N.Z. CASUALTIES

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 August 1941, Page 2

N.Z. CASUALTIES

PRISONERS AND MISSING.

REPORTS FROM RED CROSS.

i WELLINGTON, August 4. A list of casualties to members oi the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force was issued to-night. Most of the names contained in it are those of m&n previously reported missing and now confirmed as prisoners ol war. The list is as follows: —

PRISONERS OF WAR. (Previously Reported Missing) Kettenburg, Awdry Overton, Pte. Mrs. A. L. A. Kettenburg, Wamta

Knight, Louis James, Pte. Mrs. A. P. Knight, Gladstone Siding (m.). Nichols, James, Pte. Mrs. N. Nichols, Evans Creek, South Westland (m.).

OTHER DISTRICTS.

DIED OF SICKNESS.

Wilkin, John Claverly, Pte. Mrs. A. A. Wilkin, Wellington (m.). MISSING. (Previously Reported Wounded). Brooks, Michael Joseph, Pte. Mrs. M. J. Brooks, Wellington (w.). The Red Cross at Geneva confirms the following as prisoners oi war, previously reported killed m action:

Andrews, Keith Albert, Pte. Mrs. M. C. Andrews, Wellington (w.). Carter, John Charles, Drv. Mr. J. W. Carter, Collingwood (f.). Kay, Thomas Jackson, Pte. Mrs. A. ‘ V. Kay, Gisborne (w<). Kelly, Marshall, Pte. Mrs. E. Kelly, Pakaraka (m.). Kyle, Raymond George, Pte. Mr. J. Kyle, Wellington (f.). Matheson, Stewart Wilton, Pie. Mrs. B. G. Matheson, Wellington (m.). Potter, Sydney, Drv. Mrs. M. G. Potter, Wellington (w.). Rolleston, Christie, Pte. Mrs. M. Rolleston, Maketu (m.). Ruff ell, Ronald Leslie, Drv. Mrs. D. Crockford, Wellington (m.). Schick, Franz Maxwell, Sgt. Mrs. W. L. E. Schick, Dargaville (m.). The Red Cross at Geneva confirms the following as prisoners of war m Greece. Previously reported presumed by Court of Inquiry to be killed in action:

Cammick, Martin, Gnr. Mrs. J. Cammick, Auckland (m.). Wilson, Reginald Robert, Pte. Mrs. F. Barrowman, Ashhurst (s.). The Red Cross at Geneva confirms the following as prisoners of war in Greece, previously reported died of wounds. Clarke, Ernest Robert, Pte. Mr. H. Clarke, Invercargill (f.). Dudding, Graham Walter, Pte. Miss S. J. Dudding, Whangarei (sister). Hesson, James, Pte. Mrs. J. D. Hesson, Alexandra (m.). Mark, Bruce, Cpl. Mr. D. B. Mark, Dunedin. (Relationship not stated). Barnett, Clarence Albert, Pte. Mr. Henry Barnett, Benhar. (Relationship not stated). Gates, Edward William, Pte. Miss J. McLeod, Hawera (friend). Manning, Lawrence Frank, Pte. Mrs. A. Manning, Hawarden (m.). Steffert, Arthur Robert, T/Cpl. Mrs. M. Steffert, Carterton (m.). Geneva confirms the following as prisoners of war in Greece, previously reported missing: Ahradsen, Kenneth Ahrad, Cpl. Mrs. G. M. Ahradsen, Johnsonville Alcock I ,' William Lewis, Pte. Mrs. A. Alcock, Wingatui (m.). Anderson, lan, Gnr. Mrs. B. E. Anderson, Mayfield (w.). ■ Bailey, Alan Walter, Pte. Mrs. E. S. Bailey, Timaru (m.). Barber, Walter Macdonald, Pte. Mr. J. Barber, Christchurch (f.). Barker, Jack Wjlfred, Gnr. Mrs. G. - Barker, Nelson (m.). Bell, Gordon George, L/Cpi. Mr. G. Bell, Wellington, (f.). BlacKwell, Sydney Hurst, Pte. Mr. E. W. Blackwell. Eltham (f.). Burgess, Victor, Pte. Mrs. M. I. Burgess, England (w.). _ Butler, Gilbert Lionel, Pte. Mr. N. G. Butler, Stratford (son). Carson, Stanley Edgar, Spr. Mrs. L. M. Carson. Lyttelton (m.). Clark, John William Thackway, Pte. Mrs. E. Clark, GreGn Island (w.). Clunie, Norman William Bertie, Gnr. Mrs. P. Clunie, England (w.). Cox, William Forest, Pte. Mrs. E. Cox, Halcombe (m.). Craig, William Allan. T/L/Cpl. Mrs. A. Craig, Timaru (m.). Dawson, Edward Watson, T/L/Cpl. Mrs. Pi. M. Rainbird, Australia (s.). Derbridge, Arthur John, Pte. Mrs. M. Derbridge, Taumarunui (m.). Dodds, William, Pte. Mrs. M. K. Jackson, Auckland (s.). Duncan, John Fausett, L/Cpl. Mr. J. Duncan,- Pukekohe (L). ' Ensor, Richard Walter, Pte. Mr. W. C. Ensor, Hastings (f.). Ferguson, Andrew Walter, Pte. Miss A. Ferguson, Bay of Islands (s.). Flintoff, Ronald William, Bdr. Mrs. M. E. Flintoff, Rangiora (w.). Gaudion, Thomas David. Pte. Mrs. S. Gaudion, Christchurch (m.). Goodley, Desmond Joseph, Pte. Mr. J. Goodley, Tekaraka (f.). Harper, Herbert Sydney, Gnr. Mrs. J. Harper, Christchurch (m.). Harvey, John Kitchener, Pte. Mrs. A. Harvey, Wairoa (m.). Head, Mervyn, Gnr. Mrs. N. M. Head, Tauranga (w.). Heir, James Arthur, T/L/Cpl. Mrs. E. G. Heir, Hastings Henderson, William Maurice, L/Cpl. Mrs. P. Henderson, Mangapehi Harold Herbert, Spr. Mrs. M. E. Heron, Wellington (m.). Heseltine, Pieginaid Thwaites, Pte. Mr. A. T. Heseltine, Ashburton (f.). Hinton, John Daniel, Sgt. Mrs. H. G. Hinton, Colac Bay (m.). Hodder, Raymond Stanley, Pte. Mrs. G. L. Hodder, Carterton (m.). Hodgson, John Campbell, L/Cpl. Mr. F. J. Hodgson, Wairoa (f.). Hyder, Sydney, Pte. Mrs. K. Hyder, Wellington (m.). Jackson, George Stanley, Spr. Mrs. A. Brough, Wellington (m.). Jakes, Will, Pte. Mrs. C. M. Jakes, Inglewood (m.). Johanson, David Arthur, Pte. Mrs. ‘M. Johanson, Cambridge (m.). Johnson, Leonard, Sglmn. Next-of-kin unknown. Kanake, Keith, Pte. Mr. T. Kanake, Australia (f.). „ Keltie, Harry, Pte. Mrs. A. Keltie, Greytown (m.). a Kerr, Vincent, Pte. Mrs. A. Kerr, Wellington (m.). Linegar, 'Charles Alfred, Pte. Mrs. V. L. Linegar, Wellington (w.). Little, Piobert Stanley, Pte. Mrs. A. Little, Dannevirke (m.). - Livingstone, Douglas James, Pte. Mr. J. S. Livingstone, Auckland (f.). Llovd, Alfred George, Pte. Mrs. M. Lloyd, Havelock North (m.). Lloyd, William Euan Gordon, Pte. Mr. T. H. G. Lloyd, Dannevirke McCook, Jack, Sgt. Mr. W. A. McCook, Kaponga (f.). McKeown, Bernard Malcolm,, Cpl. Mrs. B. M. McKeown, Wellington (w.). Macleod, Francis, Pte. Mrs. M. Jefferies, Wanganui (s.). MacMurtrie, James Alexander, Pte. ’ Mr. J. McMurtrie, Napier (Relationship not stated). Marshall, Francis Sydney, L/Bdr. Mrs. I/Mafshall, Auckland (w.).

Marshall, Robert Keiths Pte. Mrs. R. M. Marshall, Ashhurst (m.). Minogue, William Martin, Pte. Mrs. E. E. Minogue, Christchurch (m.). Morton, Robert McDonald, Gnr. Mrs. H. Morton, Dargaville (mJ. Muff, Dudley Roberts, T/Cpl. Mrs. W. -Pollard, Christchurch (s.). Muir, Eric William Henry, L/Bdr. Mrs. L. Muir, New Plymouth

Newlancl, Leslie Joseph, Pte. Mrs. F. Newland, Masterton (m.). O’Donnell, William, Pte. Miss J. O’Donnell, Oamaru (s.). Petrie, Cyril Arthur, Drv. ‘Nora Jenkinson, Masterton (aunt). Rae, Martin Hastings, Pte. Mrs. Agnes Rae, Nelson (m.). Rayner, Frederick William, Pte. Mrs. F. Rayner, Putaruru (m.). Richardson, Allan James Stephen, Pte. Mrs. A. E. Richardson, Auckland (m.). Rogers, Benjamin Charles, Gnr. Mrs. M. D. Rogers, Invercargill (w.). Rogers, Colin Norman, Pte. Mr. J. J. ‘ Rogers, Makauri R.D. (f.). Romeril, William George, Spr. Mr. A. E. Romeril, Christchurch (f.). Rutledge, Keith Ralph, Pte. Mr. W. L. Rutledge, Matawai (f.). Scobie, George Victor, Pte. Mrs. C. L. Scobie, Balfour (m.). Sheerin, Maurice, Pte. Mr. E. B. Sheerin, Palmerston North (brother). Shields, Charles Joseph, Pte. Mr. J. Shields, Ireland (father). Sklenars, Maurice Vincent, Pte. Mrs. F. Laws, Linton (m.). Smith, Ronald Campbell, Gnr. Mrs. J. Smith, Auckland (m.). Sole, Owen Parry, Pte. Mrs. G. M. Sole, Wellington (m.). Sutherland, Eric William Arnold, T/Cpl. Mrs. A. Sutherland, Christchurch (m.).. Tapping, Phillip George, Pte. Mrs. B. Tapping, Gisborne (m.). Taylor, < Horace Stanley, Drv. Mrs. " Francis Hannah Taylor, Auckland (m.). T Teweehi, Nehe, Pte. Mrs. J. Maxwell, Tokomaru Bay (sister). Thompson, David William, Trp. Mrs. M. L. White, Wellington (m.). Tideman, Norman Alfred, Pte. Mrs. F. R. Tideman, Christchurch (m.). Verrail, Leonard Raymond, Pte. Mrs. F. Cole, Auckland (sister). Warihi, James, S/Sgt. Mrs. M. Wanhi, Whakarewarewa (w.). Watson, Albert John, Pte. Mr. J. K. Watson, Invercargill (f.). Way, Bernard Edward, Spr. Mrs. E. “Way, Auckland (m.).' Weeks, John Cuthbert, Pte. Dr. H. Weeks, Tolaga Bay (f.). Whitehead, Frederick Kitchener, Pte. Mrs. S. Whithead, Gisborne (m.). Williams, Gordon Hale, T/Cpl. Mrs. H. Williams, Wanganui (m.). Wilson, David Alfred, Pte. Mr. and Mrs. F. Wilson, Gisborne (f. and

m.). Wishaw, Harold Munro, Pte. Mr. A. W. Wishaw, Australia (f.). Buckley, Robert Campbell, Gnr. Mrs. L. S. Buckley, Christchurch (w.).

Red Cross at Geneva reports the following prisoner of war in Greece:

Pyke, Eric Gibson, Pte. Mrs. M. R Pyke, Christchurch (w.). WOUNDED AND MISSING.

Foster, Alan, Pte. Mr. J. Foster, Wairoa (f.).

WOUNDED. (Remains on Missing List). Yager, Francis Leslie, Pte. Mrs. E. N'. Yager, Ahuroa (w.). WOUNDED.

Smith, Albert Frederick, Pte. Mrs. E. Smith, Auckland (w.). PRISONERS OF WAR.

WELLINGTON, August 4. The following cablegram has been received by the Joint Council of the Order of St. John and Red Cross Society from Colonel Waite, ActingRed Cross Commissioner in the Middle East: The Red Cross at present has notifications of prisoners as follow: —In hospital at Kokinia—s3s. At the Ecole Polytechnique Hospital, Athens —44. In Corinthia, Greece — 980. In Oflag. V. 8., Germany—77. Total—l 636. “I believe that there are a number of war prisoners still in Crete. Foodstuffs sent via Canada and Geneva will serve those in the German camps. There are sufficient supplies here for all requirements.”

Advice has been received that Lieutenant G. A. Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. Brown, High Street, who was previously reported missing, is a prisoner of war, and is injured. Mrs. A. T. Wallis has received advice that her brother, Gnr'. P. R. Blunden, previously reported wounded and missing, is a prisoner /f war m Greece. Mrs. S. Adamson, Nelson Creek, has been advised that her son, Pte. Joseph Leslie Adamson, who was previously reported wounded and missing, is now a wounded prisoner of war in Greece. AIR FORCE CASUALTIES. WELLINGTON, August 4. The following Air Force casualties are officially announced: — Sergeant Allan Douglas Scott, R.N.Z.A.F., missing on operations. Mother, Mrs. Scott, Hamilton. Sergeant Jack Maney, R.N.Z.A.F., missing on air operations. ' Mother, Mrs. M. Maney, Auckland. Sergeant Mervyn Evans, D.F.M., R.N.Z.A.F., missing on air operations. Father, Mr. D. J. Evans, New Plymouth. Pilot Officer George Montgomerie Marshall, R.N.Z.A.F., killed in action. Father, Mr. G. L. Marshall, Marton. Sergeant Haydn Neil Guymer, “R.N.Z.A.F., missing on operations. Mother, Mrs. E. Guymer,

Wellington. Pilot Officer Donald Brook, R.N.Z.A.F. missing on operations. Father, Mr. H. Brook,

Wellington. Sergeant Edward Campbell McDonald, R.N.Z.A.F., missing on air operations. Mother, Mrs. A. G. McDonald, Buckland Beach;

Auckland. Sergeant Ivan Fenton Waugh, R.N.Z.A.F., missing on operations. Mother, Mrs. E. Waugh, Otahuhu, Auckland. Sergeant Donald Frederick Streeter, R.N.Z.A.F., missing on operations. Mother, Mrs. E. Streeter,

Wellington. Sergeant Graham Francis Breckon, R.N.Z.A.F., missing on air operations. Father, Mr. F. W. Breck-

on, Auckland. Sergeant Robert Gordon' Mills, R.N.Z.A.F.,' previously reported dangerously injured, now reclassified as removed from seriously ill list, and progressing satisfactorily. Father, Mr. I. M.

Mills, Hamilton. Sergeant Graham Stuart Walker, R.N.Z.A.F., missing on operations. ’ Mother, Mrs W. Reid, Te

Kuiti. . . Pilot Officer Morrison Jolly, missing on operations. Mother, Mrs A. Jolly. Wallacetown. The Air Ministry announces that in the case of the following personnel, nreviously reported missing, death is now officially presumed: Sergeant Walter Alexander Watts, R.N.Z.A.F. Mother, Mrs E. Watts.

Alexandra. Serseant Frederick Jack Newman, “R.N.Z.A.F. Father, Mr C. M. Newman, Auckland. Pilot Officer Gilbert Theodore Kimberley, R.N.Z.A.F. Father. Archdeacon O. J.* Kimberley, Nelson.