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a short time.*TENNIS CHAMPION MISSING.Thought to be Aboard Raider.It was learnt yesterday that Bruce Logan, the 18-year-old State Junior doubles tennis champion, who left Australia some time ago on a freighter to Join the Royal Navy. Is missing following the loss of the vessel In an enemy acUon It Is thought, however, that he Is probably a prisoner of war on the raider responsible for the sinking of the vessel.Bruce Logan is the youngest of tour sons of Mr. and Mrs. E. Loaan, of 19 : Kanlmbla-street. Nedlands. His father, who is a teacher at the Blcton Ltate school, was advised that his son was musing by the shipping agents of the vessel on which he was working as a deck boy j It was stated last night that he tried to J Join the Royal Australian Navy In this ' State but his services were declined on J the ground of age. and he resolved to go * abroad and try hU luck.The missing youth was one of the 1 re- 1 moat Junior doubles players In this State \ He holds the City of Perth junior double* I I Utie with Keith Holtcn and the State 1 I lumor doubles with GeofI Hammond. I
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Perth West Australian
Perth, Western Australia, AU
Fri, Dec 13, 1940
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