N.Z.E.F. CASUALTY LIST

Southland Times, Issue 24499, 29 July 1941, Page 6

N.Z.E.F. CASUALTY LIST

MISSING MEN AND PRISONERS (P.A.) WELLINGTON, July 28. The following casualty list of members of the 2nd N.Z.E.F. was issued today (the rank is private unless otherwise stated):— DIED OF SICKNESS FRASER, Driver Douglas Simon; wife, Mrs D. E. Fraser, Christchurch. OCKWELL, Vincent Charles; wife, Mrs M. L. Ockwell, Port Chalmers. OFFICIALLY MISSING AYLETT, Reginald Eric; mother, Mrs I. Aylett, Tasmania. BENNETT, Gunner Horace William; cousin, Mr C. A. Williams, Wellington. CHANNINGS, Gunner William Thompson; mother, Mrs S. A. Channings, Hunterville. CHECK, Jack Henry; mother, 1 Mrs M. B. Check, Palmerston North. COLES, Lawrence Walter; wife, Mrs M. D. Coles, Wellington. DARROW, Sapper Jack Stanley; mother, Mrs R. Darrow, St. Hellers. DEVINE, Corporal Tennyson Walter; father, Mr W. V. Devine, Tasmania. GRACIE, Alexander Ralph; Mrs F. Gracie, Mangawhare (relationship not stated). GRANT, Athol Raymond; mother, Mrs W. Rabbitte. Pakuranga. HILL. William; mother, Mrs A. W. Hili, New Plymouth. HORSFALL, Sapper Norman Douglas; father, Mr J. Horsfall, Wellington. HULTQUIST, Sergeant Ronald Norman; mother, Mrs C. Hultquist. Auckland. JOHNSON. William; mother, Mrs M. Johnson, Stratford. JONES, Roland Francis; wife, Mrs L. Jones, St. Albans. KEARTON, Sapper Thomas; father, Mr J. Kearton. Morven. LEDGERWOOD, John Herbert; mother, Mrs J. H. Ledgerwood, Dunedin. McCLUNG, James Oliver; Mrs A. Tait, Pukemiro Junction (relationship not

stated). MACDOUGALL, Sapper Malcolm Alexander Gour; mother, Mrs C. E. MacDougall, Wellington. MACLENNAN. Murdoch; father, Mr R. MacLennan, Scotland. MARTIN. Sapper Ray Edward; mother, Mrs R. Martin, Dargaville. MORGAN. Oswald Roderick; wife, Mrs M. D. Morgan, New Plymouth. MURRELL. Driver Robert Charles; daughter, Miss B. Murrell, Wellington. NEWMAN, Sapper George Herbert; father, Mr C. P. Newman, England. ROBINSON, Corporal Frederick John; father, Mr J. F. Robinson, Waikino. RODGERS, Sapper Alexander; wife, Mrs M. A. Rodgers, Wellington. SLOAN, William Edward; mother, Mrs E. Sloan, Westport. STEER. Arthur Noel; mother, Mrs E. Steer, National Park. WALSH, Driver Edward Patrick; brother, Mr J. J. Walsh, Petone. WHEELER, Walter Edward; father, Mr W. Wheeler, Stratford. WINSTANLEY, Peter Noel; mother, Mrs C. Winstanley, Auckland. PRISONERS OF WAR The Red Cross at Geneva confirms the following soldiers as prisoners of war in Greece, previously reported as wounded and missing:— GREIG, Acting Company Sergeant-Major James Strachan; wife, Mrs R. C. Greig, Wellington. HADFIELD, Corporal Stanley; mother, Mrs S. M. Hadfield, Auckland. HANKINS, William Frank; father, Mr C. E. Hankins, Onehunga. HYNES. William Michael Joseph; wife, Mrs I. W. Hynes, Stratford. JAMES, Company Sergeant-Major Cecil Emest; wife, Mrs M. James, Wellington. KARANGA, Dan; father, Mr R. Karanga, Hokianga. McMILLAN, Sapper Henry George; father, Mr J. McMillan, Christchurch. MITA. Whitiora; father, Mr M. Mita, Rotorua. MULLIGAN, Augustine John; father, Mr J. A. Mulligan, Timaru. NELSON, Harry; father, Mr P. Nelson, Port Chalmers. PETERSEN, Temporary Lance-Corporal Denis Warwick; father, Mr L. Petersen, Christchurch. RAMAGE, SERGEANT CYRIL STEWART; wife, Mrs M. C. Ramage, Invercargill. REDSHAW, Lionel Stanley; mother, Mrs O. H. Redshaw, Morrinsville. TAHA. James Joseph; sister, Mrs P. Ngati, Hinuera. WALLACE, Vincent Ryan George; wife, Mrs P. H. L. Wallace, Waihi. The Red Cross at Geneva confirms the following soldiers as prisoners of war in Greece, previously reported as missing:— ADAMS, John Richard; daughter. Miss A. Adams, Orini. BAGLEY, Augustine Leo; father, Mr A. Bagley, Christchurch. BUCHANAN, William Twaddle Frickleton; wife, Mrs M. E. Buchanan, Christchurch. CARTER, Joseph; mother, Mrs A. Carter, Dunedin. McDonald, Gunner lan Hamilton; father, Mr T. McDonald, Christchurch. MAY. Herbert Kelly; mother, Mrs E. M. May. Auckland. SARGENT, John Martin; father, Mr A. T. Sargent, Auckland. STUART. Lance-Corporal Donald David Braybrooke; wife, Mrs H. M. Stuart, Wellington. WEST, LANCE-CORPORAL WILLIAM HENRY; wife, Mrs V. West, Bluff. WOUNDED AND PRISONER OF WAR BURT, Ernest Allan; father, Mr A. H. Burt, Little River. AIR CASUALTIES (P.A.) WELLINGTON, July 28. The following official casualties have been announced:— FLIGHT-LIEUTENANT FREDERICK HENRY CRAIG. R.A.F., missing on air operations; father, Mr J. Craig, Hastings. SERGEANT WALLINGFORD GARFIELD I McCULLOCH, R.N.Z.A.F., admitted to | military hospital and placed on the seriously ill list suffering from a pneumonia relapse; wife. Mrs W. G. McCullough, New Plymouth. PILOT OFFICER DONALD ALFRED LEWIS, R.N.Z.A.F., missing on air operations; father, Mr V. Lewis, Levin. NAVAL RATING KILLED (P.A.) WELLINGTON, July 28. The Minister of Defence announces the following casualty to a New Zealand Rating serving in the Royal Navy: KILLED AS A RESULT OF A FLYING ACCIDENT Ryalls, Acting Leading Airman Grant; father, Mr Richard A. Ryalls, Auckland.