TE PUKE, BAY OF PLENTY
WORLD WAR TWO BALLOTS
FROM TE PUKE TIMES - 1940 TO 1944
PLEASE NOTE THESE MAY NOT BE ALL THE MEN BALLOTED FROM TE PUKE BUT ARE FROM NEWSPAPER ENTRIES FOUND WHEN RESEARCHING IN THE TE PUKE TIMES.
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 1940
4TH REINFORCEMENTS - ENTRAINING DATES - TAURANGA, TE PUKE AND KATIKATI DISTRICT
The entraining list for men entering camp with the 4th Reinforcements from Tauranga, Te Puke and Katikati has come to hand from the Head Office in Paeroa, and is published below. The list totals 71 volunteers, made up as follows: Tauranga 44, Te Puke 23, Katikati 4. Those for Burnham entrain on October 1st, men for Trentham on October 2 and for Papakura and Ngaruawahia on the 3rd. The list is as follows:
| FOR BURNHAM | ||
| TAURANGA | COONEY | A Mc |
| TE PUKE | ATTRILL | E D |
| FOR TRENTHAM | ||
| TAURANGA | ASHDOWN | H K |
| BELL | C A | |
| MUTCH | L A | |
| MATHIESON | A E C | |
| MUNRO | W H | |
| SHARPLIN | N | |
| PARNWELL | J | |
| STAPLETON | C C | |
| TE PUKE | MAY | W E |
| WOLFBAUER | C N | |
| COOPER | A V R | |
| FOR NGARUAWAHIA | ||
| TAURANGA | DOUGLAS | J W A C |
| GALLOWAY | K | |
| HART | G F | |
| HODGES | H C | |
| HOLLOWAY | N C | |
| TE PUKE | ALLEY | J M |
| BLAKER | T H | |
| BOWMAN | R | |
| BOWIE | E J | |
| COLEY | P W | |
| FOR PAPAKURA | ||
| TAURANGA | CORCORAN | C W |
| ALLARDYCE | A R | |
| BELL | G L | |
| CONNOR | T F | |
| JONES | R M | |
| MOUNTFORT | O B | |
| MANSEL | G R | |
| MARTIN | R L | |
| MEAD | R S | |
| McDONALD | F A | |
| MOOR | H | |
| MURDOCH | D M | |
| MUNN | L E | |
| PARKER | R H | |
| PAULING | A | |
| QUALE | J B | |
| READ | J | |
| RIGGER | D H | |
| SICKLUG | G | |
| SCANDLEJ | ||
| SHANKS | A C | |
| SHARPLIN | R S | |
| SMITH | D G | |
| SMITH | J E | |
| STEVENS | W L | |
| VOSS | A J | |
| WAKEFORD | F T | |
| WARD | H | |
| WATSON | C | |
| MERRIMAN | C T | |
| TE PUKE | GODWIN | D H |
| GALPIN | P C | |
| HAIGH | A R | |
| MANNING | N L | |
| McCAULEY | A J | |
| McCLURE | J T | |
| McCLURE | G S | |
| McINNALLY | H S | |
| PERKINS | N C | |
| REILLY | E J | |
| ROBERTSON | R J | |
| WATSON | K L | |
| WATSON | I D | |
| CALLENDER | E D S | |
| KATIKATI | MANSEL | H R |
| RYE | A T | |
| WILLS | L G | |
| WRIGHT | A S |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY OCTOBER 4, 1940
FIRST BALLOT - HOME DEFENCE - TERRITORIAL SERVICE
Notices informing them that their names have been drawn in the first ballot held under the National Service Emergency Regulations for service with the Territorial Forces for home defence have been sent to 16,000 single men between the ages of 19 and 45 years throughout New Zealand. In the Northern Military District 6,800 men are affected. Special provision has been made for lodging appeals against this service. No information is yet available about the date or dates of medical examination nor of dates when the men will have to begin training. The list includes names of a number of men who have volunteered for overseas service, and also of some men already serving in the Home Defence units. It is explained that men drawn in this ballot are not exempt from service overseas at a later date and their names will be included in future ballots for overseas service. Following is a list of names gazetted for the Te Puke district:
| ADAMS | Cecil Mervyn | Grocer | C/o FAC, Te Puke |
| ANSELL | Charles | Tailerout | C/o Tunnicliffe & Co, Pongakawa, RD, Te Puke |
| BARROW | Angus Charles | Farm Labourer | Cameron Rd, Te Puke |
| BAYLISS | Noel | Farmer | Seddon St, Te Puke |
| BLACK | David Francis | Farm Hand | C/o A E Nettlingham, RD, Te Puke |
| BLACKMORE | Edward George | Farm Hand | C/o R McKenzie, Paengaroa, RD, Te Puke |
| BOWEN | Kenneth Maurice | Builder | Cameron Rd, Te Puke |
| BOWIE | Ewen John | Labourer | Papamoa, Te Puke |
| DOUGHERTY | Henry Edwin | Farmer | Pongkawa, Te Puke |
| DOUGLAS | Samuel Bruce | - | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| DOWNIE | James | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| FORD | Edward John | Farmer and stockdealer | Te Puke |
| FULTON | Robert Henry | Farm Hand | RD, Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| GARFORTH | Frederick | Shop Assistant | Te Puke |
| GODWIN | Lionel Stewart | Sawmill Hand | C/o Tunnicliffe & Co, Pongakawa, RD, Te Puke |
| GORDON | Earnest Harving | Farmer | Otamarakau, RD, Te Puke |
| GORDON | Norman Cameron | Farm Hand | RD, Te Puke |
| GRAVESON | William Thomas | Farm Hand | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| GREANEY | Patrick John | Postman | Boucher Ave, Te Puke |
| GRIFFITHS | Holly | Forestry Worker | State Fire Service, Pongakawa |
| GULLIVER | Douglas Waldron James | Farmer | RD, Paengaroa |
| GULLIVER | Leonard Thornton Joseph | Farm Hand | RD, Paengaroa |
| HAZELDEN | Frederick Joh | Millhand | C/o Mr Barrett, Jellicoe St, Te Puke |
| HEFFERNEN | Thomas Matthew | Cadet | C/o Mrs Mailman, Te Puke |
| HIGHET | Graham James | Farm Hand | Paengaroa |
| HERD | Matthew Vivian | General Carrier | Te Puke |
| HILL | William Hamilton | Farm Hand | Te Matai, RD, Te Puke |
| HOUGHTON | Albert Edward | Farm Hand | Paengaroa |
| HUMPHREY | Dennis Shand | Bank Clerk | Te Puke |
| JENSEN | George William | Forestry Worker | RD, Te Puke |
| JOHNSTONE | Quentin Carrick | Farmer | C/o Mr Blaymires, RD, Te Puke |
| LAW | Graham Henry | Dairyman | Ohinepanea, RD, Te Puke |
| LAY | Thomas | Watch-repairer | Te Puke |
| McCARTHY | David Stanley | Farm Worker | RD, Te Puke |
| MacDONALD | Donald Albert Victor | Farm Hand | Te Puke |
| McFARLANE | Colin | Farm Hand | Papamoa, Te Puke |
| McGARVA | Frederick William | Farm Hand | Otamarakau, RD, Te Puke |
| MEIKLE | Raymond Neal | Farm Hand | C/o Post Office, Te Puke |
| MURRAY | Norman Hugh | Farming | Te Matai, RD, Te Puke |
| NEILSON | David Sneddon | Draper | Te Puke |
| NEILSON | Desmond | Farm Hand | C/o Mr C L Luke, Te Puke |
| NIX | John Bruce | Dairy Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| PARTON | John | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| PAUL | Norman Carruthers | Farm Hand | C/o T Slater, Rangiuru Rd, Te Puke |
| PINKER | Eric Charles Ephriam | Farm Hand | RD, Te Puke |
| PEAKE | Victor Howard | - | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| REYNOLDS | Noel Ernest | Dairy Farmer | Te Puke |
| RIDDELL | Alan William | Farm Hand | RD, Te Puke |
| ROBERTSON | Alan James | Farmer | Te Matai, RD, Te Puke |
| SAMSON | Walter Trevor | Clerk | C/o Te Puke Hotel, Te Puke |
| SINCLAIR | Kenneth Duncan | Dairy Factory Asst | Te Puke |
| SMYTH | Frederick | Packer and Fireman | Te Puke |
| TANNER | Terence Moloney | Farm Hand | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| VALDER | Alfred Robert | Farm Hand | Te Matai, RD, Te Puke |
| WALTER | Albert Francis Kramer | Farm Hand | Pongkawa, Te Puke |
| YOUNG | John | Farm Hand | Te Tumu, Te Puke |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY NOVEMBER 8, 1940
THE BALLOT - THE DISTRICT LIST - The following is a list of men of the district drawn in the second ballot for Territorial training:
| ANDREWS | Raymond | Farm labourer | C/o R E Gower, Te Puke |
| ASHTON | Sedman Stanley | Builder | RD, Te Puke |
| BARNEY | Ernest | Farmer | Te Puke |
| BARRETT | Mervyn | Farm hand | Jellicoe St, Te Puke |
| BENNER | Arthur Worrall | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| BENNER | Brian Ernest | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| BENNER | Wilford Howard | Farmer and carrier | Te Puke |
| BENSIMAN | John Hollier | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
| BETTERIDGE | Francis William Cecil | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| BLYTHE | Alfred John | Farmer | Rangiuru Rd, Te Puke |
| BRADLEY | Frederick | Farmer | C/o P G Ritchie, RD, Te Puke |
| BROWNE | Ernest William Munn | - | Te Puke Hotel, Te Puke |
| BULLOCK | Frank Arthur | Farm hand | C/o L Singleton, RD, Te Puke |
| BURKE | Raymond Walter | Farm hand | C/o R Mark, Te Matai Rd, Te Puke |
| CHATFIELD | Eon Macey | Farm hand | C/o M Singleton, Te Puke |
| CLUNE | James Alfred | Sawmill hand | C/o Tunnicliffe Mill, RD, Te Puke |
| COFFIN | Stanley Lionel | Farmer | Te Puke |
| COLLIER | Percy Henry | Farm hand | C/- D Dreaver, Paengaroa |
| CRAIG | Raymond Thomas | Grocer | C/o Kaituna Hotel, Te Puke |
| DAWSON | Herbert Lawrence | Farm hand | C/o Tanner Bros, Rangiuru Rd, Te Puke |
| DIXON | Colin | Dairy farmer | No 2 Rd, Te Puke |
| EARNSHAW | James Herbert | Cook | C/o State Forestry, RD, Te Puke |
| ELVEY | Harold Bertrand | - | C/o Mrs Mailman, Te Puke |
| FARRELLY | Patrick Terrence | Farm labourer | Main Road, Te Puke |
| FENTON | Arnold | Sawmiller | C/o Tunnicliffe Mill, RD, Te Puke |
| FRASER | John Ronald | Farm labourer | C/o T C Mikkelsen, Te Puke |
| GARFORTH | Arthur John | Shopworker | Te Puke |
| GIBBONS | Spencer Watson | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| GILBERT | Roy | Buttermaker | BOP Dairy Co, Te Puke |
| GILMORE | Eric William | Farm hand and drover | Tui St, Te Puke |
| GOODHUE | Philip Sydney | Farm hand | C/o F A Sanne, RD, Te Puke |
| GORDON | John Henry | Factory hand | Beattie Ave, Te Puke |
| GORLAM | Bruce | Basket-worker | Maketu |
| GRAVESON | Francis Henry | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
| GRAY | Norman Hilton | Bank clerk | C/o Union Bank of Australasia, Te Puke |
| GULLIVER | John Albert Valentine | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| HAZELDON | William Henry | Bushman | C/o Mr Barrett, Jellicoe St, Te Puke |
| HENMAN | Nelson Francis | Tree planter | Pongakawa Valley, Te Puke |
| HERRING | Francis William | - | Maketu |
| HIRD | William James | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| HODDER | Ernest Jack | Farm hand | C/o E Newman, RD, Te Puke |
| HOPE | Lewis | Farmer | Te Puke |
| HOPKINS | Arthur William | Surveyor assistant | Te Puke |
| HOWAT | James Campbell | Missionary student | RD, Te Puke |
| KREAGER | Bertie Ranfurly John | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
| KYDD | John Corsar | Farm hand | C/o W S Russell, Paengaroa |
| LEITCH | Terence | Farm hand | C/o K A Bennett, Papamoa |
| LENNARD | Trevor | Farmer | Papamoa, RD, Te Puke |
| MacFARLANE | - | Farm hand | C/o G C Brown, Papamoa, Te Puke |
| McFARLANE | David | Farmer | Papamoa, RD, Te Puke |
| MACKAY | James Robert | Drain layer | Pongakawa |
| McNAUGHTON | Alan Douglas | Farmer | Box 42, Te Puke |
| MAIN | Charles Robert | Farmer | Pongakawa, RD, Te Puke |
| MALYON | Joseph John | Farm hand | C/o Morton Bros, Papamoa, RD, Te Puke |
| MARTIN | Robert Alex | Farm assistant | RD, Te Puke |
| MILLS | Trevor Norman | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| MORTON | Arthur | Dairy farmer | RD, Papamoa |
| MOSSOP | Robert Birkett | Dairy farm hand | Papamoa, RD, Te Puke |
| MOUGHTON | James Richard | Farm hand | Moehau St, Te Puke |
| NEWBY | Richard Hamilton | Testing officer | No 2 Rd, Te Puke |
| O'REILLY | Lawrence Daniel | Quarryman labourer | Te Puke |
| O'REILLY | Dan | State Forest worker | Pongakawa |
| PARTRIDGE | Jack | Farm hand | Paengaroa |
| PHARE | John Richmond | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| PHILLIPS | Richard John | Farm hand | Papamoa, RD, Te Puke |
| PILCHER | Walter David | Drapers assistant | Stewart St, Te Puke |
| PIRRET | William | - | Te Puke |
| RINGER | Richard Amyas Allan | Teacher | PO, Maketu |
| ROBERTS | Llewellyn | Grocer | Te Puke |
| ROBERTSON | Douglas Clarence | Farmer | Pongakawa, RD, Te Puke |
| ROBINSON | Hector Campbell | Labourer | Main St, Te Puke |
| ROYCROF | Herbert Darcy | Farm hand | C/o A Mark, Te Puke |
| RUEBE | Albert Hector | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| SANDERS | Alfred Trevor | Shop assistant | Te Puke |
| SANKEY | George Matthew | Farm hand | Paengaroa |
| SHARKEY | Desmond Thomas | School teacher | Seddon St, Te Puke |
| SIMMONS | William Vincent | Farm hand | PO, Te Puke |
| SINGLETON | James Kitchener | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| SINGLETON | Raymond Thomas | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| SMITH | Benjamin Clarke William | Teacher | George St, Te Puke |
| SMITH | Henry Allan | Butcher | Oxford St, Te Puke |
| SMITH | William Henry | Dairy farmer | Te Puke |
| SPRAGGON | Richard John | Plumber | Jocelyn St, Te Puke |
| SPRATT | Nelson McRae | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
| STARKE | Herbert John William | Farm hand | C/o W J McAreavy, Te Puke |
| STEADMAN | Victor Craig | Farm hand | C/o W S Russell, Paengaroa |
| STEEVENS | Eric Leo | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
| SULLIVAN | John Thomas | Tractor driver | Te Puke Flax Co |
| STRATTON | Ronald Andrew | Carpenter | RD, Te Puke |
| VERCOE | Terrance James | Farm hand | C/o I Vercoe, Paengaroa |
| WEBBER | George William | Labourer | Te Puke |
| WHITTINGTON | Jack Edward | Farmer | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| WICHMAN | Roy | Farmer | Te Puke |
| WICKHAM | Neville Edward Deacon | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| WILSON | Charles William | - | C/o L E Page, Paengaroa |
| WOOD | Maurice | Farmer | Te Puke |
| WOLFE | Len Robert | Farm hand | C/o D N Wilson, Paengaroa. |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY DECEMBER 6, 1940
OVERSEAS BALLOT - MEN DRAWN FROM TE PUKE DISTRICT - The list of men from this district in the first ballot for overseas service is published herewith:
| BARLOW | George | Farm Labourer | C/- H Jones, Te Puke RD |
| BARRETT | Mervyn | Farm Hand | Jellicoe St, Te Puke |
| BLYTHE | Alfred John | Farmer | Rangiuru, Te Puke |
| BLYTHE | Gordon Gibbs | Farm Hand | Rangiuru, Te Puke |
| CONWAY | William Ebenezer Page | Farm Hand | Paengaroa |
| CROSS | Stanley Ralph | Drain-layer | C/o Lands and Survey, Pongakawa |
| DIPROSE | Thomas Allan | Farm Hand | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| DIXON | Colin | Dairy Farmer | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| DOHERTY | James | Clergyman | C/o Miss Bragg, Oroua St, Te Puke |
| GIBBONS | Spencer Watson | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| GILMORE | Allan John | Butcher | C/o W Tanner, The Strand, Tauranga |
| GODWIN | Lionel Stewart | Sawmill Hand | C/o Tunnicliffe and Co, RD, Te Puke |
| GOODHUE | Phillip Sydney | Farm Hand | C/o F A Sanne, RD, Te Puke |
| GRAVESON | William Thomas | Farm Hand | C/o A R Watson, No 2 Rd, Te Puke |
| HICKSON | Pat Annesley | Share Milker | RD, Te Puke |
| HINE | Alfred William | Engineer | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| HUMPHREY | Dennis Shand | Bank Clerk | Te Puke |
| McCARTHY | David Stanley | Farm Hand | RD, Te Puke |
| McGARVA | Eric Lawrence | Farm Hand | Otamarakau, RD, Te Puke |
| MEIKLE | Thomas Edward | Farm Hand | C/o Post Office, Te Puke |
| MORTENSEN | George Alfred Todd | Farm Hand | Otamarakau, RD, Te Puke |
| MOUGHTON | James Richard | Farm Hand | Moehau St, Te Puke |
| NICOL | William Pat | Farm Hand | Te Matai, RD, Te Puke |
| O'SHANNESSEY | Brian | Farm Labourer | Te Puke |
| PARSONS | Thomas | Share Milker | Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| ROYCROFT | Herbert Darcy | Farm Hand | C/o A Mark, Te Puke |
| SANDERS | Alfred Trevor | Shop Assistant | Te Puke |
| SINGLETON | Raymond Thomas | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| SPRATT | Nelson McRae | Farm Hand | P O Box 50, Te Puke |
| STARKE | Herbert John William | Farm Hand | C/o W J McAreavy, Carrier, Te Puke |
| WALTER | Albert Francis Kramer | Farm Hand | Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| WICHMAN | Roy | Farmer | Te Puke |
| WILLIAMS | Frederick Mervyn | - | Maniatutu Rd, Pongakawa, Te Puke |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY MARCH 7, 1941
OVERSEAS BALLOT - The following men from Te Puke and district have been called up for overseas service under the National Service Emergency Regulations:
| ADAMS | Cecil Mervyn | ? | C/o FAC, Te Puke |
| AUBERTIN | Alan Frank | Carpenter | Pukehina RD, Te Puke |
| BENNER | Arthur Worral | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| BENNER | Brian Ernest | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| BENSIMAN | John Hollier | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
| BOWEN | Kenneth Maurice | Builder | Cameron Rd, Te Puke |
| BRADLEY | Frederick | Farm hand | C/o P G Ritchie, Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| BROWNE | Ernest William Munn | Department manager | Te Puke Hotel, Te Puke |
| BYRNE | Herbert William | Herd-tester and recorder | PO, Te Puke |
| CONWAY | Gerald Kitchener | - | Paengaroa, Te Puke |
| CURRAN | Roger Percival | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
| DAWSON | Herbert Lawrence | Farm hand | C/o Tanner Bros, Rangiuru Rd, Te Puke |
| FARRELLY | Patrick Terence | - | Main Rd, Te Puke |
| FREEMAN | Herbert Gordon | Clerk | Box 37, Te Puke |
| GARRATT | Geoffrey Harold | Lorry driver | Upper Papamoa |
| GILBERT | Roy | Buttermaker | BOP Dairy Co, Te Puke |
| GORDON | Norman Cameron | Farm hand | C/o F Woolsey, RD, Te Puke |
| GULLIVER | Leonard Thornton Joseph | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| HAZELDEN | William Henry | Bushman | C/o Mr Barratt, Jellicoe St, Te Puke |
| HERD | Matthew Vivian | General carrier | Te Puke |
| HICHENS | George Spencer | Farm labourer | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| HIGGINS | George William | - | Mount Maunganui |
| HILL | Ernest Raymond | Labourer | Pongakawa State Forest, Te Puke |
| HINTZ | Clifford Thomas | Civil Servant | C/o NZ Railways, Tauranga |
| HOPE | Jack | Farmer | Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| INNES | Peter Ross | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| JENKINS | Richard Leigh | Share milker | Te Puke |
| KARL | Benedict Nicholas Joseph | Forestry worker | C/o I Cubit, Te Puke |
| LAY | Thomas | Watchmaker | Jellicoe St, Te Puke |
| LEES | Frederick Trevor | Farming student | Papamoa RD, Te Puke |
| McDOWELL | Robert James | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| McFARLANE | David | Farm hand | Papamoa RD, Te Puke |
| McGARVA | Frederick William | Farmer | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| MAIN | Charles Robert | Dairy farmer | Pongakawa RD, Te Puke |
| MORINE | Robert Pierre | Grocers assistant | C/o Miss Bragg, Te Puke |
| MORTON | Arthur | Dairy farmer | Papamoa RD, Te Puke |
| MUIR | George James (Jnr) | Farmer | Mine Road, Te Puke |
| MURPHY | Cornelius | Dairy farm hand | Rangiuru Rd, Te Puke |
| MURPHY | Herbert Owen | Apprentice motor mechanic | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| MURPHY | Lawrence Edward | Farm hand | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| MURRAY | Norman Hugh | Farmer | Te Matai RD, Te Puke |
| NICHOL | John Hugh | Dairy farm hand | Te Matai RD, Te Puke |
| O'GRADY | Francis John | Grocers assistant | Farmers Trading Co, Te Puke |
| O'REILLY | Lawrence Daniel | Labourer | Te Puke |
| PAGE | Ernest William | Lorry driver | C/o H Berryman, Te Puke |
| PEAKE | Victor Howard | - | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| PILCHER | Walter David | Drapers assistant | Stewart St, Te Puke |
| PINKER | Eric Charles Ephraim | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
| RIST | Bernard Ferguson | Shepherd | C/o G Blythe, Rangiuru RD, Te Puke |
| ROBERTSON | Douglas Clarence | Farm hand | Pongakawa RD, Te Puke |
| SHEPHERD | Leslie | Painter | King St, Te Puke |
| SMITH | Benjamin Clarke William | Teacher | George St, Te Puke |
| SMITH | Leslie Digby | - | Paengaroa, Te Puke |
| STEADMAN | Victor Haig | Farm hand | C/o W S Russell, Paengaroa, Te Puke |
| STEEVENS | Eric Leo | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
| STODDARD | Herber Rutter | Farm worker | RD, Te Puke |
| TANNER | Theodore Ashton | Dairy farmer | C/o T E Witherow, Carruths RD, Te Puke |
| VALDER | Albert Robert | Farm hand | Te Matai RD, Te Puke |
| VERCOE | Terrence James | Farm hand | C/o C I Vercoe, Paengaroa |
| VINCENT | Harold | Transport-driver | C/o F R Gibbons, Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| WEBB | Horace Williams | Farm labourer | C/o Mrs L E Frost, RD, Te Puke |
| WEBBY | Harold | Farm worker | Maketu |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY MAY 9, 1941
OVERSEAS BALLOT - TE PUKE AND DISTRICT MEN - An extraordinary Gazette published on Wednesday May 7th under the provisions of the National Service Emergency Regulations, 1940, contains the names of the following men from Te Puke and district who have been called up for service overseas:
| ALEXANDER | Frederick Henry | Clerk | C/o J E Whittington, No 3 Rd, Te Puke |
| BAYLISS | Noel | Dairy farmer | Seddon St, Te Puke |
| BEASLEY | Frank | Dairy farmer | Paengaroa |
| BENNER | Wilford Howard | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| BLACK | David Francis | Farm hand | C/o A E Nettlingham, RD, Te Puke |
| BLACKMORE | Edward George | Farm hand | C/o R McKenzie, Paengaroa |
| BRENNAN | Raymond John | Exchange Clerk | C/o Post Office, Te Puke |
| BRIDGE | John Royce Wells | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| BROWN | Frederick Charles | Farm hand | C/o F Woolsey, RD, Te Puke |
| BRYNILDSEN | Neal | Exchange Clerk | C/o Post Office, Te Puke |
| CHATFIELD | Eon Macey | Farm hand | C/o M Singleton, Te Puke |
| COFFIN | Stanley Lionel | Farmer | Te Puke |
| CONWAY | John William | Electrician | Te Puke |
| COURTNEY | John Clarence | - | Post Office, Maketu |
| CRAIG | Raymond Thomas | Grocer | C/o Kaituna Hotel, Te Puke |
| DOWNIE | James | Farmer | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| ELVEY | Harold Bertrand | Telegraph cadet | C/o Mrs Mailman, Boucher Ave, Te Puke |
| FENTON | Thomas George | Truck driver | C/o Tunnicliffe & Co, Pongakawa RD, Te Puke |
| FRANCIS | Willis McKay | Labourer | C/o W Black, Paengaroa |
| GILMORE | Eric William | Farm hand | Tui St, Te Puke |
| GORDON | Albert Charles | Share milker | Te Puke |
| GORDON | James Patterson | Butcher | Beattie Ave, Te Puke |
| GORDON | John Henry | Factory hand | Beattie Ave, Te Puke |
| GRAY | William Robert John | Retail butcher | King St, Te Puke |
| HALCOMBE | Douglas Follett | Dairy farmer | Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| HAYWARD | Athol Isaac | Carpenter | C/o Mrs B Maunder, Te Puke |
| HAZELDEN | Frederick John | Bushman mill hand | C/o Mr Barrett, Jellicoe St, Te Puke |
| HILL | William Hamilton | Farm hand | Te Matai RD, Te Puke |
| HOLMAN | George James | Farm labourer | Te Puke |
| HOPE | Lewis | Farmer | Te Puke |
| HOUGHTON | Alfred Edward | Farm hand | C/o McCarthy and Hird, Te Puke RD |
| JOHNSON | Glen Frederick | Dairy factory hand | C/o Mrs Benner, No 2 Rd, Te Puke |
| KENNEDY | Joseph Alexander | Sawmill hand | C/o Tunnicliffe & Co, Pongakawa RD, Te Puke |
| KREEGHER | Phillip | Farm hand | C/o W T Strawbridge, Otamarakau, Te Puke |
| LENNARD | Trevor George Kenyon | Dairy farmer | Papamoa RD, Te Puke |
| LONGWORTH | Rex Rimmer | Grocer | Pongakawa RD, Te Puke |
| MacDONALD | Ken Ernest | Farm hand | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| McFARLANE | Colin | Farm hand | Papamoa RD, Te Puke |
| McINTOSH | Edward Brian | Blacksmith striker | Pongakawa |
| MADIGAN | Ronald James Patrick | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| MARTIN | Charles Neville | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| NEWMAN | James John | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| NIX | John Bruce | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| O'REILLY | Dan | State forest worker | State Forest Service, Pongakawa |
| PARTON | John | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| PHILLIPS | William Henry | Farm hand | Papamoa RD, Te Puke |
| REYNOLDS | Mervyn Cedric | Dairy farmer | Te Puke |
| ROBERTS | Llewellyn | Grocer | Te Puke |
| ROBERTSON | Alan James | Farmer | Te Matai RD, Te Puke |
| SAUNDERS | John Fenton | Storeman | RD, Te Puke |
| SCHICK | Alex Gordon | Surfaceman | Matata, BOP |
| SIMMONS | George Herbert | Farm hand | C/o T H Tanner, Rangiuru Rd, Te Puke |
| SIMMONS | William Vincent | Farm hand | Te Matai Rd, Te Puke |
| SINCLAIR | Kenneth Duncan | Dairy factory assistant | Oxford St, Te Puke |
| SMITH | Leo Joseph | Farm hand | C/o E Hawks, Te Matai Rd, Te Puke |
| SMYTH | Frederick | Packer and fireman | Main Road, Te Puke |
| STEWART | Charles Francis | Farm labourer | C/o F A Hanfling, Papamoa, te Puke |
| TELFORD | Thomas Gordon | Farm hand | C/o M Cameron, Te Puke RD |
| WADE | Willian Alfred Stephen | Labourer | Te Puke |
| WEBBER | George William | Labourer | C/o Post Office, Mt Maunganui |
| WOOD | Maurice | Farmer | Te Puke |
TE PUKE TIMES - JUNE 27, 1941
TERRITORIAL FORCE - LATEST BALLOT - By Gazette extraordinary issued June 24th, the following men from the No 2 (Paeroa) district are called up for territorial training:
| BLACK | Robert Nix | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| BOWEN | Walter Godfrey | Shearer | Cameron Rd, Te Puke |
| CARTHEW | Lindsay Derrick | Bank clerk | Oroua Street, Te Puke |
| COFFIN | Arthur Raymond | Farm labourer | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| COLLETT | Leslie Laurence | Farm hand | C/o S J Collett, Paengaroa |
| FULTON | Roydon George | Farm hand | Pongakawa Valley |
| GORDON | Allan Bruce | Dairy farm employee | Pukehina |
| GRAFAS | James | Assistant film operator | Hastings St, Te Puke |
| HAMLIN | John Geoffrey | Farm hand | C/o R McKenzie, Paengaroa |
| JUDD | Stanley George | Student | Moehau Street, Te Puke |
| LANG | Leslie Terence | - | C/o C B Lee, RD, Te Puke |
| LIDDICOAT | Neville Frederick | Farm hand | C/o Mr J Patterson, Paengaroa |
| MacDONALD | Alan John | Farm hand | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| MADDEN | Neil Henry | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| NICHOLLS | George Walter | Farm worker | C/o W Harray, No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| NORRIS | Ben Thomas Bartlo | Farmer | Te Puke |
| O'DRISCOLL | John Cotter | Assistant storeman | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| PETCH | Kenneth Calder | Farm hand | C/o E Lemon, RD, Te Puke |
| PETCH | Roy | Farm hand | Beach Road, Papamoa |
| REEKIE | Peter Richardson | Grocers Assistant | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| ROBERTS | Ashley Cecil | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
| RODERICK | William John | Farm hand | No 1 Road, Te Puke |
| SHEARER | Kenneth Armstrong | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
| SHEPHERD | John Robert Gordon | Joiner | Oroua Street, Te Puke |
| STEER | Sidney | Hairdressers apprentice | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| TRELOAR | Stanley Isaac | Farm hand | Paengaroa |
| WILHELM | Morris Edward | Farm hand | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| WILLIAMS | William Thomas | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| WRIGHT | William Henry | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY AUGUST 8, 1941
OVERSEAS BALLOT - The names of 23,825 single men eligible for overseas service have appeared in an Extraordinary New Zealand Gazette published on Wednesday August 6, 1941. Of this total 1374 men are from the Paeroa Military District and include 69 from the Te Puke district. Appeals against, or for the postponement of service must be delivered or posted to the Director of National Service in Wellington by August 16. All men called in the ballot may exercise an option to apply for entry into the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Instructions are contained in the calling up notices they will receive. The following are the names of the local men drawn in the ballot:
| ANDREWS | Raymond | Farm labourer | C/o R E Gower, Te Puke |
| ANSELL | Charles | Sawmiller | C/o Tunnicliffe & Co, Pongakawa RD, Te Puke |
| ANTON | Mervyn Noel | Labourer | Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| ASHTON | Sedman Stanley | Builder | RD, Te Puke |
| BARROW | Angus Charles | Farm labourer | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| CAMMOCK | Thomas | Farm hand | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| CARRUTH | Alexander | Farmer | Te Puke |
| COLLETT | Ivan Joseph John | Dairy farmer | C/o Ball Brothers, Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| COLLINS | Richard Carden | Mechanic | C/o T D Wills, Jellicoe St, Te Puke |
| CORRIGAN | Delwyn Laurence | Forestry worker | State Forestry, Te Puke |
| CROSS | Charles Russell | Farm labourer | C/o R Mark, Te Matai Rd, Te Puke |
| DANIELS | Thomas Edward | Farmer | Te Puke |
| DOUGHERTY | Henry Edwin | Farmer | Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| DOUGHTY | Bruce | Farm hand | C/o A W Anderson, Papamoa, Te Puke |
| DRABBLE | Albert Hamilton | Farm hand | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| DWYER | John | Farmer | Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| FORD | Edward John | Farmer and stock dealer | Te Puke |
| FULTON | Robert Henry | Farm hand | Pongakawa Valley RD, Te Puke |
| GARFORTH | Arthur John | Shop assistant | Main Street, Te Puke |
| GORDON | Ernest Harving | Farmer | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| GRAHAM | James Lawrence | Farm hand | Paengaroa, Te Puke |
| GRAY | Norman Hilton | Bank clerk | C/o Union Bank of Australia, Te Puke |
| GULLIVER | John Albert Valentine | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| HALLIWELL | Ronald Herbert | Farm hand | C/o D A Coleman, No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| HICKEY | Patrick Joseph | Employee NZ Railways | Harris Street, Te Puke |
| HODDER | Ernest Jack | Farm hand | C/o E Newman, No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| HOWAT | James Campbell | Missionary Student | C/o Mrs A E Keys, RD, Te Puke |
| HUGHES | Albert William | Farmer | Paengaroa, Te Puke |
| HUGHES | Edward Lewis | Farmer | Paengaroa, Te Puke |
| HUGHES | John Douglas | Farmer | Paengaroa, Te Puke |
| HUTCHINSON | Lester | Labourer | C/o Tunnicliffe & Co, Pongakawa RD, Te Puke |
| JOHNSTONE | Quentin Carrick | Farmer | C/o J P Blaymires, Maniatutu RD, Te Puke |
| JONES | Trevor Lloyd | Farm labourer | Paengaroa, Te Puke |
| KYDD | John Corsar | Farm hand | C/o W S Russell, Paengaroa |
| LEE | Colin Louis | Dairy factory labourer | C/o BOP Dairy Co, P O Box 8, Te Puke |
| McDOWELL | Samuel Thomas | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| McNAUGHTON | Alan Douglas | Farmer | Box 42, Te Puke |
| McNAUGHTON | David Charles | Farmer | PO, Tauranga |
| MAILMAN | Jack Douglas | Shop employee | C/o Farmers Trading Co Ltd, Te Puke |
| MOORE | Clifford Phillip Edward | Farm labourer | Papamoa RD, Te Puke |
| NEILSON | David Sneddon | Draper | Te Puke |
| O'DRISCOLL | Daniel | Shepherd | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| O'DRISCOLL | Francis James | - | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| PARTRIDGE | Jack | Farm hand | Paengaroa, Te Puke |
| PHARE | John Richmond | Farm hand | Manoeka, Te Puke |
| PHELPS | Leslie Raymond | Farmer | Te Puke |
| QUINTAL | George Robert Douglas | Farm hand | C/o E O Webber, RD, Te Puke |
| REEKIE | Thomas | Grocers assistant | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| REYNOLDS | Noel Ernest | Dairy farmer | Te Puke |
| RIDDELL | Clifford Walter | Farm hand | Paengaroa RD, Te Puke |
| ROBINSON | Hector Campbell | General labourer | Main Street, Te Puke |
| ROSS | Donald Stanley | Dairy farmer | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| RYBURN | Walter Allan | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| SHARKEY | Desmond Thomas | School teacher | Seddon Street, Te Puke |
| SHEARER | Roy Lindsay | Farmer | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| SINGLETON | James Kitchener | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| SMYTH | Cecil James | Farm labourer | Dunlop Road, Te Puke |
| STRINGER | William Edward | Herd testing officer | Te Puke |
| TANNER | Terence Moloney | Farm hand | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| VOLTZ | Phillip Arnold | Farmer | Maniatutu Road, Te Puke |
| WEBSTER | Jack Arthur | - | Papamoa RD, Te Puke |
| WHITE | John Randall | Farm worker | C/o D & S Ross, RD, Te Puke |
| WHITTAKER | Wilfred Clarence | Labourer | C/o Tunnicliffe & Co, Pongakawa RD, Te Puke |
| WHITTINGTON | Jack Edward | Farmer | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| WILSON | Cecil Roberts | Teamster | RD, Te Puke |
| WILSON | Charles William | Farm hand | C/o Barker Bros, RD, Te Puke |
| WILSON | Charles William | - | C/o L E Page, Paengaroa |
| WILSON | Owen Norman | Farm employee | C/o G L Robinson, Te Puke |
| WOLFSBAUER | Raymond | Farm hand | C/o G C Brown, Te Puke |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY AUGUST 22, 1941
TERRITORIAL BALLOT - 12 LOCAL MEN CALLED UP - The following are the names of men registered in Classes B1 and C of the First Division of the General Reserve who have been called up under the National Service Emergency Regulations 1940 for service with the Territorial Force:
| COSGROVE | P McE | Te Puke |
| FLEMING | D R | Rangiuru |
| HARRIS | K L | Te Puke |
| HARRISON | D T | Te Puke |
| JONES | G E | Te Puke |
| KEY | A T | Ohinepanea |
| MALYON | D J | Te Puke |
| REID | J F | Te Puke |
| THOMPSON | N | Pongakawa |
| WILKINS | C H | Te Puke |
| WILLIAMS | L A | Te Puke |
| WRIGHT | D H | Te Puke |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY JANUARY 23, 1942
THE LATEST BALLOT - The first ballot calling up married me for service wit the Territorial Force was gazetted on Tuesday evening. Altogether there are 27,104 names in the gazette, the married men included being these without children. Attached to the Gazette is a note stating that included in the list are the names of a number of men who have already volunteered for overseas service and also the names of some men who are already serving in Home Defence units.
| BESTON | Gordon Oscar | Farm hand | Paengaroa RD, Te Puke |
| BRESLIN | Patrick | Dairy farmer | Te Puke |
| BRESLIN | William | Farmer | Te Puke |
| CLARK | Arthur | Farmer | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| CLEAVER | Rex Hilary | Stock agent | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| COOK | Archibald George | Farmer | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| CUBIT | Ivo Archibald | Farmer | Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| DARVILL | Stephen Roy | Bank officer | Belvedere Street, Te Puke |
| DAVISON | Clarence James | Store keeper | Pongakawa RD, Te Puke |
| DAY | Keith Stedman | Farmer | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| DONOVAN | Florence Daniel | Farmer | Third Avenue, Te Puke |
| EARP | Roland Woodroffe | Clerk | Box 37, Te Puke |
| GIBBONS | Francis Reginald | General carrier | Pongakawa RD, Te Puke |
| GILMORE | Andrew Hugh | Butcher | Tui St, Te Puke |
| HARGREAVES | Eric Hindle | Stock buyer | Moehau Street, Te Puke |
| HEMPHILL | Robert Boyd | Radio serviceman | Chaytor Street, Te Puke |
| HEWLETT | Claude Jeffrice | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
| HOSKING | Bruce Aka | Farm hand | Main Road, Te Puke |
| KELLY | Albert Edward | Farmer | C/o E O Webber, RD, Te Puke |
| KYDD | George Lyon Ross | Taxi proprietor | Jellicoe Street, Te Puke |
| McAREAVY | William John | Carrier | No 1 Road, Te Puke |
| McLEOD | John Sefton | Dairy farmer | Papamoa RD, Te Puke |
| MILNE | Francis Alexander | Shop manager | King Street, Te Puke |
| NEWDICK | Brian William Tunstall | Labourer | Maketu |
| O'DRISCOLL | Timothy Louis | Dairy farmer | Te Matai RD, Te Puke |
| REYNOLDS | Charlton John May | Forest ranger | Rotoehu State Forest, Pongakawa RD, Te Puke |
| ROWE | Leslie William | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| RYAN | Patrick Charles | Van driver | Jellicoe Street, Te Puke |
| SMART | Neville Valentine Cooke Grant | Farm manager | Te Matai RD, Te Puke |
| STEEL | Ronald Alexander | Farm hand | RD, Te Puke |
| SWANEY | Middleton Ryburn | Farm manager | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| TANNER | Jack | Stock auctioneer | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| TAYLOR | David Hugh | Telegraphist | King Street, Te Puke |
| THOCOLICH | Phillip | Labourer | Te Puke |
| TRELOAR | Andrew Gilbert | Farmer | C/o Mrs Frost, Te Puke |
| TUNNICLIFFE | Victor John Norris | Sawmill manager | RD, Te Puke |
| WARD | Alfred Henry John | Labourer | C/o D Eagleson, RD, Te Puke |
| WHITTINGTON | Mark | Hairdresser | Main Road, Te Puke |
| WICKHAM | Matthew Deacon | Student | RD, Te Puke |
| WILSON | Noel Richard | Farm hand | C/o J L Pearce, RD, Te Puke |
| YOUNG | Albert Edward | Clerk | Pongakawa Valley RD, Te Puke |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY MARCH 27, 1942
TERRITORIAL SERVICE - FOURTEENTH BALLOT - FIFTY-ONE TE PUKE NAMES - Fifty-one men from Te Puke and district are called up for service with the territorial force in the fourteenth ballot which was released this week. Nearly all are married men. The total number of men called up in the ballot is 17,570, 1117 of these being in the No 2 Military Area, in which Te Puke is included. The following are the names of men called up in this district:
| ALLEN | Edward Bayliss | Dairy farmer | Te Matai Road RD, Te Puke |
| ALLPORT | Rua Herbert | Farmer | Te Matai Road RD, Te Puke |
| ASHE | Hubert Alexander | Farmer | Te Matai Road RD, Te Puke |
| BAKER | Kenneth James | Timber worker | Jocelyn Street, Te Puke |
| BAKER | Philip Marsden | Orchardist | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| BENNETT | Francis Kilgour | Saw doctor | Te Puke Sawmills, Te Puke |
| BIRCH | Kenneth Thomas | Farm labourer | C/o A E Nettlingham, RD, Te Puke |
| BLYTHE | Vernon Henry | Farm labourer | C/o L McCracken, Rangiuru RD, Te Puke |
| BORRIELLO | Gilbert Olywth | Farm hand | Main Street, Te Puke |
| BOWEN | Ivan Verdun | Shearer | Moehau Street, Te Puke |
| BRAGG | Edmund William | Farmer | Te Matai Road RD, Te Puke |
| CARTER | Frederick John | Farmer | P O Box 28, Te Puke |
| CHITTENDEN | Claude Douglas | Share milker | Te Puke |
| COLLIER | Peter | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| COOK | Stanley | Forestry worker | Pongakawa Valley, RD, Te Puke |
| FABISH | David Morris | Mill foreman | C/o Tunnicliffe and Co, RD, Te Puke |
| FENTON | Robert John | Bushman | C/o Tunnicliffe and Co, RD, Te Puke |
| FLAY | Gordon Samuel | Truck driver | C/o J Phillips, Pongakawa |
| GORDON | Thomas John | Share milker | Te Matai Road RD, Te Puke |
| GRAHAM | William Allan | Farm hand | Rangiuru Road RD, Te Puke |
| GUNTON | Malcolm Stuart | Student | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| GUY | Arthur Cecil | Driver | Main Road, Te Puke |
| HARDING | Albert Richard | Farm hand | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| HARNETT | Cecil Richard henry | Farmer | Pukehina, Te Puke |
| HARTLEY | Raymond Thomas | Benchman | C/o Tunnicliffe and Co, RD, Te Puke |
| HINE | Charles George | Dairy factory hand | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| HOWARTH | Herbert Hector | Farm hand | C/o A C Galpin, Te Puke |
| LAURIE | William Reginald Shaw | Labourer | C/o L McCracken, Rangiuru RD, Te Puke |
| LAYNE | Phillip Joseph | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| LOANE | James Harold Vercoe | Machinist | Pongakawa Valley, RD, Te Puke |
| MASTER | Shivial Bhukhandas | Tailor | Te Puke |
| MUTTON | Robert Saunders Arthur | Dairy farmer | No 1 Road, Te Puke |
| NICHOLLS | Albert Jack Whelan | Projectionist | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| NIELSEN | Christian | Farmer | C/o Post Office, Paengaroa |
| NORRIS | Iven Northey | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| OXENHAM | Ernest | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| PARK | Arthur William Kingsley | Dairy farmer | RD, Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| PERSEY | John Earl Blackmore | Grocer | Glen Terrace, Te Puke |
| REYNOLDS | Robert Ivan | Farmer | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| ROWE | Harry Robert | Salesman | Harris Street, Te Puke |
| SIM | Alexander John | Sawmiller | Pongakawa Valley, RD, Te Puke |
| SLOMAN | John Russell | Farm hand | Te Matai Station, Te Puke |
| SMITH | Leslie George | Labourer | Te Tumu, Te Puke |
| SPRATT | Arthur Gordon | Farm labourer | Paengaroa-Maketu Highway, Paengaroa |
| TELFORD | Thomas Gordon | Farm hand | C/o M Cameron, RD, Te Puke |
| VALDER | Henry George | Mechanic | Jocelyn Street, Te Puke |
| VANT | Ian Bruce | Farm hand | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| VERCOE | Dudley John | Dairy farm hand | No 1 Road, Te Puke |
| WAGENER | Albert Edward | Butter factory assistant | Main Road, Te Puke |
| WALLER | Colin Matthew | Farmer | Te Puke |
| WATERREUS | Edward John | Carpenter | C/o Post Office, Maketu |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY MAY 1, 1942
ANOTHER BALLOT - MEN AGED 29 TO 32 - TE PUKE AND DISTRICT NAMES - The latest ballot issued on Wednesday contains the names of 57 district men aged between 29 and 32. The list is as follows:
| ASHLEY | Arthur Fredrick Tunstall | Bush worker | Pongakawa Valley, Te Puke |
| BABBAGE | John Roy | Share milker | C/o J McGee, Te Matai Road, Te Puke |
| BADCOCK | Denis John | Farm labourer | Otamarakau, Te Puke |
| BROWN | Alexander William | Assistant grocer | 568 (sic) Jellicoe Street, Te Puke |
| BRYANT | Stanley Seymour | Surfaceman NZR A1256 | Pukehina, Te Puke |
| CALDWELL | Donald Ross | Farm hand | Te Matai Road, Te Puke |
| CAMERON | Ewan William | Farm hand | C/o R Savage, Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| CHEETHAM | Thomas James | Dairy farmer | No 1 Road, Te Puke |
| CHOAT | Francis Clifford | School teacher | Belvedere St, Te Puke |
| CLEAVER | Oscar Arnold | Farmer | Te Puke |
| COLLINS | Edward James | Farmer | C/o A E Spratt, RD, Te Puke |
| COULTHARD | Thomas | Share milker | Paengaroa, RD, Te Puke |
| DIPROSE | Frederick George | Farmer | Paengaroa, RD, Te Puke |
| DIPROSE | Henry Newall | Lorry driver | Moehau Street, Te Puke |
| DOBNEY | William | Tramway conductor | Hastings St, Te Puke |
| DODDS | Robert Henry | Farm hand | Ota Rd, Te Puke |
| DRABBLE | Lennard Arthur | Benchman | Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| DRABBLE | Thomas | Farmer | Papamoa, Te Puke |
| EDHOUSE | David John | Butter factory assistant | Main Road, Te Puke |
| FEASEY | John Hugh | Farm hand | Paengaroa, RD, Te Puke |
| FLOWERS | William Edwin | Telegraphist | Chaytor St, Te Puke |
| GODINACH | Wallace Vincent | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| GUY | Horace Josselyn Thomas | Driver | Te Puke |
| HARKNESS | Percy George | Farm hand | C/o K A Bennett, Papamoa, Te Puke |
| HAWTHORNE | Mervin Harold | Farm manager | Papamoa, Te Puke |
| HODGES | Harold Charles | Farm hand | Maketu |
| HODGES | Wilfred Leslie | Truck driver | Moehau Street, Te Puke |
| HOPE | Rowley Thomas | Farmer | Te Puke |
| HOPKINS | Henry Port | Exchange clerk | Hastings St, Te Puke |
| INNES | William Paul | Store assistant | Main Road, Te Puke |
| JONES | Benjamin | Farmer | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| KEDDELL | Francis Jackson | Farm hand | C/o A E Codling, Reids Road, Papamoa, Te Puke |
| LALLY | James Michael | Farmer | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| LEA | Roland John Stadden | Farm worker | C/o R McEldowney, Main Road, Te Puke |
| McCARTHY | Greville Floviece | Farmer | C/o F D McCarthy, "Burnside" RD, Te Puke |
| McCULLOUGH | William John | Agent and auctioneer | Boucher Avenue, Te Puke |
| McNAUGHTON | Colin Campbell | Farmer | Box 42, Te Puke |
| MORGAN | Edgar Gwilyn | Pay clerk | C/o W Shearer, RD, Te Puke |
| NELSON | Thomas | Farm hand | Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| NEWDICK | Massey Cecil | Labourer | Maketu |
| PARTRIDGE | Cyril Walter | Builder | Cameron Rd, Te Puke |
| PARTRIDGE | Ronald Ivan | Farmer | Paengaroa, RD, Te Puke |
| PETCH | Noel | Dairy factory hand | Station Road, Te Puke |
| PHILLIPS | Arthur Charles Robert | Share milker | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| PHILLIPS | William Francis | Farmer | C/o H Harrison, Papamoa, Te Puke |
| POTTER | Alexander William | Salesman | Farmers Trading Co, Te Puke |
| PUTT | Allen Millar | Farmer | Maniatutu RD, Te Puke |
| READ | Harry Edward | Farmer | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| ROBINSON | Basil Gordon | Labourer | Post Office, Te Puke |
| ROULSTON | Reynold | Grader driver | Jellicoe St, Te Puke |
| SHEARER | Stanley Gordon | Dairy farmer | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| SINGLETON | Laurence | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| SKEET | William Bayly | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| THEOBOLD | James Herbert | Bushman | C/o Tunnicliffe & Co, RD, Te Puke |
| VERCOE | John | Mail contractor | Stewart St, Te Puke |
| WEST | Alan | Dairy farmer | Te Matai RD, Te Puke |
| WILSON | William Henry | Share milker | Papamoa RD, Te Puke |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY JUNE 26, 1942
ANOTHER BALLOT - SERVICE WITH ARMED FORCES - 63 FROM TE PUKE - A further 21,268 me have been called up for service in the Armed Forces in the latest ballot which was released on Wednesday and from these 63 come from Te Puke and district. Perhaps the feature of this list is the number of Te Puke businessmen balloted, the principles of no less than eight businesses in Te Puke being drawn. As usual the list contains a majority of the farming population. This list is of men between the ages of 32 and 35. The following are the names:
| ARTHUR | Benjamin James | Clerk (P & T) | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| BARTRAM | Eric Raymond | Mercer and clothier | Boucher Ave, Te Puke |
| CAMPBELL | Hugh | Labourer | C/o W H Benner, Rangiuru, Te Puke |
| CAMPNY | Henry James | Farmer | C/o R McKenzie, RD, Te Puke |
| CLARKSON | Charles Wilfred | Share milker | Matata, RD, Te Puke |
| COLLINS | Leonard | Butcher | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| COLLINS | Roy Herbert | Shop manager | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| CONN | Alexander James | Farmer | Te Puke |
| COOPER | Eric James | Grocer | Station Road, Te Puke |
| DAY | Hugh Dendy | Dairy farmer | No 1 Road, Te Puke |
| DELUGAR | Charles Martell | Farmer | Te Matai Road, RD, Te Puke |
| DENNIS | James Richard | Railway porter | Railway House 571 (sic) Jocelyn Street, Te Puke |
| DONOVAN | Cornelius Richard | Taxi driver | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| EDGAR | John Stephens | Surface man | 567 (sic) Jellicoe St, Te Puke |
| ELLIS | Kenneth Forbes | Truck driver | C/o State Forest Service, Pongakawa RD, Te Puke |
| EVERSHED | Percy Duncan Stewart | Dairy farmer | Papamoa, Te Puke |
| FOREMAN | William | Roadman | C/o S V Annett, RD, Te Puke |
| GILL | Alan Carruth | Farmer | Te Matai Road, RD, Te Puke |
| GORDON | Allan | School teacher | Pururi Avenue, Te Puke |
| GOWER | Reginald Edwin | Share milker | RD, Te Puke |
| GRUDNOFF | Boris | Garage proprietor | Boucher Ave, Te Puke |
| HANFLING | Francis Athol | Share milker | Papamoa, Te Puke |
| HASTIE | Sydney James | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| HILL | John William Charles | Farmer | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| HINTZ | Leonard Arthur | Farmer | Rangiuru RD, Te Puke |
| JEFFRIES | Donald James | Farm hand | C/o G M Jeffries, Te Puke |
| JOHNSTON | Thomas George | Storeman | Moehau Street, Te Puke |
| JOHNSTONE | Gordon Carlyle Carrick | Surfaceman (NZR) | Papamoa, Te Puke |
| JONES | Thomas Arthur | Labourer | Te Puke |
| KNUDSEN | Robert Rueben | Tractor driver | Pongakawa, Te Puke |
| LANGDON | Walter Alexander | Dairy farmer | Maniatutu Road, Te Puke |
| McCARTHY | Winston | Dairy farmer | No 1 Road, Te Puke |
| McLEOD | Roy Tannahil | Farmer | Papamoa, Te Puke |
| McLOUGHLIN | Henry Joseph | Pharmaceutical chemist | Glen Terrace, Te Puke |
| MANNING | Albert Reginald | Dairy farmer | Te Puke |
| MARTIN | Albert Walther (sic) | Farmer | Otamarakau, Te Puke |
| MAXWELL | John Noone | Cream carrier | Maketu |
| MUNRO | John Samuel | School teacher | Pongakawa Valley, Te Puke |
| NEWMAN | Albert Joseph Arthur | Dairy farmer | Te Puke |
| OLLIVIER | Arthur Morton | Farmer | Maketu Road, Paengaroa, Te Puke |
| PARTRIDGE | David John | Orchardist | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| PAVIOUR | Bedford Sydney | Stock agent | Harris Street, Te Puke |
| PEARCE | Ronald Quentin | Printer | Queen Street, Te Puke |
| PINDER | Frederick | Farm hand | Paengaroa |
| PRICE | Arthur John | Farmer | Papamoa Road, Te Puke |
| PRIOR | John Bower | Motor engineer | Station Road, Te Puke |
| REYNOLDS | William Henry Ellis | Dairy farmer | Te Puke |
| RIDDELL | Allen Hugh | General carrier | Papamoa, Te Puke |
| ROBERTSON | Gilbert Henry | Farmer | Pongakawa RD, Te Puke |
| ROLFE | Kenneth Henry | Dairy farmer | Te Matai Road, RD, Te Puke |
| SAVAGE | James | Farmer | Te Puke |
| SHEARER | Eric Alan | Dairy and sheep farmer | George Street, Te Puke |
| SHEARER | Wilfred Norman | Dairy farmer | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| SLATTER | Cyril Benedict | Hairdresser | Jellicoe Street, Te Puke |
| SYMES | Lawrence Edward Gore | Farmer | Manoeka, Te Puke |
| THEOBOLD | Ernest Charles | Dairy farmer | C/o Post Office, Maketu |
| TILLEY | George Stephen | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| VEITCH | David Blyth | Company manager | Chaytor Street, Te Puke |
| VERCOE | Clifford Innes | Farmer | Paengaroa |
| VERCOE | Donald | Dairy farmer | Rangiuru RD, Te Puke |
| WEATHERLEY | James Frederick Deane | Share milker | Rangiuru RD, Te Puke |
| WHITTINGTON | Robert Rueben | Linesman | Queen Street, Te Puke |
| WOOD | Cecil Walter | Farmer | Te Matai Road, RD, Te Puke |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY JULY 10, 1942
These men have been called up for training under recently gazetted National Service Regulations under which it is compulsory for men of military age (with certain exceptions) to register for training with the Home Guard. (Please note original newspaper article title on July 10 is corrected on the next paper to the above explantion.)
| ANTICH | G |
| BAKER | B E |
| BAKER | E H |
| BANNAN | A J |
| BENNER | J H |
| BERRYMAN | H W |
| BEST | A V G |
| BIRD | J |
| BIRD | W |
| BISHOPRICK | G H |
| BLACKBURN | H |
| BOAGEY | J L |
| BOYER | M J |
| BRANCH | J |
| BRICE | C E |
| BROWN | G C |
| BRUNTLETT | H |
| BUDD | E J |
| BURNETT | R C |
| BURRETT | F A |
| CANNELL | G D |
| CHAMPMAN | H |
| CLAREY | A J |
| COLLIER | R |
| CONWAY | J W |
| COOPER | L J |
| CORLETT | D A |
| CROWLEY | E D |
| CURLE | A I |
| CURRAN | S W |
| DREVER | D D |
| EVANS | R R |
| FLINN | A T A J |
| FOWLER | A |
| GIBBS | V |
| GOUGH | P |
| HAMMOND | J C |
| HARPER | P G |
| HARRISON | T |
| HEFFERNAN | J P |
| HEWISON | R J |
| HIGGINSON | A E |
| HINTZ | B A |
| HOLMES | R A |
| HUNTER | J A |
| JENSEN | G W |
| KEENLEYSIDE | W |
| KERR | C L |
| KEY | A E |
| KING | R A |
| LAYNE | W G |
| LEE | C B |
| LEMON | E J |
| LEWIS | R D |
| MAHER | M J |
| MATTHEWS | V G W |
| McCAULEY | G T |
| McCRACKEN | H N |
| McDONALD | H |
| McDONALD | R L |
| McINTOSH | J B |
| MONTGOMERY | C H |
| MORGAN | C F |
| NEWDICK | A W |
| NISBET | T |
| PARKINSON | R H |
| PARMAR | L S |
| PENDERGRAST | J S |
| PHILLIPS | A G |
| PITTAR | J |
| PRIER | T L |
| RANBY | C A |
| RICE | B L |
| RICE | H |
| RIDDELL | W E |
| ROBINSON | H C |
| ROGERS | L F |
| ROSS | J A |
| ROSS | N E |
| SHRIMPTON | L B |
| SINGH | B (x 2) |
| SMITH | W R |
| SPENCER | W R |
| STEEVENS | R W |
| TAFT | W E |
| TAYLOR | H B |
| THEOBALD | E C |
| THOMPSON | H |
| WALLER | H M |
| WASHER | H A |
| WATKINS | H R |
| WEBBER | H L |
| WHITEHEAD | C H |
| WHITTINGTON | H R |
| WILLS | T D |
| YOUNGMAN | I S |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 1942
THE BALLOT - SIXTY-SIX DISTRICT MEN - AGE GROUP 35, 36 and 37 - The following is the list of names of the men called from this district in the age group 35, 36 and 37 years. The sum for total for the Dominion is approximately 21,000:
| ANTRAM | Frederick Martin | Fireman | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| AUSTIN | Arthur Stanley | Produce manager | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| BAIKIE | Thomas Alexander | Baker | Jellicoe Street, Te Puke |
| BALL | Clarence Alois | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| BASHAM | Philip Arthur Leslie | Journalist | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| BENNER | John Henry | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| BERRYMAN | Harry Wrigley | Farmer | Te Puke |
| BEVERLEY | Edward Stafford | Bank officer | Harris Street, Te Puke |
| BRANCH | Jack | Dredge driver | Pongakawa |
| BROAD | George Allen | Sawmill hand | Te Matai Road, Te Puke |
| BROWN | Leonard | Dairy farmer | Te Puke |
| BROWNE | Reginald Robert | School teacher | Belvedere Street, Te Puke |
| BUDD | Keith Graemsley | Farmer | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| CAMERON | Matthew | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| CAMPBELL | John Andrew | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| CATO | Ronald Percival | Farmer | Te Puke |
| CHAPMAN | Herbert | Share milker | Te Puke |
| CLAREY | Albert John | Mill hand | Pongakawa |
| COLEMAN | Douglas Alexander | Farmer and milk vendor | Te Puke |
| COLLIER | Robert | Farmer | Paengaroa |
| COLLINS | Donald Roger | Grocers assistant | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| COURTNEY | Leslie George | Mill hand | Te Puke |
| CURLE | Albert Ivo | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| DALLEY | Jack Albert | Butcher | Te Puke |
| FLETCHER | John James | Surfaceman | Pukehina |
| GIBBS | Vickery | Farmer | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| GIRVAN | Andrew Buchanan | Farm labourer | RD, Te Puke |
| GORDON | Thomas John | Share milker | Te Matai Road, Te Puke |
| GRIFFITH | Stanley George | Farmer | Otamarakau, Te Puke |
| HANDS | Henry Seddon | Dairy farmer | Papamoa |
| HUNTER | Peter Watt | Farm hand | No 4 Road, Te Puke |
| JONES | Harry | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| JOYCE | Raymond Richard | Carpenter | Belvedere Street, Te Puke |
| KEENLEYSIDE | William | Farmer | Tui Street, Te Puke |
| LEES | Lionel Deacon | Farmer | Papamoa |
| LEMON | Eric Joseph | Dairy farmer | Te Puke |
| LEWIS | Robert Dunbar | Salesman | Te Puke |
| LOVELL | Leonard William Robert | Journalist | Te Puke |
| McCAULEY | George Thomas | Drover | Belvedere Street, Te Puke |
| McKENZIE | Roy | Farmer | Paengaroa |
| MAGEE | James | Labourer | Papamoa |
| MELROSE | Alfred Ernest | Farm hand | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| MENDS | George Hadyn | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| MORGAN | Charles Freeman | Share milker | Papamoa |
| MUNDT | William Charles | Dairy farmer | Paengaroa |
| MUNE | Glen Arthur | Share milker | Temare (sic) Road, Te Puke |
| MUNNS | Gordon George | Share milker | Pongakawa |
| NETTLINGHAM | Alfred Egbert | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| NIXON | Godfrey Addison | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| PAGE | Louis Edward | Dairy farmer | Paengaroa |
| PEARCE | John Leslie | Farmer | Pongakawa |
| PITTAR | John | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| POOL | George Alexander | Farmer | Maniatutu Road, Te Puke |
| PRIER (sic) | Thomas Leslie | Benchman | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| RENOUF | Whitley Chambers | Farmer | Te Matai Road, Te Puke |
| ROGERS | Leonard Franz | Mill hand | Te Puke |
| SCOTT | John | Motor driver | Paengaroa |
| SHRIMPTON | Leslie Bert | Clerk | Boucher Avenue, Te Puke |
| SMITH | William Raymond | Building foreman | Te Puke |
| STEEVENS | Roy Whitcombe | Farmer | Pongakawa |
| VICKERS | Stanley Gordon | Dairy farmer | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| WEBBER | Herbert Laurance | Carrier | Seddon Street, Te Puke |
| WILKS | Horace | Farmer | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| WILLIAMS | Norris Birch | Carrier | Chaytor Street, Te Puke |
| WILSON | Gordon Rankin | Shop assistant | No 1 Road, Te Puke |
| YOUNG | Ronald Arthur | Dairy farmer | Pukehina |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY NOVEMBER 13, 1942
THE BALLOT - MEN UP TO FORTY YEARS - ANOTHER 21,000 FROM THE DOMINION CALLED - The following is the list of men called in the ballot of Wednesday November 11, 1942, taken from the Register of those up to the age of 40 years, inclusive of those who have come into various age groups since the last ballot. It includes the names of some who may already be serving. The names for this district include:
| ANNAS | Arthur John McKenzie | Farm hand | Ohinepanea, Te Puke |
| BALL | Eric Albert | Farm manager | RD, Te Puke |
| BANNAN | Alfred John | Farmer | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| BLACKBURN | Harold | School teacher | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| BLAKE | Alexander | Tractor driver | C/o Tunnicliffes Mill (Pongakawa Valley) |
| BOAGEY | Jack Loftus | Bank clerk | Jocelyn Street, Te Puke |
| BRYANT | Cecil William Detrick | Farm labourer | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| BURLING | Ernest George | Garage proprietor | Te Puke |
| BURNETT | Rodney Charles | Field supervisor | C/o Paengaroa Post Office |
| CAIRNS | Roy Harold Stafford | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| CARTER | Tom | Sharemilker | Rangiuru, Te Puke |
| COLE | William Newell | Farmer | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| CROWLEY | Ian Lionel | Dairy farmer | No 1 Road, Te Puke |
| DITTMER | Miro Harold | Mill hand | C/o Tunnicliffes Mill (Pongakawa Valley) |
| DOWMAN | Rodolph (sic) William Carr Laurent | Bus proprietor | Te Atatu Road, Te Puke |
| DOWNS | Robert Rayney | Clerk (P & T) | Belvedere Street, Te Puke |
| DUNLOP | Robert | Carpenter | Kowhai Ave, Te Puke |
| FLETCHER | John Frederick | Ironmonger | Tui Street, Te Puke |
| FUGLE | Fielder | Agricultural worker | C/o B G Pinker, RD, Te Puke |
| GARRETT | Thomas Norman Sadler | Farmer | C/o E W Bragg, Te Matai Road, Te Puke |
| GOODWIN | James | Benchman | Pongakawa |
| GUY | Harold Leslie | Bank officer | Moehau Street, Te Puke |
| HAAR | Frederick | Clerk | C/o Railway Station, Te Puke |
| HEALEY | John Joseph | Labourer | Te Puke |
| HEWISON | Richard James | Farmer | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| HINTZ | Edmund Henry | Dairy farmer | Otamarakau RD, Te Puke |
| HOLDEN | Frank William | Telegraphist | Cameron Road, Te Puke |
| JAFFRAY | Henry Appelby | Driver and grader operator | Pongakawa Valley |
| JONES | Tetley Gilbert | Farmer | Te Puke |
| KERR | Cyril Leonard | Blacksmith and wheelwright | Herbert Street, Te Puke |
| KIRK | John Meynell | Taxi driver | Boucher Avenue, Te Puke |
| LAYNE | Wilfred Grattan | Labourer | Harris Street, Te Puke |
| LIDDICOAT | Neville Frederick | Farm hand | C/o J Paterson, Paengaroa |
| LLOYD | Charles Noel | Road foreman | Dunlop Road, Te Puke |
| McELDOWNEY | Richard | Farmer | Te Puke |
| McGEE | Richard John | Farmer | Te Matai Road, Te Puke |
| MACKIE | William John Clark | Farmer | Pongakawa |
| MAIN | Frederick Nelson | Dairy farmer | RD, Te Puke |
| MANNING | Lloyd Ernest | Solicitor | Boucher Avenue, Te Puke |
| MARK | Archibald | Farm manager | Te Matai Road, Te Puke |
| MUMFORD | Noel Edward | Farm labourer | Te Puke |
| NEWDICK | Alfred William | Brass moulder | Pongakawa |
| PARK | Stanley John | Saw doctor | Pongakawa Valley |
| POWDRELL | John William | Farmer | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| RANBY | Charles Amuri | Farmer | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| RANDELL | Leonard | Medical practitioner | Jellicoe Street, Te Puke |
| RAYMOND | Edward Herbert | Farm labourer | Main Road, Te Puke |
| ROSS | John Alexander | Sharemilker | Maketu |
| ROSS | William Jessiman | Farm manager | PB, Te Puke |
| SHARROCK | Eric Harry Bayley | Sharemilker | Paengaroa |
| SINGLETON | Matthew McMath | Dairy farmer | Maketu Road, Te Puke |
| SMITH | Frank Roland | Exchange clerk | Oroua Street, Te Puke |
| SORRENSON | Roy Frederick John | Labourer | Pongakawa |
| SPARKS | William | School teacher | Pukehina |
| TAFT | Kenneth Leslie | Carrier | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| TAYLOR | Douglas Andrew Robertson | Sharemilker | RD, Te Puke |
| TAYLOR | Eric Milton | Farm hand | C/o H B Taylor, Te Puke |
| TWIST | Robert Henry | Farm manager | RD, Te Puke |
| WATSON | James William | Farmer | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| WEBBER | Edward Octavious | Farmer | Te Puke |
| WHITTINGTON | Henry Raymond | Sharemilker | Main Road, Te Puke |
| WOOLSEY | Frederick | Farmer | RD, Te Puke |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY AUGUST 3, 1943
THE BALLOT - LOCAL NAMES FROM RECENT CALL UP - The following names are listed in the recent ballot:
| BAKER | Lewis Henry | Hardware assistant | Te Puke |
| BAYLISS | Leslie Stuart | Farm hand | Te Tumu, Te Puke |
| BENNETT | Raymond Brian | Bakers apprentice | Te Puke |
| CLARKE | James Waipoua | Labourer | Manoeka |
| GEMMING | Frederick Thomas | Grocer's assistant | Te Puke |
| HICKS | James Desmond | Electrician | Te Puke |
| MEAD | Cecil Durham | Telegraphist | Te Puke |
| MEIKLE | Desmond Colin | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| NEWMAN | Laurence Kenneth | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| RANBY | Ivan Charles | Farm hand | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| REID | James Arthur | Farm hand | Pongakawa |
| SMITH | Sydney Gordon | Butchers assistant | Te Puke |
| STEEL | Malcolm David | Farm hand | Paengaroa |
| WALKER | John Howard | Farm hand | Paengaroa |
| WRIGHT | Norman Hector | Farm hand | Paengaroa |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY JULY 4, 1944
LATEST BALLOT - 23 LOCAL NAMES LISTED - The following names are disclosed in the New Zealand Gazette dated June 28, 1944 and will be called to military duty under their respective classifications.
| ANNAS | Vernon Algy | Farm hand | Papamoa |
| BAYLISS | Walter Francis | Orchardist | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| BESTON | Ernest Stephen | Butcher | RD, Te Puke |
| BLYTHE | Donald Robinson | Farm hand | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| BURBERRY | Douglas Frank | Farm hand | C/o McEldowney, RD, Te Puke |
| CALDWELL | Stuart Luxton | Farm hand | C/o W A Lambert, Te Matai, Te Puke |
| CAWTE | Hector McCormick | Farm hand | Pongakawa |
| DRABBLE | Josep Patrick | Sawmill hand | RD, Te Puke |
| EVANS | Alfred Canning | Farmer | Papamoa |
| GRIFFIN | Robert William | Farm hand | Rangiuru Road, Te Puke |
| HONEYFIELD | George William Crompton | Farm hand | Manoeka |
| JENKINS | Maurice Randell | Farm hand | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| LAYNE | Wilfred Joseph | Farm hand | Paengaroa |
| McINTOSH | Alexander Frank | Stockman | Lands Department, Te Puke |
| MALYON | Thomas Evan | Farm hand | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
| MURRAY | Edward Frank | Farm hand | Te Matai Road, Te Puke |
| PETCH | Earl Nelson | Dairy factory hand | George Street, Te Puke |
| STEEL | Ernest Eric | Farm hand | No 2 Road, Te Puke |
| STOREY | Herbert John L | Farm hand | Te Puke |
| STRATTON | Sidney Albert | Farm hand | Paengaroa |
| TURNER | John Charles | Farm hand | Pongakawa |
| WICKHAM | Maxwell Deacon | Scholar | RD, Te Puke |
| WILLS | Gordon John Douglas | Apprentice motor mechanic | Papamoa |
TE PUKE TIMES - FRIDAY NOVEMBER 24, 1944
MORE MEN CALLED UP - FOURTEEN DISTRICT NAMES - Out of a total of 255 names from the Paeroa Area, 14 Te Puke district men appear in the current ballot. These include lads reached the age of 18 years who are called for military training and others over 20 for overseas service. As will be noted, some are already serving.
| BLOWS | Norman Keith | Butcher | Harris Street, Te Puke |
| CAMERON | Ian Colin | Farm hand | Otamarakau |
| COOPER | Leslie Morris | Farm hand | Tainui Road, Pongakawa |
| GORDON | Robert | Stock clerk | Beattie Avenue, Te Puke |
| JENSEN | Neil Philip | Farm hand | Te Matai Road, Te Puke |
| LONDON | Trevor | Farm hand | Otamarakau |
| MIKKELSEN | Norman James | Farm hand | Otamarakau |
| MOSSOP | Anthony Birkett | Share milker | Papamoa |
| PENDERGRAST | James McMaster | Farm hand | Mangatoi Gorge, Te Puke |
| PHILLIPS | Thomas Henry | Farm hand | Papamoa |
| REES | Alan Edgar | Capenter's labourer | Station Road, Te Puke |
| REID | Alexander John | Fish hawker | Maketu |
| STEPHENS | John Kevin | Farm hand | Papamoa |
| TAFT | Leslie Ronald | Carriers assistant | No 3 Road, Te Puke |
BAY OF PLENTY TIMES - 11 APRIL 1943
TE PUKE AIR FORCE TRAINEES
| ALCOCK | M F |
| MARTIN | C N |
| STEEL | P |
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