Roll Of Honour
pp. 18-19 · 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
Pilot-Officer Len BAYLISS, flying instructor in the RAAF, formerly of Rabaul, New Guinea.
Killed in Sydney, 18/11/1940, when he fell from a trainer aircraft in flight.
A/Bdr. Neville W. BERTWISTLE, 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, 1?41.
Pte. W. R .M. BRADNAM, of the NZ Forces, formerly of Fiji. Reported killed in action in the Middle East, 25/11/1941.
Flight-Lieutenant G. J. I. CLARKE, of the RAAF, formerly Assistant Flight Superintendent of Carpenter Airlines, New Guinea. Killed in action during operations off Dakar (French West Africa), while attached to HMAS “Aus tralia”, September, 1940.
Flying-Officer Jack R. COATH, of the RNZAP, formerly on the staff of the Bank of New Zealand, in Suva, Fiji. Killed October, 1941, when a training aircraft crashed in NZ.
Pte. Felix CRAIG, AIR, formerly of accounts department, Australasian Petroleum Co., Port Moresby, Papua. Killed in action, June, 1941.
Observer V. L. DEARMAN, of the RAAF, for merly overseer and clerk at the Colonial Sugar Refining Co., Ltd., Rarawai, Fiji. Reported killed in action in the Middle East, October, 1941.
Captain Kenneth GARDEN, of the RAP Ferry Command, formerly chief pilot of Guinea Air ways Ltd., in New Guinea. Killed, 2/9/1941 when the bomber he flew from USA crashed on west coast of Britain.
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 in air operations.
Pte. Wallace GRAHAM, of the NZ Forces (infantry), formerly on the staff of Morris Hedstrom Ltd., Fiji. Killed in action in the Middle East, November. 1941.
Flying-Officer Alan JOHNSTONE, of the RAF. who was born in Suva, Fiji, in 1915. Killed during bombing raid on Kristiansand Norwav April, 1940.
Pte. L. F. McCarthy, AIF infantry, form erly supercargo on W. R. Carpenter and Co.’s inter-island vessels “Desikoko” and “Mako”, in Kew Guinea. Reported “wounded in action ’and missing—believed prisoner of war”, 15/7/1941; reported “killed in action” in Syria, 30/10/194L Pte. E. H. PRICE, of the NZ Forces, formerly of Savu Savu, Fiji. Killed in action in the Middle East, December, 1941.
Cpl. Alex. C. SCOTT, AIF, formerly manager at Kieta, TNG. for Burns, Philp and Co , Ltd Killed in action in the Middle East, 19/6/1941.
Pte. Popoare TANGIITI, of the NZ Forces (Maori Battalion), formerly of Mangaia, Cook Islands. Reported “missing after Battle of Greece—presumed dead”, July, 1941.
Died From Wounds
Pte. Ernest HENRY. AIF, formerly of the Rabaul (NG) staff of Burns, Philp and Co., Ltd. Died from wounds received in Battle of Crete, 1/6/1941.
Pte. Walter PEARSON, of first NG quota of AIF (infantry). Died from wounds received in action, 24/6/1941.
A/Bdr. W. R. SCOTT, AIF. of New Guinea.
Died from wounds, July, 1941.
Sgt.-Pilot Peter Clarkson WISE, of the RAF, son of Mr. W. Wise, OBE, Director of Public Works, Fiji. Died from wounds received during bombing raid over Germany, January, 1941.
Died From Illness
Pte. Clarence A. HUTTON, AIF, formerly of Edie Creek, TNG. Died from illness, April, 19'41.
Major P. J. WOODHILL, AIF infantry,’ formerly legal assistant in the Crown Law Office, Rabaul, New Guinea. Reported “deceased”, December, 1941.
Missing
Pilot Tom PATTERSON, of the RNZAP formerly of Levuka, Fiji. Reported missing, in November, 1941, after bombing raid on the Continent.
Gnr. Allan H. ROSS, AIF artillery, formerly planter in New Britain, TNG. Reported missing —believed prisoner of war, 28/9/1941.
Pte. William RUPE, of the NZ Forces (Maori Battalion), formerly of Aitutaki, Cook Islands Reported “missing after Battle of Greece”, July, Pilot James SIMPSON, of the RAF, formerly of Vatukoula, Fiji. Reported missing after air operations over Malta, in the Mediterranean 1/7/1941.
Pilot-Officer Neville George STOKES, of the RAF, formerly a pilot with Guinea Airways.
Ltd., in New Guinea. Reported missing follow ing air operations over enemy territory in Europe, December, 1941.
Wounded
Pte. V. BLANCO, AIF infantry, of Thursday Island. Wounded in action, July, 1941.
L/Cpl. J. P. BLENCOWE, AIF infantry, of Rabaul, TNG. Wounded in action, July, 1941.
Pte. Thomas BYERS. AIF Infantry/ of Thurs day Island. Wounded in action, May, 19'41 Pte. John GRANT, AIF infantry, of New Guinea. Wounded in neck and thigh, September, 1941; later, reported “rejoined unit”
Sgt. C. HENDRICK, AIF infantry, of Rabaul, TNG. Wounded in action, July, 1941.
Stanley HIGGS, son of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Higgs, of W. R. Carpenter and Co. Ltd., New Guinea. Member of an English Lancers’ regiment, wounded during British evacuation from Dun kirk (France), May, 1940.
Lieut. Lloyd T. HURRELL, AIF infantry, of Rabaul, TNG. Wounded in action, July, 1941.
Cpl. W. H. LANNEN, AIF artillery, of Rabaul, New Guinea. Wounded in action, June, 1941.
Gnr. E. G. LOBAN, AIF artillery, of Thursday Island, wounded during Greek campaign, May, 1941. Invalided home after having his left forearm amputated.
Capt. Edward Tiwi LOVE, NZ Maori Battalion, husband of Mrs. Takau Rio Love, Arikl-nui of Rarotonga, Cook Islands. Reported 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. Wounded In action, in Libya, June, 1941.
S/Sgt Graham B. MIRFIELD, AIP engineers, of Rabaul. New Guinea. Wounded in action.
July 1941.
Pte. L. G. (“Mick”) REECE, of Bulolo, New Guinea Wounded in action with AIF, July, 1941.
A/Cpi. N. K. SAWYER, AIF infantry, of Rabaul, TNG Wounded in action, July, 1941.
Pte. Lance STAMPER, AIF. formerly school master at Wau, New Guinea. Wounded in action, August, 1941.
Pte. Harold G. TURNER. AIP. of Samaral, Eastern Papua. Wounded in action at Bardia (Libya), January, 1941.
Pte. F. D. TWISS, AIP infantry, of New Guinea. Wounded in action, August, 1941.
Prisoners Of War
A/Cpl. Peter W. BOSGARD, AIF infantry, formerly of the Lands Department, Port Moresby, Papua. Reported prisoner of war at Sulmona, Italy, 29/6/1941; transferred to Bolzano prison camp, September, 1941.
A/Sgt. A. A. S. COTMAN, AIF Infantry, of Abau, Papua. Reported missing—believed prisoner of war, 5/5/1941; reported later, July, 1941, ‘‘wounded in chest and head by shrapnel— taken prisoner”.
Pte. W. GOSSNER, AIF Infantry, formerly of the BNG Development Co., Port Moresby, Papua.
Reported prisoner of war, Sulmona, Italy, 6/7/1941.
Gnr. A. L. B. KING, AIF artillery, of Rabaul, TNG Reported prisoner of war, 29/7/1941.
A/Cpl. John H. LONERGAN, AIP, Supply and Transport, of New Guinea. Reported prisoner of war at Corinthia, Italy, 8/7/1941.
Observer Alex. McKAY, of the RAAP, formerly of the CSR Co.’s staff, at Penang sugar-mill, FIJI. Reported missing, 27/7/1941; reported prisoner of war in Italy, 26/10/1941.
Pte. Harry MARCHINGTON, of the NZ Forces, formerly of Fiji. Reported prisoner of war after Battle of Crete, 2/12/1941.
Pte John O. SMITH, of the NZ Forces, son of Captain Harry Smith, of ‘‘Tui Kauvaro”, and Mrs. Smith, of Suva, Fiji. Reported missing. 29/5/1941, after Battle of Crete; reported prisoner of war. 21/10/1941.
Pte. John D. WHITCOMBE. of the NZ Forces, formerly of Levuka, Fiji. Reported prisoner of war in Germany, November, 1941.
Pte. Fred SWAN, NZ Army Medical Corps, formerly of Apia, Western Samoa. Reported August, 1941, ‘‘missing after Battle of Crete”: reported November, 1941, ‘‘prisoner of war in Germany”.
Decorations
Sgt. Henry C. S. COTTON, of the RNZAF, who was born in Samoa (his father was Secre tary of Native Affairs during the NZ military occupation). Awarded the Distinguished Flying Lieut. Colin HILL, RANK, of the Australian destroyer, “Waterhen”, formerly second officer on the trans-Paciflc liner “Niagara”. Awarded OBE for salvaging a burning oil tanker near Suda Bay. Crete.
Flying-Officer James R. HYDE, of the RAF, formerly a Patrol Officer in Namatanai and Sepik Districts, TNG. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for bombing raids on Heligoland Bight, in the North Sea.
Lieut.-Commander A. W. R. McNICOLL, RAN, son of Sir Ramsay McNicoll, Administrator of New Guinea, and Lady McNicoll. Awarded the George Medal.
Sgt. Geoffrey MOORE, of the RNZAF, for merly engineer on the NG inter-island vessel “Maiwara” and on the trans-Paciflc liner “Aorangi”. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.
Commander Alvord S. ROSENTHAL, RAN, son of Major-General Sir Charles Rosenthal, KCB, CMG, DSO, VD, Administrator of Norfolk Island. Awarded the DSO. November, 1941; awarded the Bar to DSO, February, 1942.
Lieut. George Raymond WORLEDGE. of the RANVR, formerly of Fiji. Awarded the MBE (Military).