WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 18 September 1941, Page 4

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE MORE MEN REPORTED AS PRISONERS. ACCORDING TO ADVICE FROM GENEVA. (By Telegi'aph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. A casualty list issued last night gives the names of 26 members of the Second N.Z.E.F. now reported prisoners of war, but previously reported in different categories. The list follows: — PRISONER OF WAR. International Red Cross, Geneva, Reports The Following Soldier A. Prisoner Of War And Wounded— Previously Reported Killed In Action. » WOOD. Thomas R. H., Sgmn. Mrs N. Wood, 17 Chambers St., N.E. Valley, Dunedin (m). International Red Cross, Geneva, Reports The Following Soldier A Prisoner Of War And Wounded— Previously Reported Missing. FRASER, Donald 8., Pte. Mr A. M. Fraser, Hakataramea (b). International Red Cross, Geneva, Reports The Following Soldiers Prisoners Of War—Previously Reported Wounded And Missing. BROWN, Clarence R. A.. Pte. Mrs C. Brown, 120 Blake St., Blaketown, Greymouth (m). CAMERON, Donald A.. Pte. Mrs Z. M. Cameron, c/o Mrs White, Campbell Rd., Havelock North (w). COLE, Frederick S„ Pte. Mr F. Cole, 55 Ngake St., Orakei (f). COOMBER. Allan G„ Pte. Mr J. G. Coomber, Owen St... Belmont, Wellington (f). CRONIN, Cyril T., Pte. Mr C. D. Cronin, Waihou (f). DUELL, Walter J., Dvr. Mr W. Duell, 23 Norwood St.. Dunedin (f). FORSYTH, Hugh W., Pte. Mrs L. M. Forsyth. Calvert Rd.. Veales EsL, New Plymouth I'm). GIFKINS, Norman H.. Pte. Mr W. J. Leaf, Sanson (u). GCMM, William H„ Pte. Mr W. J. Gomm, Waipaoa Post Office (f). McFADYEN, Charles, Cpl. Mrs A. McFadyen, 168 Lowe St., Gisborne (w). McPHERSON, Gordon. Pte. Mr A. McPherson. Wakefield (f). MORGAN, Vaughan E.. Bdr. Mrs E. Morgan, 96 Mays Rd.. Onehunga (m). POPE, Arthur Q.. Dvr. Mrs H. C. Pope, 10 Woburn Rd., Wellington (m). PULHAM, Linden H., Pte. Mrs M. Pulham. Dargaville (m). RICHARDSON. Keith, Gnr. Mrs S. M. Fitzgerald. 31 Torridge St.. Oamaru (s). RUMNEY, Harold P., Pte. Mrs K. Rumney, 25 Boydfield St., Wanganui (m). SAMPSON, Herbert P., Gnr. Mrs M. Sampson. P. 0., Ormondville (m). SAVORY, George H„ L/Cpl. Mr J. Savory, 169 Bamborough St., Invercargill (f). SCHOFIELD, Samuel G, Pte. Mrs A. L. Schofield, Kingsley St., Gisborne (m). SCHRODER, Stanley W. J, Pte. Mrs E. H. Schroder, Blue Spur, Hokitika (m). WESNESKI, Dan, Pte. Mr J. Wesnesski, c/o Mr S. Wilkinson, 40 Vjtrksop Rd., Masterton (b). u

The Following Soldiers Are Reported Prisoners Of War—Previously Reoorted Missing. MCDONALD, Henry M„ 2/Lieut. Mrs M. O. H. McDonald, 16 Oakley Square, London, N.W.I (w). CALCUTT, James, Pte. Mr H. J. Calcutt, 10 Church Mount Sutton, England (not stated). HAMER, Frank, Pte. Mrs M. Hamer, 37 Nale Rd., St. Helier’s Bay, Auckland (m).

AIR CASUALTIES The following Air Force casualties were announced yesterday: CRAW, Hector L.. Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., reported killed in aircraft accident. Mrs E. Craw, 227 Edgeware Rd., St. Albans, Christchurch (m) . WILLIAMS, Gerald S., Acting Flying Officer, R.A.F., reported missing on operations. Mr B. S. Williams, Hapua, Havelock North (b). CARMAN, Geoffrey. Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., reported missing on operations. Mrs C. G. Wall. Wainui Beach, Gisborne (m). KNOWLES. William *L„ Sgt., R.N.Z. A.F., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed. Mrs E. Knowles, 36 Buller St., New Plymouth (m).

V.C. AIRMAN MISSING SERGEANT PILOT J. A. WARD. WANGANUI, September 17. Official advice has been received by Mr and Mrs J 3. H. Ward, Waganui, that their son, Sergeant Pilot J. A. Ward, V.C., was missing on air operations on September 15. Sergeant Pilot Ward was awarded the Victoria Cross for crawling out on to the wing of his plane to extinguish a fire on the return trip from an operational flight over Germany. The Wellington bomber of which he was second pilot had been attacked by a Messerschmitt night fighter, and cannon fire had broken an oil pipe and started a blaze on the wing dangerously near the starboard engine. Sergeant Ward crawled out of the astro-hatch of the plane and down on to the wing as the plane flew home ovei- the North Sea. and held part of the engine cover over the incipient blaze. It was only on the urging of the rest of the crew that he wore a parachute while performing this hazarduous feat.