N.Z.E.F. CASUALTY LIST’

Southland Times, Issue 24460, 13 June 1941, Page 6

N.Z.E.F. CASUALTY LIST’

SEVEN MEN KILLED IN ACTION

DEATH OF LUMSDEN SOLDIER (P.A.) WELLINGTON. June 12. The following casualty list to members of the 2nd N.Z.E.F. was issued tonight (the rank is private unless otherwise indicated): KILLED IN ACTION Cox, Driver Gerard; wife, Mrs O. I. Cox, Timaru. Derrett, Driver Leslie Arthur; mother, Mrs A. Derrett, Whitecliffs. Kllgour, Driver John Joseph Henry; mother, Mrs B. Kilgour, Dunedin. Mason, Richard Teri Kaipara; wife, Mrs I. M. Mason, England. McDavitt, Frank; wife, Mrs S. J. McDavitt, Wainuiomata. OVERTON, DRIVER RONALD DOUGLAS; wife, Mrs W. M. Overton, Lumsden. Spence, Sergeant Robert Colin; mother, Mrs P. M. Spence, Stratford. MISSING BELIEVED KILLED; PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Spillane, Francis Edward; mother, Mrs F. Spillane, Temuka. DIED OF WOUNDS; PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Fletcher, Cyril; mother, Mrs C. Fletcher, Wellington. WOUNDED Wadey, Lieutenant Maurice George; wife, Mrs M. E. Wadey, Wanganui. Wynyard, Lieutenant James Gladwin; father, Mr J. G. Wynyard, Te Awamutu. Arthurs, James Wheeler; father, Mr I. Arthurs, Petone. Bourke, Basil; father, Mr J. J. Bourke. Stratford. Brooks, Michael Joseph; wife, Mrs M. J. Brooks, Wellington. Christian, Everett Boyd; Mrs R. Christian, Wellington (relationship not stated). Fowke, Bruce Herbert; father, Mr H. Fowke, Ashburton.

Gifkins, Norman Henry; uncle, Mr W. J. Leat, Sanson. Gollan, Douglas Reginald; mother, Mrs G. Gollan, Wimbledon. Gryils, Douglas; mother, Mrs Isa Grylls, Waimate. Gunderson, Alfred James; wife, Mrs Ida Gunderson, London. Hailwood, James Edward; father, Mr Hailwood, Wellington. Hawken, Martin Gilbert; father, Mr M. G. Hawkeri, Whangarei. Larsen, Eric Cecil Albert; father, Mr C. S. Larsen, Palmerston North. Litchfield, Lewis Charles; father, Mr Litchfield, Eltham. Mclsaac, James Daniel Mealon; mother, Mrs H. S. Mclsaac, Masterton. Mackie, Corporal Leslie Manson; father, Mr J. Mackie, Scotland. Mitchell, John Alexander; father, Mr G. Mitchell, Havelock North. Neild, Corporal Patrick Wreford; wife, Mrs M. U. Neild, New Plymouth. Noble, Lance-Sergeant Charles Harry; wife. Mrs I. M. Noble, Wellington. Oppatt, Haydon Rowland; wife, Mrs C. M. Oppatt. Pahiatua. O’Toole, Raymond Cecil; mother, Mrs M. O’Toole. Epsom. Ottaway, William George; father, Mr J. Ottaway, Wellington. Pahl, Leonard Ralph; mother, Mrs A. E. Pahl, Rotorua. Pahncr, Frederick Lewis; father, Mr A. H. Palmer, New Plymouth. Pierce, John James Raymond; mother. Mrs L. Pierce, Temuka. Riley, Victor; wife. Mrs E. D. Riley, Westport. Robinson, Lloyd James; father, Mr H. L. Robinson, Gisborne. Shipton, Roy; father, Mr Arthur Shipton, Palmerston North. Simpson, Joseph Bell; mother. Mrs E. Simpson, New Plymouth. Strickland, Warrant Officer Harold John Clement; mother, Mrs S. Strickland, England. Taylor, Lance-Corporal Albert George; mother. Mrs E. Taylor, Wanganui. Wright, Sergeant Thomas; father, Mr J. Wright, England. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING NOW NOT MIS: ING Hoani, John Joseph; mother, Mrs Joseph Hoani, Hokianga. Legge, Gunner William Ernest; wife, Mrs M. E. Legge, Hakataramea Valley. AIR FORCE LIST

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, June 12. the following Air Force casualties are officially announced: Pilot Officer Richard Arthur Rumbold White, previously reported missing, now reported a prisoner of war in Germany; father, Captain A. R. White, Blenheim. Sergeant Ronald Edward AshbyPeckham, previously reported dangerously injured, now removed from the seriously ill list; father, Mr W. G. Ashby-Peckham, Dargaville Sergeant Anzac Piripi Tamihana Lewis, R.N.Z.A.F, killed in a flying accident; father, Mr Lewis, Kaiwhata, Palmerston North. Flying Officer William Alan Foster, R.A.F., missing after an aircraft accident; father, Mr A. T. Foster, 22 Leeds street, Christchurch. Sergeant Douglas Charles Bedlington Jenkins, R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reported by the International Red Cross as wounded and a prisoner of war; father, Mr C. C. Jenkins, Great South road, Manurewa, Auckland. SOUTHLAND CASUALTIES Corporal Wade de Clifford, the third son of Mrs M. de Clifford, of Riverton, who was injured in an accident recently in Suva, is now progressing favourably in the Suva military hospital, according to advice received by his mother. The week before the accident Corporal de Clifford played an outstanding game of football for the Army A team in Suva.

Private Mervyn Cyril Soper, of Athol, who has been wounded, is well known in Southland as a footballer. He played for the Northern District and represented Southland on a number of occasions. SOUTHLAND SOLDIERS SAFE The following Southland soldiers are reported to be safe and well: Lance-Corporal B. C. Borthwick, formerly of the staff of the Gore branch of the Bank of New Zealand. Private D. Nelson, son of Mr and Mrs W. K. Nelson, Queenstown. Ronald Pullar, Port Molyneux. Lance-Corporal Lloyd Bailey and Sapper D. A. Bailey, sons of Mr and Mrs A. Bailey, Earn street, Invercargill. Gunner Earle Cantrick, son of Mrs Peterson, Bluff. Private S. A. Carter, husband of Mrs Carter, Tuatapere. Driver E. G. Ludke, son of Mr E. Ludke, Tuatapere.