WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 13 February 1943, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE - SIX DEATHS ANNOUNCED. IN YESTERDAY’S LIST. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. f The following casualties in the Second y N.Z.E.F. were announced yesterday:— KILLED IN ACTION. RATE, Alfred S. H., Spr„ Wellington. KILLED IN ACTION—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. HEMMINGS, Lloyd G. L„ Gnr., Te Awamutu. DIED WHILE PRISONER OF WAR—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PRISONER OF WAR. HENDERSON, James W., Cpl., Opawa. DIED RESULT OF ACCIDENT. SCHRODER, James H., Sgt., Ponsonby. DIED—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ' MISSING, i BOYCE, Malcolm R„ T/L/Bdr., Renwicktown. DIED. THOMSON, Donald P., Pte., New Plymouth. PRISONER OF WAR—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. MATTHEWS, Leonard N., Pte., Pt. Cheva- , lier. PRISONER OF WAR—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED AND MISSING, BEiLIEVED PRISONER OF WAR. LEITH, Wilfred D„ ,Pte., Lauder R.D. WOUNDED. ; DEEMING, Araunah L., Cpl., Opua. PUMPA, Peter H., Pte., Balfour. AIR CASUALTIES NEW ZEALAND PERSONNEL. NUMBER OF DEATHS REPORTED. The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported as casualties:— BELL, James C., L/Ac., killed on active service; Hamilton East. CROKER, Leonard F., Sgt., killed on active service; New Plymouth. LINDLEY, Tom, Sgt., killed on active service ; Christchurch. ROWSE, Deryck C„ Sgt., killed on active service; Petone. SMALE, Leslie T. W., Pilot Officer, injured on active service; Hastings. Reclassifications. ’ ANGLAND, Michael P., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, believed to have lost his life, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry as in January, 1942; Onehunga. < BARCLAY, Thomas S., Sgt., previously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed by air Ministry as in August, 1942; Auckland. CHAPMAN, John W., Sgt., previously -reported missing, beieved killed, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry as in June; Wellington. ' GUTHRIE. Errol N. R., Sgt., R.A.F., previously reported dangerously ill, now removed from dangerously and seriously ill lists; Christchurch. INGLIS, William G. L„ Sgt., previously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry as A in August, 1942; Dannevirke. . .9 MORTIMORE, Stanley H., Sgt., previously ’ - reported missing, death now officially presumed by Air Ministry as in May, .1942; Whangarei. PATERSON, Francis A., Sgt., previously reported dangerously ill, now removed to seriously ill list; Wellington. SAPWELL, Selwyn C. E., Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in September, 1941; Auckland. WARRING, Robert J., Sgt., previously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in August, 1942; Auckland.