OVERSEAS TROOPS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXX, Issue 21285, 23 December 1943, Page 4

OVERSEAS TROOPS

N.Z.E.F. CASUALTY LIST

24 DISTRICT MEN MISSING AND WOUNDED (P.A.t WELLINGTON. Dec. 23. Twentv-four men from the Gisborne. Coast, Wairoa and Opptiki areas are mentioned in a Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force casualty list issued to-day:— Wounded and MissingPetit pie. Rongo. Father: Mr. W. Peta, Te Kahn, Opptiki. Missing Cook. Pic. Reginald D. G. Friend: Mrs. I. James, 21 Clifford street. Gisborne. I-lonana, Pie. Maioha. Wife: Mrs. M. Honana, Cape Runaway. Opoliki. Mahanga, Pte. Joe. Mother: Mrs. P. Mahanga, P.B. 66, Wairoa. Missing—Believed Prisoners of War Gerrard, Pte. Hone D. Father: Mr. T, Gcrrard. Te Araron. Green, Pte. Buick. Wife: Mrs. M. Green, Tikitiki. Kaa, Pfe. Petern K. Uncle: Mr. B. Kingi, Waituhi, Patutahi. KoiEj. Pte. Ernora. Sister: Mrs. R. Williams, Tikitiki. Rowland, Pte. Walter. Wife: Mrs. P. Rowland, Whakaangiangi, via Gisborne. Tuhoro, Pte. Erupip. Wife: Mrs. R. TeA. Tuhoro, Tikitiki. Wounded Bowie 2/Lieut. Douglas R. R. Father: Dr. W. A. Bowie, 1.61 Esplanade. Kaiti, Gisborne. Apanui, Pte. Karangawai. Mother: Mrs T. T. Matthews, Cape Runaway. Coulston, Pte. Reuben E: Mother: Mrs. M. Waihape, c/o J. Ormond. OpoutanmGeorge, Cpl. Messines. Wife: Mrs. S. George, Ruatoria. Gray, Sgmn. Alan R. W.ife: Mrs. J. R. Gray, 12 Queen street, Waii’oa. Humfrey, Pte. Fulford. Mother: Mrs. M. Humfrey, Kutaxerp. Opotiki. Keefe, Pte. Wi. Mother: Mrs. M. Keefe, Kihitu, Wairoa. Kingi Pte. Robert. Father: Mr. P. Kingi, Waihirere, Gisborne. McClutchie, Pte. James. Mrs. J. McClutchie, Hicks Bay (not stated). Martin, Pte. Old. Wife: Mrs. E. Martin, 16 Grey street, Gisborne. Pomana, Pte. George. Grandfather. Mr. R. Tuhi, Nuhaka, Wairoa. Puha, Pte. Jerald. Mother: Mrs. M. Puha, P. 0., Raukokore. Rowland, Cpl. William. Sister: Mrs. Raroa, Rangitukia. Shaw, L/Cpl. Harry.. Mother: Mrs. M. Shaw, Box 109, Opotiki. Tuhoe, Pte. Ray. Wife: Mrs. M. Tuhoe, Waituhi, Patutahi. Wilson, Sgt. George R. Father: Mr. G. W. Wilson, 145 Rutamwha street, Wairoa. Officers, and other ranks from other parts of the Dominion are:— DIED OF WOUNDS Burger, Pte, George Leopold, Cobden. DIED OF WOUNDS—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED KILLED IN action Manttan, L/Cpl. Stewart A., Wellington. MISSING, BELIEVED PRISONERS OF WAR—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ityISSING Meredith, Pte. Eric Seaton, Invercargill. Stoop, I’to. Aubrey .lames, Hokitika. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PRISONERS OF WAR—NOW REPORTED SAFE Flower, Lieut. Hugh F„ Christchurch. Wood, Lieut. Robert Mac G.. Wellington. WOUNDED AND MISSING Whnrepnpn. Pte. Bridger, Tauranga. MISSING Foote, Lieut. Donald D., Westport. Morrison, Lieut. Gerald 0., Christchurch, tordie, 2/Lioilt. Jaipes, Lower Hutt. Anderson. Pte. William H., Riverton. Barnes, Pte. Walter P., Invercargill. Betti, Pte. Giov/uipi J.. Lo\yer Hutt. Bowles, Tte. Ronald J., Christchurch. Brannigan, Pte. Keith L., Dannevirke. Brown, Pte. Ivan, Dannevirke. Buchan, Pte. Dougins S.. Balclutha. Buckrell. Pte. Ivo, Hawera. Dombroski. Pte. Raymond V., Inglewood. Boole, Pte. Albert W., Utiku. Dunn, Pte. l William J., Mangere. Elmers, Pte. Keith F., Napier.il Fair. Cpl. Stephen E., Havelock North. Field, Pte. Sidney E.. Greytown. Gamlin, Pte. John S., Devonport. Gardiner, Pte. William S., Nornlnijton. Henderson, Pte. Alan, Milton. Hodgkinson, Pte. Clyde It.. Evans Flat. Hopkins, Pte. Henry H., Te ltulti. Johnston, Pte, Allan D., Waverley. Jones, Pte. Ernest, Elthnm. Jones, Pte. Raymond 0., TemuUa. King, Pte. Harry G., Panguru. Kitto, Cpl. George H., New Plymouth. Knight, L/Cpl. Thomas E., J.ohnsonville. Levy, L/Cpl. Walter J., Wellington. Lindale, Pte. Ronald A., Fetone. McCoy, L/Sgt. Alan W., Auckland. McKay, Pte. Kenneth D., Waipu. McKenzie, Pte. Alexander N., Waipu. McKuight, L/Cpl. Allan J., Leyin. Malcolm, Pte. Walter M., Wpipawa. Manttan, Ptefl Claude N.. Ngaio. Newell, Pte. Richard D., New Plymouth. Nicolson. Pte. Matthew T., Kaupokonui. O’Sullivan, Pte. Paul P„ Kilhiraie. Patou, Pte. Albert IT.. Kiverica. Pedersen, Pte. Maxwell C.. Ormondvillc. Peretini, Pte. Hekenui. Karioi. Pizzey, Pie. William H., Waitara. Rudman, Pte. Norman G., Lower Hutt. Rzoska. Pte. Stanley J.. Clarcvlllc. Sudd, Pte. Noel A.. Blenheim. Silver. Pte. William C. A., Stratford. Smart, Pte. Arthur J.. Pahiatua. Smith, Pte James A., Wellington. Spivey, Pte. Gordon, Westshoro. Sullivan, Pte. William ,T.. Oiiclninga. Thompson, Pte. Albert W., New Plymouth. Trotter, Pte. Alva A.. Christchurch. Tudor. Pte. Noel C., Petone. Walker, L/Sgt. John. Wadestown. Walker. Pte. Lyall W.. Hawera. Wallace, Pte. Norman, Hawera,. Wallis, Pte. Richard M.. North Auckland. Ward, Sgt. Dennis A.. Christchurch. Ward, Cpl. Lester M., Lndbrooks. Wells, L/Cpl. Maurice 1., New Plymouth. Werner, Pte. Garth u., ICaitaia. West, Pte. Herbert L., New Plymouth. Wiley, Pte. Walter )>., Masterton. Williams, Pte. Arthur V., New Plymouth. Willis, Pte. Ronald H. L., Wanganui. Winstanley, Pte. Walter E., New Plymouth. Wood. Cpl. Frederick D., Nevv Plymouth. MISSING—BELIEVED PRISONERS OF WAR Curnow, Pte. Charles B„ Tauranga. Donovan, Pte. Albert J., Morrinsyille. Grimsdalo, Pte. Thomas W., Mornington. Wiggins, Pte. Arthur W. G.. Whakatane. WOUNDED Clark, Major Lewis, Auckland. Pike, Major Peter K„ M.C.. Auckland. Clarke. T/Major Erie S.. Papatoetoe. Pleasants, T/Gnpt. G. B. G., Mamircwn. Emery, Lieut. Tuan (!., Spreydrm. $ Hermans. Lieut. Reginald E., Durie Hill. McLcnaphin, Lieut. Hector TO., St Hilda. Morpeth, Lieut. Gra-.am 8., Epsom. Gale. 2/Liout. William K., Temuka. Hamm, 2/Lieut. Michael K, f Omaha, Jackson, 2/Lieut. James H., Miramar. Tophum, 2/Lieut. Bnsil. Papnkura. Williams, 2/Lieut. Percy, Paeroa. Bnmbery, Pte. Dudley J. W., Dunedin. Barrett, T/Cpl. Henry K., Colae Ray. Beattie, Pte. Andrew J. C., Huntley. Birch, Pte. Stanley T., Hastings. Boniseh, Bdr. lan F., St. Albans. Brinnt, Gnr. Ronald G., Pnremata. Bruere, L/Cpl. Desmond, Woodville. Busby, L/Cpl. Jack A.. Devonport. Cammel!, Sgt. Douglas H.. St. Ileliers. Cprr, Cpl. Edwin F„ Epsom. Castle, Pte. Harry C., Coromandel. Cathcart, Gnr. Lawrence A., QneWhero. Crick, Pte. Mervyn D., Rotherham. Coleman, Cpl. John T,, Lower Wninua. Cornier. Cpl. Maurice. Hikurangi. Cook. Pte. Berpnrd J., Auckland. Cooper, T/Cpl. Gilbert, Cambridge. Cottle, Gnr. James Cnthhert, Christehnreti. Crisp, L/Cpl. William S., Okato. Cullen, Pte. Ralph. Wevcdon. Davidson. Pte. David. New Plymouth. Davis, Pte. Charles W. L., Invercargill. Dean, T/L/Srrt, Albert, Opehnngn. Dillon, Pte . Dougins O. J., Ashburton. Done, Sgt. Theodore C., Sumner. Duke, Pte. William L., Nelson. Fnirbnirn, Pte. Robert. M. t Southland. Fallow, Pte. Ernest M., Southland. Fazakerley, Pte. Joseph ,T., Arnmoho. I Fitzgernld, Pte. Patrick, Otahuhu. Flaxman, Pte. Charles W,, Avondale,