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Pacific Islands Monthly, 19 August 1946Vol. XVII, No. 1

Information Sought

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Sergeant W. A. H. Butteris

INFORMATION is sought concerning the fate of Sgt. William Alfred Henry Butteris, who was serving at or near Madang, New Guinea, in December, 1942, in ANGAU, and who became missing, and is now officially presumed to be dead.

There was a report that Sgt. Butteris was captured by Japs and taken away in a boat. Anyone with any knowledge of the circumstances surrounding the dis appearance of Sgt. Butteris, or knowing anything which might indicate his fate, is kindly invited to write to his brother.

Mr. S. T. Butteris, 34 Woodville Road, Ealing, London, W. 5,

Mr. M. J. Clark

Information is sought concerning the present whereabouts of Mr. Mervyn John Clark, who was born about 1885, who served in World War I, and who was a member of the staff of the New Guinea Survey Department in 1931. Recent attempts to make contact with Mr. Clark have failed.

The information is wanted for the Register of Old Boys, Melbourne Church of England Grammar School, Domain Road, South Yarra, Melbourne; and any one who knows anything of Mr. Clark is kindly requested to write to the head master of that school.

Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Luxmoore, formerly of Kakil, Buka Passage, New Guinea, have now settled down in a property they have bought at Kuranda, near Cairns in North Queensland. They still hope that at an early date, however, they may be permitted to return to Buka Passage.