WAR CASUALTIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24790, 15 December 1941, Page 6

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND FORCES MEN FROM OTAGO ELEVEN NAMES INCLUDED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 14. The following casualty list was issued yesterday (rank, private unless otherwise stated): — LIST I OTAGO KILLED IN ACTION Gihnour. Lance-corporal Duncan Neil; mother, Mrs J. Gihnour, Port Chalmers. Previously Reported Missing

Redditt, George William Parker; father, Mr G. Redditt, Tapanui. MISSING

Brihgans, Gunner Eric Munro; mother, Mrs A. Brlngans, Dunedin. Clutterbuck, Gunner John; mother, Mrs

J. Clutterbuck. Dunedin. Dolamore, Sergeant John Bruce; father, Mr H, L. Dolamore, Dunedin. Eckhold, Gunner Charles; mother, Mrs A. Eckhold, Dunedin. WOUNDED

Benfell, Gunner Leslie Walter; father, Mr W. Benfell, Dunedin. Jamieson, Walter Campbell: sister, Mrs

E. M. Eccles, Dunedin. Jolly, Temporary Bombardier Noel Ernest; brother, Mr G. H. Jolly,' Dunedin.

Olver, Sergeant James Eric; mother, Mrs H. Olver, Milton,

OTHER DISTRICTS KILLED IN ACTION Higgins, Gunner William Ernest; wife, Mrs R. Higgins, Frank ton Junction. DIED OF SICKNESS The International Red Cross reports the death from sickness while prisoner of war:— Jones, Desmond; mother, Mrs Alberta' Jones, Christchurch. WOUNDED AND MISSING McKenzie, Gunner Walter Bruce; wife, Mrs E. C. McKenzie, Auckland. Wylds, Gunner Colin Simpson; wife, Mrs E. N. Wylds, Tauranga. MISSING

Benfell, Lance-sergeant Edward Stanley; father, Mr E. W. Benfell, Wellington. Brown, Lance-Bombardier Eric William; wife, Mrs J. Brown. Wellington. Browne, Lance-bombardier Alfred Hawtrey; father, Mr K. N. H. Browne,

Epsom. Byerley, Gunner Frederick William • Alfred; wife, Mrs J. A. Byerley. Auck-

land. „ Cammed, Gunner Roy Ernest: mother, Mrs L. E. Cammed, Auckland. Canning, Gunner Robert Alexander; wife, Mrs F. Canning, Waipukurau, Carder, Bombardier Leonard George; mother, Mrs L. H, Carder, Herne

Carter, Jr Lance-bombardier Athol: sister, Mrs G. Morris, Auckland. Chisholm, Gunner Aden Bruce; wife, Mrs P, M. Chisholm. Auckland. Cooke, Lance-sergeant Raymond Gordon; sister, Mrs D. H. Hume, Wellington. Cooke, Sergeant Vernon Cecil: sister, Mrs H. P. Ibbertson, Auckland. Cooke, Gunner William ' mother. Mrs E. M. Cocke, Christchurch. Croft, Gunner Richard James, mother, Mrs J. R. Croft, Wellington. Curry, Gunner Richard Alfred; father, Mr W. A. Curry, Wanganui. Davis, Gunner Ivan; friend, Mrs Hitch-

cock. Gisborne. ./ Dorreen, Gunner Ivan William; mother, Mrs W. H. Dorreen, Te Aral. Douglas, Gunner Arthur Graham: mother, Mrs A. Douglas, Plimmerton. Doyle, Sergeant Donald Gordon; brother, Mr N. A. Doyle, Thnaru. Duncan, Sergeant Donald Gordon; brother, Mr J. D. Duncan, Otane. ■ , Evans, Lance-bombardier , Frederick Thomas; wife, Mrs E. M., Evans. Wel-

Fletcher, Gunner Lester Charles Clarke; mother, Mrs E. D. Fletcher, Christ-

Foothead, Bombardier Robert Edward; wife, Mrs M. Footheaa, Wellington. Francis, Gunner Martin Robert; father, Mr M. T. Francis, Invercargill. Fry, Gunner Alexander Norris; father, Mr J. D. Fry, Christchurch. WOUNDED AND REMAINS ON MISSING LIST

Love, Henry Richard: mother, Mrs M. H Love, Wellington. WOUNDED

Adams, Gunner Graemq Dobson; father, Mr R. D. Adams, Christchurch. Baker, Gunner John Samuel; father, Mr ' J. B. Baker. Dannevirke. Bell. Gunner Robert Lhwrence; mother,

Mrs S.- E. Bell, Stratford. Browne, Lance-corporal Edwin Sutherland; father, Mr E. W. Browne, Australia. Clark, Gunner Samuel Goodall; mother, Mrs M. Clark; Auckland. Dalton, Gunner Felix James; wife, Mrs O.

G. Dalton, Tauranga. Dewe, Wilfred Leslie Gordon; brother, Mr H. E. Dewe, Invercargill. Freitas, Clifford Blythe; wife, Mrs L. M

Freitas, Hokitika. Grieve. Gunner Frederick William; mother, Mrs J. A. Grieve, WaiahivraHamilton, Gunner Jphn William Blundell; sister, Mrs S. M. Russell, Edgecumbe. Hawkins, Gunner Brevor Roy; father, Mr A. J. Hawkins. Wellington. Hine, Gunner Leslie Durell; father, Mr A. Hine, Auckland. Kini, Gunner Ronald Reokoere; father, Mr -Hemi Kini, Colac Bay. Leach. Ralph; father, Mr H. Leach, Grey-

mouth. Leonard, Gunner Gordon Bannan; mother, Mrs M. J. Leonard, Wellington. Lodge, Gunner Leonard Walden: father, Mr T. Lodge, Milford. McCabe, James Bonaventure; father, Mr W. McCabe. Auckland. Mackenzie, Gunner Colin Catto; father,

Mr J. Mackenzie, Masterton. McLaren, Lance-Bombardier Harry James: wife, Mrs M. E. McLaren, Auckland. Myers, Sergeant Elliot: wife, Mrs F. G. Myers, Christchurch. Ncilson, Signalman Geoffrey Dennis: father, Mr A. J. Neilson, Wellington. Pratt, Corporal Kenneth Lyttleton: father, Mr A. L. Pratt, Christchurch. Print,. Gunner Ronald Henry; wife, Mrs

V. Print, Te Awamutu. , Ross, Gunner Robert David Alexander; father, Mr R. S. Ross, Taihape. Rowe, Gunner Alexander; mother, Mrs R.

Rowe. Hikurangi. Sharpe, Gunner Lionel: mother, Mrs M. Sharpe, Auckland. Thomson, Gunner Charles Allah; wife, Mrs R. A. Thomson, Feilding. Warren. Reginald James Frederick: mother, Mrs M. A. Townsend, Nelson. Wilson, Gunner Herbert Charles: mother,

Mrs E. Wilson, Fqilding. Wray, Gunner John Wilkinson: father, Mr j.’ Wray, Napier. SAFE WITH UNIT Previously Reported Missing McGirr, Thomas Henry Patrick; father, Mr J. McGirr, MethvenFoster, Sergeant, Ernest Godfrey; father, Mr- G, Foster, Roxburgh. AIR FORCE CASUALTY The following air casualty was announced to-day:— (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 13. Wilson, Sergeant Allan James, R.N.Z.A.F,, killed in aircraft accident; mother, Mrs J. G. Wilson, Invercargill. LIST II The following N.Z.E.P. casualty list was issued to-day (rank private unless otherwise stated: — KILLED IN ACTION Bccroft, James Malcolm: mother, Mr* H. L. Becroft, Port Albert. Bell. John Richard Wallace: mother, Mrs S. P. Bell, Kennedy Bay. Bonnar, Lance-corporal William Vernon; father, Mr W.:H. Bonnar, Hamilton. Bradnam. William Ramsay: wife, Mrs N. L. Bradnam, Warkworth. Budd, Corporal James Frederick; father, Mr T. W. Budd, Papatoetoe. Cains, Ernest Walker; wife, Mrs A. B. Cains, Matangi. Carroll, Jack; brother, Mr G. Carroll, Walton. Carter, James Sidney; mother, Mr P. Carter, Mungapai. Clarke, Wilfred George; Mr G. W. AClarke, Otorohanga (relationship not

stated), Clyma, Wilfred Sydney: wife, Mrs J. P. Clyina, Wellington. Coleman, Corporal George Vernon: father.

Mr B. Coleman, Tangowahine. Constable. Sergeant Frederick Henry; father, Mr W. E. Constable, Te Ko-

pura, Coventry, Athol James Vincent; wife,

Mrs M. J. Coventry, Wellington. Cunningham, Joseph Henry Robert; father, Mr E. R. Cunningham. Te

Aroha. Derbyshire, Warrant Officer Class S, Jack Alexander Mitchell; wife, Mrs K. I. Derbyshire, Gisborne.

Fitt, Acting Lance-corporal Leonard; sister, Mrs Stevens, AucklandFrench, Albert Norman; father, Mr J. J. French, Auckland. Gee, Sergeant Alexander Raymond: mother, Mrs F. E. Gee, Milford. Gibson, Lance-corporal Robert Leslie; mother, Mrs D. Gibson, Papakura. Glanfield, Frederick; brother, Mr E. Glanfield, Te Awamutu, Gooding, Robert; father, Mr R. Gooding, j Eltham. i Hague, Ernest; mother, Mrs M. E. Hague, Cambridge. Hill, Leonard Graham; wife, Mrs C. A, Hill, Whakatane. Hudson, Corporal Arthur Vincent; mother, Mrs M. Hudson, Wellington. Hyde, Sydney; sister, Miss Gladys Hyde, Gisborne. Kitchen, Ernest Henry; sister, Miss W. Kitchen, Kaitaia. Lynch, Lawrence Anthony: father, Mr L. J. Lynch, Raetihi. Previously Reported Wounded and Missing Cox, Orlando George; wife, Mrs K. F. Cox, Okgrito. McMahon, Ronald Henry Thomas: mother, Mrs G. McMahon, Auckland. DIED OF WOUNDS Ahier, Gunner Stanley Frank; mother, Mrs E. A. A. Ahier, Auckland. Bannerman, Bombardier William Hugh; mother, Mrs L. V, Bannerman, Wellington. Blackburn. John Campbell: mother, Mrs 0. E. Blackburn, Dromore. - Chaplin. Richard Alexander; mother, Mrs E. H, A. Chaplin, Auckland. Duncan, Gunner George Herbert; mother, Mrs L. Duncan. Wanganui. Jonas, Donald Hugh; Mr Jonas, Onaero (relationship not stated). ■ ■ Mackintosh, Gunner lan Reid; father, Mr 1. A. Mackintosh, Havelock North. Slade, Leonard Horsman; wife, Mrs W. A. Slade, Wellington. • Taggart, Andrew Jack; mother, Mrs ATaggart. Wellington. MISSING * Bentley, Harold Cornelius; father, Mr J. H. Bentley, Ontario. . Benton. Douglas Clifford; Avis O Neale, Featherston (relationship not stated). Buckingham, Laurence; mother, Mr F. B. Gunn, Howick. Burgess, Robert David; uncle. Mr W. R. Harrison. Auckland. Drower, Alfred Herbert; mother, Mrs K. Drower, Frankton. -• Forbes, John Alexander; mother. Mrs M. Forbes, Auckland. Graham, Lance-sergeant John Henry, wife, Mrs I. H. Graham, Otorohanga. Hurrell, Stanley Henry; mother. Mrs E. DHurrell, Claudelands. Marshall, Inman William Gibbison; sister, Mrs D. Mason, Tolaga Bay. _ Jones, Wallace James; mother, Mrs A. Jones, Kirikopuni, Matthews, Sidney Thomas; mother, Mrs M. Clarke, Auckland. ' T Monaghan. Gerald Cawte; mother. Mrs J. M. Monaghan. Tlmaru. O’Kane, James Harold; father. Mr F. O’Kane, Te Kuiti. , ~ Poole, Peter Richard Beatty: father. Mr M. P. Poole.’ Auckland, - Saddleton, Robert Henry: mother. Mrs E. M. Saddleton, Waiau PaMISSING Believed prisoner of war Anderson, Cyril Francis; wife, Mrs V. C. E. Anderson. Ohai. Arbon, Sergeant Alfred James; wife, Mrs V. M. Arbon. Auckland. Bailey Victor Alfred; mother, Mrs E Bailey. New Plymouth. ; • Boud, Frederick: Mrs'E. Boud, Tauranga. Brown,, Ronald Joseph; wife, Mrs L. L. Brown, Kilpkihi. . „ Franklln-Browne. Arthur Percy: father, Mr A, F. FrankUn-Browne, Akato. Burgess, Gordon; mother, Mrs E. J. Burgess, Christchurch. \ Callander, Archibald Glen Millar; Wife, Mrs A. Callander. Auckland. , Campbell, Corporal Aro Haughxe; father, Mr A. B. Campbell, Hukapapa. . Chapman, Samuel Francis Geoffrey; father, Mr W. Chapman, Te Kauwhata. Coe. Warrant Officer (II) James William; wife, Mrs A- H. Coe. Mount Roskilh Corley, James Patrick; brother, Mr J. G. Corley, Wellington. , Craig, Elsdon Walter Grant; mother, Mrs H. Craig, Morrinsville. „ Fleming, Dover: mother. Mrs N, Fleming, Fyoslf William; father, Mr T. Frost, HamilGoodwin, William; \father, Mr A, Goodwin, Taumarunui, 1 .. „ Hogan, Maurice Anthony; mother. Mrs TE. Hogan, Ireland., . Humm, Stanley Boy; father. Mr S, Humm. Frankton Junction. _ Johnson, Thomas Nell; mother, Mrs E. Murray, Te Kuiti. - Lewer,' Raymond Charles; mother, Mrs I. M. Lewer, Kopaki. ■ Louden, Edward Charles; mother, Mrs A. M. Louden. Auckland. Luckings, Charles Henry; mother, Mrs L. Luckings. England. _ Lypn, Robert David: father, Mr R. Lynn. Onehunga, • • ' _ McCluggage, '■ Hector; mother, Mrs p. McCluggage, Wellington. _ McLeod, Lance-sergeant Norman Hector; sister, Mrs W. Leggatt, Ohaupo. Milne, Corporal Harold Arthur Percy; father, Mr A. Milne. Hamilton. Nichols, Paul Julian: mother, Mrs A. Nichols. Invercargill, , ,■ Norman, Charles Adam: father. Mr J. r, Norman, Papakura. . Packer, Ernest Henry William; father, Mr F. Packer, Mangapehi., Packer, Harold Edward James: father, Mr F. Packer. Mangapehi. Pederson, Jack; wife, Mrs J. F, Pedersen. Raurimu. „ Peters, William Lindsay Russell; mother, Mrs K. Peters, Manaia. Powell, Glyn Coulthard Byron: father. Mr P. Powell, Hamilton, w „ Priestley, Sergeant George; wife, JVlrs D J. Priestley, Wellington. PulUnger, John Malcolm: mother. Mrs Pullinger, Gisborne. Rawson, Murray Ellis; sister, Miss E. Rawson, Auckland. ■ _ Ryan, Thomas James; father, Mr J. Ryan, Ohura. „ _ , . Siddall, Vivian Jack; aunt, Mrs G, Low, Auckland. .. „ Sleeman, Leonard Joseph; mother, Mrs F. B. Sleeman, Auckland. WOUNDED Remaining on Missing List Benfell, Lance-sergeant Edward Stanley: father, Mr E. W. Benfell, Wellington. Cammell, Gunner Roy Ernest; mother, Mrs L. E. Cammell, Auckland. Wounded Beattie, Major Robert Reeve: wife, Mrs E. J. Beattie, Papanui. Taff, Second-lieutenant Reginald Norman Lewis; wife, Mrs J. Taff, Auckland. Anderson, Donald; father, Mr A. E, Anderson, Auckland. Bennett, John Henry; .wife, Mrs L. E. Bennett, Te Puke. ■ Bjerrlng, Karl; sister, Mrs A. Madsen, Blackman, Corporal Douglas Arnold; wife, Mrs G. Blackman, Auckland, Blucher, Lance-corporal Harold James; wife. Mrs A. F. M. Blucher, Mango-

Bunn, Corporal Bojiald Darcy; mother, Mrs E, Burin, Taumarunui. Child, PhilHp: mother; Mrs G. E. Child, Maungakaramea. Connell, William Harris; mother, Mrs E. S. Connell,. Wellsford. Dashfield, Temporary Corporal Clifford Leslie: mother, Mrs H. Dashneld,

Wanganui. . _ _ Dawson, Leonard; mother, Mrs E. Dawson, Newcastle; Australia. Erskine, Albert Harry; Mr W. S. Ersklne, Kiwitahl (relationship not stated). Gent, James Richard; mother, Mrs E. Gent, Tahgaihi. Allan; mother, Mrs C. GUI, Glagsf Stanley John; mother, Mrs A. Glass, Auckland. . Goodhue, George Clarence: mother, Mrs E. Goodhue, Taumarere. Greentree, Stuart Francis; mother, Mrs A. M. Greentree, Morrinsvalle. Halvorsen, William: friend, Miss J-Mclntosh-Prentice. Wellington. Hawkins, Robert Sydney; father, Mr G.

Hawkins, Wanganui. Henderson, Corporal Henry Thomas, mother. Mrs M. Henderson, Raunmu. Herd Corporal John Alexander; wife, Mrs T. Herd, Auckland. Hitchcock, Corporal William Henry: wife. Mrs M. Hitchcock, Opononi. Japeth. William: wife. Mrs M. Japcth, Helensvillc. , ~ „ T „ Johnson. John Alfred; wife, Mrs L. P. Johnson, Auckland. Keighley, Edward Henry; father. Mr W. H. Keighley, Aria . Knapton, William John; Mr A. Knapton, Auckland, Lennan, Corporal Michael Patrick, Mr M. W Lennan. Waihi (relationship not

stated). Llnkhorn, John; mother. Mrs J. Linkhorn,

Mangere. .' , Liston. James: father, Mr J. Liston, Pleas-

ant Point. „ _ , Lomas, Fred: mother, Mrs C. Lomas,

Thames. Lovell, Kenneth: mother. Mrs G. White,

Auckland. McDonald, John Ronald; mother, Mrs C, McDonald, Tlmaru. . _ McKeown. Leslie Stanford; father, Mr J,

L. McKeown, Kaeo. McVey, Thomas George; brother. Mr J.

McVey, Tlmaru. , , ' Measures, George Richard; father, Mr T. G. Measures. Waiklno. Millsteed, John Francis: mother. Mrs C. J. MUlsteed, Tangowahine. Mock Lance-corporal Thomas Richard; wife, Mrs E. A. Mock. Auckland. Moorhead, Wlnton Lester; mother. Mrs C. M. Moorhead. Dargaville. Moros. George Alexander Elm: mother, Mrs J. Moros, Auckland. Murcott, Bruce; mother. Mrs L. J. .Murcott. Mangapehi. „ ' „ „ Nelley. Eugene Charles; mother. Mrs MM. Nelley. Whangarei. • , Neustroski, John Francis; father, Mr J, Neustroski. Otorohanga, Notman, Archibald John Forbes; mother. Mrs L. Ecclestone, Coromandel. Odium. William George; sister, Mr* V. Griffith*, Ngatea. - Osborne. Corporal Albert Emil; father, Mr W. E. Osborne, Te Aroba. Pasley, Frederick Gilbert; wife, Mr* I, K. Pasley. Gisborne.

Povey, William; father. Mr Henry Povey, Pcria. Pratt, Leslie Morris; mother. Mrs Pratt. Afanga 1 . _ Rackham, Leslie Alan; mother, Mrs C. Rackham, Karangahae. Rohrlach. Lenard Gordon: mother, Mr* A. Rohrlach, Kaueranga. Ruddick. Percy Edward: father. Mr R. Ruddick, Taneatua, / Ryder, Sergeant Douglas Malcolm; wife, Mrs C. M. Ryder, Ngongotaha. Schmidt, Campbell Charles; mother, Mr* P. Schmidt, Taneatua. Shakespear, William Ryland Anson; mother, Mrs E. M. Shakespear, Whangaparaoa. Shewan, Haythorne Maurice; father, Mr M. Shewan, Wellington. Sifleet, Kenneth Stephen; mother, Mrs L. Sifleet, Te Awamutu. Silvester, Wilfred Allan; father, Mr C. Silvester, Matamata. Summers, Gunner Joseph James; mother, Mrs F. J. Summers. Wellington. Vellenoweth, William Garfield; wife, Mrs R. K.. Vellenoweth, Wellington. Williams. 1 Richard: sister. Mrs G. W. Alty, Christchurch. Wootton, Lance-sergeant Ernest Peter; father. Mr A. D. Wootton, Waikanae. SAFE WITH UNIX Previously reported missing Foster, Sergeant Ernest Godfrey; father, Mr G. Foster, Roxburgh. NAVAL OFFICER’S DEATH (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Dec. 14. - , The death of the following naval officer Is reported:— Mitchell. Lawrence Edmund, probationary temporary sub-lieutenant (A), B. father, Mr Norman Mitchell, 23 Seaview road, Remuera, Auckland.