DESERTERS FROM HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE.

New Zealand Police Gazette, Volume LXVII, Issue 7, 18 February 1942, Page 157

DESERTERS FROM HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE.

Wellington. —Bth ultimo, on military warrant for being absent from Trentham Camp without leave, James Edwards, age twenty-three, height 5 ft. in., salesman, good build, fair complexion, dark hair, brown eyes. */v* Wellington. —3lst ultimo, on military warrant 'tor being absent from Trentham Camp without leave, Rupert John Ashmore, age thirty-seven, height 5 ft. 10 in., carpenter, labourer, and showman, native of Australia, fresh complexion, brown hair, blue eyes, mole below chin, scar and woman in bathing costume on left forearm, “ Merle ” and woman in bathing costume on swing on right forearm, impediment in speech. (See Police Gazette, 1941, page 610, and Photographs, 1930, page 31.) Wellington.Bth ultimo, on military warrant for deserting from Waiouru Camp, Bernard Charles Davidson, age twenty-three, height 5 ft. 8 in., medium build, fresh complexion, dark hair, hazel eyes u scar above left eye. / , / . ioli/Si' Wellington. 2lst ultimo, on military warrant for being absent from Trentham Camp without leave, Robert Goode, age twenty4wo, height 5 ft. 6f in., farm hand, good build, fresh complexion, dark-brown hair, grey eyes. *7-

Blenheim. —2nd instant, on military warrant for being absent from Blenheim Camp without leave(l) Kaith IVAi-py Brjd ger,_ age twenty, height 5 ft. 5£ in., motor mechanic, Iwive of New Zealand, medium build, ruddy complexion, brown hair and eyes, round face. (21 Robert Lumsden Gillespie, age nineteen, height 5 ft. 4| in., native of New Zealand, strong build, fresh complexion, dark-brown hair, brown eyes, prominent cheek-bones, two vaccination-scars on left arm. On above date these men obtained civilian clothes and left Nelson on Gillespie’s Triumph motor-cycle, registration No. 16,948. (See “ Persons Wanted ” this issue.) (J) > Christchurch. —20th ultimo/ on military warrant for being absent from Burnham Camp without leave, Walter John Crawford, age nineteen, height 5 ft. 9 in., labourer, native of New Zealand, strong build, fresh complexion, black hair, brown eyes. - Vy_ _ t:,

Invercargill. 3lst ultimo, on military warrant for being absent from the Army when under orders for embarkation, Walter Rangiwai Ashwell, age twenty-nine, height 5 ft. 4|- in., labourer, native of New Zealand, medium build, dark complexion, black hair, brown eyes, heart, dagger, and snake on right arm, anchor on right hand, woman and flag on left arm, slightly hesitating speech. (See Police Gazette, 1933, page 596.) ‘ /