WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 April 1943, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE FOUR DEATHS REPORTED. OTHERS LISTED AS WOUNDED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following casualties in the Second N.Z.E.F. were announced yesterday:— DIED OF WOUNDS. CLEVERDON, Richard J., Cpl., Takapuna. McCORKINDALE, Alexander, Cpl., Warkworth. MITCHELL, Gordon T„ Pte., Paeroa. SILVESTER, Percy J., Pte., Matamata. WOUNDED. DRAKE, Percy E., Pte., Wellington. HALLETT, Trevor J., Pte., Napier. BARNWELL, Jack, Dvr,, Tauranga. REAY, Robert M. C., Dvr., Manurewa. AIR CASUALTIES The following New Zealand air personnel, serving overseas, have been reported casualties BROUGH, Richmond, Sgt., killed on active service; Morrinsville. EURKE, Trevor W., W.0., seriously injured on active service; Auckland. .* CASSERLEY, Norman J., Sgt., killed on active service; Kaiapoi. CHAPMAN, Herbert J., Flying Officer, killed on active service; Christchurch. CLARKE, Douglas,- F., Sgt., slightly injured on active service; Auckland. FISHER, Roy R. G., Sgt., slightly injured oh active service; Cambridge. STRACHAN, James S., Pilot Officer, killed on active service; Westport. WALSH, John A. E., W.0., killed on active service; Auckland. WYTKIN, Merle N„ Pilot Officer, killed on active service; Taranaki. Reclassifications. BOWKER, Thomas L., Flight Sgt., previously reported missing, now recassified to missing, believed killed. TREACHER, Raymond, Sgt., previously reported seriously ill, now removed from the seriously ill list. WHITCOMBE, Rupert S., Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed. LOSS OF MOA FURTHER CASUALTY LIST. The list of casualties among the personnel of the New Zealand corvette Moa, recently sunk in the Solomon Islands, is increased by the addition of the following names announced yesterday:— Injured. PHIPPS, Peter, Lieutenant Commander, D.S.C., R.N.Z.N.V.R. Mrs J. H. Phipps, 21 Stanley Point Rd., Devonport, Auckland (w). HOKA, Hari M.., Stoker. Miss E. Hoka, P.O. Box 50, Kaikohe, Bay of Islands (s). KIDD, Eric V., Stoker. Mrs E. M. Kidd, 29 Sidney St., Welington (ml, HAROLD, Jack N., Ordinary Seaman. Mrs I. A. Harold, Hurimaki Rd., Whangarei (m). CROFT, John C. 0., Ordinary Signalman. Mrs E. L. Russell, 2 Hawkestone Tee., Thorndon, Wellington (a). TUNNICLIFF, Lawrence, Assistant Steward. Mrs G. A. Tunnicliff, Wai-iti, Nelson (m). MACKINNON, Angus, Able Seaman. Mr R. Mackinnon. Glen House, Caverstay, Stornaway, Scotland (f). Missing. PIPE, Edward C„ Sub-Lieut. (A), R.N.Z.N.V.R. Mrs A. M. Pipe, St'. John St., Opotiki (relationship not stated).