WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 September 1941, Page 4

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE SIXTEEN DEATHS REPORTED. LIST OF FIFTEEN PRISONERS. (Bv Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. The names of 31 members of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force are given in a casualty list issued yesterday. Sixteen, previously reported missing or wounded and missing. are dead, and the rest, previously reported missing, are prisoners of war. KILLED IN ACTION—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. DRAKE. George E„ Pte. Mrs J. A. Drake, 219 Devon St. E, New Plymouth (m). HOLLAND, Sydney J., Pte. Mr S. F. Holland, c/o P.W.D., Lewis Pass, P. 8., Christchurch (f). HUNTER, Robert D„ T/Cpl. Mr J. Hunter, Oeta, Fordell (f). MARTIN, Peter C„ Gnr. Mr W. B. Martin, Box 45. Martinborough (f). RAYNER, Phillip G„ Pte. Mr H. H. Rayner, 4 Harris St., Marton (I). TOMS, John G., Pte. Mr G. Toms, Mangeweka (f). WERETA. Lorimer T., Pte. Mrs W. Pitama .Tuahiwi (s). DIED. The following soldier is presumed dead —previously reported missing. HARDY, Burnby, Capt. Mrs M. A. Hardy, 12 Connelly St. Lower Hutt (w). The International Red Cross, Geneva, reports the following soldiers died while prisoners of war—previously reported wounded and missing. DILL, John P., Lieut. Mrs M. D. Dill, Orchard End, Eden Way, Beckenham, Kent, England (m). ERICKSON. William C. J., Spr. Mr W. F. Erickson, Page St, Stratford (f). KENNING, Jack W, L/Cpl. Mrs E. Kenning. 37 Dahlia St.. Palmerston North (m). NEWMAN. Edward G. 8.. Pte. Mr G. E. Newman, Winifred St., Adelaide, South Australia (f). PRICE. Allan. Spr. Mrs M. C. Price, 36 Gover St., New Plymouth (m). ROGERS, Niho, Pte. Mr J. Rogers, Ohinemutu. Rotorua (f). THORNTON, Gerald C„ Pte. Mrs S. J. Thornton, 78 Devonshire Rd., Miramar (m). TODD. John M„ L/Cpl. Mrs L. Todd. Netherleigh St.. Seatcun, Wellington (m).

PROSONERS OF WAR—-PREVIOUS-LY REPORTED MISSING. FOREMAN, Harold.M„ Lieut. Mr R. J. Foreman, 6 Ewen St., Takapuna (f). BISHOP, Basil T„ Pte. Mrs E. A. Bishop, 25 Wolsely Rd.. Farnecombe. England (w). CORNELIUS. Hadden, Pte. Master Gordon Hall. Panckhurst, Helensville (fr). DIXON. George J.. Pte. Mrs E. J. Dixon. c/o J. Lines, Sherry River (w). HILLIER, Harry, Pte. Mrs F. Hiller, Wellington, Somerset, England (m). HOLDOM, Robert G„ Pte. Mrs M. N. Holdom, c/o W. Lauglen, Great Brickbull, Bletchley, land (w). KIRK, James, Pte. Mrs P. A. Kirk, Mill Cottage, Cowbridge Estate, Malmesburv, Wilts. England (w). LOUSTAN-LALANNE, Robert F. A.. Pte. Mrs M. J. Loustan-Lalanne, 89 Maybank Ave., Wembley. London(w). MACAULAY, James A.. Pte. Mr J. D. Macaulay, Ashington, Northumberland, England (f). NOBLE, Charles H„ L/Sgt. Mrs I. M. Noble, 71 Hopper St., Wellington (w). PILKINGTON, John E„ Pte. Mrs J. Naylor. 83 Victoria St., Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, England (not stated). STOCKLEY, Albert A., T/L/Cpl. Mrs R. Stoekley, Elstow, Waihou (m). SULLIVAN. William A.. Pte. Mr E. Sullivan. Box 112, Waitaia (f). WALKER, Alexander. Spr. Mr A. Walker, Brechin, County Angus, Scotland (f). WIGG. Albert R„ Gnr. Mrs G. B. Wigg, 134 Sutton, Common Rd.. Lutton, Surrey. England (w).' AIR CASUALTIES The following air casualties were announced yesterday:— SHIRLEY-THOMSON, ' Selwyn G.. Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., missing on air operations. Mrs Shirley-Thomson, Manley Lodge, Whangapoapoa (w). Mrs L. G. Shirley-Thomson, Elmscourt, Wellington (m). MINNIS, Richard J.. Pilot Officer, R.N.Z.A.F., missing on air operations. Mrs R. J. Minnis, 41 Hanson St.; Wellington (w). HANNAH- Anthony J.. Sgt.. R.N.Z. A.F., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing but believed killed in action. Mr F. H. Johnson, 9 Upland Rd., Kelburn, Wellington (u).