ACHILLES’ CREW

Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20989, 16 December 1939, Page 8

ACHILLES’ CREW

TWO NEW ZEALANDERS three seriously wounded TE AWAMUTU SEAMAN (■y Telegraph.—Press Association! WELLINGTON, Saturday The New Zealand Naval Board regrets to announce the following casualties on the Achilles:— NEW ZEALAND NAVAL FORCES KILLED Archibald Cooper Hirst Shaw, Able Seaman, N.Z.D. 1030, Oturoa Road, Ngongotaha, Rotorua. lan William Grant, Ordinary Seaman. N.Z.D. (S.S.) 1734, 44 Cavell Street, Tainui, Dunedin. SERIOUSLY WOUNDED Edgar Vivian Sherley, Able Seaman. N.Z.D. 1163, Roche Street, Te Awamutu. Lincoln Campbell Martinson, Chief Yeoman of Signals, N.Z.D. 345, 2 Staubyns Street, Devonport, Auckland. ROYAL NAVY KILLED Frank Stennctt, Telegraphist, 120 Old Mill Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockfort, Cheshire, England. Neville Jervoise Mil burn. Ordinary Telegraphist, D/SSX 23288, 15 Cardinley Street, Otley Road, Bradford, Yorks, England. SERIOUSLY WOUNDED Samuel John Trimble, Sergeant of Royal Marines, P. 0./ 22169, 11 Hill View Park, Glengormley, Belfast. MR CHURCHILL’S ADMIRATION

MESSAGE TO HON. F. JONES (Cn'.ted Press Assn.—Elec. Tel. Copyright) (Received Dec. 16, 3.15 p.m.) LONDON, Dec. 15 The First Lord of the Admiralty, Mr Winston Churchill, has sent the following message to the Hon. F. Jones, Minister of Defence in New Zealand:— “May I express my -warm admiration of the most gallant action fought by H.M.S. Achilles, whose services were so generously given at the outbreak of the war.”