WAR CASUALTIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24632, 13 June 1941, Page 4

WAR CASUALTIES

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE NINE DEATHS REPORTED ONE DUNEDIN SOLDIER (P.A.) WELLINGTON. June 12. The following New Zealand Expeditionary Force casualty list was issued tonight (the rank is private unless otherwise indicated):— KILLED IN ACTION [OTAGO] Kilgour, Driver John Joseph Henry; mother, Mrs B. Kilgour, Dunedin. [OTHER DISTRICTS] Cox, Driver Gerard: wife. Mrs O. I. Cox, Timaru. Derrctt, Driver Leslie Arthur: mother. Mrs A. Derrett, Whitecliffs. Mason, Richard Teri Kaipara; wife. Mrs I Mk Mason, England. McDavitt, Frank; wife, Mrs S, J. McDavitt, Wainuiomata. Overton, Driver Ronald Douglas: wife, Mrs W. M. Overton, Lumsden;. Spence, Sergeant Robert Colin; mother, Mrs P. M. Spence, Stratford. MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED (PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING) Spillane, Francis Edward; mother, Mrs F. Spillane, Temuka. DIED OF WOUNDS (PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING) Fletcher, Cyril: mother. Mrs S. Fletcher, Wellington. WOUNDED Wadey. Lieutenant Maurice George: wife, Mrs M. E. Wadey, Wanganui. Wynyard, Lieutenant James Gladwin; father, Mr J. G. Wynyard, Te Awamutu. , , Arthurs, James Wheeler: father, Mr I. Arthurs, Petone. Bourke, Basil; father, Mr J. J. Bourke. Stratford. .Brooks, Michael Joseph; wife. Mrs M. J. Brooks, Wellington. Christian, Everett Boyd; Mrs R. Christian, Wellington (relationship not stated). Fowke. Bruce Herbert; father, Mr H. Fowke, Ashburton. Glfkins, Norman Henry; uncle, Mr W J. Leaf, Sanson. ■ Gollan, Douglas Reginald; mother, Mrs G. Gollah, Wimbledon. > Grylls, Douglas; mother, Mrs Isa Grylls. Waimate. Gunderson, Alfred James; wife, Mrs Ida Gunderson, London. ■ , Hailwood. James Edward: father, Mr Hailwood. Wellington. Hawken. Martin Gilbert; father. Mr M. G. Hawken, Whangarei. Larsen, Eric Cecil Albert; father, Mr C. S. Larsen, Palmerston North. Litchfield, Lewis Charles; father, .Mr Litchfield, Eltliam. . < Mclsaac. James Daniel Mealon: mother, Mrs H. S. Mclsaac, Masterton. Mackie, Corporal Leslie Manson; father, Mr J. .Mackie. Scotland. Mitchell, John Alexander; father, Mr G. Mitchell, Havelock North. Neild, Corporal Patrick Wreford; wife, Mrs M. U. Neild, New Plymouth. Noble, Lance-sergeant Charles Harry; wife, Mrs I. M. Noble, Wellington. Oppatt, Haydon Rowland; wife. Mrs C. M. Oppatt, Pahiatua. O’Toole, Raymond Cecil; mother, Mrs M. O’Toole. Epsom. Ottaway, William George; father, Mr J. Ottaway, Wellington. Pahl. Leonard Ralph; mother. Mrs A. E. Pahl, Rotorua. Palmer, Frederick Lewis: father. Mr A. H. Palmer, New Plymouth. Pierce, John James Raymond; mother, Mrs L. Pierce. Temuka. Riley. Victor; wife, Mrs E. D. Riley, Westport. Robinson, Lloyd James: father. Mr H. L. Robinson, Gisborne. Shipton, Roy; father, Mr Arthur Shlpton. Palmerston North. Simpson, Joseph Bell; mother. Mrs E. Simpson, New Plymouth. , Strickland, Warrant Officer Harold John Clement; mother. Mrs S. Strickland. England. Taylor, Lance-corporal Albert George: mother, Mrs E. Taylor, Wanganui. Wright. Sergeant Thomas; father. Mr J. Wright, England. NOW REPORTED NOT MISSING ! '.‘[OTAGO] Legge, Gunner William Ernest; wife, Mrs M. E. Legge, Hakataramea Valley. [OTHER DISTRICT^] Hoani, John Joseph; mother, Mrs E. Joseph Hoani, Hokianga. CORRECTION Wallace. Jack, killed in action; mother. Mrs M. Wallace, Wanganui (address of next-of-kin incorrectly shown in previous list).

AIR FORCE LIST A PRISONER OF WAR , . ■ v (PA.) WELLINGTON. June 12.’ The following air casualties were officially announced to-day;— White, Pilot Officer Richard Arthur Rumbold, previously reported missing, now reported a prisoner of war in Germany; father,' Captain A. R. White, Blenheim. Ashby-Peckhatn, Sergeant Ronald Edward, previously reported dangerously injured, now removed from seriously ill list: father, Mr W. G. Ashby-Peck-ham, Dargaville. Lewis, Sergeant Anzac PJripi Tamihana, R.N.Z.A.F., killed in a flying accident; father, Mr Lewis Kaiwhata, Palmerston North. Foster, Flying Officer William Alan, R.A.F., missing as the result of an aircraft accident: father, Mr A. T. Foster, 22 Leeds street, Christchurch. Jenkins, Sergeant Douglas Charles Bedlington, R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reported by the International Red Cross as wounded and a prisoner of war: father, Mr C. C. Jenkins, Great South road. Manurewa. Auckland.