ONE DEAD, TWO INJURED
Fuel Stove Explosion
MISHAP AT AUCKLAND DEFENCE POST
When a liquid fuel stove exploded at a defence post at 4.15 a.m. on Saturday, three soldiers were injured and one of them later died in hospital. The victim was:—
Gunner John Lawrence Halley, 21, single.
The other two men injured were
Lieutenant G. 11. Turner.
Gunner Douglas Thompson.
Gunner Thompson was admitted to the Auckland Hospital with burns in
a fairly serious condition, but had improved considerably today. Lieutenant Turner was admitted to the military hospital suffering from a cut wrist.
Gunner Halley’s father is Lieut.Colonel J. A. Halley, who went over-
seas with the New Zealand Forces, as a captain.
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Camp News, Volume 2, Issue 81, 11 July 1941, Page 6
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