REPORTED MISSING

Kaikoura Star, Volume LXI, Issue 42, 3 June 1941, Page 2

REPORTED MISSING

N.Z. TROOPS IN MIDDLE EAST. FIRST LIST. WELLINGTON, Muy 28. Aekins, Private Robin; W’gtn. Allport, Private James; Kilbirnie. Bartosh, Temp.-Corp. Frank Lewis; Castlecliff. Baxter, Private Joseph Alexander; Wanganui. Bedingfield, Private Victor Norman; A’land. Bernie, Private Raymond Frederick; Owhango. Blackler, Private Raymond Thomas; Palmerston ,N. Boobyer, Private Ivor James; Marton. Brady, Private Nicholas Leonard; Hawera. Brown, Private Arthur; A’land. Buie, Private Donald McKechnie; WangaCave, Private Gordon David Anderson; Stratford. Christian, Private Peter Rex; Cr. Ch. Climo, Private Alfred Claude; Wanganui. Cocker, L.-Corp. Marshall; Farewell Spit. Cox, Private William Forest; Halcombe. Currie, Private Brian Archibald Jeffares; Castlecliff. Davey, Private Donald Clifford: Hamilton. Davies, Private Thomas Edmund; Mataroa. Dawson, Private Percy George; Wanganui. Dornauf, Private Leslie Gordon Peter; Hamilton. Drake, Private George Esmond; New Plymouth. Earnshaw, Private Ronald Neville; Waitoa. Fairweather, Private Stanley Robert; Wanganui. Fisher, Private Albert Arthur; A’land. Gibson, Private Leslie Gerald; W’gton. Gregory, Private Jack: Taihape. Guiliiard, Private Jack Arthur; Taihaoc. Hammond, Temp.S.Sergt. Colin Alexander; Hawera. Hardgrave, Sergt. Maurice Edward; New Plymouth. Harford, Private Henry Brewerton; Palmerston N. Hawkins, Private Frederick Beckett; Wellington. Hayfield, Private Joseph Henry John; Levin. Hill, L.-Corp. Alex. Richard; Bunnythorpe. Hills, Private Williie Edmund; Eltham. Hodges, Private Gordon Leonard; Wanganui. Howard, Private Robert Henry; Raetiti. Hyder, Private Sydney Walter; W’gton. Jackson, Private Nelson Ernest; W’gton. Johnson, Private Marshall Dunbar; Aramoho Jones, W.O. (2nd Class) John Morris Chamney; Okoia. Kennedy, Private Frank; Australia. Lacy, Private Basil Alphonsus; Raurimu. Lamont, Private Max Lyall; Waverley. Leary, Private Percy Edwin; Taihape. Lefort, Private Louis; Christchurch. Linder, Private Walter Clennard; Wanganui. McDonald, Private Alexander; Sawyers Bay. Mackenzie, Private Donald; Opunake. Martin, Private Athol George; Otawhai. Milne, Private David Mitchell; Hastings. Morice, Private Donald Campbell; Wanganui. Sutherland, Sergt. Frank Alexander; Ohaupo. Thompson, Corp. Henry Erlam; A’land. Thurlow, Corp. David Reginald; Murchison. Toner, Sapper William James; Ch’Ch. Trotman, L.-Corp. Lionel Edward; Milton. Tutty, Sapper William Charles; Timaru. Walker. Sapper Alexander; Scotland. Watkins, Sapper David; Rawene. Webb, Sapper Jack Richard; A’land. White, Sapper George Stephen; Nelson. Williams, Sapper Ernest George; Ch’ch. Witham. Sapper Harry; A’land. Wojceish, Sapper Joseph Gustav Walter; Wellington. Woolcock, Sapper Francis James; Opawa. ’ SECOND LIST. Anderson, Sapper John; Kaiapoi. Arthur, Sapper Wilson Robert; Hamilton. Balloch, Sapper Frank; Ngongotaha. Baxter. Sapper Norval Roderick; Ch’Ch. Bird, Sapper Alfred Goulder; Te Awamutu. Blackmore, Sapper Thomas Arthur; Waiuku. Blakeway, Sapper Arthur Verdon; Ch’Ch. Bond, Sapper Raymond; A’land. Busch, Sapper Ethred Estrange; Wanganui. Carson, Sapper Stanley Edgar; Lyttelton. Chapman, Sapper Ralph Eric; Ponsonby. Clunie, Sapper David Garioch; Paraparaumu. Cox, Private Thomas Henry; Taumurunui. Davies, Sapper Ronald Gwynne; Onehunga. Dye, Sapper Edward; Morningside. Fine, Sapper William Albert Ernest; Riccarton. Frew, Sapper Hugh Eric; Taneatua. Geale, Corp. Charles Victor; W’gton. Harrington. Sapper George John; Mosgiel. Hatton, Sapper Arthur Frederick; Parnell. Heron, Sapper Harold Herbert; W’gton. Hughes, Sapper Roderick Vincent; Te Awamutu. Hyde, Sapper Frederick Laurence; Kaiapoi. Jefferies. Sapper Edward Frederick A’land. Johnston, Sapper Thomas Buchanan; W’gton. Laird. Sapper Douglas Mitchell; A’land. Langstone, Private Jack Lional; W’gton. Lester, Sapper Raymond Keith; Nelson. Lowther, Sapper Allan McLean; A’land.

McDonald, Sapper Colin Alexander; Ch’ch. McGrath, Sapper Francis Daniel: W’gton. Mcßae, Sapper James Alexander; Palmerston Martin, Sapper Noel; A’land. Millar, Sapper David; Ch’Ch. Miners, Private Charles Edward; Marsden. Mumford, Sapper Louis Dean; Otahuhu. Munro, Douglas Stanley Maude; Southland. Neal, S.Sergt. Matthew Gilbert; W’gton. North, Private Eric Hall; A’land. O’Donnell, Corp. John Herbert; Remuera. Palmer, Sapper Gerard; A’land. Plowman, Sapper Arthur Percy; W’gton. Provan. Sapper John; Ch’Ch. Rasmussen. Sapper Jack Ransford; Waiuku. Rayner, Private Frederick William; Putaruru Rivett, Sapper Victor George; Devonport. Robertson, Temp. L.-Corp, Francis Greison: Christchurch. Romerill, Private William George: Ch’Ch. Sadler, Sapper Mervyn Daman; A’land. Scully, Sapper Morris Edward; Tisbury. Shugar. Sapper Frederick Charles; Taupo. Sim, Sapper Robert Blair; Raupunga.

Slade. Sapper Charles Vivian; Manurewa. Smart, Saper Edmund; A’land. Smith, L.-Corp. Euan George; W’gton. Smith, Sapper Ronald James; Ch’Ch. Smith, Sapper Winstone Vance; Ch’Ch. Stevenson. Sapper James Frieniss; W’gton. Stewart, Sapper Noel Thomas; Palmerston N. Sutherland, Corp. George Naismith; W’gton. Taylor. Sapper Isaac Chadwick; A’land. Thornton. Sapper Arthur Gordon; Maropiu. Tobin, Sapper Leonard Harold; Whangarei. Tooman. Sapper Colin Edmund; Ellerslie. Turley. Sapper John Vivian; Auckland. Waddle. Private Ivan Bell; New Plymouth. Wakefield, Sapper Lionel Henry; Ponsonby. Way. Sapper Bernard Edward; A’land. Webster. L/Corp. Archibald Gordon; London White, Sapper Ivan Robert; A’land. Williams, Private Samuel George; Maungaturoto. Wilton, Private Harold Russel; Martinborough. W’ithey, Sapper Leonard Stanley; Auckland Wood, L.-Corp. William John Arnold; Ashburton. THIRD LIST. Anderson, Private Colin John; Matakana. Anderson, Private Robert Alexander; Okaihau Arthur, Corporal Hugh Watson; W’gton. Baker, Private Frank Everard; W’aitaanga. Birtwistle, Private Jack Harrison; Auckland Bishop, Private Basil Tui; Britain. Boddie. Private Jack Alexander; Te Kuiti. Bown, Private Robert John; Pelorus Bridge. Bradley, Private Charlie Henry; Rotorua. Brown, Private Gordon Lawrence; Kaihu. Brown, Private Ronald; Upper Moutere. Banting, Private Edward John; Hamilton. Burgess, Private Victor; Kent, England. Campbel), Corporal Paul Vincent; Timaru. Carter, Private Oliver; Westport. Casey, Private Martin Francis; A’land. Chalmers, Corporal Adam; Lyttelton. Clark, Private Eric; Rotorua. Conley, Private John James; Clifton. Courlander, L.-Corp. Roy Nicholas; A’land. Covich, Private Alexander; A’land. Cullinance, Private Patrick; Fordell. Dalton, Private Thomas Robert; Tarakohe. D’Arcy, Temp.-Corp. Frank Hedworth; Te Awamutu. Dean, Gunner Roy Alan; Sussex, England. Dicken, Private Thomas Wilson; Te Aroha. Dixon, Private George Joseph; Sherry River. Dodds, Private Arthur Owen; Paparoa. Dodds, Private William; Edendale. Downey, Temp.-Corp. John; Mosgiel. Eastman, Gunner Robert; Bristol, England. Elliott, Private Frank Leslie; Hamilton. I eaver, Private Godfrey Mark; Whangarei. Field. Private Francis Arnold; Fisher, Private Thomas Joseph; Ch’ch. Fitchett, Private Clifford Ashton; Papakura. Fletcher, Private Cyril; W’gton. Flint, Private William; Eastbourne. Gadsby, Private Jack Burnett; Ohura. Gaudion, Private Thomas David; Ch’Ch. Gilmore, Private John; Ireland. Goodchild; Private Geoffrey; Mount Eden. Gould, Private tfack Leslie; Ponsonby. Gower, Corporal Leonard George; Lyttelton. Grainger, Acting Corp. John Etyfti/t; Onehunga. Hamilton, Private John Sydney; Mt. Albert. Heginbotham, Private Arthur; Coatesville. Henderson, Private Noel Ashton; Hamilton, Henderson, Private Robert Aitken; Matamata.

Hederson, Private Walter; Papatoetoe. Hemmingson, Private Noel Vincent; Herne Bay. Henley, Private James David; Kaikohe. Henry, Private Arnold Joseph; Point Chevalier. Henry, Private Donald; Hikurangi. Herbert, Private Henry; Takapuna. Higgins, Private Leonard Ratcliffe; HamilHilder, Private Stanley Graham; Birkenhead. Hill, C.S/Major, Donald Beresford; Englund. Hill, Private Thomas Victor John; Waihou. Hillier, Private Harry; England. Hodges, Private Sidney Raymond; New Plymouth. Hool, Private Gilbert Chandler; Thames. Horan, Private John William; Te Awamutu. Howe, Corporal Herbert Clement; Waihi. Hunt, Private William John; Grey Lynn. Hutson, Private Percy Lennard; TaumaruIrwin, Private Raymond Allan; Sandringham. Irwin, L.-Corp. William James; Northern Ireland. Isaacs, Private Lewis Henry; Thames. Johanson, Private David Arthur; Cambridge, Johnson, Private Philip James; Remuera. Johnston, Private Roy; Onehunga. Jones, Private Edmund; Millerton. Jones, Private Thomas Percival; Ponsonby. Keighley, Private Richard Abraham; Aria. Keith, Private William Dalziel; Port Chalmers. Kelland, Private Allan Roy; Taumarunui. Kelly, Private Christopher Robert; Thames. Kemble, Private Kenneth William; A’land. Kennedy, Private Samuel Archibald; Tauranga. Kenny, Corporal William Henry; Hikurangi. Kernot, Private Ivan; Frankton Junction. Kerrisk, Private Lawrence Oliver; Hawera. Kettenburg, Private Awdry Overton; Wniuta. Kitching, Private Leonard Wynston; Devonport. Knox, Private George Alexander; Waitomo. Koch, Private Magnus Herbert; Clive. Lasenby, Private Burton Matthew; Rotorua. Lees, Private Reginald Asher; A’land. Leigh, Sergeant Gordon William; Portland. Leitch, Private Kenneth Ernest; Hunuu. Lindsey, Private Walter; Waihi. Lloyd, Private John Earle; Oldham, Eng. Loftus, Private Harold; A’land. Loustan-Lalanne, Private Robert Francis Antoine ; London. Luders, Private Louis Peter; Whangarei. Lyford, Private Colin Hylton; Ch’Ch. Lymburn, Private Roderick George: Hamilton. Lynch, Private Thomas; Cambridge. Lyons Philp, Private Thomas Bennett; TorMcCabe, L.-Sergt. Claude Alan; A’land. McCollum, Private Frederick Keith; A’land. McCollum, Private Keith Robert; Thames. McComb. Private Adam; Rotorua. McConachy, Private George Alexander: Timaru. McConchie. Private Frederick Jack; TahunaMcCullough, Private Colin; Birkenhead. Sergeant George; A'land. McFadzien, Private Joseph Brereton; Devonport. McGoverne, Private Lionel Courtnais Joseph ; Christchurch. McGrath, Private Maurice John; Frankton Junction.

Mclntosh, Private Lyell Franklin: Waiotira. Mackay, Corporal Douglas lan; Whangarei. McLay, Private lan Allister; Dunedin. Macleod, Private Alexander John; Scotland. McNaughton, Private lan Stuart; Onehunga. McPherson, Private Thomas Shankland; Peebleshire, Scotland. Madden, Temp. L.-Corp. William Leonard; Perth. Manners, Private Henry William; Morrinsville. Marett, Private James; Auckland. Marryat, Private Fred Louis; Auckland. Marshall, Private Nelson Walter, Northcote. Martin, Private Eldred Walker; Rotorua. Martin, L.-Corpl Frederick John; Hamilton. Martin, Private James Bennith; Linwood. Martin, Private John Andrew; To Kopuru. Martin, Private Michael James; Panmure. Maxton, Private Ronald lan; Waharoa. Mayberry, Private John William; Waihi. Merrett, Private John de la Court; London. Mexted, Private Harold William; WhakaMillion, Corporal Robert; Henderson. Minott. Private William Ralph; Napier. Mitchell, Private Jack; Kamo. Money, Private Harold Richard; London. Moore; L/Corp. Arthur Emanuel; WhakaMoore, Private Clement Percy; Ch'Ch. Moore, Private Thomas; Taupiri. Morgan, Private Edward Norman; Putaruru. Morrel, C.S.Major lan Harry; Auckland. Morris, Private Edward Harvey; Auckland. Morris, Private Jack; Glasgow, Scotland. Mosdell, Private Benjamin Henry; Maidenhead, England. Moyle, Corporal Richard Judson Ruff; Whangarei. Mulgan, Temp. Corp. Edward; Auckland. Mullins, Private Frederick; Auckland. Munday, Private Ernest; Tasmania. Murphy, C.S.Major Murdoch; Auckland. Musker, Private Redgar; Putaruru. Myers, Private Montague Cyril; England. Nash, Private Archibald Edward; Hokianga. New, L.-Corp. Alfred Thomas; Auckland. Newton, L.-Corp. Charles Henry Tregonning; Bristol, England. Nichols, Private James; Evans Creek. ( Nichols, Private John Edward; Putaruru. Nicoll, Private Harold Leonard Frederick; Claudelands. Nicolson, Private Malcolm; Awakino Point. Noble, Private David Alexander; Auckland. O’Donnell, Private John Edward; Ch’Ch. Ogilvy, Private James; Auckland. O'Hagan, Private Victor Thomas; Palmerston N. O'Halloran, Private Austin Patrick; BienO’Keefe, Private John; Te Kuiti. O’Reilly, Private John Gorham; Auckland. Osborne, Private Frederick James; Waihi. Over, Private Claude Harold; Otahuhu. i Panther, Private Herbert John GordonMaidstone, England. Parkes, Private Byran William Ernest; Takapuna. Peachey, Private Gordon James; Utiku. Pearson, Private Lloyd Ralph; Kohukohu. Perkinson, Private Desmond Sydney; A’land. Peters, Private Ronald; Paekakariki. Peters, Private Samuel Sangfroid; Whangaruru.

Private William Thomas Joseph; Dargaville. Phillips, Private Alfred Laurence; Thames. Pidgeon, Private George Joseph; Auckland. Plato, Private Ernest James; New Brighton. Pollock, Private Horace McDonald; PukePoulson, Private Keith George; Kaitaia. Provo, Temp. Corporal Bartlett; Dunedin. Puckey, Private Robert Edgar; Auckland. Quinn, L.-Corporal Arthur Henry; Wallsend. Rae. Private Andrew; Hokitika. Reed, L/Corp. Edwin O’Brien; Whangarei. Reed, L.-Corp. Harold John; England. Reid, Private Eric Alban; Takapuna. Renwick, Private Arthur; Papakura. Ritchie, Private Colin Patrick; Waihi. Robb, Private Norman; Matakohe. Robison, L/Corporal William John Dillon; Hamilton East. Rodgers, Corporal Harwood; Whangarei. Rolfe, Private Thomas William; Wellington. Rose, Private Lewis Sydney; Morrinsville. Rule, Private Edward Clifford: Otahuhu. Russell, Private John Edward; Christchurch Ryan, Private John; Timaru. Sainty, Private Harry Blair; Avondale. Samson, Private Mick; Pawarenga. Shaw, Private Ronald James; Takapuna. Shaw, Private William John Leslie; Takapuna. Simpson, Private James Craig; Ulster. Smith, Private Charles Desmond; Papakura. Smith, Private Frank Woodward Wilson; Auckland. Smith, Private Dudley Waldo; Rotorua. Smith, Private Henry; Reparoa. Smith, Private Oswald; Fiji. Smith, Private Lancelot Edgar; Onehunga. Smith, Private Stanley Albert; Mangonui. Smyth, Acting L.-Corporal Nathaniel James Alex.; Ruatoria. Snell, Private George Edmund; Norfolk Is. Snooks, Private Charles; Maungatapere. Southern, Private Mathew Joseph Anzac; Rum. Spice, Private William Allen; Morrinsville. Spooner, Private Stuart Bernard; Taihape. Stephens, Private John William; Auckland. Stern, Private Ronald; Morrinsville. Stevens, Private Ivan; Auckland. Stevenson, Private Norman Leslie; TaumaruStewart, Private Evan Cormick; Frankton Junction. Stockwell, Private Robert Victor; Auckland. Stone, Private Albert Frankton; Buckland. Stout, Private Gilbert Robert; Sydneham. Stubbing. Private Walter Godfrey; Norfolk Island. Sullivan, L.-Sergeant George Henry: A land. Sullivan. L/Corp. John Henry: Frankton J. Sullivan, Private William Andrew; Kihikihi. Sutherland. Temporary Corporal Erie William Arnold; Linwood. Sutherland. Private Lloyd Donal James; Wellington. Sweeney, S.Major David Massey; Hastings. Taylor, Private Arthur: Meremere. Taylor, Private Herbert Trevor: Onehunga. Taylor, Private James; Dargaville. Taylor, Private Louis George: Herne Bay. Theobald, Private Robert; Putaruru. Third, Private Alexander; Gisborne. Thom. L.-Corporal Charles Alfred: A’land. Thomas, Private Leslie; Westport. Thomas. Private Walter; Auckland. Thompson. Private Alan Edwin: W’gton. Thompson. Private Edward: Roslyn. Thomson. C.S.Major Leslie William: Tekauwhata. Thomson. Driver Mervyn James Willis; Christchurch. Thomson. Private Montague; Auckland. Telfer, Private John: Onehunga. Tickle. Private Compton: Matakana. Tidey. Private Frederick; Dargaville. Tier. Private William ; M hatawhata. Tilby, Private Leslie Augustus; Whakapirau.

t Tinsley, Private Lewis Rali>h; Frankton J. • Todd, Private Norman George; Dargaville. Toki, Private Patrick; Hokianga. Tonkin, Sergeant Noel John; Tauranga. Torpey, Private’ Sydney Herbert; A’land. Traue, L.-Corporal Victor Harold; Hawera. Trexnlett, Private Eric Douglas; Auckland. Troutbeck, Private Robert George; Victoria. Turnwald, Private Arthur William; Ch’Ch. Tyler, Private Rex Alfred; Auckland. Urry, Private Collin Tremain; Auckland. \ incent, Private William Francis; Invercargill. Wadsworth, Private Leslie Edward; Tauranga. Walker, Private John Powell Bailey; Bombay. Ward, Private Jack Louis; Wellington. Watkins, Private Francis Ivon; Auckland. Watt, Private Malcolm William Clement; Cambridge. Watt, Private William Frederick; Tuakau.. Webster, Sergeant Roger James; Whangarei. Weir, Private Robert McLean; Gisborne. Welsh, Private Francis; Auckland. Welsh, Private John Minto; Waipukurau. Werner, Private Carl Robert; Kaitaia. Whale, Corporal Robert Shanks; Otahuhu. Wheatley, Private Frank Henry; Auckland. Wilkins, Private Verdun Oweu; Te Puke. Williams, Temporary Corporal Charles Neil: Dunedin. Williams, Private Frederick Arthur; A’land. Williams, Private Victor; Thames. Williamson, Private Isaac Read; Ngaruawahia. Williamson, Private John William; WhangaWilson, Private Clyde Roy; Hukerenui. Wilson, Private Leslie Stephen; Caversham. Wilson, Private Raymond Leslie; Hamilton. Wilson, Private Stuart James; Helensville. Winchester, Private Francis Patrick; A’land Winsor, Private Morice Trevor; Auckland. Winter, Private Claude William John; Te Aroha West. Winter, Private Leonard Alfred; Auckland. Wood, Lance-Corporal Ernest; Dunedin. 'Wood, Private Ernest Gilbert; Auckland. I Woodfield, Private Kenneth Leonard; Invercargill. Woods, Private Raymond George; Morven. Wright, Corporal William Brian; Whakarewarewa. Young, Corporal Albert; Auckland. Young, Private Arthur Louis; Helensville. Young, Private Claude Stanley; Auckland. Young, Private Gorden Stanley; Auckland. Young, L.-Corporal Leslie; Whakatane. NOW REPORTED NOT MISSING. Hogg, Captain Alfred Lorimer; Auckland. Smith, Captain Howard Frederick; Hastings Bonifant, Lieutenant lan Lambert; Methven. Kennedy, 2,Lieut. Alexander Barton; Ch. Ch. Sherlock, 2.Lieut. Ronald Frederick; Wanga-Acton-Adams, Gunner Wilden; Christchurch. Amundsen, Gunner Albert James; Gisborne. | Anderson, Gunner Walter; Christchurch. Bennett, Gunner George Alfred Samuel; Waimate. Blackmore, Gunner Cyril Robert Fredrick; Christchurch. Bradley, L.-Sergeant Ray Alexander; Palmerston N. Bremner, Gunner George Royatt; Mosgiel. Brewster, Gunner Geoffrey Alfred; Levin. Broughton, Gunner James Richard; Parapara umu. Browne, Gunner Noel Roy; Maungatawhiri. Cohen, Temporary Sergeant Arthur Albert; Wellington. Comrie, Gunner Kenneth Lewis; W’gton. Cox, Private Geoffrey Sandford; Titirangi. Crabtree; Gunner Kenneth Huntly; Thames. Densem, Gunner Bill; Christcrurch. Divehall, Gunner Robert John; Wellington. Henderson, Gunner Frederick; Masterton. Hildreth, Gunner William Thomas; W’gton. Kibblewhite, Gunner Kenneth William; PeKirkland, Gunner Robert; Glasgow. McDonald, Gunner Robert Gilvear; London. McFaul, Gunner Thomas William; Milton. Mills, (runner Claude Stewart; Palmerston N. Montgomery, Gunner William Shore; A’land. Moses, Sergeant Kenneth Julian; Mission Bay.

Mountfield, Gunner William Robert; Gore. Mullen, Gunner Francis Deryck; Auckland. Phillips, Gunner George Farrar; Lower Hutt. Romans, Sergeant Raymond George; Arrowtown. Russell, Gunner Edward Henry; England. Sutherland, Temp. W. 0.2 George Ernest; Wellington. Thomson, Private Godfrey George; Dunedin. Timms, Gunner William Henry; Abbotsford. Turner, Gunner Charles Wilson; Kawhia. KILLED IN ACTION. Neil, Lieutenant Irvine Stevenson; Northcote Plimmer, Major John Leonard Roden; Wellington. Fussell, Captain Geoffrey Kiven; Remuera. Studholme, Lieutenant Michael Paul; Paihia. KILLED BY AIR BOMB. Johnson, Private Robert Noel; Tima.'u. ACCIDENTALLY KILLED. McDonagh, Captain Wilfred George Sean; England. WOUNDED. Macphail, Second-Lieutenant lan Campbell; Scotland. Attrill, Signalman Edward Douglas; Te Puke Falconer, Driver Thomas Gilmour; Ch. Ch. Forbes, Driver Edward John Watson; TaiGearry, Private Roberty Henry; Ch. Ch. Gillam, Private William Henry; Dunedin. Mundie, Sapper Francis William; Petone. Stroud, Private Andrew Laurence; Ch. Ch. Sturgeon, Private James Brown; Glen Afton. Swinburn, Second-Lieutenant Herbert Mockreth; Palmerston North. Connett, Gunner Albert; Grey Lynn. Prestidge, L.-Corporal Douglas Joel; Hawera Clarke, Private Edward William; New Plymouth. Tidman, Private Charles Henry; Takapuna. Forrester, Private Hector Joseph; Tikitiki. NAVAL CASUALTY. The Minister for Defence (the Hon. F. -Jones) has announced the following casualty to a New Zealad officer serving with the Royal Navy:—Mising. believed killed. Probationary Paymaster Sub-Lieutenant Stanley Watkinson, New Zealand Naval ■ Forces : Hastings. DOCTOR KILLED IN CRETE. News has been received of the death in Crete of Major John Plimmer. N.Z.M.C. He was operating on wounded New Zealanders in a Crete hospital when a high-explosive

bomb struck the building and blew it up. Major Plimmer, who was in practice in Wellington, was one of the first to volunteer for service when war was declared. He leaves a widow, formerly Miss Leah Burt, of Dunedin, and three children. RHODES SCHOLAR MISSING. Private Geoffrey Sandford Cox, a former New Zealand Rhodes Scholar, and for a period war correspondent on the News Chronicle, is among the missing in Greece. MAYOR OF PETONE MISSING. Temporary Lance-Corporal George London, who is listed among the New Zealand soldiers missing after the Greek campaign, is Mayor of Petone. He was re-elected unop-