If you can help with information on these folk, please contact the address in the request or the Secretary (email [email protected]).

• Allen Glasson from Ashburton is researching his great uncle, Norman Glasson. Norman served during WW2 in the 7th Battery and the Divisional Ammunition Column. Allen is looking for good photographs of these units in action. If you can help, email [email protected] or send your info to the NZPFOCA Secretary.
  September 2002

• Maria Zanier is trying to locate or hear news of Lidia Zotti. Lidia, an Italian, amrried a New Zealand soldier in 1947 and left that year to live in NZ. Unfortunately Lidia's married name is not known. Maria's email address is [email protected] or you can pass info to the NZFPOCA Secretary.
  September 2002

• Can you identify this man (photo right)? He was in Enfield or Bath in Somerset, England, during Oct/Nov 1943.
  January 2001
• James Bertinshaw served with 36 Survey Battery and Div HQ during WW2. His family can be contacted at [email protected].
  August 2000
• Message from George (Jocko) Hall:
  I am an old Gunner last serving as an IG to 15 Bde. RA. Circa 1954 an old chum Captain A.J (Jacky) Page TD RA (TA) emigrated to NZ with his wife Julia and two small daughters, Jennifer and Judy. I went to South America and we lost touch. Jacky's last TA Regt was 608(M) HAA Regt RA. However, during WWII he was a serving Territorial with the East Kent Regt (The Buffs) serving in North Africa and Italy with the 8th. The family probably went to one of the larger of the cities as he was in the Newspaper printing business.
  July 2000
• Calling WW2 Gunners: Would anyone who knew Struan MacGibbon (ex 14 LAA Regt) in Nth Africa please contact John MacGibbon, 267 Cockayne Rd, Wellington, phone (NZ) 04 479 5545 or . Struan was an avid photographer and keen cricketer. He played in the Maadi Artillery 1st XI in 1945 and with the NZ Services 1st XI in England.
  July 2000
• Calling all Pacific Gunners: Would anyone who knew Gunner CWA Mc Donald, 203 Anti-Aircraft Battery, New Caledonia 1942-43, please contact his daughter, Doreen Mc Kerchar (email: [email protected]).
  June 2000
• To Vietnam gunners (circa 1970), a message from Richard Morrow:
  I am trying to find persons who were in Vietnam with the artillery around 1970. I was with the First Infantry Division A Battery 1st Battalion 7th Field Artillery. We exchanged people for a few weeks, we sent 6 people to your Battery and you sent 6 to us to stay for a week. I would like to get in touch with any of the people who were with the battery at that time, that remember this.
  Richard Morrow, 724 Countyline Street, New Castle, Pa 16101, USA, or email [email protected]
  September 1999

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