Midland Evening Despatch. Fri, 17 Nov 1944

Midland Evening Despatch. Friday, 17 November 1944. Transcript

"More appeals for news of missing Midland men have reached the ‘Evening Despatch’.

They are (top left) Jose Maria Irana [Irala]. Missing at Arnhem, adopted son of Mrs. M. Woodbine, of 24 Meadow-road, Priory Estate, Dudley.

Pte. William. J. Hallett (top right), whose mother lives at 4/80 Bell Barn-road, Edgbaston, was reported missing in Italy.

Sergt. Gordon. A. Worrall (bottom left), whose mother lives at 26 Mostyn Villas, Witton-street, Stourbridge, was captured at Salerno, but no news of him has been received since.

L.A.C. Barrett (bottom right), of 26 Haddon-road, Beeches Estate, Great Barr, who was one of the lucky few to escape from Singapore after the island’s surrender."