N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES

Southland Times, Issue 24887, 29 October 1942, Page 3

N.Z.E.F. CASUALTIES

Prisoners Of War (P.A.) WELLINGTON, October 28. The following N.Z.E.F. casualty list was issued today:— SOUTHLAND PRISONER OF WAR, PREVIOUSLY RE- | PORTED MISSING BATT, L. G.; wife, Mrs I. A. Batt, 196 Tweed street, Invercargill. OTHER DISTRICTS MISSING, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PRISONER OF WAR Stockley, A. A.; mother, Mrs R. Stockley, Elstow, Waihou. PRISONER OF WAR, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED AND MISSING Agent, T/Sgt K.; mother, Mrs A. M. Agent, Stratford. PRISONERS OF WAR, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Bell, Sgmn A. C.; wife, Mrs B. St. Clair Bell, Napier. Bowers, N. E.; mother, Mrs E. M. Bowers, Waihi. Burns, L/Cpl W.; mother, Mrs M. P. Bums, Masterton. Cartwright, C. D.; mother, Mrs E. Cartwright, Stratford R.D. Corr, C. J.; father, Mr C. W. Corr, Auckland. Darlington, S. E.; wife, Mrs E. M. C. Darlington, Dannevlrke. Dickson, L/Cpl G. A.; father, Mr A. Dickson, Tuapeka Mouth. Forrester, A. A.; mother, Mrs A. E. Forrester, Dalmore, Dunedin. Gallon, A. G.; brother, Mr C. D. Gallon, Dunedin. Gordon, Cpl V. C.; wife, Mrs M. E. Gordon, Featherston. Hona, L/Cpl P.; father, Mr Witariana Hona, Rotorua. Jensen, L. D.; wife, Mrs M. R. Jensen, Carterton. McGregor, D. L.; father, Mr F. I. McGregor, Ashburton. McKenzie, N. M.; father, Mr R. McKenzie, Palmerston North. Niven, I. A.; father, Mr A. Niven, Gisborne. Palmer, E. R.; mother, Mrs E. Palmer. Pukehuia. Ryman, Gnr R. H.; father, Mr F. Ryman, Christchurch. Sangster, L/Cpl T. I.; mother, Mrs A. GSangster, Stratford. Stringer, S. R.; father, Mr S. Stringer, Nelson. Turner, W. D.; mother, Mrs F. Turner, Palmerston North. Twidle, J. H.; father, Mr G. H. Twidle, Morrinsville R.D. Webb, N.; mother, Mrs E. Webb, Mangere. Wickstead, Cpl C. G.; mother, Mrs D. Wickstead, Lower Hutt. PRISONERS OF WAR, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING BELIEVED PRISONERS OF WAR Evans, Cpl J. E.; wife, Mrs E. I. Evans, Heathcote. Gray, L/Cpl D. A. C.; mother, Mrs A. H. T. Gray, Taihape. Jones, N. H.; sister; Mrs B. B. Finlay, Mosgiel. Place, G. T.; wife, Mrs P. D. Place, Auckland. Scoullar, L. B.; father, Mr A. Scoullar, Khandallah. Stringer, D. J.; wife, Mrs N. F. Stringer, Wakefield. Thomson, J.; mother, Mrs J. Thomson, Aramoho. Weir, L/Cpl L. D.; mother, Mrs A. Weir, New Plymouth. Wigley, H.; father, Mr G. A. Wigley, New Plymouth. WOUNDED Robinson, Major H. A., M.C.; mother, Mrs M. I. Robinson, Waipukurau. Bomiington, Sgmn N. F.; father, Mr H. Bennington, Nelson. Legge, H. G.; wife, Mrs I. A. Legge, Wellington. Nattrass, Gnr A. J.; mother, Mrs A. J. Nattrass, Hataitai. Towers, Gnr L. N.; mother, Mrs E. Towers, Ashburton. LAST NIGHT’S LIST (P.A.) WELLINGTON, October 28. The following N.Z.E.F. casualty list was issued tonight (the rank is private unless otherwise indicated): — PRESUMED DIED OF WOUNDS, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED AND MISSING Gaskin, Spr R. E.; Masterton. PRESUMED ACCIDENTALLY DROWNED Hodder, L/Cpl C. F.; mother, Mrs E. Hodder, Pongaroa. PRISONERS OF WAR, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING Bray, R.; Grimsby, England. Chiles, W. S.; Timaru. Fox, M. W.; Christchurch. Hadley, S. O.; North Brighton. Knight, Cpl D. C.; Blenheim. McDonald, P. J.; Dunedin. McGibbon, Sgt W.; Paisley, Scotland. Mannering, E. W.; Tikokino. Marx, 11. V.; Otahuhu. Matheson, J. K.; Dunedin. Mathie, Sgt A. J.; Wellington. Miles, A.; Petone. Stewart, J.; Moera. Williams, K.; Wellington. Wood, W.; /Dunedin. PRISONERS OF WAR, PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING BELIEVED PRISONERS Bougen, A.; Gisborne. Bovis, A. H.; Palmerston North. Knight, E. G.; Surrey, England. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PRISONER OF WAR, NOW REPORTED SAFE Gregory, Spr W. A.; Kaikoura. SOUTHLAND SOLDIERS Private Sidney Macauley Millar, who has been reported a prisoner of war, previously reported missing, is a son of Mr J. C. Millar, Otautau. Born at Otautau 24 years ago, Private Millar was educated at the Otautau School and the Southland Boys’ High School, where he passed his university entrance examination. He was later employed at the Otautau branch of the National Bank. He was a keen footballer and cricketer and represented the Southland Boys’ High School and the Western and Central Districts. He was also keenly interested in amateur theatricals. Private Millar went overseas with the 6th Reinforcements and served in Libya.