Roll Of Honour
pp. 17-18 · Read in the full issue
(It is hoped to assemble, here, the names of men. former residents of the Pacific Territories, which appear in British and Free French casualty lists, or in lists of honours awarded.
We should be grateful if relations and friends would send us details.)
Killed In Action
A/Bdr. Neville W. BERTWISTLE, NGX 53, AIF artillery (tank unit), formerly a clerk on the staff of W. R. Carpenter and Co., Ltd., of Rabaul, New Guinea. Killed in action, April, 1941.
Flight-Lieutenant G. J. I. CLARKE, of the RAAF, formerly Assistant Flight Superintendent of Carpenter Airways, New Guinea. Reported missing after operations off Dakar (West Africa), while attached to HMAS “Australia”, 25/9/1940 —now presumed killed.
Pte. Felix CRAIG. AIF, formerly of accounts department, Australasian Petroleum Co., Port Moresby, Papua. Reported killed, June, 1941.
Flying-Officer Moresby GOFTON, of the RAF, son of Mrs. F. S. Stewart, of Wau, New Guinea.
Reported missing, 17/5/1940 —now presumed killed.
Flying-Officer K. J. A. JOHNSTONE, of the RAF, who was born in Suva, Fiji, in 1915. Re ported missing, 1/5/1940 —now believed killed.
Cpl. Alex. C. SCOTT. AIF, formerly manager at Kieta, TNG. for Burns, Philo and Co., Ltd.
Reported killed in action, July, 1941.
Died From Wounds
Pte. Ernest HENRY, NX 9,512, AIF. formerly a member of the Rabaul (NG) staff of Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd., died on June 1, 1941, from wounds received during Battle of Crete.
Pte. Walter PEARSON, NGX 59, of first NG Quota of ALP (infantry). Reported died from wounds received in action, 24/6/1941.
A/Bdr. W. R. SCOTT, NGX 15, AIF, of New Guinea. Reported in New Guinea that he died from wounds, July, 1941.
Sergeant-Pilot Peter Clarkson WISE, of the RAF, son of Mr. W. Wise, OBE, Director of Public Works, Fiji. Wounded by anti-aircraft gunfire during bombing raid over Germany, January, 1941. Returned with crew safely to England, died two days later.
Died From Illness
Pte. Clarence A. HUTTON, VX 8,310, AIF, formerly of Edie Creek, New Guinea. Died from illness, April, 1941.
Missing
A/Sgt. A. A. S. COTMAN, PX 8, AIF infantry, of Abau, Papua. Reported missing—believed prisoner of war, 5/5/1941.
Pte. L. F. MCCARTHY, AIF infantry, of Rabaul, TNG. Reported “wounded in action and missing —believed prisoner of war”, 15/7/1941.
Pte. John O. SMITH, of the NZ Forces, son of Captaih Smith, of “Tui Kauvaro”, and Mrs.
Smith, of Suva, Fiji. Reported missing, 29'/5/1941, during Greek campaign. .
Wounded
Pte. V. BLANCO, AIF infantry, of Thursday Island. Reported wounded In action, 8/7/1941.
L/Cpl. J. P. BLENCOWE, AIF infantry, of Rabaul. TNG. Reported wounded in action, 15/7/1941.
Pte. Thomas BYERS, AIF infantry, of Thurs day Island. Reported wounded in action, May, 1941.
Sgt. C. HENDRICK, AIF infantry, of Rabaul, TNG. Reported wounded in action, 15/7/1941.
Stanley HIGGS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Higgs, of W. R. Carpenter and Co., Ltd., well known in New Guinea. Member of an English Lancers’ regiment, wounded during evacuation from Dunkirk, May, 1940.
Lieut. L. T. HURRELL. NGX 22, AIF infantry, of Rabaul, TNG. Reported “wounded in action, remaining on duty”, 29/7/1941.
Cpl. W. H. LANNEN, NGX 60. AIF artillery, of Rabaul. New Guinea. On 30/6/1941 reported “wounded in action —on seriously ill list”; re moved from seriously ill list, 25/7/1941.
Gnr. E. G. LOBAN, QX 6.557, AIF artillery, of Thursday Island, wounded during Greek campaign. May, 1941. Reported July, 1941, he being invalided home after having his left fore arm , amputated.
Capt. Edward Tiwi LOVE. NZ Maori Battalion, husband of Mrs. Takau Rio Love, Ariki-nui of Rarotonga, Cook Islands. missing dur ing Greek campaign, 27/5/1941; later, 22/6/1941, reported “wounded and safe”.
Cpl. R. McKERLIE, AIF, of Yandina, BSI, wounded in face by bomb explosion, April, 1941.
A/Sgt. Alastair MACLEAN, AIF infantry, of
Rabaul, New Guinea. Reported wounded In action, in Libya, 30/6/1941.
S/Sgt. Graham B. MIRFIELD. NGX 168, AIF engineers, of Rabaul, New Guinea. Reported wounded in action, 16/7/1941.
Pte. L. G. REECE, NGX 28. of Bulolo, New Guinea. Reported wounded in action with AIF July, 1941.
A/Cpl. N. K. SAWYER. AIF infantry, of Rabaul, TNG. Reported wounded in action 22/7/1941.
Pte. L. STAMPER, NGX 113, of Rabaul, New Guinea. Reported wounded in action, August 1941.
Private H. G. TURNER, of Samarai, Eastern Papua, wounded in action with AIF at Bardia. in Libya. January, 1941.
Prisoners Of War
A/Cpl. P. W. BOSGARD, QX 9, AIF infantry, of Papua. Reported missing, 5/5/1941. Vatican radio announced he was prisoner of war at Sulmona, Abruzzi, Italy, 29/6/1941.
Pte. W. GOSSNER, QX 10, AIF infantry, of
??=^ ft ., Moresby ’ Pa Pua. Reported missing, 7/5/1941; reported prisoner of war, Abruzzl. Italy 6/7/1941.
Gnr. A. L. B, KING, NGX 7, AIF artillery, of Rabaul, TNG. Reported missing, 16/6/19’41; reported prisoner of war, 29/7/1941.
A/Cpl. John H. LONERGAN, NGX 99, AIF Supply and Transport, of New Guinea. Reported missing during Greek campaign, 5/6/1941; re ported prisoner of war at Corinthia, Italy, July, 1941.
Decorations
Flying-Officer James R. HYDE, of the RAF, formerly a patrol officer in Namatanai and Sepik districts, TNG, has been awarded the Distin guished Flying Cross for the part he played in bombing raids on Heligoland Bight.
Lieutenant-Commander A. W. R. McNICOLL, RAN, son of Sir Ramsay McNicoll, Adminis trator of New Guinea, and Lady McNicoll, has been awarded the George Medal “for gallantry and undaunted devotion to duty”.