TROOPS IN MIDDLE EAST

Southland Times, Issue 24440, 21 May 1941, Page 6

TROOPS IN MIDDLE EAST

SOUTHLAND MEN REPORTED SAFE AND WELL

Advice has been received by relations or friends that the following Southland soldiers are safe and well: —

Sergeant Leslie Wills and LanceCorporal J. W. Aburn, of Invercargill. Private Lloyd Hastings Small, son of Mr and Mrs T. Small, Lumsden.

Private Harry Adam, son of Mr and Mrs R. Adam, Ythan street. Signaller Arthur Helm, son of Mrs S. A. Helm, Riverton.

Donald George, son of Mr and Mrs W. George. No word has been received yet from another son, Lloyd, who was also in Greece.

Private L. R. Moir, son of Mr and Mrs J. Moir, Centre street.

I. L. Stott, brother of Mrs T. A. Wylie, Buller street. Private Alister John Haslemore, son of Mrs E. Haslemore, Riverton. Private Keith Broad, son of Mr A. E. Broad, Duke street. Signaller K. Woodfield, son of Mr and Mrs Woodfield, Albert street. Private A. J. Hoffman, son of Mrs A. E. Hoffman, Invercargill. Corporals S. and J. S. Daniel, sons of Mr T. J. S. Daniel, Invercargill. Private W. A. McLaughlin, son of Mr and Mrs J. McLaughlin, Earn street. Driver R. W. L. Wood, husband of Mrs R. Wood.

Private J. R. Lynch, Intelligence Staff, N.Z.E.F. Gunner Charles Watts, son of Mr and Mrs W. Watts, 114 Liddel street. Private Keith V. Rewcastle, son of Mr and Mrs T. Rewcastle, Otatara. Company-Quartermaster Clifford Shirley and Signaller Cyril Shirley, sons of Mr and Mrs S. Shirley, Biggar street.

Private A. D. Fraser, son of Mr and Mrs A. Fraser, 173 Liddel street. Signaller A. E. Ross, son of Mrs A. Ross, 117 King street. Lance Corporal C. A. Inglis, husband of Mrs Inglis, Queenstown. Sergeant Rutherford S. Brown, of No. 1 New Zealand Hospital in Greece, son of Dr and Mrs Stanley Brown, Don street.

Private S. J. Fraser, formerly of Invercargill. Private M. Cyril Soper and Private James Sutherland, both formerly of Athol, and Private Andrew J. Sutherland, formerly of Lowther; advice received by Mr George A. Soper, Athol. Staff Sergeant G. W. Weeds, son of Mr and Mrs G. W. Weeds, Princes street.

Sergeant C. D. de Clifford, son of Mrs M. de Clifford, Riverton. Mrs de Clifford has received no word of hex-

other son in the Middle East, Driver Trevor de Clifford. Another son, Aircraftman M. C. de Clifford, has arrived at his destination, and she has received word that a fourth son, Corporal Wade de Clifford, has been removed from the seriously ill list in Suva. Lance-Corporal R. Todtl, son of Mrs G. C. A. Todd, Elies road. Gunner M. D.Ross, formerly a member of the staff of the Gore branch of the .Union Bank of Australia Ltd. Private A. L. Welsh, son of Mr and Mrs A. Welsh, Surrey street, Gore, Private W. McN. Smith,, son of Mr and Mrs Henry Smith, “Valley Field,” Waikaka Valley. Private S. J. Sutherland ,son of Mrs J. G. Sutherland, Main road, Mataura. Corporal N. R. King and Private C. B. King, sons of Mr and Mrs W. D. F. King, Railway Esplanade, East Gore. Private K. Howard, husband of Mrs K. Howard, East Gore. Driver F. T. Ramage, son of Mr and Mrs T. Ramage, Mataura. Gunner J. W. Horn and Private W. Horn, sons of Mr and Mrs D. Horn, Broughton street, Gore.