WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 27 November 1942, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE TWO MEN KILLED IN ACTION. LARGE NUMBER OF WOUNDED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following casualties in the Second N.Z.E.F. were announced yesterday:— KILLED IN ACTION—PREVIOUSLY ' REPORTED MISSING. LORIMER, George S., Sgmn., Te Awamutu. MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION —PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. BEESLEY, Joseph, Capt., Whangarei. i , MISSING. LEITH, Wilfred D., Pte., Lauder. PETRIE, Donald, L/Cpl., Oamaru. PRISONER OF WAR AND WOUNDED—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. EUDGE, Cyril M„ Cpl., Lower Hutt. McKINNEY, Ronald J., Pte., Onewhero. PRISONERS OF WAR—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. DUFF, Roddy, Pte., Auckland. LAMBOURN, Arthur. Bdr., Petone. SOLA, Wilfred G., Pte., England. TUCKER, John, Gnr., Scotland. WARREN, William L„ Gnr., London. WHALLEY, Benjamin, Pte., England. WOUNDED. SKINNER, Clarence F., T/Major, Riwaka. PEMBERTON, Richard C„ Capt., Christchurch. ERASH, Gordon S., T/Capt. Mrs M. Brash, 18 Perry St., Masterton (m). BAKER, Walter E., Spr., Whakapara. BAKER, William I. M„ T/L/Bdr., Pokaka. BENNETT, Frederick G. E., Gnr., Marlborough. BILLING, Alfred H. R., L/Cpl„ Rahotu. BROWN, Eric R., Sgmn., Wellington. ERUCE. Joseph, Pte., Tekawa. BURGESS, Henry S„ Pte., Ponsonby. DUDECK, William E., Sgt., Auckland. EASTON, Alexander, Spr., Gisborne. FARRANT, Gilbert H., Sgmn., Kohimarama. FOGDEN, Merle F., Pte., Auckland. FORRESTER, John A. W., Gnr., Dunedin. FOX, Jack, L/Cpl., Invercargill. GRAHAM, Eric D. E„ Gnr., Whangarei. HARVEY, Frederick P., A/W.O.L, Gore. HYNDMAN, Cleveland W., Pte., Kelburn. JAMIESON, Robert W., Spr., Wellington. JOHNSON, James S., L/Cpl., Opotiki Post

Office. KERR, Russell J., Spr., Miramar. KIRK, Tltomas, Pte., Tolaga Bay. KNIGHT, Sydney H„ Spr., Te Kuiti. MARR, John B„ Gnr., Christchurch. O’BRIEN, Bernard G., Pte., Timaru. PARRIS, Leslie N„ Pte., Pukekohe. PEARCE, Alfred McN., Cpl., Winton. POUTU, Raana, L/Cpl., Hicks Bay. SHANAHAN, Patrick W., Gnr., Christchurch. SOLOMON, George, Pte., Kerikeri. SOLOMON, Mate N„ Pte., Porirua. TAYLOR, John H. E., Gnr., Christchurch. TAYLOR, Lloyd, Spr., Australia. THEYERS, Lloyd A., T/Cpl., Epsom. TIBBS, George H., Pte., Wellington. TOROAIWHITI, Waaka, Pte.. Wairoa. DE BORTALI-TREGARTHAN, Robert, Pte., Rotorua. TUPARA, Hoake,, Pte., Gisborne. WANOA, Sam, Pte., Te Araroa. WHISTLER, Cecil R., Sgmn., Australia. WINCHESTER, Robert W., A/S/Sgt., Hastings. WIRE, William G., Pte., Hastings. WOLFSBAUER, Walter N., Gnr., Woodville. WRAGG, Leonard J. G., Gnr., Palmerston North. WOUNDED AND REMAINS ON PRISONER ; OF WAR LIST. COURTNEY, Ivo M., Pte., Whangarei. \ FORBES, Hector McD., Pte., Frankton Junction. RICHARDS, Thomas W., L/Sgt., Cambridge. TARRANT, Thomas C., Pte., Ormondville Post Office. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED—NOW REPORTED NOT WOUNDED, BUT ACCIDENTALLY INJURED. PETERSON, Charles S., Pte., Auckland. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED—NOW REPORTED NOT WOUNDED. STYCH, Kenneth, T/Capt., Mt. Albert. DEANS, Sefton L. G„ 2/Lieut., Wellington. DEE. John W., Pte., Ravensbourne. MCLENNAN. lan L„ Gnr., Musselburgh. REVELL, John .S., Pte., Onewhero. air casualties N.Z. PERSONNEL. The following members of the 'Royal New Zealand Air Force serving overseas have been reported casualties: — BOOTH, Gordon S„ Pilot Officer, seriously ill; Hamilton. COLLETT, Henry W. A., Sgt., killed on active service; Waipawa. FIRTH, Ellison G„ Sgt., missing on air operations; Wellington. HADEN, Francis S., Flying Officer, killed on active service; Auckland. . . McFARQUHAR, Colin W. R., Sgt., missing on air operations; Auckland. PARKINSON, Lewis H., Sgt., missing on air operations; Opotiki. ROE, Ronald J., Sgt., missing on air operations; Auckland. WATTERS, Ventry, Sgt., missing on air operations; Whangarei. CCRLETT, Edmund M., F/Sgt., killed on active service; Palmerston North; JONES, Rothesay L., Sgt., killed on. active service; Marlborough. Reclassifications. BROWN, Kenneth C., F/Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed, killed; Wellington. CKAILL, David G„ Sgt., previously ed missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed: Tolaga Bay. ; GOODALL, Edwin J., L/Ac., prevl , oP ? ly f _n® ported seriously ill, now removed from seriously ill list; Orawia. PERKS, Eric, F/Sgt., previously r ep ? r ‘®“ missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed: Auckland. . , . , PTKF Henry W., Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Auckland. . WAKEMAN, Hector J.. Sgt., previous.y eported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Christchurch. NAVAL CASUALTY The following naval casualty was reported last evening:— . . GOODWIN, Ralph B„ Temp. Lieutenant, R.N.Z.N.V.R., believed prisoner of war, Auckland. _______