WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 August 1942, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FIVE MEN REPORTED MISSING. LIST OF 39 WOUNDED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON. This Day. Five men missing and 39 wounded are included in the latest New Zealand Expeditionary Force casualty list. Details are: — MISSING. BALLINGER, William F„ Pte., Wellington. BURNS, William. L/Cpl. Mrs M. P. Bums, 181 Dixon St., Masterton (m). DAWSON. Bernard H., Pte., Whangarei. WILLIAMSON, Albert, Pte.. Otorohanga. WRIGHT, Charles J. C., Sgt., Wellington. WOUNDED. FRASER, John I. D., Lieut., Wanganui. BAKER. Hubert G., T/Sgt., Tolaga Bay. BARNETT, Karl D., Pte., Papakura. BENNETT, Charles, L/Cpl., Auckland. BLYTH, William 0.. Cpl., Rangiora. CHRISTENSEN, Arthur N., Pte., Napier. COOK, Patrick, Pte.. Wellington. ECKHOFF, Herman G., Sgt., Dunedin. GEARRY, Robert H„ Pte., Brighton. GRIGG. John A.. Pte., Hamilton. HAMMOND. Robert W.. Cpl., Tauranga. HEALEY, George E. M„ Pte.. Dunedin. HUGHES, Kenneth, Pte., Waihi. HYNES, Arthur D„ Gnr., Tauranga. JENSEN, John S., Pie., Hicks Bay, East. Coast. i JONES, Edward V.. Sgmn., Sandringham. KAIRE, John L„ Pte., Pipiwai. KING, Stanley G„ Pte., Paerata. LYSNAR. Martin P., Gnr., Petone. MACKENZIE, Donald, Pte., Timaru. McMAHON. Jack M. C., Pte.. Grey Lynn. MANNINGTON, Arthur H., Gnr., Te Awamutu. MAY, Norman E., L/Cpl., Nelson. MOANANUI. Wlra, Pte., Thames. PARKER, Frank, Pte., Kaitaia. PHILLIPS, Alastair F„ Bdr., Lower Hutt. READ, Mervyn W., Gnr., Ashburton. ROBERTSON, Stuart K., Pte., Bluff.ROBSON, Percy S„ Gnr., Hamilton. RODDEN, John J., Gnr.. Waiuta. SAVILLE, Maurice M„ Gnr., Fairlie. SMITH, William H.. Pte., Cambridge. STRUTHERS, Andrew H„ Pte., Fairlie. THOMAS, Harold C.. Gnr., Auckland. WALLBANK. Leslie C.. Pte., Grey Lynn. WHITMORE, George J., Pte., Wairoa. WILLIAMS, Robert H., Gnr., Johnsonville. WILSON, Lewis A.. Dvr.. Auckland, WILSON, Ralph W. G., Gnr., Eastbourne. HKtVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSI ING—INow REPORTED NOT MISSING, BUT WOUNDED SNOWBALL, William N., Pte., St. Clair. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED AND MISSING—NOW REPORTED NOT MISSING, BUT REMAINS ON WOUNDED LIST. MURDOCH, John R.. Pte.. South Dunedin. O’BRIEN, John A., Pte., Papanui. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING—NOW REPORTED NOT MISSING. FORBES, William N„ Pte., Silverstream. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED—NOW REPORTED NOT WOUNDED. BLACKBURN, Vernon H., Gnr., Ashburton. HIGGS. George W., Gnr., Wellington.

NAVAL CASUALTIES

The following naval casualty was reported yesterday:—

McLEAN, Denis B„ Temp. Sub-Lieut., R.N.Z. N.V.R.. killed in flying accident. Mr C. J. McLean, 43 Caius Ave., Wanganui (f).

AIR CASUALTIES

The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported casualties, all being members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, unless otherwise stated.

EASTON, Keith H. 1., Pilot Officer, killed in aircraft accident. Mr C. E. Easton, 3 Rossgrove Tee.. Auckland <f). MOONEY, Bernard F., Pilot Officer, D.F.M., •R.A.F., prisoner of war. Mr Mooney, Walker St., West Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia (f).

Reclassifications.

MALLOCH, David L., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, now reclassified killed in aircraft accident; Waikouaiti. SMITH. Trevor H., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Carterton.