WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 2 October 1941, Page 4

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY 11 FQRCE MEN REPORTED PRISONERS. THIRTEEN MORE NAMES. WELLINGTON, This Day. ■ The names of 14 members of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, one of whom is dead and 13 of whom are prisoners of war, are given in a casualty list issued last night: — DEAD. Unit court of inquiry presumes the following soldier to be dead —previously reported missing. WILSON, Clifford, Capt. Mrs L. O. D. Wilson, 29 Malvern St., Woodhaugh, Dunedin (w). PRISONERS QF WAR. Red Cross reports the following soldier as a prisoner of war—previously reported presumed dead. PAUL, George A., Pte. Mr W. Paul, Ohumata, Mangere (f). International Red Cross, Geneva, Deports the following soldiers as prisoners of war and wounded—previously reported missing. CLARKE, Donald W„ Pte. Mr G. J. Clarke, 59 Bentley St., Masterton (f). HEWSON, Heber H.,'Pte. Mrs M. Hewson, Box 20, Orari (m). Red Cross reports the following soldiers as prisoners of war—previously reported missing believed prisoners of war. LEWIS, Gordon. L/Cpl. Mrs M. E. Lewis, 22 Riversdale Rd., Avondale Am). WINSTANLEY, Leo J., Sgt. Mrs M. Winstanley, 326 The Terrace, Wellington (w). Red Cross reports the following soldiers as prisoners of war—previously reported wounded and missing. DICKSON, Ronald E, L/Cpl. Mr J. E. Dickson, 79 Eden St., Oamaru (£). MURPHY, Michael P„ Pte. Mrs E. G. Murphy, 18 Lyne St.. Gore (w). TIDSWELL, Murray E., Pte. Mrs D. Tidswell, Wilford St., Upper Hutt (m). Red Cross reports the following soldiers as prisoners of war—previously reported missing. ALDRIDGE, John H., Pte. Mrs R. O. Cree, 201 Opawa Rd., Christchurch (m). COXVAN, Claude W.,- Pte. Mr R. Cowan, 22 Chamberlain Ave., Mt. Eden (f). Following soldier is now reported prisoner "of war—previously reported believed prisoner of war. SANDERS, Harold M., Dvr. Mr P. Presland, Oneta, Dargaville (bro-ther-in-law). Prisoner of war—previously reported wounded and missing. McKENZIE, Alexander, Cpl. Mrs M. McKenzie, 85 Riverside Drive, Lower Hutt (w). Previously reported killed in action—now reported prisoner of war. » MULHERN. Michael E„ Sgt. Mrs ,P. . Mulhern, 8 Wharf St., Oamaru (w). AIR CASUALTIES

The following air casualties were announced last night: — FYVIE, Joseph, Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., killed in flying accident. Mrs C. M. Fyvie, C/o R. and W. Hellaby Ltd., Box 367, Auckland (w). GRADY, John A.. Sgt., R.N.Z.A.F., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing believed killed in action, Mr A. Grady, Box 35, Rongotea (f).