURED, NOW /RECOVERED. STOTT, Dalziel A., Flying Officer. Mr. A. A. Stott, Kimberley, Darfleld (f.). PREVIOUSLY REPORTED DANGEROUSLY ILL IN NEW ZEALAND, NOW RECOVERED. POWELL, Owen S., A.C.I. Mrs. G. Gill, 97 Long Drive, St. Heliers, Auckland (m.).

NAVAL CASUALTIES

The Navy Office announces that Able Seaman John Pye has been accidentally killed. His mother, Mrs. Mr.Pye, lives at 4 Roscoe. Fold, Brightmet, Bolton, Lancashire. . '

LATE CORPORAL CROTHERS

Corporal Leonard Ferguson Crothers, R.N.Z.A.F., who died recently in Wellington, was well known before the war as an elocutionist, winner of many awards and a gold medallist. He was educated at Island Bay School and Wellington College, and studied elocution under Mr. W. J:' Mountjoy, jun., whe influenced and inspired him. Four years prior to his enlistment in the Air Force for overseas service he went to London to study at a theatrical school, where he won

a gold medal for elocution and several awards for dancing. Latterly he took part in several film productions which were shown in New Zealand , "The Housemaster" and "A Yank at Oxford." Leaving London to enlist, his ship was torpedoed on the trip across to America, and he had to return to England. On finally arriving in New Zealand he joined the broadcasting service in Christchurch as an announcer while waiting to join up with the Air Force. He was stationed for some time with the Air Force in the Pacific, whence he was invalided seriously ill. His death will be a. sad loss to elocutionary circles and to his friends in London and New Zealand.

THE FIRST FREE AIRPORT

LONDON, October 12. . Shannon airport will be the first free airport in the* world. The Eire Government is introducing legislation to effect this as soon as wartime restrictions on traffic can be relaxed, says a Dublin announcement. This means that through passengers and their baggage and merchandise will travel into and out of the airport without Customs and immigration inspection. Only in case of traffic having its destination as Eire will the Customs