PERSONAL.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 177, 28 June 1941, Page 6

PERSONAL.

Mr and Airs J. Wright., of Alamo Street, Palmerston North, have been advised that their son, Corpora) ,1. C. Wright, formerly of the Post Office at Palmerston North, is missing as a result of the campaign in Crete.

His Lordship the Bishop of AYcllington, Rt. Rev. H. S. Jlolland, will visit Palmerston North this week-end and will bo the guest of Rev. F. S. Ramson and Airs Ramson at St. Peter’s vicarage, Terrace End. Captain C. Si. Webster, who lias been killed in action in Crete, was a son of Mr C. Webster, Christchurch. Captain Webster was formerly an officer of the National Bank of Now Zealand, and at the time of his enlistment at the outbreak of war was living in Wellington, where lie was on the staff of the To Aro branch of the bank. Advice has been received in AVhangarei that Gunners J. J. Campbell and J. G. Stirling have been reported missing after too operations in Crete. Both were well-known Now Zealand representative League footballers, being members of the Kiwis’ team which was in England when war broke out. Both returned to New Zealand and enlisted here. A member of the New Zealand Fighter Squadron in Britain, PilotOfficer R. J. Bullen has died as the result of air operations, according to advice received by his parents, Air and Airs F. R. S. Bullen, of New Plymouth. Pilot-Officer Bullen went to England with the rank of sergeantpilot over a year ago. He was the oldest pilot in the squadron, being 31 years of age. The only Taranaki pilot in the unit, lie flew a machine called the “Spirit of Taranaki.” Advice has been received by Airs AT. Le Qucsne, of Avondale, Auckland, that her husband, Corporal John Lc Quesno. has been reported missing from Crete. Corporal Le Quesne, who saw service in the last war at the age of 15j years, enlisted again in the present war with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force and left with one of tlie early echelons, serving in the AVestern Desert, Greece and Crete. He was born and educated at Aslihurst, and for sixteen years prior to going into camp on the last occasion was employed by the Auckland Gas Company'. bquadron-Leader Eric Trcnchurd Smith, of the Royal Air Force, is reported missing from his fighter squadron, and is possibly a prisoner ol war, according to a private cable received by bis brother, Air R. T. Smith, ot Auckland. • Squadron-Leader Smith joined the Royal Air Force in England in 1932, and was sent to India, where he saw much active ser vice against the turbulent tribesmen on the north-west frontier. In 1930 lie returned to England and, since the outbreak of war, lias been engaged mainly in the instruction of young llicrs. Recently he was transferred to a fighter squadron, which he led with rlist inction.