ROLL OF HONOUR

New Zealand Herald, Volume 81, Issue 24878, 27 April 1944, Page 7

ROLL OF HONOUR

expeditionary fobce killed and wounded (PA.) WELLINGTON, Wednesday The following New Zealand Expeditionary Force casualties are reported to-day: killed on active service Paul, W.—-Mrs. E. Paul, Te Awamutu (mother) DIED OF WOUNDS Bameka, B.—Mrs. A. Rameka, Taupo (mother) DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE Coo,f"b«i (Sgrt.)—Milton. J- N*—^ r - A. W. West, Tanranga. PRISONER OF WAR PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING McCoy. A, W. (L.-Sgt.)—Mrs. Z. M. McCoy. Auckland (wife). WOUNDED Corkln, P. T.—Christchurch. Hodges, A. A, G.—Dunedin. McNiece, T. S. (Cpl.)—Hastings. Morpeth, E. K. (Cpl.)—Mrs. M. Morpeth, Auckland (mother). Reynolds, H. F G.—l nve rear gill, ganders, B. J. (Sgt.)—Blenheim. Stevenson, W. E. S.—Dunedin. NAVAL CASUALTY FATAL AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT (P.A.j WELLINGTON, Wednesday The following naval casualty is officially announced: — Anderson, J. M. (Temp. Sub.-Lieut. (A). R.N.Z.N.V.R., killed in aircraft accident -—Wellington. DEATHS ON SERVICE AIRMAN AND SOLDIERS Advice has been received by Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Carnaehan, of Mamaku, that their son, Lance-Sergeant La wry J. Carnaehan, has died while on active service in the Pacific. He was aged 21 and received his education at the Northcote High School and Auckland Grammar School, where he played football for the Ist XV. in 1940 and was a prefect. Before his enlistment he had been engaged in surveying in the Auckland district. Reported as having died on active service. Gunner Keith Raymond Shaw -was the younger son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Shaw, Armagh Street, Hamilton. Gunner Shaw was aged 21, and* was educated at the Hamilton West and Hamilton Technical High Schools. He enlisted in the Army in 1941, leaving New Zealand about nine months ago for the Middle East, from where lie went to Italy. His elder brother, Trooper Fergus Shaw, is also serving in Italy.

Flight-Sergeant Douglas John Sampson, aged 24, who has been killed on active service, was the second son of Mr. H. D. Sampson. Mayor of Ngaruawahia, and the late Mrs. A. F. Sampson. Flight-Sergeant Sampson was educated at the Ngaruawahia School and Hamilton Technical High School and received his training in Canada. He was for several years a member of the Ngaruawahia Municipal Band, and was also an active member of the Ngaruawahia Tennis Club. Statf-Sergeant T. H. ftirei, husband of Mrs. M. K. Turei, of Pon§onbv, and oniv son of Mr. and Mrs. P. Turei, of 63 Wmstone Road. Mount R'oskill, is reported to hare died on active service. He was educated at Auckland Grammar School and Te Ante College. He was an active player of tennis, Rugby football and Rugby Loague, being an Auckland League representative. Staff-Sergeant Turei enlisted in November, 1941. and went overseas with a reinforcement draft of the Maori Battalion in May of last year. Reported to have died while a prisoner of war, Private W A. Griffin, aged 27, was the husband of Mrs. R A. Griffin and the only son of Mrs. L. Ireland, of 113 Cook Street. Private Griffin was educated at the Parnell School. WHISKY IN CAR POLICE COURT CONVICTION APPEAL AGAINST DECISION An appeal against his conviction and sentence to one month's imprisonment for * keeping liquor for sale without ' authority was brought by Jack Rayner (Mr. Goldstine) before Mr. Justice Eair yesterday. The decision appealed against was that of Mr. F. H. Levien, S.M. Mr. V. R. Meredith appeared for the Crown to oppose the appeal. ' According to the case stated b.y the magistrate, the police accosted the appellant at five o'clock on the morning of January 13 and found 35 bottles of whisky in his car. He refused to give any explanation. The liquor was described as "illicit" liquor and was 77.05 per cent proof spirit. About 30 bottles and two gallon jars of liquor were found at accused's house. The magistrate inferred that the liquor was kept for sale. Mr. Goldstine said Rayner had been charged under an amendment to the emergency regulations governing the Licensing" Act. The magistrate had refused to include in his case stated the evidence given by the appellant . unless 1 required by the Judge to do so. There was no evidence at all that any 'sale of liquor had taken place. His Honor said it was of the utmost , importance that such appeals shouid be heard promptly, and the Crown should .have been notified that Mr. Goldstine desired to have this evidence included. He adjourned the case until to-day YOUTH SENT TO GAOL (0.C.) WHANGAREI Wednesday Charges of fighting, assault on _ a ,Chinese, and y two counts of misehiei were admitted by William Kelly, aged 39. before Mr. Raymond Ferner, S.M., 'to-day. ~ Senior-Sergeant A. Henderson said that on Monday evening Kelly smashed a pane of glass with his fist, upset a 'box of gooseberries at the shop of a, Chinese and then started fighting with a companion. Accused was on two years .probation for theft. . a , , I Accused was sentenced to 14 days imprisonment. On each of the mischief 'charges accused was ordered to pay for the da mage caused. Joseph Samuel Moses, aged 24, who Admitted fighting with Kelly, was convicted and discharged.