FIRST MAN KILLED
New Zealand Expeditionary Force In Egypt
RESULT OF ENEMY ACTION
The first member of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force to be killed as a result of enemy action is Private George Richard Osborn. His
name appears in an official casualty list issued yesterday. The list relates to the forces in Egypt, and is as follows : — Killed. Private George Richard Osborn, killed as result 1 of air bombs. Father: A. W. Osborn, Astley Avenue. New Lynn. Wounded. Private Reginald Frederick Buckingham, wounded as result of air bombs. Mother: Mrs. Frances Gunn, Monovale, Cambridge. Private James William Roiall, wounded as result of air bombs. Wife: Mrs. R. A. Roiall, 39 Cooper Street, Grey Lynn. Private Richard John Morgan, wounded as result of air bombs. Brother: J. Morgan, Canada.
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Camp News (Northern Command), Volume 1, Issue 22, 27 September 1940, Page 1
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130FIRST MAN KILLED Camp News (Northern Command), Volume 1, Issue 22, 27 September 1940, Page 1
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