WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 May 1943, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE THIRTY-EIGHT BELIEVED DROWNED. LIST OF WOUNDED. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. A casualty list of the Second N.Z.E.F., issued this morning, gave the following names:— MISSING, BELIEVED DROWNED—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING. BARNABY, Hilary, Pte., Tuakau. BARTLETT, Robert 1., Pte., Waitahuna. BENNETT, Stanley S., Pte., Hinds BCYES, Rex W.. Pte., Matamata.' BROWN, Elgar S., Pte., Dargaville. CANTRILL, Alfred J., Cpl., Auckland. CLARK, Reginald 8., Pse.. Dunedin. CLEARIE. Alistair Pte., Galloway COMPTON. Alfred A., Pte., Auckland. COX, Harold C., Pte., New South Wales. CUNNINGHAM. John T., Pte., Wellington. DERBIDGE, William C., Pte., Taumarunui. EASON, William E., Pte., Otautau. FGY, Henry R., Pte., Hikurangi. .-V.-A FULLER, Frederick C., Pte., Parnell. A ' GALLON, Ronald J. M.. Pte., Dunedin. GRAHAM, Robert W., Pte., Opotiki. HENDERSON, George W., Pte., Orepuki. HOOK, Alfred J., Pte,, Mangawai. HUMM, Stanley R., Pte., Frankton Junction. HURLEY, Denis J., Pte., Mangapapa. LAMBERT, Cyril C., Pte., Lower Hutt. McBAIN, lan D.. Sergt., Cobden. McLEAN, William A., Pte., Napier. MacMILLAN. George W., Pte., Waharoa. MANNING. Bruton 8., Pte.. Mamaku. MORRISON. Desmond T. S., Pte., 'Putaruru. NICHOLSON, Victoi- A., Pte’., Trentham. OLDHAM, Frank H. T., L/Cpl., England’. PRIOR, Francis, Pte., Mt. Albert. RAZEY, Arthur E. S., Pte., Kngsland. ROBINSON, Hubert, Pte,, England. RODGERS. Roy, Pte., Wellington. SHARPLES, Fred, Pte., Auckland. SOTHAM, Walter F., Pte., Hellers Bay. SPOONER, Gavin G.. Pte., Taihape. WATSON, John M., Pte., Mt. Eden. WILDBORE, Reginald M„ Pte„ Ashhurst. WOUNDED. SNADDEN, John P., M.C., Major, Otahuhu. ROSE, John F. M., Capt., Paraparaumu. FLEETWOOD, Leicester W., Lieut., Merivale. JOHNSTON, Joseph L„ Lieut., Auckland. BENNETT, Percy C., Pte., Dunedin. ELLIOTT. John, L/Cpl., Wellington. IRAIA, Maru, Pte., Rotorua. RHODES, John T„ Gm-., Kilbirnie. RICHARDSON, Arthur P., Gnr., Heretaunga. SCRIVENER, David, L/Sgt., New Plymouth. WILLIAMS, Dennison H., Sgmn., Auckland. WORDLEY, Walter D. P., Lieut., Dargaville. BARTON, Harold R., Pte., Whangarei. BOYLE, Francis J.. Cpl,, Grey Lynn. BURN, Walter L., Gnr., Kelburn. ELLIOTT, Dugal S.. Pte., North East Valley. GRAHAM, Vincent A.. Gnr., Okoke. . HEWLETT. Athol A.. Pte.. Hokitika. HODGINS. Michael H. A., Pte., Runciman. JEFFERIES, Ulric J., Sgt., Blenheim. JOHNSTON, lan A. K., Pte., Oamaru MARSH, Walter J„ Pte.. Timaru. MILLARD, Lloyd J., Pte.. Remuera. MULLAN, John P., Pte., Orepuki. WHITELEY. Henry B„ Pte., Gore. YOUNG, Frank P, Pte,, Dunedin. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED DIED—NOW RECLASSIFIED DIED RESULT OF ACCIDENT. SWARBRICK, Peter,. Cpl., Morrinsville.

AIR CASUALTIES The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported as CLUBB, Selwyn J.. Pilot Officer, killed on active service; Gisborne. DAVIDSON, Douglas A. M., Sgt., killed on active service; Timaru. HARVEY, Robert F., Sgt., killed on active service; Auckland. HORNUNG, Walter, F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Christchurch. • JOHNSTON, John, Flying Officer, killed on active serrvice; Auckland. ' ' KELLER, Ronald F., Sgt., missing on ' air operations; Dunedin. MILNER, Albert J., F/Sgt., missing on ain operations; Dunedin. MORGAN, John G., Sgt., missing on air operations : Wellington. PARTRIDGE, Frederick A., Sgt., missing on air operations; Otago. POLGLASE, David, Flying Officer, missing, believed killed on active service; Takaka. RYAN. John McM., Sgt., misiing on air operations : Wellington. SHEARER, Henry S., Flying Officer, killed on active service: Auckland. TAYLOR, Gordon A., Sgt., missing on air operations; Hastings. Reclassifications. ASHWIN, Eric L. D.. Sgt., previoulsy reportr ed missing, now reclassified missing, believed killed; Auckland. CAMPBELL, Maurice M., Pilot Officer, previously reported drowned, death now officially presumed as in January, 1542; Christchurch. CARREL, Noel E. R„ Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in July, 1942; Wanganui. FALLOWS, Geoffrey, Acting Flight Lieutenant, previously reported missing, now confirmed prisoner of war; Kaponga. FOLLETT, James D., Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in August, 1942; Marton. * GARDINER, Kenneth F„ Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in November, 1942; Rai Valley, Marlborough. GRAY, Cecil M„ Sgt., previously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in February, 1942; Auckland. HOTSON, Bryan F. R„ Flying Officer, previously reported, missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Otorohanga. KEARNS. Frank E., Sgt., previously reclassified to missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in August, 1942; Wellington. LOWRIE, John, Pilot Officer, previously reclassified to missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in August, 1942, Petone. McALPINE, Walter D„ Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed: Christchurch. MacPHERSON. John A.. Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in August, 1942; ROBB, James D„ Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as in July’ 1942; Lochiel, Southland. STOKES, ’ Wallace F., Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Auckland. SWANN, Murray, Sgt., previously reclassified to missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as in August, 1942; Dunedin. SWENEY, William G.. Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Hokitika. , WHITE, Arthur M„ Warrant Officer, previ- ' ously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Rotorua.