CASUALTY LIST

Evening Star, Issue 24079, 27 December 1941, Page 4

CASUALTY LIST

23 OTAGO MEN (J’.A.) WELLINGTON, December 26. Tlie following New Zealand Expeditionary Force casualty list was issued to-night (the rank is private unless otherwise stated) : OTAGO. ■—Died of Wounds. — Stuart, Albert Alexander; mother, Mrs E. F. Smart, Abbotsford. —Missing.— Baker, Temporary Captain James Fyfe; wife, Mrs N. H. Baker, Dunedin. Aiken, Francis; mother, Mrs L. Aiken, Dunedin. Aitkeu, Alan Arbuckle; wife, Mrs D. A. Ailkcn, Alexandra. Allen, William George; sister, Miss H. Allen, Owaka. Anderson, Warrant-officer Robert Emil Olaf; mother, Mrs E. M. Anderson, Port Chalmers. Baeliop, Raymond; father, Mr E. Bachop, Haast Pass road. Bartlett, Sydney Joseph; brother, Mr F. A. Bartlett, Dunedin. Bee, William George; mother, Mrs J. M. Bee, Oamaru. Beel, Lance-corporal William Henry; mother, Mrs K. Beel, Dunedin. Bell, Thomas Francis; father, Mr J. V. 8011, Dunedin. Bolwcll, Geoffrey Frank; brother, Mr E. A. Bohvoll, Dunedin. Bruce, Charles Douglas; father, Mr J. G. Bruce. Alexandra. Carroll, Clyde MacLaron; mother, Mrs M. A. Carroll, Oamaru. Carter, Alfred; mother, Mrs A. Carter, Dunedin. Chisholm, * lan Hutchison;’ father, Mr C. Chisholm, Oamaru. Cochrane, Alan McDonald; mother, Mrs J. Cochrane, Dunedin. Cunningham, Lance-corporal Arthur Laverach; wife, Mrs R. E. Cunningham, Dunedin. . Dennison, Robert John; mother, Mrs M. Dennison, Dunedin. Dcveuncy, George Marshall Francis; sister, Mrs Souter, Dunedin. Douglas, John Graham; .father, Mr J. H. Douglas, Arrow-town.' Downes, George Edward; father, Mr F. Downes, Green Island. Duncan, Gordon Leonard; mother, Mrs T. Duncan, Dunedin. OTHER DISTRICTS. —Killed in Action. — (Previously Reported Wounded.) Snelgar, Lance-corporal Alfred Charles; father, Mr A. G. Snelgar, Thames. —Died of Wounds (Previously Reported Wounded.) Batten, Sapper William Valentine; mother, Mrs G. Batten, New Plymouth. Rich, Gunner William Jesse; father, Mr J. J. Rich, Auckland. Thomas, John Albert; brother, Mr H. J. Tliomas, Te Puke. —Died of Sickness. — Bennett, Stanley Robert; mother, Mrs R. Bennett, Wellington. —Missing.— Dunne, Second-lieutenant Geoffrey Fenton; wife Mrs G. J. Dunne, Christchurch. Aberhart, Harold Ernest; father, Mr H. E. Aberhart, Turua. Adams, William Francis; mother, Mrs C. Adams, Waimale. ■ Aitken, Robert Alexander; wife, Mrs E. M. Aitken, Invercargill. , Akuira, Corporal Wiremu Rangi; wife, Mrs H. Akuira, Kaiapoi. Alexander, Ronald William; mother, Mrs K. Alexander, Christchurch. Allan, Walter Deryck; mother, Mrs E. Allan, Fairlie. Allison, Carlyle Archie; father, Mr J. A. Allison, Invercargill. Allison, Lance-sergeant Errol Sampson; mother, Mrs I. S. Allison, New Plymouth. _• ' Anderson, Peter Webb; father, Mr W. W. Anderson, Westport. Archer, Frederick Bartie; mother, Mrs J. Archer, Wellington. Archibald, James; father, Mr J, Aichibald, Beckenham. Arnold, John Forman; mother, Mrs E. Arnold, Brown’s. Arnold, Martin Henry; no next-of-km slated. Austin, Sergeant James Lowry; mother, Mrs S. Autin, Temuka. Bahr, Vernon Howard; mother, Mrs A. Tuohy, Auckland. Batchelor, Noel; mother, Mrs A. A. Batchelor, ' Nelson. Beilis, Raymond Charles; mother, Mrs E. Beilis, Greymouth. Bisman, Allan Janies; father, Mr J. Bisman, Lyttelton. Bissett, Colin McLeod; mother, Mrs E. D. Bisselt, Christchurch. Blundell, Corporal William Geddis: father, Mr L. W. Blundell, Lower Hutt. Boat, David George; brother, Mr F. J. Boal, Killinchy. Borthwick, Sergeant Basil Charles; mother, Mrs J. C. Borthwick, Christchurch. Bowden, Norman Cecil; brother, Mr R. Bowden, Christchurch. Bradshaw, Ronald Edward; mother, Mrs I. M. Bradshaw, Chrislchurch. Breeze, John Henry; father, Mr J. Breeze, Hokitika. Brierley, Frederick Roland; mother, Mrs M. Brierley, Christchurch. Brooks, Warrant-officer Arthur; wife, Mrs E. Brooks, England. Buchanan, William; brother, Hr R. Buchanan, Tokanui. Burgess, Thomas George; mother, Mrs M. A. Burgess, Mayfield. Bulson, Stanley; mother, Mrs H. Butson, Invercargill. Butterfield, Clifford George Edward; father, Mr A. Butterfield, Christchurch. Cain. William Patrick; wife, Mrs B. Cain, Christchurch. Calder, Hector McDonald; father, Mr James Calder, Bluff. Calder, Robert; mother, Mrs E. T. Calder, Christchurch. Campbell, Corporal Keith John ; wife, Mrs L. C. Campbell, Christchurch. Carbcrry, William Clifford; father, Mr V. Carberry, Wellington. Carslensen, Edwin Robert: mother, Mrs C. Carstensen, Invercargill. Cavanagh, Francis Michael; father, Mr M. J. Cavanagh, Invercargill. Cavanagh, Leslie Patrick: wife, Mrs M. A. Cavanagh, Invercargill. Champion, Benjamin Charles John; sister, Mrs F. A dank, Westport. Champion, Thomas Fredrick ; sister, Mrs L. Adauk, Westport. Chcesman, Douglas Henry; father, Mr J. H. Cheesman, Blenheim. Christian, Phillip Sydney; mother, Mrs A. Christian, Matariki. Clemelt, Charles Ivan; father, Mr J. E. Clemett, Seddon. • Craig, John Calvin; aunt, Miss J. McNamara, Westport. Craig, John Shrimpton; mother, Mrs L. L. Craig, Stoke. Croft, Joseph Leslie; father, Mr J, C. Croft, Ambcrlcy. Cusack, James Stanley; mother, Mrs I. I. Cusack, Christchurch. Dean,. Newton Howard; father, Mr W. Dean, Christchurch. Derbic, Lance-corporal Arnold Charles; mother, Mrs M. E. Derbie, Invercargill. Dillmcr, James Davis; mother, Mrs F. F. Dittmer, Taumarunui. Dobson, Robert Franklin; mother, Mrs H. Dobson, Springston. Dowling, Leslie Thomas; father, Mr W. Dowling, Tuatapere.

Dowie, Hugh Smith; mother, Mrs M. Doyle, Scotland. Drawbridge, Hugh Wilfred Hamilton; mother, Mrs H. Drawbridge, England. Dredge, Harold Egbert; father, Mr J. Dredge, Whakatane. Dwau, Michael Bernard; mother, Mrs C. Divan, Hokitika. —Wounded. — Opie, Sergeant Robin James; father, Mr W. J. Opie, Temuka, AIR FORCE. The following R.N.Z.A.F. casualties were announced to-day:— Dempsey, Sergeant Dennis James, killed as the result of an aircraft accident; father, Mr J. Dempsey, Piopio. Bidwell, Sergeant Norman Shefferd, previously reported missing, now reclassified as a prisoner of war and wounded; mother, Mrs A. BidiVell, Christchurch. Barker, Pilot-officer Richard Percival William, killed as the result of an aircraft accident; father, Mr R. Barker, Gisborne. Sanderson, Sergeant Albert Leonard, killed as the result of an aircraft accident; ■ wife, Mrs A. Sanderson, Dunedin.