W.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES

Evening Star, Issue 23991, 16 September 1941, Page 8

W.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES

LATEST PRISONER LIST (P.A.) WELLINGTON, September 15. The following casualty list of members of the Second N.Z.E.F. was issued to-day (the rank is private unless otherwise stated): — The International Red Cross, Geneva, reports that. the following soldiers are prisoners of war—previously reported missing:— OTAGO. Easton, Edward George; wife, Mrs E. H. Easton, Oamaru. Murdoch, Thomas Andrew; mother, Mrs N. Murdoch, Palmerston. Harrington, Sapper George ■, John; wife, Mrs M. G. Harrington, Mosgiel. OTHER DISTRICTS. Adams, Lance-corporal Hugh Millar; father, Mr H. Adams, Marton. Andrew, George; father, Mr G. F. Andrew, Te Kopuru. „ Atkinson, Alfred; sister, Mrs O. Rae, Whakatane. Bain, Robert George; sister, Mrs M. T. M‘Ewen, Tokoroa. Binnie, George Edward; mother, Mrs J. Binnie, Gisborne. Bird, Sapper Alfred Goulder; brother, Mr K. A. Bird, Te Awamutu. Blakey, Kenneth Alan; mother, Mrs L. Blakey, Auckland. Bradley, Gunner George Lawrence; Mrs W. Mayor, Takanini Post Office (relationship not stated). Brown, Bertram Catlen Osgood; wife, Mrs A. Brown, Auckland. Chapman, Stanley; sister. Miss B. C. Chapman, Auckland. Oollinson,- John Ray; mother, Mrs V. C. Collinson, Waihi. Colvin, Patrick Walero; father, Mr P. Colvin, Cambridge. Connor, Gunner Charles; brother, Mr G. , Connor, Wellington. Crook, Cyril Patrick; mother, Mrs E. Crook, Rotowaro. Dalton, Thomas Robert; mother, Mrs M. Dalton, Tarakohe. Davenport, Harold Hugh; wife, Mrs E. C. Davenport, Cambridge. Davies, Athol; father, Mr F. Davies, Auck-

land.. . Dicken, Thomas Wilson; mother, Mrs E. Dicken, Te Aroha. Elliott, Norman Maurice; mother, Mrs A. Elliott,' Opotiki. Ferguson, John Wilkie; mother, Mrs M. .Ferguson, Manurewa. Fisher, Thomas Joseph; -wife, MrsM. Fisher, Christchurch. i Francis, Sapper.Lawrenec Walter Vernon; mother, Mrs V. M. Francis, Cust. Garland, Thomas Harvey; father, Mr T. T. Garland, Auckland. Goddard, Lance-corporal Maurice Sydney Peter; father, Mr S. W. Goddard, Auckland. ~ Graham, George; brother, Mr W. Graham, Pipiwai. Grant,, Jerry Allan; mother, Mrs ,L. M. Grant, Frankton .Junction. Halford; John William; mother, Mrs J. Brain, Ohewhero. Hall, Frank Hector; mother, Mrs W. T. Hall, Dargaville., Hammond, Leonard Joseph; mother, Mrs L. Hammond, Waikokopu. Harkins, Lindsay Howard; mother, Mrs H. Harkins, Onehunga. Henderson, Noel Ashton; wife, Mrs N. A.

Henderson, Hamilton. Horan, John William; mother, Mrs J. Horan, Te Awamutu. Hunt, Edward Thomas; father, Mr J. Hunt, Leamington. Johnston, Sergeant Robert; J. Johnston, Christchurch (relationship not stated). Holland, Allan Roy ; wife, Mrs K. Kelland, Taumarunui. Hitching, Leonard Wynston; mother, Mrs Boswell, Auckland. Koch, Magnus Herbert; mother, Mrs B. ' Koch, Clive. . Lasenby, Burton Matthew; mother, Mrs A. P. Lasenby, Rotorua; Luders, Louis Peter; mother, Mrs A. C. Lnders, Whangarei. M’Crory, William George; sister, Mrs. M. M. Bergman, Christchurch. M'Cullough, Colin; brother, Mr D. M‘Cullough, Auckland. M'Grath, Maurice John; mother, Mrs H. M'Grath, Frankton Junction. M‘lntosh, Lyell Franklin; wife, Mrs J. M. M'lntosh, Waiotira. Nichols, John Edward; mother, Mrs M. Nichols, Putaruru. O’Meara, Gunner Herbert Alfred; father, Mr A. H. O’Meara, Hamilton. Palmer, Sapper Gerard; mother, Mrs C. Palmer, Auckland. Peters, Ronald; father, Mr W. Peters, Paekakariki. Pickering. Trooper , Charles Henry; father, Mr C. A. Pickering, Rai Valley. Plato, Ernest James; father, Mr M. J.

Plato, New Brighton. Pollock, Horace McDonald; father, Mr J, Pollock, Pukekohe. Puckey, Robert Edgar; father, Mr E. A. Puckey, Auckland. Puohotaua, Temporary Corporal Tawaroa; mother, Mrs M. \V. Puohotaua, Wan-

ganui. Ritchie, Colin Patrick; father, Mr A. E. Ritchie, Waihi. Rule, Edward ■ Clifford; mother, Mrs M. Rule, Otahuhu. Sainty, Harry Blair; brother, Mr E. E. Sainty, Auckland. Selkirk, Sapper Ewan Charles; father, Mr G. Selkirk, Auckland. Stephens, John William; mother, Mrs M. Stephens, Auckland. Stern, Ronald; sister, Mrs B. Bracken, Mpr-

rinsville. Stockley, Stanley Joseph; mother, Mrs R. Stockley, Waihou. Stone, Albert Frankton; father, Mr F. 6. Stone, Auckland. Taylor, James; mother, Mrs P. Taylor, Dargaville. Turner, Claude Vercoe; father, Mr V. Turn, ner, Whatawhatal. White, Alfred George; friend, Miss I. Stanley, Auckland. Wilson, Stuart Paterson; father, Mr H. A. Wilson, Helensville. Winter, Leonard Alfred; mother, Mrs M. A. Winter, Auckland. Withey, Sapper Leonard Stanley; sister, Mrs M. Stromso, Auckland. Young, Gordon Stanley; sister, Mrs Hickford, Auckland. The following soldiers are reported to be prisoners of war, previously reported missing;— Sunley, Second-lieutenant Hugh Maxwell; father, Mr B. M. Sunley, London. Bartrum, Iran Lennox; father, Mr G. Bertram, Auckland.' Carmody, Gunner Vernon Louis; wife, Mrs V. Carmody, London. Hetherington, Driver Ernest Septimus; father, Mr C. Hetherington, England. Robertson. Sapper Leslie James; mother, Mrs L. Robertson, Maungaturoto Railway. Robinson, Lance-corporal William John Dillon; wife, Mrs A. Robinson, Hamilton East. Turnwald, Arthur. William; wife, Mrs D. Turnwald, Christchurch. Williamson, John William; wife, Mrs N. Williamson, Whangarei. NOT NOW MISSING. Maclennan. Murdoch; W.; father, Mr R. Maclennan, Scotland. AIR FORCE LIST. The following air casualties were officially announced to-day Clark, Sergeant Bernard Allison, missing on air operations; wife, Mrs E. M. Clark, Auckland; Harris, Sergeant Atan Richard, previously reported missing, now _ reclassified _ as missing and believed killed -in action; father, Mr R. Harris, Invercargill. ; _ Russell, Sergeant William Henry, previously reported missing, now reported a prisoner of war and wounded: father, Mr J. H. Russell, Mataura. Smith, Sergeant Albert George, previously reported missing, now reclassified as missing and wounded; mother, Mrs F. Smith, Wellington. Evans, Sergeant Mervyn, previously reported missing, now reclassified as missing and believed killed; father, Mr D. P. Evans, New Plymouth. Jackson, Sergeant James, previously reported missing and believed a prisoner of war, now confirmed as a prisoner; mother, Mrs M. A. Jackson, Mangawa.

Johnston, Pilot-officer Douglas Stewart, previously reported missing and believed killed, death now officially presumed by the Air Ministry; father, Mr G. Johnston, Whangarei. Harrington, -Sergeant Barclay Christopher M'Guire, admitted to hospital suffering from multiple injuries as result of air operations; mother, - Mrs S' Mahoney,Railway Hotel, Hawera. Mountier. Sergeant Russel Johnstone, mis*. Jng.on air operations; father, Mr E. W. Mountier, Katikati, Bay of Plenty. Baty, Sergeant Frederick Alphonsus, miss* ing on air operations; mother,. Mrs B, M. Baty, 281 Gala street, Invercargill. Nuttall, Sergeant Alfred Cecil, previously re. ported missing, now reported a prisoner of war and wounded; mother, Mrs B. C. Nuttall, 7 Wairoa Avenue, Birkenhead, Auckland. Marusich, Sergeant Cyril Frank Anthony, injured on air operations; father, Mr I. Marusich, Awakino, New Plymouth.