DESERTERS FROM HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume XLII, Issue 10, 14 March 1917, Page 145

DESERTERS FROM HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE.

From the New Zealand Expeditionary Force.

Upper Hutt. —l7th January last, from Trentham Camp, Peter Crane, age twenty-one, height 5 ft. sJin., labourer, native of Australia, medium build, dark complexion, blaok hair, hazel eyes. Next-of-kin, Mrs. P. Crane, 595 Newcastle Street, West Perth, Western Australia, and friend, Mr. Tills, 124 Dixon Street, Wellington.

Upper Hutt. —29th January last, from Trentham Camp, George Hind, age thirty-four, height 5 ft. in., seaman, native of England, medium build, fresh complexion, lightbrown hair, blue eyes. Next-of-kin, George Hind, Queen’s Head Inn, Close, Newcastle-on-Tyne, England, and friend, Edward Quinn, Oriental Hotel, Greymouth.

Upper Hutt. —26th January last, from Trentham Camp, E. N. Martin, age thirty-four, height 5 ft. 9 in., dentist’s assistant, native of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Next-of-kin, Edwin Charles Martin, Waipipi, Auckland.

Upper Hutt. —21st January last, from Trentham Camp, John Hannah, age twenty-eight, height 5 ft. 7fin., labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, ruddy complexion, brown hair, blue eyes. Next-of-kin, Mrs. East, 23 Mount Street, Port Chalmers.

Upper Hutt. —2lst January last, from Trentham Camp, Harry Laing, age twenty-two, height 5 ft. BJin., labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, fair complexion, brown hair, grey eyes. Next-of-kin, J. Douglas (father), Pleasant Point, Timaru.

Wellington. —3lst January last, Daniel Sullivan, age thirty-six, height 5 ft. 8 in., blacksmith, native of New Zealand, dark complexion, dark-brown hair, blue eyes; weight, 150 lb.; woman’s head on right forearm, hands across the sea on left forearm. Next-of-kin, Mrs. E. J. Butler (sister), P.O. Box 12, Wmton. His last place of residence was Ormondville. Accused was a member of the 20th Reinforcements, and failed to join the troopship “ Opawa ” at Sydney. (P. 15/699/18.)

Wellington. —On or about the 6th September last, William Henry Adams, age thirty - two, height 5 ft. llt| in., motor-driver, native of Canada, fair complexion, light-brown hair, blue eyes; weight 176 lb. NexG-of-kin, Mrs. Adams (wife), 28a Martin Street, Wellington. He was last employed by J. T. Garsford, Marton. Accused was a member of the 16th Reinforcements, and deserted from the troopship “ Aparima ” at Fremantle, Western Australia. (P. 15/699/15.)