WAR CASUALTIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24773, 25 November 1941, Page 9

WAR CASUALTIES

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE A LIST OF PRISONERS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Nov. 24. The following N.Z.E.F. casualty list was issued to-night (the rank is private unless otherwise stated):— Died of Sickness Manson, Sapper Stanley Cecil; wife, Mrs E. R. Manson, Wellington. Prisoners of WarPreviously Reported Missing [OTAGO] Endicott-Davies, Driver William; mother, Mrs L. Willis. Dunedin. Griffin, Charles Percival; sister Mrs 1. L. Griffin, Dunedin. Horsburgh, John Herbert; mother. Mrs E. M. Horsburgh, Dunedin. [OTHER DISTRICTS] Elwood, William John; friend. Miss L. Duske, Wellington. Foley, Lance-corporal Zam James; mother, Mrs M. Foley, Auckland. Gaudion, Eric John Robertson: sister, Mrs F. Ferris. Waikaia. Hart, Barton Henry; father. Mr J. H. Hart, Ohoka. Hayward, Corporal Horatio Claude; mother. Mrs H. J. E. Hayward. Paeroa. Hill, Lance-bombardier John Robertson; mother, Mrs M. Hill, Auckland. Knowles, Roy; father, Mr K., Knowles. Wellington. Lowther, Donald John; mother. Mrs J. D. Lowther, Auckland. McDevitt, James Turner; brother. Mr E. P. McDevitt, Christchurch. ' Pierce, Thomas Clifford George; wife, Mrs T. Pierce, Auckland. Rosson, Lionel Samuel; mother, Mrs F. Rosson, Wellington. Smythe, Corporal Alexander; mother, Mrs E. Smythe, Ireland. AIR FORCE LIST TWO DEATHS REPORTED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Nov. 24. The following air casualties are announced (all R.N.Z.A.F.):— Hunter, Sergeant lan Hamish, died of injuries received in an aircraft accident; father, Mr A. Hunter, Hawera. Patterson, Sergeant Thomas Crasford „ Bentley, reported missing on air operations; mother, Mrs T. C. Patterson. Auckland. Anderson, Pilot Officer Frederic Hugh, reported killed as the result of an aircraft accident; mother, Mrs M. A. Anderson, Wangaehu. Collett, Pilot Officer Ivan Henry, now reported a prisoner of war in German hands; father. Mr E. A. Collett, Gisborne. Pyman, Sergeant Desmond Joseph, R.N.Z-.A.F., previously reported missing, now reported missing but believed a prisoner of war; mother, Mrs Tj. Pyman, Lake Okareka, Rotorua. Stephens. Pilot Officer Maurice Osborne, R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reported missing but believed a prisoner of war: father, Mr J. T; O. Stephens, South Schoolhouse, Timaru NAVAL CASUALTIES (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Nov. 24. The following naval casualties were announced to-day:— Spencer, Kenneth Hamilton, able seaman, missing on war service; mother, Mrs Florence Spencer, Nelson. Roberts, George John, Corporal, Royal Marines, died in hospital; wife. Mrs Aileen Alma Roberts, Huntly.