N.Z. CASUALTIES

Greymouth Evening Star, 15 December 1943, Page 4

N.Z. CASUALTIES

53 REPORTED WOUNDED. WELLINGTON, December 15. The following 53 members of the Second ’• N.Z.E.F. were reported wounded in a casualty list issued toHandyside, Miles, T/Maj., Wellington. Gillies, John R., Lieut., Burnham. Weeks, Frederick 8., Lieut., Palmerston North. Swainson, Edward H. P., 2/Lt.. Feilding. Aitken, Andrew D., Rte., Timaru Anderson, Ronald, L/Cpl... Sydenham. Atkinson, Charles T. L., Spr. Wfeangarei. ' Bates, Frank, Pte., Timaru. Bennett, Albert C., Pte., Inglewood. Best Basil 8., Pte., Te Aroha. Betts, Vernon C., Spr., Hawera. Boyd., Johr F., Pte., Dunedin. Brimble, Lione. P., »L/Cpl., Onehunga. Brown, Harrj C. G., Pte., Khandallah. Burns

Frank, Cpl., Otahuhu. ' . x Carew, Clarence P., Bdr., Christchurch. Chappell, William, Cpl., Glen Massey. Clare, Leslie T„ Pte., Oamaru. Cleland, John A., Pte., Gore. Cornelius, Lance H., Pte., Riccarton. Crane, Reginald A., L/Cpl., Ponsonby. Creighton, Leo F„ Pte., Fairlie. Fraser, William A., Pte., Oamaru. Hammond, Hudson H., Gnr., Marton. Harwood, Hilton C., Spr., Nelson. Henriksen, Fredrick, Pte., Auckland. Hunt, Douglas L., Spr., Rotorua. Jacobs, Cyril P., Pte., Gisborne. Johnstone, Robert A., Pte., Hastings. Krone, Frank K-.. Cpl., England. Lowry, William ’T.. Cpl., Ashburton. London, George A„ Pte., KaiaP °McEwan, Charles C., Pte., Tokanui. Maitland, Robert, Pte., Roslyn. Malone, James J., Pte., Halcombe. Maxfield, Thomas H., Pte.. Gisborne. Mikkelson, Raymond D., Spr., Grey Lynn. Morahan, Owen J., Spr., Clinton. Peters, Jack V., Pte., •Papanui. Quinn, Henry, L/Cpl., New Plymouth. Ragg, Clement A., Gnr., Linwood. Reuben, Joseph, L/Cpl., Kaiapoi. Robertson, George A., Pte., Oamaru. Sefton, Leicester G., Cpl., Gisborne. Soice, Roy B„ Pte., Morrinsville. Stevens, John .H., Pte., Balfour. Thompson, Stanley E., L/Cpl., Mount Eden. Tibbotts, Leonard W., Pte., Spreydon. Trotter, James A., Pte., Auckland. Turney, Leo E., Pte., Ohaupo. „ „ . , Weller, William M., Spr., Christchurch. Williams, James 8., Sgt., St. Albans. Winter, Leonard J., Pte.. Wellington.

25 KILLED; 26 WOUNDED WELLINGTON, December 14. The following 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force casualty list was issued to-night, the rank being private unless otherwise stated:— Killed in action: —Campbell, Lieut. Lloyd William, Invercargill. Anstiss, Lance-Sergeant James Raymond, Waimate. Bannerman, James Thomas, Riversdale. Clark, Lance-Corporal Ronald, Auckland. Cunningham, Edgar William, Morrinsville. Dallas, Lance-Corporal William John, Hunterville. Davies, Richard Edward, Levin. Dowdle, Sapper John Frederick, Christchurch. Fletcher, Lance-Ser-geant Arthur Lester, Leithfield. Gillingham, James Balfour, Cave. Hotop, Sapper William, Alexandra. Hume, Sapper David James McMurdie, Christchurch. MacDonald, Sergeant Stuart Harry, Balclutha. Mclntosh, Sergeant Alexander Cecil, Christchurch. McVey, Thomas George, Timaru. Nicholl, Robin Sinclair, Wellington. Northey, Sapper Howard Richard, Wanganui. O’Brien, - Sapper Thomas, Christchurch. Parker, Noel Morris, Wellington. Peebles, Sergeant William James, Christchurch. Penman, Sergeant .Wilson, New Plymouth. Smith, Arthur Henry, New Plymouth. Staunton, Sapper Thomas Joseph, Invercargill. Waldron, Jack, Waharoa. Woodford, Franklin, Granity. Died of Wounds:—Strang, Lieut. Bruce Allen, Invercargill. Gibb, Tem-porary-Corporal Alick, Middle East. Oldfield, Temporary-Lance-Sergeant Gordon Richard, Auckland. Paul, Thomas Keith, Palmerston North. Ridling, Mervyn Leslie, Ruawai. Wood, Temporary-Sergeant Frederick Henry, Auckland. Died of sickness: —Donovan, Corporal Oliver John, Ngaruawahia. Missing:—Jordan, Reginald John, New Plymouth. Wounded:—Ferguson, Major John Burns (M.C.), Auckland. Kerr, LieutDonald, Nelson, Thomson, Lieut. Donald Gillespie, Blenheim. Van Asch, Lieut. lan Tasman, Thames. Anderson, Trooper Charles Kenneth Butler, Christchurch. Atkinson, LanceCorporal Elliott Lawrence Keir, Wellington. Burke, Sergeant Rupert Edward George, Upper Hutt. Campbell, Corporal Colin Trevor, Gisborne. Campbell, Douglas Robert, Eltham. Copland, Andrew Leonard, Hokianga. Davidson, Corporal Robert Lloyd, Hastings. Dickie, Donald David, Wairoa. Ford, Sergeant Augustus Allan Norden, Dunedin. Garrett, Walter Roland Arthur, Lower Hutt. Hair, Maxwell, Levin. Kearon, John Joseph, Wellington. Kinaston, Lance-Corpor-al Harvey, Roxburgh. Laing, John Cameron, Timaru. McKeeman, Alfred Alexander Daniel, Tokomaru. Mason, Lance-Sergeant Geoffrey George, Waimamaku. Meehan, Lance-Corpor-al Alton, Palmerston North. Mitchinson, Neil Hendry, Raetihi. Pankhurst, Edward Ernest, Carterton. Pratt, William Keith, Blenheim. Pratten, Keith Ross. Auckland. Quinn, Lance-Cor-poral John Joseph, Wellington. Previously Reported Prisoner of war, now reported safe—Calder, Hector McDonald, Bluff.

AIR FORCE LIST WELLINGTON, December 14. The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported casualties (the rank being flight sergeant unless otherwise stated): — Killed on active service.—Wardrop, Robert John, Gore. Missing, believed killed on air operations.—Burton, Warrant Officer James Tasman, Christchurch. Harney, Charles Kenneth, Invercargill. Smith, Leslie George, New Plymouth Stansell, Flying Officer Gifford Eric, Rawene.

Missing, believed killed on active service.—Knap, Aircraftman Ronald William, Paeroa. Payne, Aircraftman John Webster, Lower Hutt. White. Aircraftman David Stanfield, Day’s Bay.

Seriously injured.—Staples, Leading Aircraftman Eric Lennard, Pahiatua.

Prisoner of war, previously reported missing.—Matthews, Francis. Auckland.

The following are New Zealand casualties:—

Died of injuries.—Brennan, Aircraftman Michael James, Christchurch. Richter, Lieutenant John Llewellyn, R.A.F., Auckland.