28 Soldiers Traced As War Prisoners

Taranaki Daily News, 25 August 1942, Page 4

28 Soldiers Traced As War Prisoners

Three men have next-of-kin in Taranaki. Twenty-eight missing New Zealand soldiers are traced as prisoners of war, according to an official casualty list issued last night. The names of tlie following three men with next-of-kin in Taranaki are, included: — Prisoners of war, previously reported jnissing: Temporary Major George Crowley Weston (.New Plymouth), Lieutenant J. R. G. Jack (Eltham). Prisoner of war, previously reported rni.8=iing, believed prisoner of war: Sec-©nd-Lieutenant A. L. Herdman (New Plymouth). The list, forwarded by the Press Association, is: —

Died of Sickness. JONES. Pte. David Lloyd; Mrs. M. Joncs, Parnell (m). Missing. Missing, previously reported prisoner of war : — FOY, Pte. Henry Roy; Hikurangi. Prisoners of War. Prisoner of war, previously reported wounded and missing: — HUMPHRIES, Pte. Ernest; Cobden. Prisoners of war, previously reported missing : — GEORGE, Lleut.-Colonel Clifford Delfroy Andrew; Wellington. BLISS, Temp. Major Harry Cowley; Christchurch. , WESTON, Temp. Major George Crowley, New Plvmouth. JACK, Lieut. James Roderlck George; Eltbam. OLLIVIER, Lieut. Cecil Morton; Christchurch. _ , ROBERTSON. Lieut. Holand Bruce; WATERHOUSE, Lieut. Kenneth Seymour Marsden; Tasmania. A.NDREWS, 2nd Lieut. Austin Edgar; Blenheim COOK, 2nd Lieut. David William; Invercargill. CLARKE, Pte. James Artbur; Christchurch. GREAD. Pte. Douglas Ellesmere; Rangiora. POOL, Gnr. Wilfred Henry; Waihi. Prisoners of war, previously reported missing, believed prisoners of war: — CARTER. Capt. Thomas Gerald Norman: Lower Hutt. LAURENCE. Capt. George Clement Dale; Wellington. ALLEN, Lieut. John; Lower Hutt. BARLOW. Lieut. Richard Hewson; Auckland., BREWER, Lieut. William Norman. Australia. BURNS, Lieut. Hector Nlsbet, Wellington. BURNS, Lieut. John; Wellington. HAWTHORN. Lieut, Thomas Ronald; Riccarton. KENDRICK. Lieut. Bernard; Wanganui. McLERNQN. Lieut. Colin Rex; Gisborne. McLERNON, Lieut. Samuel Muir; Gisborne. I'ERKS, Lieut. William Edgar; Auckland. MDD1F0RD, Lieut. John Sydney; Featherston. SCOTT, Lieut. Walter Alan; Temuka. HERDMAN. 2nd Lieut. Albert Lawrence; New Plymouth. Wounded. BROWN, Pte. Adam Hunter; Mrs. H. E. Brown. Taumarunui (w). BROWN, Cpl. Frank ; A. Brown, Aramoho (relationship unstated). HENRY, Pte. Toka; Mrs. T. Henry, Tekaha (w). HENSHAW, Pte. Charles; C. H. Henshaw, Auckland (f). MANSFIRLD, Sgt. Gratton Clement; Mrs. T. L Mansfleld, Wellington (w). MOEKE, Pte. Mutu; J. Moeke, Whakatane (f). , RUSSELL, Pte. Sylvester; Mrs. M. Russell, Dunedin (m). WEAL, Pte. Frank Richard; H. Weal, To Aw&mutu (f). Accidentally Injured, flPrerriously reported wounded, now reported accidentally injured: — &NE|21S0N, Sgt. Huntly Christie; ChrlstNot Wounded. Previously reported wounded, now reported not wounded: — tAQTCHELL, 2nd Lieut. Don; Nuhaka. *RATER, Gnr. Morris Herbert; Dunback.