WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 24 September 1941, Page 4

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE ONE DEATH REPORTED. FOUR CONFIRMED AS PRISONERS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. The names of seven members of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force are given in a casualty list issued yesterday:— <■ DIED. International Red Cross, Geneva, reports the following soldier is dead —previously reported missing. CAPiR, Andrew 11. F.. Gnr. Mrs A. Carr, 12 Railway Esplanade, Gore (m). PRISONERS OF WAR. International Red Cross, Geneva, reports the following soldier as a prisoner of war and wounded—previously reported missing. FLYNN. Leo T.. Dvr.. Mr T. Flynn, Wright’s Bush. Gladfield Rural Delivery (f). The following soldiers are reported * prisoners of war—previously ported missing. 9 FRANCIS, Basil W„ 2/Lieut. Mrs S.f G. Francis, Beards, Gt. Yeldham,' Essex, England (w). HATARAKA, Laurie. Pte. Mrs M. Hataraka, Matata (m). WILSON. Leslie S., Pte. Mr D. Wilson, 24 Peter St., Caversham (f). WOUNDED. The following soldier is now reported v/ounded and at 2 N.Z.E.F. Base — previously reported prisoner of war. SINCLAIR, Robin 8., Lieut. Mr W. J. Sinclair. 34 Rawiri St.. Kaiti, Gisborne (f). MISSING. FREEMAN, Albert I\L. Dvr. Next-of-kin not given. AIR CASUALTIES The following air casualties were announced yesterday:— McCONCHIE, Ernest W., Sergeant, R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing. now reported prisoner of war. Mr E. H. McConchie, 35 Rata Rd., Wellington, E2 (f). CULP AN, William J. R., Sergeant. R.N. Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reported prisoner of war. Mrs Joyce Culpan, 15 Augustus Tee.. Par-' nell, Auckland (w). COOPER, Tancred E„ Pilot Officer, R.N.Z.A.F., missing on air operations. Mrs M. Cooper, 19 Carlton Tee., Wanganui (mL