PRISONERS OF WAR.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVII, Issue LXXVII, 31 July 1918, Page 6

PRISONERS OF WAR.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT MISSING MEN. Tho British Red Cross Society have received a request from the Agence Internationale dcs Prissonniers de Guerre, Geneva, Switzerland, that the following statement be published: — "In view of the great number of enquiries 'received lately for missing officers and men, we would venture to ask that these be as brief as possible, and written iii a legible hand. Tlie follow-ing-details only are required: Surname; *"■' ■,'Christian name; rank; regiment (and, • **' in*- the case of n.e.b/s and men, regiI-. 'mental -number); approximate date oi \Z ■ .disappearance;-front where missing. In \? - -the case of aviator., the name and numK. r ber of i_-.acb.ine and. place of disappear- ■§£'-<• ance, if known. ■p-v\ -.jf. i.s requested that no photographs Hjjjj^he sent nor persolal description be and that news of individual prisshould not be asked for on the of photographs in groups. No should be made unless the perofficially been "reported missing. still seems prevalent that if 'is enclosed- the enquiry enjoys of greater despatch. Algifts are welcome, it should be that no preference is given with such c-nq an All work this agency i. gratuitous- cor\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\M§a&'enct^ i' r i'<f' .vii- only \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\fyFlh?^ - 'i- 0\ *i.& to t' lo nesent \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\WcZ, i- <. ■' '- ,< v' '" \?<nny*re,>s i" ~'J' r-!,c' lL- :o d'-'ad, Z. the ________ Z. 'Jmil* mi a i,y'y '■ - ■--■■- ______■ __."^-* *■ jji .*__-■ .'5 o-"av i'1 I *• "j, to (nr.es- . oLUlOi"*--- H> <-Ui * *-J> ''" " ti]aL UO letMR? tX** .i"i icr.. ■_ n_aily_ three t^el;. ;_. th. J'; <*-" o o\.i-. tionticr was c Wr.i^HiJ-_ -_o guat^.- pair ot April. This - «■*>■ condition <•**■ alrau. that has "already occurred r-or. than once, and miebt possibly occur .pain. In order . to avoid additional v.oi .t i. requested, 'Z '' when possible, tint -• .\ the next-of-kin <"■'"" Jiorilcl saomit erH,u*;,--_."