WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 October 1941, Page 4

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE LIST OF SEVENTY-TWO PRISONERS ONE DEATH FROM SICKNESS. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. A casualty list issued last evening contains the names of 78 members of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Seventy-two of them previously reported missing are now known to be prisoners of war. Five others who had also been reported missing are now safe in the N.Z.E.F. base camp. A death from sickness is the remaining casualty in the list, which is as follows: — DIED OF SICKNESS. LECKIE, Cameron F., Gnr. Mr. W. Gy -v Leckie, Lome St., Invercargill (f). PRISONERS OF WAR. Previously Reported Missing. BAKER, Ralph J., Pte. Miss K. Baker, 37 Birch St., Avondale (s). BANKS, Donald, Pte. Mr. A. Banks, 133 Tasman St., Wellington (b). BASSETT, Ernest N„ Pte. Mrs. E. Bassett, c/o Mrs. J. McDonald, Brodie St., Blackball (w). BATT, Walter C., JDvr. Mrs N. C. Batt, 36 Kent Tee., Wellington (w). BEECHEY, Alastair, Gnr. Mr. C. S. Beechey, c/o Bank of New South Wales, Marton (f). BENSEMANN, John N„ Gnr. Mr. R. F. Bensemann, 32 Hastings St., Nelson ■ (f). BERTIE, Noel K., Gnr. Mrs. Bertie, 38 Seddon St., Aramoho (m). BLACK, George R. A., Pte. Mrs. S. Black, 26 Alexander St., Glenmore, Auckland (m). BOANAS, Samuel E„ Sergt. Mr. A. T. Boanas, 10 Torlesse St., Christchurch (f). BOTTOMLEY, Donald T„ Pte. Mrs. M. J. Bottomley, c/o W. Glover, 21 Ridout St., Frankton Junction (w). BRADSHAW, William M„ Sgt. Mrs. V. T. Brown, 47 Simla Cres., Khandallah (m). BRAGG, George P., Dvr. Mrs. Hamill, 8 Bidwell St., Wellington (m). BRANNIGAN, Athol R., Pte. Mrs. M. A. P. Brannigan, R.M.D., Eketahuna (m). BRICE, Robert P., Pte. Mrs. M. Brice, Main St., Greytown (m). < BROOKING, Arthur, Pte. Mrs. K. Brooking, Te Araroa (m). BROWN, James H„ Gnr. Mrs. E. Brown, 341 George St., Dunedin (m). BROWNE. Alfred F„ Dvr. Mrs. E. Browne, Experimental Farm, Dargaville (m). BROWNLEE, Allan, Dvr. Mrs. M. Brownlee, Pukekohe (m). BRUNETTE, John H„ Dvr. Mrs. E. M. Brunette, 8 Hector St., Seatoun (m). BUCKINGHAM, Leslie M„ Pte. Mrs. F. Gunn, Beach Rd., Howick (m). BYERS, John R„ Pte. Mrs. A. Byers, 251 Thames St., Oamaru (m). CALKIN,-Peter, Dvr. Mrs. M. Calkin, c/o Mrs. Glenday, 40 Strathallan Ave., Northbridge, Sydney (w).

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CAMERON, Robert B, Dvr. Mrs. M. G. Cameron, 104 Church St., Palmerston North (w). CAMPBELL, Edmund H. D, L/Cpl. Mrs. L. Campbell, 4 Adams Tee., Wellington (w). CARPENTER, Eric C, Sgt. Mrs. M. A. Carpenter, 21 Wynyard St., Auckland (m). CARROLL, James C, Gnr. Mrs. N. Carroll, Rural Delivery, Waipawa (m). CASTLE, Kenneth A., Pte. Mr. C. Castle, 218 McGrath St., Napier (f). CASTLES, Thomas, Spr. Mrs. J. Bartie, Waitangaroa Stn, Motu, Gisborne (s). CLARKSON, Sydney C, Pte. Mr. S. A. Clarkson, 48 Mornington Rd., Dunedin (f). COCHRANE, Thomas D, Pte. Mrs. M. A. L. Cochrane, 387 New North Rd., Kingsland (w). COLLIER, James S, Pte. Mrs. E. H. Collier, 7 Lovers Lane, Whangarei (m). COMRIE, Kenneth L, Gnr. Mrs. E. Comrie, Main Rd., Eastbourne (m). CORLISS, Harold, Pte. Mrs. A. Corliss, 35 Wakefield St., Lower Hutt (w). CORP, George W, Dvr. Mrs. A. J. Browne, Experimental Farm, Dargaville (not stated). COUTTS, Jack W, Dvr. Mrs. A. Coutts, c/o 83 St. David St., Dunedin (m). COX, Robert J., Gnr. Mrs. J. M. Cox, Harris Rd., East Tamaki (m). CREAGH, John O’N, T/L/Sgt. Mr. E. C. Creagh, 3 Cluny Ave., Kelburn, Wellington (f). CULLEN, Patrick, L/Cpl. Mrs. J. C. Cullen, 215 E Queen . St., Hastings (m). CURRIE, Colin H, Gnr. Mrs. M. R. Currie, Main St., Otautau (m). DE JOUX, James E„ Pte. Mrs. M. De Joux, 333 Armagh St., Christchurch (w). GALLOWAY, William, W.0.11. Mrs. M. Galloway, Tarakohe Post Office, Takaka (m). , GARTHWAITE, David C, C.Q.M.S. Mrs. N. Garthwaite, Athol (m). GASKIN, Ernest J„ Gnr. Mrs. M. Gaskin, Cornfoot St., Castlecliff, Wanganui (m). GA WITH, Herbert J., Bdr. Mr. J. Gawith, Margaret St., Putaruru (f). GILBERT, Chandos P„ Pte. Mr. C. C. Gilbert, 46 Kings Ave., Gonville, Wanganui (f). GOLDWATER, Harold C, Gnr. Mr. L. Goldwater, 3 Union St., Auckland (b). GRANT, George B„ Pte. Miss I. Grant. 31 Bangor St, Christchurch (s). GREIG, Leonard D., Sgt. Mr. M. J. Greig, Ohangai Rd., Normanby (b). GURR, Ronald L, Sgt. Mr G. L. Gurr, 17 Cheltenham Rd., Devonport (f). HAMILTON, Douglas G, L/Cpl. Mr. H. A. Hamilton, 394 Palmerston Rd., Gisborne (f). HANKINS, Allen E, Pte. Mrs. E. L. Hankins, 25 Orakau Ave., Auckland (w). HARPER, Leonard A., C.S.M. Pte. A. C. A. Harper (35710) 31 Bn. N.Z.E.F. Middle East Forces (son). HAWKEN, Martin G, Pte. Mr. M. G. Hawken, 73 Kamo Rd., Whangarei (f). HEINISCH, Henry 0., Gnr. Mrs. H. A. Heinisch, Springston, Rural Delivery (m). HANDLE, Francis A. R, Pte. Mrs. E. Stenson, 12 Charlotte Ave., Brooklyn Wellington (s). HICKMAN, Colin, Gnr. Mrs. S. E. Hickman, 6 Hutchinson St., Wanganui (m). HILTON, George A, Cpl. Mr. A. Hilton, Elizabeth St., Rotorua (f). HOLLANDGER, Charles, Pte. Mrs. M. Hollandger, 15 King St., Timaru (m). HUGHES, James S., Gnr. Mrs. F. A. Hughes, 9 Raycroft St'., Opawa (w). HUMPHREYS, Charles E, Gnr. Mrs. E. Humphreys, 23a Harris St., Gisborne (m). HUNIA, Witana, Pte. Mrs. D. T. Norman, Te Hapua, North Auckland (m). BASIL-JONES, Courtney W, Gnr. Mr S. C. Basil-Jones, 36 Onslow St., St. Albans (f). KILBANE, Dennis, Pte. Mrs. K. Kilbane, 62 Rounton Rd., Bow, London, England (m). LEEDER, Erastus W, Gnr. Mrs. J. M. Leeder, Britomart Hotel, Auckland (m). LEEKS, Cedric R, Cpl. Mrs. H. R. Leeks, 30 Dell Ave., Remuera, Auckland (m). LESTER, James S. G, Dvr. Miss M. Coles, Knowehead, Waiau (fr). LILBURNE, William J, Pte. Mrs. E. H. Lilburne, Moumoukai, via Hunua (m). LIGHTBOURNE, Bruce, Pte. Mrs. Lightbourne, c/o Mrs. F. Layne, 10 Hammond St., Hamilton (m). PHEASE, Reginald, Pte. Mrs. A. E. Phease, 8 Throssell St., Collie, West Australia (m). PIDGEON, George J., Pte. Mrs. L. Pidgeon, 33 Hargr-eaves St., Ponsonby (w). RYAN, Robert J., Pte. Mrs. J. Pocock, 5 Elizabeth St., Wellington (s). SMITH, Lancelot E, Pte Mrs. H. A. Smith, 10 Kewi Rd., Epsom (m). NOW SAFE. Previously Reported Missing—Now Safe in N.Z.E.F. Base Camp. BRISTOW, William H„ Sgt. ' Mrs. A. Bristow, Harrington St., Pukekohe (m). EMPSON, Alan H, Sgt. Mr. S. A. Empson, Pokuru, Te Awamutu (f). REDPATH, John A., Sgt. Miss P. Redpath (Minora), c/o Mrs. D. Paise, c/o Bank of Bermuda, Somerset, Bermuda (d). VOYCE, Gilbert E, Gnr. Mrs. B. Voyce, 32 Cuba St., Marton (m). WITTING, Raymond R„ Sgt. Mrs. N. Witting, 188 George St., Dunedin (w). AIR CASUALTIES THREE DEATHS. The following air casualties were announced yesterday:— HAWKINS, Anthony H. R, Sgt., R.N.Z. A.F, missing believed drowned as renow reclassified missing believed killed in action, Mrs. I. M. Stead, Ham Rd., Riccarton (guardian). JOHNSTON, Joseph A., Sgt, R.N.Z.A.F, missing believr drowned as result of aircraft accident. Mr. J. Johnston, 6 Patea St, Remuera, Auckland (f). HERRICK, G.M., Dennis T, Pilot Officer, previously reported prisoner of war and seriously wounded, now reported to have died of wounds. Mrs D. T. Herrick, 144 Eglinton Rd, Mornington, Dunedin (w).