WAR CASUALTIES

Otago Daily Times, Issue 24836, 9 February 1942, Page 6

WAR CASUALTIES

TWO OTAGO MEN INCLUDED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Feb. 8. The following 2nd N.Z.E.F, casualty list ; was issued to-day (the rank is; gunner unless otherwise stated): — OTAGO WOUNDED AND MISSING, BELIEVED PRISONER OF WAR 'Previously Reported Missing ; Davidson, Leslie; sister, Miss H. Davidson, Dunedin. > MISSING, BELIEVED PRISONER OF WAR Previously Reported Missing Brook, Harold Thompson; mother, Mrs L. Brook, Dunedin. OTHER DISTRICTS , DIED OF WOUNDS ' . Previously Reported Missing Lauder, Private Trevor Ernest; father, Mr E. R. Lauder, Auckland. PRISONERS OF WAR Previously Reported Killed in Action Gibson, Lance-corporal Robert Leslie; mother, Mrs D. Gibson, Papakura, Hurrell, Private Stanley Henry;, mother, Mrs E. D. Hurrell, Hamilton. MISSING Previously Reported Wounded/ Sexton, Private Bryon; father, Mr G. Sexton, Patetonga. WOUNDED AND MISSING, BELIEVEDPRISONER OF WAR Previously Reported Missing -Beasley, Temporary Lance-sergeant Robert Michael; mother, Mrs A. Beasley, Wellington. Haden. Lance-sergeant Brooke Mitchell; mother, Mrs J. L. Haden, Auckland. Madden, Bombardier Patrick. John; mother, Mrs Madden, Napier. Pilling, Bombardier Raymond Spencer; wife, Mrs E. B. Pilling, Petone. Webster, Sergeant Philip; father, Mr G. Webster, Wellington. MISSING, BELIEVED PRISONER OF WAR Hayden, Private Glenn Sutherland; sister, Miss M. Hayden, Canada. Previously Reported Missing Croft, Sergeant Maxwell; mother, Mrs L. H. Croft, Omihi. Cummings, Ernest John; father, Mr W. Cummings, Gore. Dale, Archer Watsford; father, Mr S. Dale, Hamilton. Day Sergeant Cecil Raymond; sister. Mrs C. Shaw, Wellington. Grey.. Richard; stepfather, Mr G. O. Key, Greymouth. ■_ ' . Gunter, Eric; wife, Mrs M. Gunter, AusHerman, Eric; mother, Mrs G. M. Herman, Invercargill. Hutchins, Frank William George; mother, Mrs O. Hutchins, Te Aroha. Kelly, Lance-bombardier William Arthur; brother, Mr J. K. Kelly, Palmerston North. ' Kidd, James Hugh; father, Mr G. H. Kidd, Te Kopuru. Morrow, Arthur Herbert; mother, Mrs R. Morrow, Auckland. Munro, James Peter; mother, Mrs J. Munro, Nightcaps. WOUNDED Napier, Lieutenant Harry Cameron; mother, Mrs G. E. Napier, Whangarei. Minarapa, Private Rakau; wife, Mrs" M. Minarapa, Te Puke. NOT MISSING Previously Reported Missing Scrimgeour, Joseph Wedd; mother, Mrs F. Scrimgeour, Otane. AIR FORCE CASUALTIES PUBLICATION IN CANADA (Rec. 8.35 p.m.) OTTAWA, Feb. 6. The first Royal New Zealand Air Force casualty list released for publication in Canada was issued to-day. This arrangement has been made in response to numerous requests by airmen training at various centres. The list contained the names of 11 men killed on active service overseas, 15 missing after operations overseas, and one who is believed to be a prisoner of war.