TROOPSHIP DUE

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 237, 5 September 1945, Page 4

TROOPSHIP DUE

BIG DRAFT OF MEN. ARRIVAL TOMORROW. The troopship Strathaird, carrying a large draft of members of the Expeditionary Force trom the Middle JLast, was due to reach Lyttelton early this morning, where the South island personnel will be disembarked, and the steamer will arrive at Wellington with the North Island personnel tomorrow morning. In each instance arrangements have been made for the transportation of the troops to their destination as soon as possible after they disembark A special train carrying the members of the draft for Palmorston North and district will arrive in Palmerston North tomorrow at 1.23 p.m., and arrangements have been made to give the men a fitting welcome at thL station. The Taranaki contingent will travel on the same train. The Gis borne and Hawko's Bay personnel will pass through Palmerston North at 12.14 p.m., North Auckland ami Auckland men at 4.35 p.m., and another Auckland group and men for Main Trunk intermedial; stations at (i p.m. The men from Palmerston North and the surrounding districts who are uue tomorrow are :—-

Palmerston North: —Assistant-Matron A. L. Bowman, C'apts. R, 11. McLean, T. E. Mel'herson, Lieuts. H'. Bartlett, L). G. Ewing, A. W. Steele, Ptes. W. L\ Beavis, G. 1-1. Bennett, Spr. J. M. Bramwell, L/Cpl J. I<\ Bramwell, Dvr. W. F. Buckley, Ptes. C. H. Burmeister, M. J. Childs, l>vr. M. L. Cook, Cpl. R. J. Cots, T/Sergt. J. Cowlishaw, Dvr. A. E. Craw-' ford, Fles. V. D. Cunninghame, R. L. Davis, Sergts. T. 11. Ellison, J. S. Knsom, Gnr. E. G. Forster-Pratt, Bdr. A. L. Ferguson, Cpl. A. R. Fowles, Pte. R. J. Gore, Bdr. A. S. liarman, Pte. G. F. Harvey, L/ Sergt. .R. li. Horsfall, M.M., Dvr. R. T. Jones, Cpl. VV. S. Kartou, S/Sergt. R. M. Lawson, L/Bdr. li. A. AlcConkev, Cpls. M. M. T. G. Marchant, Gnr. A. V. Mardon, Dvr. W. t>. Moore, Pte. C. J. Moeller, T/Sergt. M. J'. Nicol, Cpl. J. F. Oliver, Gnr. ii. D. Palenski, Gnr. R. G. Phillips, Pte. R. \V. Potts, S/Sergt. J. 11. Robinson, Bdr. E. E. Rush, Gnr. J. li. Rush, Sergt. A. L. Salherley, 'Pte. E. M. Simes, Dvr. VV. A. .Skinner, Cpl. J. A. Smith, Cpl. R. 11. vSwan, Gnrs. E. L. Taylor, R. ii. Telfar, C. J. Telfer, Ptes. R, E. Vowall, A. ii. Wakcford, Dvr. K. P. Watts, Sergt. B. P. Whitehead, Gnr. J. Woods, Bvr. A. W. White.

Adjacent districts:—Major E. Butcher (Ohakea), Capts. A. K. Spilman, M.M. (Feilding, son of Mr and Mrs A. M. Spilman, Palmerston North), A. B. West (Ohakea), Lieut. D. S. Boyd (Pahiatua), 2nd/Lieut. M. G. ' Eliot t (Feilding), Sergt. A. L. Anker pahiatua), Ptes. L. 11. Baird (Foxton), P. F. Barrat (Foxton), Dvr. L. N. Berry (Pahiatua), Sginn. A. 11. Bousted (Eketahuna), Sergt. R. A. Braddick (Eketahuna), Cpl. F. H. Buckingham (Pahiatua), Gnr. T. Byers (Eketahuna), Pie. J. 11. Campbell (Shannon), Spr. J. B. Carmine (Feilding), Dvr. R. Cook, B.E.M. (Pahiatua), !Pte. W. li. Cooper (Eketahuna;, S/Sergt. J. W. Cullen (Feilding), Pte. W. A. De-war (lialcombe), L/Cpl 1). I. Donaldson (Rangiotu), Sergt. W. S. Drew (Sanson), Dvr. J. T. Elliott (Apiti), Sginn. E. 11. Ennis (Tokomaru), Gnr. I. Falconer (Shannon), Cpl. R. V. Fauvel (Eketahuna), W/O N. Fee (Foxton), T/Sergt. A. N. Francis (Feilding), L/Sergt. T. 'B. French (Feilding), Bdr. W. A. Giles (Woodville), L/Cpl. C. S. Gilmour (Foxton), Gnr. J. P. Glassey (Pahiatua), Pte. A. C. Goodwin (Foxton), Sergt. G. B. Grindrod (Feilding), Ptes. E. Guilford (Fitzherbert West), T. Humara (Foxton), E. Hermannson (Shannon), R. M. Lange (Shannon), A. S. Macdona/fl (Feilding), A. Macdougall (Mangatainoka), T/Cpl. A. J. Mac Kay (Te Rehunga), L/Cpl. N. M. MoPherson (Foxton),' S/Sergt. W. D. Madden (Foxton), Sergt. W. 11. Mark (Bunnythorpe), L/Sergt. J. V. Mathews (Pahiatua.), L/Cp!. W. L. Menzies (Colyton), L/Cpl. H. M. Nairn (Feilding), Spr. F. P. Noble (Feilding), Pte I. B. Ranford (Whakarongo), L/Cpl. D. T. Rowland (Feilding), Pte. J. E. Sanders (Ashhurst), L/Bdr. F. J. Scott (Woodville), L/Sergt. W. V. Shannon (Newbury), Cpl. L. K. Small (Shannon), W/O D. Smith (Feilding), Tpr. N. P. Stevens (Foxton). Pte. R E. Voss (Halcombe), L/Cpl. A. C. Wade (Woodville). Gnr. J. C. Curtis (Mount Biggs), L/Cpl. L. R. Leete (Bunnythorpe), Pto. W. W. Smart (Ashhurst).