Roll Of Honour
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(Continued from Inside Back Cover) of war at Corinthia, Italy, 8/7/1941.
Pte. Ernest ("Paddy”) McGEADY, NZEP, son of Mrs. J. McGeady, of Suva, Fiji. Reported "missing, believed killed”, after fighting in Libya, January, 1942; reported prisoner of war in Italy, April, 1942.
Cpl. J. H. L. McGUIGAN, of the Field Ambul ance, AIF (formerly a resident of New Guinea), officially reported missing at Singapore; un officially reported a prisoner in Japanese hands.
Observer Alex. McKAY, of the RAAF, 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, Emile MILLOT, of Pacific Battalion of Fight ing France. Taken prisoner in battle of Bir Hacheim (Libya).
Pte. D. R. PHILLIPS, AIF engineers, formerly of Bulwa, TNG. Reported prisoner of war, June, 1942.
Pte. John O. SMITH, of the NZ Forces, son of Captain Arthur Smith, of the Fiji inter-island vessel "Tui Kauvaro”. Missing after battle of Crete, May, 1941; reported prisoner of war in Germany, 21/10/1941.
Squadron-Leader L. C. SHOPPEE, DSO, RAF, formerly of Edie Creek, New Guinea. Was in Java during Japanese invasion; now pre sumed to be a prisoner of war.
LAC Charles SOLLITT, of the RAAF (wire less operator), son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H.
Sollitt, of Nausori, Fiji. Reported missing after air operations in New Guinea, January, 1942; later, March, 1942, reported rescued from sea by Japanese—now prisoner of war.
Pte. Fred SWAN, NZ Army Medical Corps, formerly of Apia, Western Samoa. Missing after Battle of Crete, August, 1941; reported prisoner of war in Germany, November, 1941.
Lieut. CLIFF WARREN, of NZEF, serving in the Middle East, and formerly of Morris Hed strom Ltd.’s staff at Ba and Lautoka, Fiji. Re ported prisoner of war.
Mjr. N. WATCH, formerly Dr. Watch, of Rabaul, missing after Japanese invasion of Rabaul. Believed prisoner of war in Japan. Now reported POW in Japan.
Gnr. D. S. WHITCOMBE. NZEF, formerly of Fiji and Tonga. Wounded in Crete and reported prisoner of war in Germany.
Pte. John D. WHITCOMBE, of the NZ Forces, formerly of Levuka, Fiji. Reported prisoner of war in Germany, November, 1941.
Decorations
Squadron-Leader G. U. (“Scotty”) ALLEN, RAAF, who is well-known in New Guinea and
Papua, having been co-pilot on the “Faith in Australia”, on the first official air-mail flight to the Territories in 1934. Awarded the Air Force Cross for his work with Catalina flying- Ooats in Australia and the Pacific.
Major H. T. ALLEN, AIF, formerly of Wau, Morobe District, TNG. Awarded the OBE.
Squadron-Leader C. A. BASKETT, formerly of Bulolo, TNG. Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross for raids over enemy territory while attached to Hampden bomber squadron in Eng land.
Major W. F. M. CLEMENTS, of the British Solomon Islands Defence Force. Awarded Military Cross for exceptional devotion to duty in a theatre of war.
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 Cross.
FREDERIC DELAVEUVE, formerly of New Caledonia. Awarded Croix de Guerre, while serving with Fighting French volunteers in Egypt.
Flight-Lieut, R. N. DALKIN, RAAF, formerly of W. R. Carpenter and Co., Ltd., Salamaua, TNG. Awarded the DFC for bombing raids against the Japanese in Koepang area, DEI.
Squadron-Leader R. A. DUNN, RAAF, formerly of Carpenter Airways New Guinea Service.
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for bravery while leading his squadron against the Japanese.
Squadron-Leader C. R. GURNEY, RAAF, for merly of Guinea Airways, Ltd., TNG. Posthu mously awarded the Air Force Cross, for bomb ing raids on Japanese-held ports in New Britain.
Rifleman H. W. FORRESTER, NGVR, formerly of Bulolo, TNG. Awarded the Military Medal for operations against Japanese in New Guinea.
Squadron-Leader Godfrey HEMSWORTH, RAAF, formerly a well-known New Guinea pilot, who was killed in action against the Japanese In May. Posthumously awarded the Air Force Dross.
LUCIEN HERVOUET, formerly of New Cale donia. Awarded Croix de Guerre while serving with Fighting French volunteers in Egypt.
Lieut. Colin HILL, RANR, of the Australian destroyer, “Waterhen”, formerly second officer on the trans-Pacific liner “Niagara”. Awarded the OBE.
Flying-Officer James R. HYDE, of the RAF, formerly a Patrol Officer in Namatanai and Sepik Districts, TNG. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Lieut.-Commander A. W. R. McNICOLL, RAN, son of Sir Ramsay McNicoll, Administrator of New Guinea, and Lady McNicoll. Awarded the George Medal.
Petty-Officer PAUL MASON, RANVR, formerly a plantation inspector at Inus, Bougainville, TNG. Awarded American Distinguished Service Cross for “extraordinary heroism in action.”
HENRI MAYER, formerly of New Caledonia.
Awarded Croix de Guerre while serving with Fighting French volunteers in Egypt.
Sgt. Geoffrey MOORE, of the RNZAF, formerly engineer on the NG inter-island vessel “Maiwara” and on the trans-Pacific liner “Aorangi”. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal.
ANDRE MORNAGHINI, formerly of New Cale donia. Awarded Croix de Guerre while serving with Fighting French volunteers in Egypt.
Pilot-Officer Pat RICHARDSON, RAF, son of Mr, W. Richardson, formerly of Penang, Fiji.
Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Commander Alvord S. ROSENTHAL, RAN, son of Major-General Sir Charles Rosenthal, KCB, OMG, DSO, VD, Administrator of Norfolk Island. Awarded . the DSO, November, 1941; awarded the Bar to DSO, February, 1942.
F/O Leigh G. VIAL, RAAF, formerly of ADO in TNG. Awarded American DSC for outstand ing heroism in New Guinea in September, 1942.
Lieut. George Raymond WORLEDGB, of the RANVR, formerly of Fiji. Awarded the MBE (Military).
Mr. W. Wilder, who was employed by the Fiji Public Works Department for many years, and who also was a popular yachtsman, was drowned on April 3, while trying to save the life of his small granddaughter. He was fishing off Mos
quito Island, with three children, when
the four-years-old child fell overboard.
As far as can be ascertained, he dis appeared. The child also was drowned.
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Pte. A. G. DICKSON, AIP infantry, of Rabaul, TNG. Reported “missing, believed wounded”, 17/2/1942.
GELLER, of Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Reported missing after battle of Bir Hacheim.
J. P. GOUZENES, of Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Reported missing after battle of Bir Hacheim.
Chief-Sergeant Francois GRISCOLLI, of Fight ing French Pacific Battalion. Reported missing in Libya in April. Formerly of New Caledonia.
Pte. Andrew A. (Billo) Johnson, Ngvr.
Reported missing in New Guinea on October 29, 1942.
Georges KABAR, of Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Reported missing after battle of Bir Hacheim.
Henri LANGLOIS, of Pacific Battalion of Fighting France. Missing after battle of Bir Hacheim (Libya).
Numa LETHESER, of Pacific Battalion of Fighting France. Missing after battle of Bir Hacheim (Libya).
Rene LETOCART, of Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Reported missing after battle of Bir Hacheim.
Camille MERCIER, of Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Reported missing after battle of Bir Hacheim.
MOUTRY, of Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Reported missing after battle of Bir Hacheim.
Pte. R. J. PASCOE, AIP Infantry, of Rabaul, TNG. Reported missing. 27/1/1942.
Pilot Tom PATTERSON, of the RNZAP, formerly of Levuka, Fiji. Reported missing, in November, 1941, after bombing raid on the Continent.
Henri PAYONNE, of Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Reported missing after battle of Bir Hacheim.
Eugene PENE, of Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Reported missing after battle of Bir Hacheim.
Andre PETRE, of Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Reported missing after battle of Bir Hacheim.
Hector PILLING, RAF, who was born in Fiji and who was the son of Sir Guy Pilling, of Zanzibar (formerly of Fiji). Reported missing, while serving with the Royal Air Force Bomber Command.
Eugene POGNON, of Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Reported missing after battle of Bir Hacheim.
Gnr. Allan H. ROSS, AIP artillery, formerly planter in New Britain, TNG. Reported “miss ing—believed prisoner of war”, 28/9/1941.
ROUDEILLAC, of Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Reported missing after battle of Bir Hacheim.
Pte. William RUPE, of the NZ Forces (Maori Battalion), formerly of Aitutaki, Cook Islands.
Reported “missing after Battle of Greece”, July, 1941.
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 after air operations in Europe, December, 1941.
Reported Missing
Malaya Casualty List, Published 23/7/1942, Pte. N. H. AMOS, artillery, Port Moresby.
Pte. E. L. CHRISTIE, infantry, Rabaul.
Pte. A. G. DICKSON, infantry, Rabaul.
Pte. A. I. FOLEY, artillery, Port Moresby.
W.0.l A. N. GRAY, ordnance, Rabaul.
W. 0.2 V. M. I. GORDON, artillery, Wau, New Guinea.
Pte. J. M. HIRSCHEL, infantry, Rabaul.
Pte. J. G. NEWTON, artillery, Port Moresby.
A./Bdr. B. L. J. MEETON, artillery, Rabaul.
Pte. D. M. SPENCE, artillery, Port Moresby.
Australia and Island Stations.
Pte. W. G. EKBLADE, infantry, Rabaul.
Pte. S. W. HUNTER, infantry, Kokopo.
Wounded
Sgt. Robert ASMUS, of the Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Wounded at Bir Hacheim and evacuated.
Rene AUFANT, of the Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Wounded at Bir Hacheim.
Cpl. Thomas BAMBRIDGE, of the Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Wounded at Bir Hacheim and evacuated.
BERBERE (alias ARESKY), of the Fighting
French Pacific Battalion. Wounded at Bir Hacheim.
Henri BERTHELIN, of the Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Wounded at Bir Hacheim.
Pte. V. BLANCO, AIF infantry, of Thursday Island. Wounded in action, July, 1941.
L/Cpl. J. P. BLENCOWE, AIP infantry, of Rabaul. TNG. Wounded in action, July, 1941.
Jean BRIAL, of the Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Wounded at Bir Hacheim.
Pte. George BUCKNELL, AIF, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Bucknell, of Korolevu, Fiji. Wounded in action in Malaya, January, 1942.
Pte. Thomas BYERS, AIF infantry, of Thurs day Island. Wounded in action, May, 1941.
Raymond CHAUTARD, of the Free French Pacific contingent from New Caledonia. Re ported a casualty in the Middle East, March, 1942.
Pte. A. J. CORLASS, AIP, formerly of Rabaul.
Wounded in action.
Albert CUBADDA, of the Free French con tingent from New Caledonia. Reported a casualty in the Middle East, March, 1942.
Charles DEVEAUX, of Pacific Battalion of Fighting France. Wounded at battle of Bir Hacheim (Libya).
Sgt. EMERY, formerly of Lae, TNG. Wounded in New Guinea in October, 1942.
Lieut. M. G. EVENSEN, AIF, formerly of Rabaul. Wounded in action.
V. FAIRHALL, 2nd NZEF, formerly of the Treasury Department, Western Samoa. Reported wounded in action, February, 1942.
Paroa FIU, of the Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Wounded at Bir Hacheim and evacuated.
Acting Warrant-Officer V. M. I. GORDON, AEP infantry, of Wau, TNG. Wounded in action, February, 1942.
Pte. John GRANT, AIP infantry, of New Guinea. Wounded in neck and thigh, September, 1941; later, reported “rejoined unit”.
Henri GUILBAUD, of the Free French Pacific contingent from New Caledonia. Reported a casualty in the Middle East, March, 1942.
Sgt. C. HENDRICK, AIP 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.
Alexandre HUYARD, of the Free French Pacific contingent from New Caledonia. Reported a casualty in the Middle East, March, 1942.
Sgt.-Pilot Andrew KRONFELD, of the NZ Fighter Squadron attached to the RAF. Wounded In knee during operations over France, December. 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 campaign in Greece, May, 1941; invalided home after having his left forearm amputated.
Auguste LUTA, of the Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Wounded at Bir Hacheim and evacuated.
A/Sgt. Alastair MACLEAN, AIP infantry, of Rabaul. New Guinea. Wounded in action, in Libya, June, 1941.
Sgt. J. D. McCLYMONT, NZEF, son of Capt.
D. McClymont, Harbourmaster of Apia, Western Samoa. Wounded in action, November, 1941 Cpl. R. McKERLIE, AIF, of Yandina. BSI. wounded in face by bomb explosion. April. 1941.
T. MANEA, of the Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Wounded at Bir Hacheim and evacuated.
Jean MERIGNAC, of the Free French Pacific contingent from New Caledonia. Reported a casualty in the Middle East, March, 1942.
Henri MEYER, of the Free French Pacific contingent from New Caledonia. Reported a casualty in the Middle East, March, 1942.
S/Sgt. Graham B. MIRFIELD, AIF engineers, of Rabaul. New Guinea. Wounded in action, Joseph OTHUS, of Pacific Battalion of Fight ing France. Wounded in battle of Bir Hacheim (Libya).
Lieut. A. G. PEARCE, AIF, formerly of Salamaua, TNG. Wounded in action.
Pte. L. G. (“Mick”) REECE, AIF, of Bulolo, New Guinea. Wounded in action, July, 1941.
Henri RIVIERE, of the Free French Pacific contingent from New Caledonia. Reported a casualty in the Middle East, March, 1942.
Pte. H. St. George RYDER, AIF, formerly of Suva, Fiji. Wounded while serving in New Guinea.
A/Cpl. N. K. SAWYER, AIP infantry, of Rabaul, TNG. Wounded In action, July, 1941.
July, 1941.
Lieut. Jeffrey SEAGOE. serving with the British forces in the Far East, formerly of Vila,
New Hebrides. Reported “wounded in action”.
March. 1942.
John Oswald SMITH, NZEP, formerly of Fiji.
Taken prisoner of war in Greece in April, 1941.
Pte. Lance STAMPER, AIP, formerly school master at Wau, New Guinea. Wounded in action, August, 1041.
Cpl. Raphael TEIHO, of the Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Wounded at Bir Hacheim and evacuated.
Cpl. Terii TERIITUA, of the Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Wounded at Bir Hacheim and evacuated.
Lieut. P. A. TUCKEY, infantry, formerly of New Guinea. Wounded in action.
Pte. Harold G. TURNER, AIF, 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.
Camille VINCENT, of the Free French Pacific contingent from New Caledonia. Reported a casualty in the Middle East, March, 1942.
Driver Don F. WAUCHOPE, AIF. Formerly employed on his brother’s plantation in New Guinea. Wounded in action, July, 1942.
Alex. WINCHESTER, of the Fighting French Pacific Battalion. Wounded at Bir Hacheim.
Pte. K. M. WHITE, AIF, formerly of Bulwa, TNG. Wounded in action.
Sgt.-Pilot W. WRIGHT, of the Australian Spitfire Squadron, attached to the RAP, for merly of New Guinea. Wounded in knee during aerial "dog-fight” over the English Channel, March, 1942.
Prisoners Of War
Lieut. CLARRIE ARCHER, NGVR. Believed prisoner of war in Japan. Reported prisoner of war in February, 1943, in prison camp on island south of Japan.
ALEXANDRE BLACK, of Pacific Battalion of Fighting France. Reported killed in action at Bir Hacheim, now reported prisoner of war.
A/Cpl. Peter W. BOSGARD. AIP 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.
Cpl. J. E. BROAD, NZEF, formerly of Suva, Fiji. Reported prisoner of war.
Andre CHITTY, of Pacific Battalion of Fight ing France. Taken prisoner at battle of Bir Hacheim (Libya), Sgt. Peter COGGINS. AIF, formerly of Fiji.
Taken prisoner in Malaya, and now reported prisoner of war in Borneo camp.
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. J. DALTON, AIF Transport and Supply, formerly of Thursday Island. Reported prisoner of war, April, 1942.
Dick ELMOUR, formerly of New Caledonia, prisoner of war after Dunkirk. Repatriated to France in January, 1942, because of health reasons.
Pte. W. G. ECKBLADE, AIF, formerly of Rabaul. Previously reported missing; now re ported missing; believed prisoner of war.
Pilot-Officer George Beilby EVANS, RAAF, son of Mr. and Mrs. Beilby Evans, formerly of Buka Passage, TNG. Reported prisoner of war in Java.
Sgt. Ronald Gemmell-Smith, Raf, For
merly on CSR Co.’s staff, Fiji. Reported prisoner of war in Bengazi, Libya, in November, 1942.
Pte. W. GOSSNER, AIF infantry, formerly of the BNG Development Co.. Port Moresby, Papua.
Reported prisoner of war, Sulmona, Italy, 6/7/1941.
W/OI A. N. GRAY, AIF, formerly of Rabaul, TNG. Reported prisoner of war.
Lieut. J. M. HARCOURT, 2nd NZEF, son of Mr. H. W. Harcourt, formerly Deputy Treasurer in Fiji, Reported “captured in Libya and now prisoner of war”, March, 1942.
S. D. C. KERKHAM, NZEF, son of Mr. R. C.
Kerkham, Suva, Fiji. Reported prisoner of war in September, 1942.
Lieut. JEFF KILNER, NGVR. Believed prisoner of war in Japan.
Gnr. A. L. B. KING, AIF artillery, of Rabaul, TNG. Reported prisoner of war, 29/7/1941.
Lieut. G. G. KINNER, New Guinea Forces, formerly of Rabaul. Reported prisoner of war.
Major E. G. A. LETT, of the East Surrey Regiment, and son of Mr. Lewis Lett, of Port Moresby, Papua. Reported prisoner of war in Libya.
A/Cpl. John H. LONERGAN, AIF, Supply and Transport, of New Guinea. Reported prisoner
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