NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES

Greymouth Evening Star, 21 May 1941, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES

THE LATEST LISTS. TWO KILLED—44 WOUNDED. [per press association.] WELLINGTON, May 20. The following casualties to members of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force have been reported:— KILLED IN ACTION. Sapper Edward Thomas Glover. Mother; Mrs. O. I. A. Glover, 11 Palmerston Road, Birkenhead, Auckland. Corporal Richard Corfield Pipe. Father, Mr. C. Pipe, St. John Street, Opotiki. WOUNDED. Second-Lieutenant Cyril George Alastair Sams. Father, Mr. K. Sams, 44 Aikmans Road, Christchurch. Second-Lieutenant ‘ Francis Trewby. Mother, Mrs. M. J. Trewby, Bank Street, Mangaweka. Private Ivan Edward Salter Bartlett. Father, Mr. M. E. Bartlett, Otumoetai, Tauranga. Private Thomas Benchley Bennet. Mother, Mrs. E. Bennet, 33 Cowlishaw Street, Avonside, Christchurch. Private Frederick Charles Blatch. Father, Mr. C. E. Blatch, 7 Anzac Street, Takapuna, Auckland. Private Roy Reginald Brown. Mother, Mrs. A. Brown, Saxton Road, Vogeltown, New Plymouth. Private Lawrence Walter Coles. Wife, Mrs. M. D. Coles, care G.P.0., Wellington. Private Charles Lilburn Handley Corhmins. Wife, Mrs. H. F. Commins, Box 15, Ohakune. Corporal George Gordon Craig. Father, Dr. C. Craig, Morrinsville. Lance-Corporal Thomas Dalton. Mother, Mrs. M. J. Dalton, Harland Street, Tinwald. Driver David John Graham Dick. Father, Mr. Gavin Dick, 10 Goldsmith Street, Waltham, Christchurch. Lance-Bombardier Colin John Donnelly. Sister, Mrs. J. Jenkin,s, 35 Philip Street, Toowoomba, Queensland. Private Norman Deacon Edmondson. Friend, Mr. A. Kerr, 66 Virginia Avenue, Eden Terrace, Auckland. Gunner Eric Douglas Fuller. Mother, Mrs. J. M. Fuller. 2608 Oriental Parade, Wellington. Private William Edward Green. Father, Mr. R. A. Green, 29 Rutland Street, Christchurch. Driver Oscar Frederick Harvey. Wife, Mrs. W. R. Harvey, 15 Bidwell Street, Wellington. Sergeant Paul Alexander Hayes. Wife,"Mrs. E. C. M. Hayes, 91 Asquith Avenue, Mount Albert, Auckland. Private Francis Joseph Ihomas Jenyns. Mother, Mrs. S. Jenyns, 18 Norfolk Street, Whangarei. Driver Frederick William Just. Father, Mr. F. W. Just, Te Hoe, via Ohinewai. Private Victor Harry Kellec. Wife, Mrs. T. M. Kellec, Kongahu, via Westport. Private Alfred Knox. Fatner, Mr. H. Knox, care Mr. J. Jackson, Taita, Wellington. Private Joseph Larkins. Father, Mr W. Larkins, Rangiotu. Private James Wesley Lee. Mother, Mrs. W. A. Lee, 7 Leith Street, Whangarei. Private Alexander Cameron McDonald. Wife, Mrs. R. H. McDonald, 25 Old Hill Road, Westmere, Grey Lynn, Auckland. Sergeant Francis George Morgan. Wife, Mrs. E. B. Morgan, <3B Glenmore Street. Wellington. Sapper Louis Dean Mumford. Mother, Mrs. J. Cronin. Queen Street, Otahuhu. , Gunner Leslie Osborne Naylor. Father, Mr. F. Naylor, Nokomai, Waikaia, Invercargill. Lance-Corporal Hubert Douglas Pirritt. Mother, Mrs. M. Pirritt, Main Road. Heretaunga, Wellington. Sergeant Archie Quinn. Miss M. Turnwald, Te Awamutu (relationship not stated). Private Lennos Kennard Retter. Father, Mr. F. Retter, Matangi. Private Arthur Edward Smith. Wife, Mrs. M. R. Smith, 6 Kowhai Street, Mount Albert, Auckland. Corporal William Strathdee. Wife, Mrs. H. B. Strathdee. 183 Simeon Street, Christchurch. Corporal Henry Erlam Thompson. Mother, Mrs. N. Thompson, 43A Hayden Street, Auckland. Private William James Lester Thorp. Father, Mr. J. W. Thorp, Opunake. Private John Richard Towers. Sister, Mrs. R. Moses, 5 Allenbur' Terrace, Wellington. Private Allan Robert Wheeler. Friend, Mrs. Robinson, Oparau.

WELLINGTON, May 21. The following casualties to members of the Second N.Z.E.F. were announced to-day. WOUNDED Major George Lawrence Agar. Wife,’Mrs. E. E. Agar, Wellington. Captain Charles Laight Brett. Wife, Mrs. D. M. Brett, Whangarei. Captain Allan Thomas Bustard. Wife, Mrs. J. Bustard, Wanganui. Lieutenant Walter John Heslop. Wife, Mrs. L. Heslop, Hawera. Lieutenant Harold Benn Ward. Wife, Mrs. F. A. N. Ward, Sydney. Second Lieutenant John Graham Heasley. Father, J. Heasley, Timaru. Second Lieutenant Edward John Waters. Father C. Waters, Auckland. Gunner Leonard Blewett. Wife, Mrs. K. Blewett, New Plymouth. It is believed that Second-Lieuten-ant Heasley is “Jock” Heasley, who was formerly a member of the Bank of New South Wales staff at Greymouth, and played as full back for the United Rugby Club. AIR FORCE. WELLINGTON, May 20. The following air casualties are announced:— Sergeant Walter Alexander Watts, R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, but believed killed in action. Mother, Mrs. E. Watts, Auckland. Pilot Officer Gilbert Theodore Kimberley. R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, reclassified missing, but believed killed in action. Father, Rev. O. J. Kimberley, All Saints’ Vicarage, Nelson. Sergeant Christopher Falcon Scott, previously reported wounded and a prisoner of war, now reported well, and interned in unoccupied France. Father, Mr. J. S. Scott, Raukapuka, Geraldine.

WELLINGTON, May 21. T£e following Air Force casualties were announced to-day:— Sergeant Eric Russell Lucas, miss-

ing on air operations. Father, F. A. Lucas, Waitara. Sergeant Roderick William Finlayson, missing on air operations. Mother, Mrs J. Finlayson, Dunedin. Sergeant Eric Francis Gannaway. Died in hospital from wounds received as the result of air operations. Mother, Mrs M. E. Gannaway, Napier. NAVALRATING. WELLINGTON, May 20. ! The death of a New Zealand rating serving with the Royal Navy is announced. He was Bertie Victor Read, telegraphist, R.N.V.R. (N.Z.), killed in an air raid. Mother, Mrs. Elsie’ May Read, 220 Clyde Street, Island Bay, Wellington.