WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 17 April 1943, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE YESTERDAY’S LIST. SEVEN DEATHS ANNOUNCED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following casualties in the Second N.Z.E.F. were announced yesterday:— KILLED IN ACTION. HALL, Allen E., Gnr., Epsom. HUGHES, Ernest W., S/Sgt„ Takapuna. KILLED IN ACTION—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. EISHOP, William W., Pte., Christchurch. DIED OF WOUNDS. CARTER, Cecil, Pte.J Westport. McCRANN, John A. S„ Pte., England. MITCHELL, Leslie G.„ T/L/Sgt., Auckland. DIED—RESULT OF ACCIDENT. HERDMAN, George H., Sgt., Feilding. WOUNDED. ALLEN, Ronald C., Bdr., Dunedin. BARRETT, Claude W„ Gnr., Palmerston North. BINNIE, William N„ Gnr., St. Kildalu COLLINS, Arnold D., Gnr., Frankton ■action. W COUPER, William L., Gnr., Mt. Eden. T EVERETT, Arthur E., Bdr., Napier. FLANNERY, Edward C. D„ L/Bdr„ Dunedin. HAWTHORNE, Alan R., Gnr., Manurewa. HICKIN, Russell J., Gnr., South Invercargill. HILL, Charles W., L/Bdr„ Pareora West. HOWORTH, George F., Pte., Mornington. HUNT, Robert P., Tpr., Luggate. IHAIA, Harry, T/Cpl., Hawke’s Bay.. LUMSDEN, Alan 8., Tpr., Invercargill. MARTIN, Frederick J., Pte,, Hikurangi. MYLES, James R., Pte., Dunedin. PAISLEY, Harold A., Pte., Timaru, RICHAN, Jack H„ Sgt., Roslyn. SPERRY, Alan, Sgt., Hamilton. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED WOUNDED—NOW REPORTED NOT WOUNDED. FEUTZ, Raymond McC,, Gnr., Papanui. THOMSON, Kenneth G., Pte., Palmerston North. AIR CASUALTIES NEW ZEALAND PERSONNEL. The Air Department, .Wellington, announced the following casualties yesterday:— AMOS, Orison, F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Hamilton. BRIDGMAN, Arthur M„ Sgt., missing on air operations; Napier. BURTON,, .Clarence S., Sgt., missing on air operations; Wanganui. ! CRIDGE, Alfred V. G., Sgt,, missing on ail* operations; Paeroa. DEAN, William H. F„ Pilot Officer, killed on active service; Auckland. GOING, Raymond C., Sgt., missing on air operations; Bay of Islands. McLACHLAN, Lachlan, Acting Flight Lieutenant, missing on air operations; South Canterbury. MANGLESEN, Frederick, Sgt., missing on air operations; Napier. MITCHELL, Vernon E., Pilot Officer, dangerously ill on active service; Christchurch. TAURIMA, Sidney, Sgt., interned in Portugal; Waikokopu. Reclassifications. HOLMES, Norman R., Flying Officer, previously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at June 23, 1942; Katikati. JERRAT, John R., F/Sgt., died in Auckland Hospital as result of injuries received on active service on April 12, 1942; Epsom. McNEIL, Mervyn G.„ Flying Officer, previously reported missing, believed killed in action, death now officially presumed as at August 1, 1942. jfc OLLIVER, Edward A., F/Sgt., previously tP ported missing, death now officially presumed as at April 18, .1942;. Taihape, STIRLING, Colin J., D.F.M., F/Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at June 26, 1942; Invercargill. . , , VEYSEY, William J., Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Nelson.