CASUALTIES IN N.Z.E.F.

Southland Times, Issue 24465, 19 June 1941, Page 6

CASUALTIES IN N.Z.E.F.

LISTS OF KILLED AND WOUNDED

(P.A.) WELLINGTON, June 18. The following names of members of the 2nd N.Z.E.F. are contained in a casualty list issued today (the rank is private unless otherwise stated). KILLED IN ACTION Dalziel, Oliver; mother, Mrs A. Dalziel, Dunedin. Kain, Sergeant Bryan Wolsey; father, Mr W. Kain, Winchester. Melville, Corporal John Dimitrios; wife, Mrs M. P. Melville, Auckland. Newman, Keith Allan Francis; mother, Mrs E. M. Newman, Kamo. Parker, Corporal William David; father, Mr R. Parker, Dunedin. Phillips, James Scott; wife, Mrs L. A. Phillips, Dunedin. Rennie, Signalman John Pringle; wife, Mrs E. Rennie. Gisborne. Sherborne, Eric Wilson; wife, Mrs P. Sherborne, Timaru. Smith, Lance-Corporal Alfred Ernest; wife, Mrs E. E. Smith. Te Kuiti. Spurdie, Frederick Morris; father, Mr G. N. Spurdie, Wanganui. Tozer, Lance-Corporal Cecil William; sister, Miss K. M. Tozer, Auckland. Wood, Signalman Thomas Rupert Hayes; mother, Mrs N. Wood, Dunedin. DIED OF WOUNDS Firth, Colin George; father, Mr G. C. Firth. Feilding. Whitteker, David Nichol; father, Mr D. G. Whitteker. Waitaki South. WOUNDED Henderson, Corporal Allen James Maurice, mother. Mrs M. Henderson. Dunedin. Hoare, Hugh Alan; wife. Mrs C. V. Hoare. England. Horsburgh, John Herbert; mother, Mrs E. M. Horsburgh, Dunedin. Howard, Lawrence Ernest; mother, Mrs H. Howard. Timaru. Inglis, Alexander Kenneth; mother, Mrs M. Inglis, Cobden. Kempton, Arthur Oliver; father. Mr A. W. Kempton, Toa. Kirk, Warrant Officer II Frederick Hastings; wife, Mrs M. M. Kirk, Christchurch. Knowles, Patrick Eymard; father, Mr W. H. Knowles, Timaru. Lawson, Raymond Richard; father, Mr J. T. Lawson. Christchurch. Lindbom, Frederick; father, Mr F. L. Lindbom. Christchurch. Lloyd, Cecil Augustus; wife, Mrs M. Lloyd, Hanmer Springs. Lodge, Stanley Mark; brother, Mr J. Lodge, Maramea. Lowe, Hector Smith; mother. Mrs E. Lowe, Christchurch. Peckham, Corporal Edgar George Ashby; wife, Mrs L. B. D. Peckham. Wellington. SAVORY’, LANCE-CORPORAL GEORGE HENRY; father, Mr J. Savory. gillSchroder, Stanley Wilfred John; mother, Mrs E. H. Schroder, Hokitika. I Scque, Clifford John; father, Mr R. W. Seque, Dunedin. Sizemore, Robert; father, Mr R. G. Sizemore, Glen Massey. Smith, Henry Charles; mother, Mrs B. Smith. Timaru. Souquct, Lance-Corporal John; wife, Mrs V. I. Souquet. Dunedin. Stanger, Percival James; father, Mr P. G. Stanger, Enfield. Sutton, Marsh Halsey Dando; mother, Mrs G. Mundy. Christchurch. Syme, Sergeant Gordon; wife, Mrs U. E. Syme, Nelson. Templeton, Frank Charles; mother, Mrs J. Templeton. Pahia. Templeton Lance-Sergeant John; mother, Mrs R. Templeton. Ashburton. Wakeham, David Charles; father, Mr D. Wakeham. Opawa. White, David Clarence; wife, Mrs R. H. White, Herbert. Williams, Harold Lear; father, Mr J. T. Williams, Australia. Williams, Herbert George; mother, Mrs E. Williams, Greymouth. Wilson, Sergeant Colin David; wife, Mrs R. S. Wilson. Timaru. Wilson, Robert Crawford; brother, Mr C. J. Wilson, Totara. Win, Morris Lionel Reid; wife, Mrs H. O. Win, Nelson. Win, Lance-Corporal Rex Bernard; mother, Mrs E. M. Smith. Thorpe. Youngman, Richard Owen; wife, Mrs E._ Youngman, Christchurch. MISSING (The rank is driver unless otherwise stated) Agnew, Robert Samuel; father, Mr R. Agnew-, Kaihiku. Ainge, William David; mother, Mrs Z. M. Ainge, Timaru. Anderson, Frank Joseph; Mother Superior, St. Joseph's Home. Christchurch (relationship not stated). Anderson, James Frederick; father, Mr W. Anderson. Takapau. Anslow, Clifford Harold; father, Mr H. H. Anslow. Wellington. Appleton, lan Elliott; father, Mr W. Ap-

pieton, Wellington. Archibald, Lance-Corporal Thomas Alfred;

father, Mr T. C. Archibald, Ward. Ayr, Private Adam Dickson; wife, Mrs E. M. H. Ayr. Wellington. Banks, Donald; brother, Mr A. Banks, Wellington. Barker, Temporary Corporal Allan Charles; father, Mr C. J. Barker, Auckland. Barrington, Herbert Clyde; wife, Mrs E. M. Barrington, Masterton. Bates, William Edward; wife, Mrs I. J. Bates, Christchurch. BEATON, MALCOLM JOHN; brother, Mr R. Beaton, Waipounamu. Black, Robert; mother. Mrs L. Black, Wanganui. Boucher, Arthur John; mother, Mrs J. Boucher, Hanmer Springs. Bowen, Temporary Sergeant Stanley Wilfrid; Mrs J. M. Bowen, Auckland (relationship not stated). Bowyer, Robert John; wife, Mrs E. Bowyer, Ashley Bank. Bragg, George Percival; mother, Mrs Hammill. Wellington. Brown, Arthur Richard; sister, Mrs E. Pope, Awatuna. Brown, Harry Alexander Reid; father, Mr T. Brown, Wellington. Brown, Norman Edmond; father, Mr W. E. Brown. Masterton. Browne, Alfred Frederick; mother, Mrs E. Browne, Dargaville. Browne, Ernest Hugh Arthur; mother, Mrs E. P. Cropper, Wellington. Brownlee, Allan; mother, Mrs M. Brownlee, Pukekohe. Brownlie, Robert Bould; father, Mr J. J. Brownlie. Wellington. Brunette, John Herbert; mother, Mrs E. M. Brunette. Wellington. Bruning, John Percival; mother, Mrs Bruning. Westport. Caldwell, V/illiam; father, Mr J. D. Caldwell, Denniston. Carson, Alan Leonard; mother, Mrs I. O. Carson. Auckland. Carson, Norman James; wife, Mrs R. I. Carson, Christchurch. Cassidy, Conald Louis; mother, Mrs N. Cassidy, Auckland. Cattermole, Stanley Edward; brother, Mr C. W. Cattermole, Christchurch. Christoffersen, Alan Stuart; father, Mr A. Christoffersen, Makotuku. Cooke, Arthur Reginald; mother, Mrs E. M. Cooke. Opawa. Cooney, Temporary Corporal David Laurence; father, Mr T. L. Cooney, Alexandra. Corp, George William; Mrs A. J. Browne, Dargaville (relationship not stated). Coutts, Jack William; mother, Mrs A. E. Coutts, Dunedin. Crawford, Donald Mansfield; mother. Mrs C. J. Crawford. Kaikoura. Crighton, John; wife, Mrs E. L. Crighton, Wellington. Crossan, Allan George; mother, Mrs C. Crossan, Inglewood. Crossan, Frederick John; mother, Mrs C. Crossan, Inglewood. Cumming, Thomas Mabon; wife, Mrs B. Cumming, Christchurch. Cunninghame, Stuart Gordon; mother, Mrs E. Cunninghame, Jacob’s River. Daly, Wyn Francis; mother, Mrs M. G. Daly, Christchurch. Davies, Herbert Clarence; father, Mr T. Davies, Taneatua. Day, Ivor Ross; wife, Mrs E. V. Day, Auckland. Dew, Raymond Chanal; father, Mr G. A. Dew, Otorohanga. Dromgool, Lance-Corporal Sylvester Noel; Mr E. Dromgool, Saiuku (relationship not stated). DUNFORD, BERTRAM CHARLES; father, Mr C. C. Dunford, Edendale. English, Temporary Corporal Raymond; wife, Mrs M. C. English, Christchurch. Essen, Lance Corporal George Samuel; father, Mr G. S. A. Essen, Wellington.

Faricy, Francis John; next of kin not known. Faulkner, Sydney Leonard; father, Mr A. C. Faulkner, Hawera. Ferguson, Cecil Ebenezcr; sister, Mrs D. Sinton, Auckland. Foley, Edward Frederick; wife, Mrs M. K. Foley, Auckland. Frayling, Eric Charles; wife, Mrs M. G. Frayling, Auckland. Frayling, Temporary Lance-Corporal Herbert Vaughan; sister, Miss M. H. Frayling, Auckland. Gaskin, Ray Denman; wife, Mrs H. V. Gaskin, Nelson. Geenty, Corporal Darwin Russell; sister, Mrs S. Wells, Waipukurau. Gilmore, Temporary Corporal Albert Alexander; mother, Mrs M. E. Gilmore, Glenbrook. Glanville, Selwyn; brother, Mr J. Glanville, Auckland. Goodall, Temporary Corporal Edward Thomas; wife, Mrs E. E. Goodall, Wanganui. Graves, John Gordon; father, Mr 11. Graves, Dunedin. Hammond, Walter Henry; father, Mr J. W. Hammond. Kainga. Hardy, Frederick James; mother, Mrs M. E. Hardy, Moerewa. Hargreaves, Charley; mother, Mrs M. Hargreaves, Palmerston North. Hayward, David Albert; wife, Mrs J. E. Hayward, Manaia. Hetherington, Ernest Septimus; father, Mr C. Hetherington. England. Hickman, Allen Herbert; father, Mr B. J. Hickman, Tasmania. Hilton, Frederick Walter; wife, Mrs L. Hilton. Auckland. HINCHEY, LLOYD WILLIAM; mother, Mrs H. G. Hinchey, Invercargill. -lollis, Ralph Raymond; father, Mr J. H. Hollis, Auckland. Houston. Leslie William; mother, Mrs F. E. Houston. Dunedin. Hunter, Richard Lindsay; mother, Mrs A. Hunter. Wellington. Imlach, John; mother. Mrs A. Imlach, Wellington. Ims, Temporary Corporal Lewis Albert; mother. Mrs S. L. Parker, Wellington. Jackson, Alfred; mother, Mrs F. Jackson. Auckland. Jackson. Ivor: father, Mr J. L. Jackson, Wellington. Jenkins, Reginald Wallace; mother, Mrs SJenkins, Westport. Jones, Albert Garnot Clarke; father, Mr A. F. E. Jones. Okokc. Jopc. Walter Samuel; mother. Mrs E. Jope, Cape Foulwind. KELLAND, ROBERT JOHN; father, Mr A. E. Kelland, Colac Bay. Kcnzie, Edward Francis; mother, Mrs Kenzie, Marton. Keys. Walter Jack; father, Mr C. E. Keys, Christchurch. King, Lance-Corporal Leslie Albert Robert; wife. Mrs E. B. King, Naumai. Lambert. Evcrard Gerald Hubert; father. Mr E. H. Lambert, Pipiwai. Lee, Lance-Corporal Leslie Daniel; wife. Mrs L. Lee, Auckland. Lcprou, Basil Eric; father, Mr B. Leprou. Patetonga. Lester. James Sinclair Gordon; friend, Miss Meryl Cole, Waiau. Liddington, Thomas Charles Roy; mother, Mrs C. L. Liddington. Hawera. Linton, Sergeant Ronald Noel; father, Mr J. Linton. Seddon Ludcman, Eric James; father, Mr E. J. Ludeman, Feilding. Lupton, William Herbert Thomas; father, Mr W. H. Lupton. Te Kuiti. Lynch. Alan Kevin; mother, Mrs E. Lynch, Murchison. Lynn. Lewis Maxwell; father, Mr T. 11. Lynn, Australia. McAllan. Alexander Robert; wife, Mrs M. L. McAllan, Dunedin. McGILL, JOHN JAMES; father, Mr W. McGill. Gore. Mcllroy, James Foch; mother, Mrs Mcllroy, Wellington. Mackenzie, Alexander lan; father, Mr A. Mackenzie. Dunedin. I McMillan. Graham: mother. Mrs M. A. McMillan. Darfield. McMillan. Keith James; mother, Mrs E. M. McMillan. Auckland. Major. Albert William; mother, Mrs A. M. Major. Wellington. Manuel. Valmar Albert; mother, Mrs E. Manuel, Foxton. Melville, Arthur George; mother, Mrs O. Melville. Christchurch. Miller, Corporal Raymond Andrew; mother, Mrs A. Miller, Rangiora. Mitchell, Robert Harry; father, Mr Mitchell, Wellington. Montgomery, Lance-Corporal John; mother, Mrs J. B. Montgomery, Rangiora. Moore, Gordon; father, Mr D. Moore, Rotorua. Moore. Jesse; wife, Mrs H. M. Moore, Dunedin. Moriarty, Patrick; Mr J. Moriarty, Ostend (relationship not stated). Moyle, Alfred Nicholas; mother, Mrs M. Hamilton, Papatoetoe. Mudgway, John Raymond; father, Mr Y. Mudgway, Wellington. Nicholas. Acting Sergeant Douglas; mother, Mrs A. Nicholls. Australia. Nicol, Reginald; wife. Mrs T. R. J. Nicol. Christchurch. Nunwcck, Henry James; wife, Mrs L. M. Nunweek, Christchurch. O’Callaghan, Corporal Dennis William; father, Mr W. B. O’Callaghan, Blenheim. Overend, Melville Robert; mother, Mrs E. B. Overend, Linwood. Paterson. Albert Patrick; mother, Mrs M. A. Paterson, Otahuhu. Patterson, James Thomas Henry; sister, Miss D. Patterson. Greymouth. Payne, Samuel James; father, Mr S. G. Payne. Wellington. Perry, Isaac Lyster; father, Mr F. W. Perry, Wellington. Peters, Wilfred Ernest; mother, Mrs W. F. Peters. Hunterville. Phelan, Edward John; father, Mr F. A. Phelan, Auckland. Phyn. Hector Christie; father, Mr J. H. Phyn, Titoki. Phyn. Lcn Peter; father, Mr J. H. Phyn, ‘ Titoki. Pimley, Francis Joseph; mother, Mrs M. A. Pimley. Hastings. Power. Temporary Sergeant Colin Thomas; wife, Mrs C. T. Power, Wellington. Price, Acting Corporal Reginald Aubrey Owen; wife, Mrs M. S. Price, Maheno. Priest, Edgar Norman; father, Mr D. O. Priest, Tatuanui. Priest, Neville David; mother, Mrs D. Priest, Auckland. QUESTED, CECIL CHARLES; father, Mr T. Quested, Nightcaps. Quinlan, John Courteny; mother, Mrs L. Quinlan. Otahuhu. Quintal, Norfolk Adrian Samuel; mother, Mrs S. Quintal, Takutu. Ralfc, Leonard Harold: mother, Mrs L. M. Ralfe, Palmerston North. RAMAGE. FRANCIS THOMAS; father, Mr T. Ramage, Mataura. Reilly, Edward; wife, Mrs D. E. A. Reilly, Tauranga. Roigard. Kenneth Mervyn; father. Mr S. Roigartl. Mauriceville. Rolfe, Reginald William; father, Mr J. B. Rolfe, Putaruru. Roy, Alfred John Louis; wife, Mrs G. Roy, Roslyn. Rudduck. Ivan Charles; mother. Mrs J. H. Rudduck. Oamaru. Ryan. Michael Desmond; mother, Mrs S. M. Ryan, Springston. Sawcrs, Dennis Campbell; father, Mr J. C. Sawers, Cambridge. Sawcrs, Frank Campbell; mother. Mrs U. M. Sawers, Remuera. Scott, Stanley Charles; wife, Mrs E. M. Scott. Hawarden. Sellars, James Henry; mother, Mrs E. Sellars, Christchurch. Shalders. Albert Fulford; father, Mr A. L. Shalders, Oamaru. SHAND. CORPORAL ANGUS JAMES; mother, Mrs J. M. Shand, Otapiri. Shaw, Douglas Herbert; mother, Mrs E. Shaw, Hillcrest. Shaw Ernest; father. C. Shaw, Blackball. Shaw, Lance-Corporal Stanley; mother, Mrs I. Shaw, Wellington. Shirley, Stanley; father, Mr T. W. Shirley, Dunedin. Silvcrwood, Earle Reginald; wife, Mrs M. J. Silverwood, Hastings. Smith, Leslie'Albert; father, Mr J. Smith, Dunedin. Smithson, Joseph Barber; mother, Mrs M. Smithson. Wellington. Snell. Charles Frederick Herman; father, Mr C. F. Snell, Opotiki. Stace, Darcy Clervaux; father, Mr H. J. Stace. Spring Creek. Stevenson, lan Bruce; father, Mr J. J. Stevenson. Wellington. STIRLING, CORPORAL ALLAN HECTOR; father, Mr J. Stirling, Invercargill. Strifigcr, Alan Richard; father, Mr R. Stringer. Australia. Sturt, Alfred Cecil; mother, Mrs J. Sturt, Christchurch. Sunley, Robert Vivian; wife, Mrs P. M. Sunley, Australia. Sutherland, Donald Miller; father, Mr Sutherland, Wellington. Swain, Basil Ernest; mother, Mrs A. Broughton. Tolaga Bay. Swears, Bernard William; father, Mr W. J. Swears, Pokeno. Sweeney, John Loughlin Fuller; mother, Mrs M. Sweeney, Whangarei. SYCAMORE, ALLAN VICTOR; mother, Mrs A. Sycamore, Invercargill. Taylor, Eric Bertram; father, Mr C. J. Taylor, Ngongotaha. Thomson, Acting Warrant Officer (II) Richard Heywood; mother, Mrs P. H. Thomson, Wairoa.

Tisdall, Stanley Dowling; father, Mr H. R. Tisdall, Middlemarch. Toon, James Leo Patrick; mother, Mrs M. Toon. Christchurch. Veitch, Captain John; wife, Mrs E. B. Veitch, Takapuna. Vincent, Stanley Maurice; father, Mr C. Vincent, Frankton. Walker, Edgar Allan; wife, Mrs M. E. Walker, Auckland. Walker, William Herbert; mother, Mrs D. ,S. Walker, Aylesbury, Greendale. Wall, Charles Henry; father, Mr F. Wall, Tonga. Wallace, Leslie Norman; sister, Mrs E. Pask, Mahakipawa. Wallis, George; father, Mrs G. F. Wallis, Hawera. Wan, Charles Tarrant; Mr Wan, Tayforth. Watts, Terence Graham John; wife, Mrs E. M. Watts, Blenheim. White, Victor; father, Mr E. White, Wellington. Williamson, Lance-Corporal Frederick Geoffrey; wife, Mrs V. V. Williamson, Wellington. Williamson, John; mother, Mrs M. Williamson, Wellington. Wilson, James Victor; father, Mr J. Wilson, Houipapa. Wilson, Sergeant Peter Gillespie; wife, Mrs F. L. Wilson. Morere.

PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED NOW REPORTED MISSING Kenning, Lance-Corporal Jack Warwick; mother, Mrs E. Kenning. Palmerston North. Pope, Arthur Quentin; mother, Mrs H. C. Pope, Wellington. Scott, Charles Frederick: mother, Mrs P. M. Scott, Wellington. Sutherland, Alexander George; father, Mr G. A. Sutherland. Duntroon. Watson, James McLean; mother, Mrs K. Watson, Oamaru. DEATH OF WYNDHAM OFFICER CAPTAIN M. C. RICE Captain Melville Clark Rice, eldest son of Major and Mrs Stanley Rice, of Wyndham, who was killed in ' action in Crete, was born at Wyndham and was well known throughout Southland. He received his education at the Wyndham Primary School and the Otago Boys’ High School and on completing his education he joined the firm of Hunter Bros, and Rice, of which his father was a principal. He continued in the employment of the firm until it was taken over by Dalgety and Co., Ltd., and he then entered into partnership with his father in the firm of Rice and Son, public accountants and secretaries. He was later appointed town clerk to the Wyndham Town Board and secretary of the Oware Dairy Factory. He also held the positions of secretary of "the Wyndham Golf Club and secretary of the Wyndham branch of the National Party, and he was associated with many other Wyndham organizations. He was keenly interested in the territorial movement, in which he rose to the rank of captain, and it was with this rank that he went overseas.

Captain Rice is survived by his wife and two young children. As an officer he earned the high regard of the men who served with him in New Zealand and overseas, evidence of this being given in a letter received at Wyndham recently from a Wyndham soldier overseas. The letter stated that Captain Rice was well thought of and that he had set a high standard in the “tough stuff” in Greece. SOUTHLAND CASUALTIES Private J. S. Bell, who has been reported wounded, is the seventh son of Mrs A. Bell, 149 Janet street, Invercargill, and the late Mr F. Bell, Forest Hill. He was born in Ayrshire. Scotland, and arrived with other members of the family in Southland in 1911. He was educated at the North Forest Hill school and worked in a cheese factory for many years. When he enlisted early in the war he was employed by the Winton branch of the Southland Electric Power Supply. He was a keen footballer and represented the Central District on many occasions. Three other brothers are also serving overseas. Three older brothers served in the last war.

Lance-Corporal R. A. Todd, reported wounded, is a son of Mrs G. C. A. Todd, Elies road. He was born in Invercargill and was educated at the Middle school and the Southland Boys’ High School. He worked in Invercargill for some time and later took up a position in Nelson, where he enlisted. He was a keen footballer, being a member of the Invercargill Club before going north. Later he represented Nelson. Lance-Corporal Todd, who is 22 years of age, enlisted soon after the outbreak of war.

Sergeant-Pilot George Arthur Johnston, who has been reported missing on air operations, is a son of the late Mr John Johnston, of the Vulcan Foundry, Leet street, and Mrs Johnston, 59 Hensley street, Invercargill. He was educated at the Waihopai school and the Southland Boys’ High School and was employed at his father’s foundry in Leet street, where he qualified as an engineer. He left there two years ago and was then employed by the Shell Oil Company in Dunedin. He gained his A licence at the Southland Aero Club before the war began. He was scout master of the Gladstone Boy Scouts for many years and was also interested in swimming. Sergeant-Pilot Johnston is 25 years of age. Private James Leonard Patterson, who has been reported wounded, is the son of Mr and Mrs R. J. Patterson, 68 Catherine street, Invercargill. He was born at Winton 28 years ago and was educated at the Springhills and Hokonui schools. On enlisting he was employed at coal-mining on the West Coast. He enlisted early in the war. Quartermaster-Sergeant Reginald Dawson Jenkins, who has been reported wounded, is the son of Mrs C. Jenkins, Invercargill. He was born in Invercargill and was educated at the Georgetown and Ranfurly schools. He was employed by Drages Company, Ltd., Christchurch as traveller in Southland before enlisting early in the war He was also a member of the St. Paul’s Athletic Club. Quarter-master-Sergeant Jenkins was only slightly wounded and has been discharged from hospital. He is 22 years of age. . Advice that two of their sons are included among recent casualties nas been received by Mr and Mrs T. Ramage, Mataura. Driver F. T. Ramage is reported missing and Sergeant C. S. Ramage is reported wounded. Both men were born at Balciutha, Seigeant Ramage receiving his education there and Driver Ramage receiving his education at Invercargill and Mataura. For some time Driver Ramage was employed by Mr W. E. Candy as a rabbitskin buyer at Mataura. He was laier attached to the engineer’s department at the Mataura Paper Mills, where he remained for about two years. He enlisted from Mataura. Sergeant Ramage is a married man, his wife living at Invercargill. At the time of his enlistment he was employed by the Railway Department at Invercargill. About a month ago Mr and Mrs Ramage received advice that another son, Private P. J. Ramage, had been killed in action.