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    The Salvation Army has released its annual list of "missing" people who are desperately sought by family members wanting to re-establish contact.

    Salvation Army Family Tracing Service director Major Bronwyn McFarlane said the list of 74 names represented many of the army's toughest cases, as well as new
    cases.

    "We are appealing to the public to look carefully at the names on the list and contact us if they can offer leads on the whereabouts of any of the missing people," she said.

    "The list includes some of our more difficult cases, where we are having real trouble locating the people. Any information, no matter how small, could help us to find a missing person and, where they are willing, to reunite them with their family."

    Major McFarlane said the Family Tracing Service had registered 235 inquiries so far this year, a six-year high, from family members who want to re-establish broken family connections. Each year the service traces more than a hundred people.

    More details are available at www.salvationarmy.org.nz

    THE LIST

    ADAMSON Robert Muir
    ARMSTRONG Mark John Shields
    ATKINS Sonya Marie
    ATKINSON Vanessa Gail
    BELL Peter Hilton
    BIRNIE Alan Warwick
    BIRTLES nee HUNT Katherine Lee
    BRADY Erika Veronica Maine
    BRYANT Isileli
    COLLINS Michael Desmond
    DWYER Elaine Janet
    EDWARDS Charles Alexander
    ELMER David Robert
    FINLAY Peter Michael
    FRANCIS Steven
    FRANKLIN Guy Alan
    FREEMAN Keith Robert
    FUAOA nee ELLIS Patricia Mary
    GALLAGHER Charles Eden
    GLINDEMANN Juergen Friedrich
    GODWIN Quentin Thomas
    GOODACRE Giles Alec
    GRAMBERG Graeme Werner
    GREENOP Phillip John
    GUY Andrew Martin
    HARRIS Ian Roderick
    HARRIS nee JONES Susan Lesley
    HAWKES Eric William
    HENDERSON Judith Anne
    HOOK nee CARSON Ailsa Marie
    HUGHESMAN William James aka Peter
    HUSSEY Angela Elisabeth
    KELLY John Francis
    KERR nee DE MAUNY Yvonne Mae Evelyn
    LAKE Graham Alexander Norman
    LATU Fifita
    LAWRENCE Rosemary
    MARKS Roger Sydney
    MARSHALL Carl Sean
    MARTIN Wesley Thomas
    McLEAN nee BROOMFIELD Angela
    NASH Brian John aka Brian Noel
    O'CONNOR Alek William Lee
    PEACH Keith Robert
    PEARSON nee ELEY Judith Ruth
    PENU Antonia
    PENU Mele
    PILLAY Surji or Sureya Deo
    RAMSAY Frank Lowson
    REUBEN Dwayne Anthony Marcus
    ROBERTSON Adrian
    ROBERTSON Wendy Hilda
    ROGER Kasilita Sila Fisi'ilila
    RYE or DWYER Mandy
    SHANNON Annette Pearl aka Zoe
    SHOESMITH Tony Stanley
    SIMMISS David Brian
    SLOCOMBE Arthur Christopher aka Bill
    SMITH Margaret Ann
    SMITH Brian Raymond
    STANDEN Grant Jon James
    SYDER Jeanine Stella
    SYDER Nicola Michelle
    TAN Teng
    THORNTON Matthew Peter
    VAN DER PEET Christopher John aka John
    VAN DER STEEN Andy
    WALTON Kenneth Willian
    WATSON Grant Jon James
    WHITEOAK Joshua Jonathon Lee
    WHITEOAK Colin Geoffrey
    WILLIAMS Kellie Lena
    WILLIAMS Daniel Martin
    WILSON Jacqueline Patricia.

    - NZPA