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N.Z.E.F, CASUALTIES (P.A.) WELLINGTON, January 2. j The following N.Z.E.F. casualty list was issued to-day (the rank is private unless otherwise stated):— OTAGO. —Killed in Action. — Deakcr, Ernest Robert; mother, Mrs J. Deakcr, Clydevalc. —Died of Wounds.— Perry. Walter Morgan; father, Mr C. Perry, Sawyers Bay. —Wounded. — Stubbs. Lieutenant Charles Leonard; mother, Mrs E. E. Stubbs, Dunedin. Rowell, Archibald William; mother, Mrs E. Rowell, Oamaru. Smith, Corporal George Cyril; father, Mr G. L. Smith, Clyde. Williams, Gunner Stanley George; wife, Mrs I. Williams, Dunedin. —Accidentally Injured.— (Previously Reported Wounded.) Prentice, Ronald William; mother, Mrs S. Prentice, Balclutha. —Now Reported Not Missing.— Brand, John Mcßae; stepbrother, Mr W. A. Hoban, Roxburgh. —Missing.— Hutton, James; sister, Mrs F. M. Sharp, Waiauakarua. Robinson, John Edward; mother, Mrs J. Robinson, Queenstown. OTHER DISTRICTS. —Killed in Action. — Devine, Sergeant Ronald Robert; wife, Mrs N. Devine, Napier. Hcmmings, Gunner Roy Cecil; sister, Miss L. Heramings, Mamaku. Hey, Sydney John; father, Mr Hey, Wales. Jacobsen, Lance-sergeant Denis Eyre; lather, Mr W. E. Jacobsen, Akaroa. Kirk, Corporal Owen; mother, Mrs G. Kirk, Hclensville. Mathews, Gunner Samuel Leonard; father, Mr J. Mathews, Auckland. Miller, Gunner Douglas Alexander; mother, Mrs Z. M. Gibbs, Ngaruawahia. Page, Gunner Harold Frederick; mother, Mrs L. K. Page, Christchurch. Preddy, Gunner Stewart Shierlaw; mother, Mrs I. Preddy, Temuka. Rushton, Gilbert; mother, Mrs L. Rushtbn, Auckland. Stanley, Lance-sergeant Geoffrey George; wife, Mrs D. E. Stanley, Auckland. Wallace, Cargill Lindsay; wife, Mrs J. H. Wallace, Invercargill. —Died of Wounds. — Crowhurst, Sergeant Sidney Harry; father, Mr H. Crowhurst, Oio. Green, Gunner William Bradlaugh; wife, Mrs E. Green, Christchurch. Line, George Edward Clifford; sister, Mrs E. O’Brien, Nelson Creek. —Missing, Believed Prisoner of War. — Twhigg, Lieutenant-colonel John Martin; wife, Mrs B. Thwigg, Wellington. De Clive Lowe, Major Trevor Grahame; wife, Mrs L\ De Clive Lowe, Auckland. Burns, Captain Graeme Campbell Taylor; brother, Mr M. J. Burns, Hawera. Gray, Captain William Gleston; wife, Mrs J. L. Gray, Christchurch. Lusk, Captain William Brian De Laval; father, Mr J. B. Lusk, Auckland. Beattie, Lieutenant Robert Buchanan; wife, Mrs R. B. Beattie, Auckland. Crossman, Lieutenant Norman George; wife, Mrs N. G. Crossman, Inglewood. —Prisoners of War. — (Previously Reported Wounded and Missing.) Boult, Warrant-officer Leslie Frank Beale; wife, Mrs P. Boult, Christchurch. Connolly, Murray Thomas; mother, Mrs U. Connolly, Christchurch. Fletcher, Hamisb Samuel; father, Mr L. W. Fletcher, Levin. Fogden, Merle Francis; father, Mr W. F. Fogden, Bombay. Lodge, Thomas Archer; sister, Mrs P. E. Small, Milford. —Wounded, Not Missing.— (Previously Reported Missing.) Mullane, Temporary Lance-bombardier John Gerald; father, Mr J. Mullane, Auckland. Vickers, Robert Edmond; wife, Mrs R. R. Vickers, Midhurst. —Wounded.— Connolly, Captain Joseph Richard John; wife, Mrs T. B. Connolly, Christchurch. Thomson, Temporary Captain Frederick Sleigh Robert; sister, Mrs J. PittsBrown, Nelson. Bourke, Lieutenant John Joseph; mother, Mrs L. Bourke, Palmerston North. Reedy, Lieutenant John College; wife, Mrs M. Reedy, Ruatoria. Taiapa, Second-lieutenant Pine; mother, Mrs M. Taiapa, Kennedy’s Bay. Anderson, Thomas Logan; mother, Mrs A. Anderson, Ireland. Barboure, Gunner lan Robert; father, Mr R. B. Barboure, Gisborne. Barnett, Gunner Louis Earle; mother, Mrs A. Barnett, Bluff. Clements, Driver Stanley Gerald; wife, Mrs F. Clements, Tawa Flat. Daniels, Andrew; sister, Miss M. Daniels, Auckland. . ~ T TT Henare, Wiremu; father, Mr J. Henare, Jones, Trooper Harold Trevor; father, Mr H. Jones, Pukekohe. Kara, Tuahae Hemi Pohatu; mother, Mrs H. Pohatu, Manutuke. Kimber, Kenneth Dudley Jack; mother, Mrs T. Kimber, Grimsby. Manawaroa, Tuhimareikura; brother, Mr G. Larkin, Wangaehu. Mora, Ralph Vincent; father, Mr J. A. Mora, Christchurch. Noble, Patrick; mother. Mrs T. Noble,

Ahipara. Oliver, Lance-bombardier Vi anviok Alexander; mother, Mrs M. L. Oliver,

Napier. , ~ „ Paniora, Reihana; brother, Mr Mako Cas-

sidy, Waima. 1 , „ Payne, Lance-corporal William Ernest; father, Mr E. Payne, Christchurch. Peri. Albert; wife, Mrs M. Pen, Pawa-

renga. ' . Pickrang, Driver Ansell litzgerald; sister, Miss A. Pickrang, Auckland. Porter, Lance-corporal George; wife, Mrs D. J. Porter, Auckland. . Rangataua, James; sister, Mrs H. Tenngi, Tokaanu. ■ Rewi, Peterera; mother, Mrs R. Kewi,

Whakatane. . . T „ Richards, Trooper William John; father, Mr J. E. Richards, Hamilton. Robertson, Kotua; mother, Mrs A. Robert-

son, Pipiriki. Rots, Corporal Sydney James; wife, Mrs M. M. Ross, Wellington. Shirkey, Gordon Andrew; mother, Mrs M. A. Shirkev, Featherston. Smith, Frederick Haswell Thomas; mother. Mrs E. J. Smith. Wellington. Sulzberger, Leslie Robert; wife, Mrs A. L. Sulzberger, Eltham. Tamanui, Heretaunga; sister, Miss M. Ta-

manui, Gisborne. Tapsell, Thompson; mother, Mrs B. Tap sell, Rotorua. To Kani, Paora; mother, Mrs K. Te Kam Houpoto.

Te Mam, Fred; mother, Mrs M. Te Mam, Kaitaia. Te I’urei, Tuahae; sister, Miss Matekino Te Purei, Whangara. Thomas, William Cyril; wife, Mrs J. K. Thomas, Lyttelton. Todd, Acting Sergeant Alexander Hanna; father, Mr L. Todd, Scotland. Tomuri, Hemi Kipi; father, Mr N. Sherwood, Ruatoria. Waenga, Joe Kahaki; foster-mother, Mrs K. Tupaea, Hick’s Bay. Webb, James McGill; father, Mr R. S. Webb, Wellington. Wilson, Oswald; sister, Mrs L. L. Hinty, Auckland. Withers, Sergeant John Stuart; father, Mr B. Withers, Wellington. Wright, George Harold; mother, Mrs A. Wright, Christchurch. —Now Reported Not Missing.— Bull, Lance-bombardier John Desmond; wife, Mrs N. J. Bull, Auckland. Cooke, Lance-sergeant Raymond Gordon; sister, Mrs D. H. Hume, Lower Hutt. Foster, Gunner Henry; father, Mr C. Foster, Auckland. Huston, Lance-sergeant James Henry; father, Mr J. Huston, sen., Auckland. AIR FORCE LIST. The following Air Force casualty list was issued to-night (all R.N.Z.A.F. unless otherwise stated): — Robertson, Sergeant Evan Bertram, previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed in action; father, Mr W. A. Robertson, Fairlie. Gilmour, Flying-officer Douglas Veale, R. ; previously reported missing, now reclassified as missing, believed killed in action; father, Mr N. H. Gilmour, Dunedin. Scales, Pilot-officer Sydney Ernest; extensive second degree burns: father-. Mr E. C. Scales, Timaru. Crawford, Flying-officer Hector Hugh; previously reported missing, believed prisoner of war, now reported safe in British hands; father, Mr W. Crawford, New Plymouth. Hunt, Pilot-officer Melville John Hyland; missing on air operations; mother, Mrs S. H. Hunt, Marton. Gunning, Pilot-officer Stanley Holmes; wounded as the result of air operations; wife, Mrs S. H. Gunning, Levin. Stedman. Pilot-officer Michael Lomax, R.A.F.; previously reported missing, death now presumed bv the Air Ministry to have occurred in December, 1940; father. Squadron-leader G. L.

Stedman, Taieri. MoNabb, Sergeant Ronald Fercy: missing on air operations; father, Mr C. P. McNabb, Huuterville.