NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES

Greymouth Evening Star, 27 October 1944, Page 4

NEW ZEALAND CASUALTIES

KILLED AND” WOUNDED.

WELLINGTON, October 26. The following personnel of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force are mentioned in a casualty list issued to-night, the rank being private, unless otherwise stated:— Killed in action: Black, Corporal John Allan, Nelson. Died of wounds: Bennison, Corporal Cecil Ernest, Paraora. McEwan, William Wilson, Oamaru. Died on active service: Schofield, Driver Thomas, Green Island. Inwood, Errol Ernest McL., Motueka. Karu, Peter, Mitimiti. Potae, Henare, Tokomaru Bay. Workman, Cliff Olaf, Rotorua. Missing, believed prisoner of war: Grant, Horace George. Mrs. M. M. Grant, Greymouth (w.). Morland, Noel Hardy, Rakaia. Morrison, Edward George, Nelson. Wounded: Brennan, Second-Lieu-tenant Eric John (M.M.), Kaitaia. Abbott, Temporary-Sergeant Frederick William, Waitoa. Astrella, Trooper Nicolla, Auckland. Attwood, Trooper Frederick Thomas, Whangarei. Bernie, Trooper Richard Keith, Hamilton. Berry, Trooper Thomas, ■Lower Hutt. Bird, Trooper John Bradley, Ashburton. Burch, Ernest Frederick, Gisborne. Butler, Trooper Robert George, Te Teka. Cullimore, Joseph Charles, Ashburton. Cunningham, Trooper Thomas Hugh, Balclutha. Danby, Gunner Arthur, Auckland. Findlater, Trooper Thomas Hewan, Papatowai. Finlay, Trooper John, Clive. Hall, Karl William, Timaru. Hows, Trooper Ronald George Arnold, Whangarei. Kernick, Corporal Allan Joseph, Christchurch. Kiwha, Sergeant Kerepori, Gisborne. Levet, Trooper Bert Heywood, Drury. Nicholls, LanceBombardier Noel William, Mount Maunganui. Purchas, TemporaryCorporal Stephen Henry, Christchurch. Skevington, Trooper Eric Bennett, Normanby. Stone, LanceCorporal Arthur Scargill. Williams, George Herbert, Dunedin. Woodward, Owen Edward. Mrs. E. Woodward, Westoort (w.). Previously reported wounded, now reported not wounded, but accidentally injured: Scowen, Joseph David, Gore. AIR FORCE LIST WELLINGTON, October 25. The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas are reported casualties: — Killed on active service.—Butler, Flight Sergeant Iden Alois John, Inglewood. Missing on air operations.—Abbott, Flight Sergeant William Gibbs Auckland. Biggar, Flight / Sergeant John Wanganui. Boyd Flight Sergeant William James Victor, Nelson. Carson, Flying Officer John James, Auckland. Clemens, Flight Sergeant Gerald Royce. Christchurch. Dawson, Pilot Officer Stanley James, Invercargill. Gudgeon, Flight Sergeant John Bernard, Christchurch. Hadley, Pilot Officer Wilson Orchard, Christchurch. Hey, Pilot Officer Ronald John Wilson, Dunedin. Innes, Warrant Officer Geoffrey James, Auckland. Maguire, Flying Officer John Aitcheson, D.F.C., Mataura. Neale, Flying Officer Leopold William, Auckland. Steel, Flying Officer Malcolm Joseph, Auckland. Stevens, Flight Lieutenant Roye Harold Watson, New Plymouth. Thornton, Warrant Officer Robert Jack, Rotorua. Wilcox, Flight Sergeant David John Robert, Waharoa. Seriously injured.—Campbell, Warrant Officer John Mackenzie, Dunedin.

Safe (previously reported missing). —King, Flight Lieutenant James Norby, of Tauranga. Mann, Warrant Officer Douglas Haig, of Christchurch. Mr J. Mann, Greymouth (f.) Missing, believed killed (previously reported missing).—Couchman, Flight Sergeant Leonard Neil, of Wanganui. Oats, Flying Officer Arnold Rex, of Tokomaru Bay. Presumed dead (previously reclassified missing, believed killed). — Aimstrong, Pilot Officer John Walter, of Albany. Marriball, Flying Officer Malcolm Eber Palmer, of Waiuku. Clift, Flight Sergeant John Edgar, of Auckland. Dillon, Flying Officer Michael Frederick, of Cambridge. Fi ampton, Pilot Officer Allan Stanley, of Ashburton. Hamilton, Flight Sergeant Gordon Eben, of Hamilton. Orchiston, Pilot Officer Kenneth Watson, of Ashburton. Wain, Flying Officer John Herbert, of Christchurch. Presumed dead (previously reclassified missing, believed died while prisoner of war). —Callan, Flying Officer Neville John, of Timaru. Presumed dead (previously reported missing).—Mansfield, ActingWing Commander Nelson Reubin, of Christchurch. Gartside, Warrant Officer John, of Huntly. Bernard, Sergeant Arthur George, of Hawera. Reid, Flying Officer Douglas Justus, of Dunedin, Removed from all lists (previously reported dangerously ill) .—Haugh Warrant Officer James William, of Palmerston. New’ Zealand casualty (seriously ill): —Patterson, Flight Sergeant Frederick Boughen, of Christchurch. NAVAL CASUALTY WELLINGTON, October 27. The following naval casualty was issued to-day:— Missing, presumed killed.—Goodfellow, Temp. Sub-Lieut. Richard MacLaurin (A.), R.N.Z.V.R., Auckland.