FREED PERSONNEL

Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 258, 29 September 1945, Page 5

FREED PERSONNEL

ARRIVAL FROM SINGAPORE. ?•'' (Press-Assn.) AUCKLAND, Sept. 28v Another R.N.Z.A.F. Transport Command aircraft arrived today at Whenuapai with freed New Zealand personnel* from Singapore. In the... party were eight airmen, several of-' whom were prisoners of war in Java, and four civilians from Borneo. The names of the members of the party are:—Squadron-Leader B. 0.. Win'stone (Christchurch), Flightliieut. M. F. Lamb (Auckland), Fly-ing-Officers W. H. Brookman (Wellington), J. L. Clegg (Christchurch), ,-,*..• M Louisson (Palmerston North) and W. J. Walker (Christchurch), FlightRergt A. D- Barr (Marton) and L.A.C. L F. O'Halloran (Auckland;, all R.N Z.A.F., J. L. Noakes (Thames) and Mr and Mrs E. J. Smallfield (Auckland) and Master Smallfield. Advice has been received that the following prisoners of war and civilian internees of the Japanese were evacuated by air from Singapore on Thursday : Royal New Zealand Air Force.— W/O D. K. Buchanan, Auckland; Flight-Lieut. E. C. Gartrell, Wellington; Flight-Lieut. F W. J- Oakdea, Dunedin; Flight-Lieut. S. E. Scales, Timaru; Flying-Officer J. A. tine, Dunedin. -,T~j.i Roval "New Zealand Navy.—A.B." T. N. Hill, Auckland; A.B. H. R. Oldnail, Auckland; A.B. J. H. Sarney, Auckland. Civilians (including Volunteer Forces).— Capt. W. W. Abel, Dunedin; 2nd-Lieut. J. E. Benham, Manurewaj' H. J Edmouds, Auckland; Capt. N. B. Fletcher, Nelson; Capt. G. ;L V Jerram, Remuera: Spr. V. G. Mabm,Nelson; J. F. Mills. Hokitika; Lieut. D. H. Thomas, Christehurch.

MISSIONARIES LIBERATED

Word has been received by the Presbyterian Church that the following New Zealand Presbyterian aries in China are safe and have been released from internment:—Rev. H. Davies and Mrs Davies (Shanghai), Miss F. G. Ogilvie, Dr -A. Loan, andRev. J. D. Johnston (Hong K6ng) t Miss D. Robertson, Miss F. Wilson, and Rev. E. G. Janse (Canton). It is hoped that they will be repatriated at an early date. Dr Loan is attached to the hospital ship Maunganui, arriving next week.