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Otago Daily Times, Issue 24708, 10 September 1941, Page 9

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LIST OF SOLDIERS TWENTY-TWO OTAGO MEN (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Sept. 9. The following sick and wounded personnel of the 2nd N.Z.E.F. have returned to New Zealand (the rank being private unless otherwise stated):— OTAGO McKechnie, Second-lieutenant Roderick Drummond. Dunedin. Barnes Ptc. William Duncan. Mosgiel. Bayly, Pte. Hector Wharton. Cromwell. Blyth, James Keith, Dunedin. Browne, Gunner Harold, Dunedin, Carrig, John Martin, Oamaru R.D. Cheshire, Cpl. Colin William Dunedin. Crawford, Ptc. Archibald Dunedin. Ellis, Pte. John Haig, Port Chalmers. Fennessy. Pte. Francis William. Milford. Hood, Pte, Reginald Francis Carrol. Milton. Johnstone, Pie. Robert Ernest Bridge. Dunedin. Laing, Pte. James. Dunedin. Malone, Pte. Francis Edward, Dunedin. Moore, Pte. Stanley Frederick. Dunedin. Morrison, Signalman Harold Mossman, Palmerston. Murphy, Pte. Matthew Michael, Ranfurly. Newman. Signalman John Bernard, Dunedin Peat, Sgt. James, Dunedin. Reid. L/Cpl. Frederick William. Oamaru. Rutherford, Sapper George Clifford. Dunedia Tyrie, Pte. Alexander Alfred. Dunedin. OTHER DISTRICTS Bustard, Captain Allan Thomas, Wanganui; Cronin, Captain Thomas, Herne Bay; Howcroft, Major George James, Auckland; Radford. Captain Lawrence Arthur, Hamilton, McGruther, Lieutenant John Robert. Pirongia; Wood, Lieutenant Sidney

Lindrop, Granily; Jackson, Secondlieutenant Ernest John, Christchurch; Neilson, Second-lieutenant Arthur Robert, Christchurch: Smith. Second-lieu-tenant Colin Campbell, Wellington; Adams, Corporal Joseph Frederick, Christchurch; Adams. Gunner William Eric, Invercargill; Agnew, Gunner John, Hokitika; Ahern, Patrick Anthony, Westport; Allen. Lance-corporal Neville, Timaru; Allsopp Edward, Clive; Almao, Corporal Vincent Hope Muir, Wellington; Appleton, Archie. Taihape; Arthur, Corporal David Stanley, Upper Hutt. Bailey, Mervyn Russell, Greenmeadows; Bargh. Gunner James William, Featherston; Barrett, Acting Company Quartermaster-sergeant Gregory Philip, Palmerston North; Batty, Gunner Bracey Gerard. Auckland; Beattie, Noel, Auckland: Bedingfield, Roy Mervyn, Auckland; Benger. Leonard George, Christchurch: Berney, Clarence Redham Upper Hutt; Berney. Thomas Hansen Lower Hutt; Bliss. Cuthbert. Carterton; Blomfleld, Warrant-officer Meynell. Australia; Boncey, Charles Horace, Wellington: Boyle. Sapper Hugh. Glasgow: Bradley, Corporal Thomas, Wellington; Brazil. Thomas Michael, Reefton: Brennan-Holton. Corporal John Karl. Sumner; Bryant. Acting Lance-bom-bardier. William Leo. Manakau; Burgess, Sapper Harold Joseph, Auckland: Butler. Corpora] Philip Edward. Hastings Cameron, William Allan, Gisborne; Campbell. Gunner Ncvin Milton, Rotorua: Carlyle, John Oliver, Marton; Casford, Allen, Wanganui: Cleveland, Signalman Lester Keith. Wellington: Clisby, Gunner Basil Franklyn, Wellington; Colema, Corporal William Howell, Nelson: Collins. Walter Roland, Wellington: Cooper, Gunner Walter Thomas, Auckland: Copneigh. Sapper Frederick Robert. England: Corby, Temporary Sergeant Arthur Charles Stewart, Wanganui; Coster, Gunner Albert Ansty, Auckland; Couner, Keith, Gisborne: Crawford, Driver Alan Edward. Auckland: Creagh Eric William, Christchurch; Crooks, Sergeant John Joseph, Cobden: Curtin. John Patrick. Mataura. Dawson, Gunner Malcolm Thomas Alexander, Wellington; Dent. Gunner Eric, Auckland; Denyer, Gunner Robert James, Auckland: Doak, Deryck Steeds, New Brighton; Dunfoy. Lance-corporal Charles Stanley, Auckland; Dunn, Harry Hector, Ohura: Dye. Sapper Edward. Auckland. Eayrs. Sapper Edmund Henry, Auckland; Egan. Driver Jack Lawrence, Auckland; Elton. Richard John, Eng-

land: Evans, Dallas. Hamilton: Evans. Ernest Mansfield. Wellington: Evsns. Sapper James. Petone Fairlie Lancelot William, Point Chevalier; Farrell, Driver Herbert, Westport; Fitzgibbon. Lance-corporal Patrick James, Wellington; Foley, lan Patrick. Invercargill; Ford, Trooper Roy Fraser Blenheim; Fowler, William Walter, Auckland; Fraser. Gunner lan John Douglas. Nelson. Gaskin Gunner Richard Leslie. Palmerston North; Gooding, Sapper Victor Frederick. Otorohanga; Gordon. Robert Bruce. Stratford; Gowans, Walter Haldone, Ashburton; Grey, Dougins John Avondale; Gurnell. Athol Spencer. Hamilton. Hale. Lance-bombardier Eric Claude. Christchurch: Hall. Norman Mansfield Wellington: Handley. Temporary Staff Sergeant Kenneth Craythorne, Palmerston North; Hannan, Noel Thomas. Palmerston North; Harland, Corporal Robin Frank. Te Kuiti; Harris. Lancecorporal Eric, Blenheim; Harvey, George. Temuka; Heney. Warrant Officer Edwin Owen. Kaiapoi: Heron. William. Auckland: Hewitt, Lance-corporal Geoffrey Allan. Nelson; Hickford, Reginald Gilbert, Nelson; Holmes. David Gordon. Methven; Hood, Temporary Sergeant Eric George, Whangarei; Hooker. Gunner Bryan Hugh, Auckland: Hopkins. John Joseph. Christchurch; Horwood. Temporary Corporal John William, Auckland; Hoskyn Clarence Ernest. Aramoho; Hudson, John Huskinson, Ohinemuri; Hunt. Sapper Kenneth Adrian. Northcote. .

Johnson. Matthew Thomas, Auckland; Jones. Sapper Cyril Francis, Napier; Jones. Gunner John Sydney, Auckland; Jones. Reginald William Invercargill. Kellec, V. H„ Westport; Kemp, Henry Ezra Kerehoma, Christchurch: Kingi, Kani, Whakatane; Kyle, Francis Patrick, Timaru. Ledger. Sergeant Ernest, Wellington; Loffley, James, Rotorua; Lovell, Cecil. Taurahga; Lower. Henry Keith, Wellington. McAuliffe. Gunner Denis, Auckland; Macbeth, Trooper John Alexander, Timaru; McCallum, Sapper Norman Victor, Paparoa; McCarthy, Corporal Christopher John, Auckland; McCormick. Charles Sydney, Palmerston North; McDiarmid, Corporal Donald Collett, Invercargill; Macdonald, Tern-

porary Lance-corporal John William, Scotland: Macdonald, Sapper Norman Alexander. Hikurangi; McConnell, Charles Edward, New Plymouth; McGrath. George Byrne, Greymouth; McGrath, James, Ashburton; Macgregor. Corpora] George Wallace, Australia; McLachlan, Lance-corporal Duncan Wray. Masterton; McLean. Donald Thomas. Waikawa; McLean. Gunner Linley Dickson, Wanganui: McMinn, Alexander Heber. Auckland: Maher, Francis Henry, Wellington; Manttan, Gunner Percival Frank, Onehunga; Martyn, Alan Lindsay, Waihi; Maunsell, Corpora] Johnson Ruatoria; Mayne, Eric Kingsley, Tasmania; Meachen,. Sapper Thomas Hayden, Wellington; Melhuish, Lance-sergeant Vincent William. Wellington; Milne, Sapper David Jolly, Australia; Mitchell, William Anderson. Wellington: Morris. Gordon Martin, Auckland; Morrison, Norman Lewis. Greymouth: Mullaney, no Christian name or address; Murray. Kenneth Mountain. Ohakune. Natzke, Harold Lulu, Auckland; Nolan. Sapper Cyril Stanley. Gisborne; Nolan. Raymond Russell. Hamilton: Nunns. Raymond Anthony. Wellington. O'Neill, John Joseph, Wellington; O’Hara. Gunner William James. Onehunga. Parkinson. David, Wellington, Pascoe, Leonard George. New Plymouth; Paviell, Leo John. Christchurch; Pickering. John Wilmot. Auckland; Powell, Signalman Hugh William Turner, Auckland. Quested. Driver Cecil Charles, Nightcaps, Rangi, StafT-scrgcant Main. Gisborne; Richardson, Thomas, Christchurch; Rillstone. Lance-corporal Lindsay Stanford, Gore; Robinson. William Walter. Rotorua; Roche, Maurice, Christchurch; Rule, Stanley Gordon, Otahuhu; Ryan. Patrick, Palmerston North. Schultz, Albert Edward, Hamilton; Scott, Sergeant Douglas. Waikiwi; Shilcock. Gunner Arthur George, Auckland; Spratt, Lance-corporal Ernest James Richard, Waihi; Staite, George Thomas. Waikiwi: Stuckey. Lance-corporal Eric Ernest. Feilding; Sutherland, Warrant-officer James Sinclair, Frankton Junction; Sutton. Frederick James, Invercargill. Taylor, Alastair Macleod, Auckland; Taylor, Driver Quentin Richard Woodsbey, Auckland; Townsend, Frank William Henry, Taumarunui; Turner. Norman Victor, address unknown. Ward. Corporal Frederick Vincent, Auckland: Watson, Frederick, England: Webster, Lance-corporal George Harry. Christchurch: Weir, Sapper Martin, home town not stated; Weldon, Sapper Theodore William. Wellington; West, Gunner George, Wellington: