WAR CASUALTIES

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 October 1943, Page 2

WAR CASUALTIES

NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE SEVENTEEN MEN MISSING YESTERDAY’S LIST OF NAMES (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. The following casualties in the Second N.Z.E.F. were announced yesterday:— DIED—RESULT OF ACCIDENT TAIAPA, George K., Pte.; Woburn. MISSING—PREVIOUSLY REPORTED PRISONERS OF WAR LE BAILEY, Henri W., Pte; Buckland. LEE, Allan H., Pte> Marton.. McINTYRE, Thomas 1 M., Dvr.; Scotland. McKENZIE, Thomas M., Sgt.; Auckland. McLACHLAN, William D., Sgmn.; Lower Hutt. MANGOS, George G. D., Pte.; Ormondville. MORRICE, William, Pte.; New Plymouth. NICHOLSON, John A., Cpl.; Waitotara. RENDALL, James D., Gnr.; Orkney Isles, Scotland. SARGISSON, Alfred F„ Pte.; Bainesse. SKINNER, Howard M., Pte.; Kati Kati. SOLA, Wildred G., Pte.; Chester, England. STANTIALL, Clarence A., Pte.; Marton. TAYLOR, Gordon N., Pte.; Mt. Eden. TELFORD, John M., Sgt.; Feilding. TONKS, John R., Pte.; Ashburton. TUCKER, John, Gnr.; Greenock, Scotland. WOUNDED CRAWFORD, John R., Lieut.; Lyttelton. CALLAGHAN, John L. H„ Pte.; Matamata. CAMERON, Bruce, Pte., Gisborne. CLIFFORD, Matheson, Pte.; Napier. CORMACK, Charles De L., Pte.; Auckland. GIBSON, John S. R„ Pte.; Gisborne. HILL, Douglas M., Pte.; Helensville. MURTON, Douglas C., Pte; Ellerslie. SCOTT, Donald L„ Pte; Te Aroha. AIR CASUALTIES NEW ZEALAND PERSONNEL NUMBER OF DEATHS ANNOUNCED The following New Zealand air personnel serving overseas have been reported as casualties: — BOYD, Ronald G.. F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Nuhaka. CLARK, Fraser D., F/Sgt„ ytiissing on air operations; Wanganui. EDGAR, Frank S., Sgt., missing on air operations; Hikorangi. ERICKSEN, Mervin A., Pilot Officer, missing on air operations; New Plymouth. LUNDON, Francis P., F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Auckland. MOSS, Douglas H„ Pilot Officer, missing on air operations; Auckland. MURRAY, John S., Flying Officer, confirmed prisoner of war; Invercargill. PELVIN, Allan, Cpl., seriously ill; Christchurch. RAE, John D., Flying Officer, D.F.C. and Bar, confirmed prisoner of war; Remuera. ROGERSON, Reginald W., confirmed prisoner of war; Johnsonville. ROLLETT, Noel C., F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Matamata. ROWE, Roy, F/Sgt., missing on air operations; Te Hoe.’ < SUTHERLAND, Malcolm G., Flying Officer, missing on air operations; Port Chalmers. THIRD, James, Pilot Officer, missing on air operations; Brooklyn. THORSTENSEN, Frederick W„ Sgt., missing on air operations; Dannevirke. WJIITE, Leslie S. McQ., Pilot Officer, missing on air operations; Gore. Reclassifications ANDERSON, Ronald C., Sgt., previously reclassified missing, believed Idled, death now officially presumed as at 17/4/43; Christchurch. BISSET, Stuart R., Sgt., pre /’ously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Waihi. BRINSDEN, Francis N., Acting Squadron Leader, R.A.F., previously reported missing, now confirmed prisoner of war; Auckland. CROZIER, Alexander W., F/Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Woodville. CUTHBERT, Elies, Temp. Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 19/2/43; Dunedin. FOSTER, Claude A., F/Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 7/11/42; Christchurch. HOTSON, Bryan F. R., Flying Officer, previously reclassified missing, believed killed, death now officially < presumed as at 1/3/43; Otorohanga. JENNER, Albert J., F/Sgt., previously reported missing, death now officially presumed as at 21/2/43; Auckland. NEWLANDS, lan D., Sgt'., previously reclassified missing, now confirmed prisoner of war; Winton, Southland. NORTHCROFT, Douglas H„ Sgt., previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Southland. PARRY, Norman L„ Flying Officer, previously reported seriously ill, now removed from seriously ill list as at 27/9/43; Auckland. STRANG, Evan R., Pilot Officer, previously reported missing, now reclassified to missing, believed killed; Wellington.