WAR CASUALTIES

New Zealand Herald, Volume 78, Issue 24134, 28 November 1941, Page 9

WAR CASUALTIES

DEATH OF PRISONERS MORE MISSING MEN TRACED ONE REPORTED WOUNDED [BY TEfiEGKAPH —TRESS ASSOCIATION] WELLINGTON. Thursday The following casualties to members of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force were announced to-day:— DIED AS PRISONERS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PRISONERS Alcock, William Lewis—Mrs. A. Alcock, Winpatui (mother). Hudson. Cecil —Mrs. Fisher, Frankton Junction (mother). Steele, Alfred Leslie—Mrs. D. I. Steele, Bay of Islands (wife). PRISONERS OF WAR PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Ashbv, Robert Court ('nay—Mr. M. Q. Ashby, I Riccarton (father). Aulcetl. Frederick Gland—Mr. C. H. Aukett, To Kopuru (father). Baird, Clifford Lindsay—Mrs. W, Baird, Maryborough (mother). Baker Arthur demon (W.O. ll.)—Mrs. E. Baker, Foxton (mother). Bond. Stanley Arthur—Mrs. R. Bavin, London (aunt). Browning, Frank Basil —Mr. A. B. Browning, Aratapu (father). Brunt, Maurice Ralph—Mrs. M. J. Brunt, St. Albans (wife). Dowdell, Raymond George—Mrs. TV. J. Dowdell, Paeroa (mother). Garnham, Henry Arthur Lovatt. (Sift.) —Mr. J. H. Garnham. Napier (father). Hampton, John Raymond—Mrs. E. A. Hampton. Napier (mother). Hand, Walter—Mrs. S. Hand, Dunedln (mother). _ , Hyde, Lindsay Alfred (L.-Cnl.)—Mr. E. J. Hyde, To Awaniutu (father). Kennedy. Desmond Jeoffre —Mr. J. C. Kennedy, Dannovirke (father). Martin. William—Mrs. I. Chapman, England (friend). _ , r Moore, Albert Frederick —Mrs. R. F. Moore, Shirley (mother). Proebstcl. Jack Jess Faulteen —Mrs. E. Proebstel, Wellington (mother). Stewart, Gordon Donald —Mr. A. Stewart, Nelson (father). Symons, Maxwell —Mrs. A. T. Symons, Pet one (mother). Taituha, Harry Putangaroa (Cpl.)—Mrs. I. X. Taituha. Avondale (wife). Taylor. Arnold—Mr. R. lay lor, Wellington (brother). WOUNDED Stichman, Herman —Mrs. E. Stic h man, Oamaru (mother).

The correct name of Gunner Hudson, who is reported to have died while a prisoner, is Cecil Tonks. He enlisted when under age, and left New Zealand with the third echelon. He was 20 years of age. During the fighting in Crete he suffered from appendicitis, but according to a letter received from his commanding officer, ho bravely fought, on, in spite of his illness. He was too ill to he moved when the evacuation took : place. AIR FOROE LOSSES DEATH IN HOSPITAL [BY TTtfiKGIUPH —PRBBS ASSOCIATION*] WELLINGTON, Thursday The following Air Force casualties tvere announced to-day:— Creed, Francis Howard (Sgt.), R.N.Z.A.F., died in hospital overseas —Mr. A. b-. Creed, AVaisu (fattier). . . Pyman, Desmond Joseph (Set.), previously reported missing, believed a prisoner of wtr now reclassified prisoner of war Mm. L. Pyman, Rotorua (mother).