WAR NEWS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 12405, 24 August 1918, Page 2

WAR NEWS.

THE HEW ZEALANDERS. THE MUERAB AFFAIRS. TIDINGS OF MISSING MEN. (Special from Mm Official War , Correspondent.) ANZAC HEADQUALTERS, August 31. It mill bo remembered that in lighting about Aluerab some of our noncommissioned officers and men from an entrenching battalion, who went bravely into tho light, were ent off. ami it was supposed at tho time that many were made prisoners. This was afterwards confirmed. I have now seen aletter from Hansen, one of tho prisoners, written to tho officer commanding tho entrenching group on April 20, and received here on August (i. Hansen refers to their misfortune in being taken prisoners of Avar, and though lie cannot say in the letter lioav it all happened ho assures Ids late commanding officer that they stuck it out as long as possible- He forwards a roll of the imprisoned men. as ho is anxious that letters and parcels should bo forwarded to them, especially parcels. At, the time of writing he did not know what their address would be. The commandant replied telling th e boys to he of good cheer, and not to worry, as all know they had fought well. The nominal roll forwarded is as follows;—Hansen, H. R,; Bonnot, J • Qucnnell. TV. B.; Clark, D. W.; Gold, E. B.; Henderson. ,T.; Lowry, ,T. J • Hicks. O, TV. K.; M’Allcn, S. J.; Hendrickson, G.; Larson, J, 0. M.; Si* William, TV.; O’Brien. G.: Badmington, M.Conway, H.; Anderson, M. 0.; Stapleston, J. L.; Hay, A. E.; Nonas, C. S.; Summerville, E. J.; Eddy. AI. •T.; Goppin, H.; Olsen, O. R.; Neill, G. K.; Chisholm, J.; Valentine. G.: Jana's, E. F.; Parkin, A. B.; Harris, A.; Henderson, A.; Moinaliam, T. T.: Frost, TV. TV.; Hughes, T. A.; Johnstone, E. S.; Graham, ,T. F. ; Eve rift, E. H.: Carroll. T. A.; Ball. TV.': Baker, F. G.; Currie, E. R.; Richard, D. T.; Reid, T.; Cochrane, G.; O'Neil. K. J. S.: Fraser, T. TV.; Caioott, A. E.; Hulley, H. 0.; Murohy, R. N.; Wade, T.; Parkin, A. R.