WAR CASUALTIES

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 126, 29 April 1941, Page 4

WAR CASUALTIES

WOUNDED IN ACTION.

TWENTY-ONE SOLDTEBS. (Press Assn.) WELLINGTON, April 2S A casualty list giving the names of 2f meml>ers of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Eorce who have been wounded was issued hist evening. The list is as follows, the name ot the soldier followed by the name of his next-of-kin and the nature of the relationship:

Private Thomas Bardsloy. Father: Mr T Bardsley, sen., Pircngia.

Private William Arthur Thomas Campbell. Mother: Mrs J. A. Campbell. Waiuku. Lance-Corpora] Frederick Alexander Brown. Wife: Mrs K. Brown, 26 Hargrcavcs Street, Wellington.

Private Roy Archibald Christiansen. Mother: Mrs O. Christiansen, Railway, Wharcrca. Hawera. Private Charles Edward Clack. Mother: Mrs K Clack, care General Post Oflice, Wellington. Private William Matthew Clark. Mother: Mrs C'ath Clark, Kendordino Read, Papatoe toe. Private Leo Emerson. Father: Mr S. Emerson, Tinwald, Ashburton. Lanee-Corporal Alan Dugald Gilchrist. Father: Mr J. 11. Gilchrist, 137 Kimbolton Road. Feilding. Private Alfred Cecil Gillard. Father: MiFrancis Gillard, 34 Milton Street, Sproydon, Christchurch. Sergeant Frederick Augustus Kibblewhite. Wife: Mrs P.. I. Kibblewhite. 14 Montreal Street, Palmerston North. Private Frank James Laird. Mother: Mrs 11. V. Laird, Ida. Street. Blenheim. Private Albert Francis Victor Targe. Mother: Mrs E. Large, Wakefield Road, Johnson villc. Private John Alexander Livingstone Relative: , Miss Ivy- Livingstone, 61 Ellis Street. Frankton Junction (relationship not stated). Private William Allan Marshall. Father: Mr W. A. Marshall. Manunui. Private John Richard Parcoll. Mother:

Mrs M. A. Pa/ccll, Bannockburn, Otago. Private Wil'iam James Pirimona. Mother: Mrs Nina Pirimona, 51 St. Mary's Boad,

Ponsonby. Corporal John Jo welt Regan. Mother: .Mrs Alice Rogan, 1 b'ricston Read, Milford, Auckland. Private William ■ Joseph Scwcll. Father: Mr E. Scwcll, 1 McCallum Street, Danncvirke. Private Thomas Campbell Weir. Next cf-

kin: L. G. Weir. Taihapc. Private Atho! Allan Winsor. Wife: Mrs S. E. Winsor. Paralii, Matakohc. Private William Neville Wriglev. Father: Mr W. T. Wriglcy, 25 Smithtield Road, Wanganui.

KILLED ON SERVICE

SERGEANT-OBSERVER LATTA. Advice has been received in Palmerston. North that Sergei..it-Observer H. S. Latta, son of Mr and Airs T. Latta, of Otahuhu, Auckland, has been killed while engaged in flying operations. Sergeant Latta was stationed with the R.A.F. in the Middle East, and before he enlisted was in business in Palmerston North, being a partner in the (inn of Messrs Latta and Gooding.

After receiving his preliminary training last year at Weraroa, Levin, Serjeant Latta proceeded to Ohakea. where he completed his instruction before leaving for the Middle East, just before Christmas.

Sergeant Latta received his early education at the Auckland Grammar School which he represented at Rugby football. He also played for the Otahuhu senior team in the Auckland Rugby Union's competitions. On coniing to Palmerston North just over three years aero he became prominent in local sporting activities and was most popular and highly esteemed. He was a valued member of the Palmerston North Lawn Tennis. Club's committee, and also a member of the Manawatu Golf Club and the Palmerston North Squash Rackets Club. Ho ;d=o played a leading nart in the activities of the Junior Chamber of Commcrca.

Before enmbii to this centre Serjeant Latta was engaged in the silk business, heinc in the employ of a large importing eomnanv in Auckland.