CASUALTY LIST

Timaru Herald, Volume CLIII, Issue 22471, 5 January 1943, Page 2

CASUALTY LIST

Various Classifications

South Canterbury Officers Killed (N.Z.P.A.) WELLINGTON, Jan. 4. The following New Zealand Expeditionary Force casualty list was issued to-day. Tile rank is that of private unless otherwise stated:—

Killed in Action Norris, Captain Peter Thornton, M.C. Father, Rev. Canon A. H. Norris Geraldine.

Crowe. Sapper Michael Raymond. Mother, Mrs A. Crowe, Willowbridge. Fisher, Lieutenant John Windeyer. Father, Mr H. H. Fisher, Albury. Reeves, Lieutenant John William, M.C. Brother, Mr F. A. Reeves, landAndrew, Sapper John Richmond. Mother, Mrs A. M. Andrew, Reefton. Brand, John Mcßae, M.M. Stepbrother, Mr W. A. Hoban, Roxburgh. Doak. Trooper Francis. Mother, Mrs M. H. Doak, Dunedin. Heslop, Thomas. Sister, Miss E. Heslop, Ireland. Homer. Temporary Sergeant Melvin. Father, Mr H. J. Homer, Cromwell. McCreanor, Sapper James. Mother, Mrs M. McCreanor, Waikari. Wood, John Amos. Wife, Mrs M. Wood, Dunedin. Killed in Action, Previously Reported Accidentally Killed Coombe, Driver Henry James, of Havelock North. Died of Wounds Dutton. Sapper John. Sister. Mrs I. F. Thomson, Auckland. Poppleton, Sapper Clarence Melville. Cousin, Mrs S. Clulec, Dunedin. Died of Sickness Baxter, Sapper Roger. Mother, Mrs M. Baxter, Reefton. Missing Dewe, Driver Eric Alexander. Mother, Mrs E. Dewe, Owaka. Kimmins, Driver Robert. Wife, Mrs R. B. Kimmins, Upper Hutt. Matthews. Leonard Noel. Wife, Mrs D. Ml Matthews, Auckland. Tulloch. Lance-Corporal Robert Andrew. Father. Captain W. A. Tulloch, Auckland. Missing, Believed Prisoner of War Beauchamp, Lieutenant Robinson William Alfred. Mother, Mrs G. M. Beauchamp, Christchurch. Prisoner of War, Previously Reported Missing Meads, Bernard James. Father, Mr G. B. Meads, Hunterville. Wheeler, Walter Edward. Father, Mr W. Wheeler, Stratford. Prisoner of War and Wounded, Previously Reported Killed in Action Waaka Te, of Christchurch Wounded Andrews, Captain John Brodie. Mother, Mrs J. H. Andrews, Timaru. Gilbert, Driver Henry William. Mother, Mrs S. Gilbert, Temuka. Smith, Major Noel Palmer. Wife, Mrs V. J. Smith, Morrinsviile. Browne, Temporary Captain, Laurence Hamilton. D.C.M. Wife, Mrs E. V. M. Browne, Wellington. Bremner, Lieutenant William Milton Douglas. Mother, Mrs E. Bremner, Auckland. Somerville, Second-Lieutenant Edmund Reay. Brother, Mr S. C. Somerville, Pokeno. Brewer, Driver Percy. Mother, Mrs E. L. Brewer, Wellington. Bruning, Corporal Charles Thomas. Mother, Mrs C. T. Bruning, Westport. Church, Sapper Arthur John. Father, Mr J. P. Church, Whangarei. Eade, Gunner George Arthur. Father, Mr W. Eade, Christchurch. Green, Henry Stanton. Mother, Mrs A. Green, Whangarei. Halliday. Edward. Mother, Mrs L. Halliday, Ireland. Harrison, Driver John Noel. Mother, Mrs S. Harrison, Wanganui. Harvey, Driver Albert Holden. Father, Mr G. Harvey, Auckland. Hitchcock, Gunner Norman John Bishop. Father Mr W. G. Hitchcock, Palmerston. Jagger, Walter Henry. Mother, Mrs M. L. Jagger, Auckland. Jenkins, Sapper Vernon George. Father, Mr A. R. Jenkins, Invercargill. Lindsay, Temporary Lance-Corporal Averill Percy. Wife, Mrs I. Lindsay. Rangiora. Lutze, Driver Herman Leonard. Wife. Mrs B. J. Lutze, of Midhirst. McGarry. Sapper William. Mother, Mrs W. F. Wheatley, of Hamilton. Richards, Gunner Charles Edward. Mother, Mrs M. E. Richards, Auckland. Turner, Sergeant Neville Flower. Mother, Mrs A. Turner, Auckland. Webb, Sapner Karl. Sister, Mrs F. W. Thompson, Dargaville. Wesley, Corporal James David. Wife, Mrs G. Wesley, Wellington. Willmott, Gunner Arthur. Mother, Mrs M. Willmott, of England. Wounded and Remains on Missing' List Taplin, John Frederick Crang, of Auckland. Wounded and Remains on Prisoner of War List Clark, Lance-Corporal David, of Scotland. Previously Reported Wounded, Now Reported Not Wounded Cherry, Walter. Mother, Mrs B. Cherry, Clyde.