✨ Militia Appointments and Orders




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 81

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 28th Aprilf 1860.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the
First Battalion of the Auckland Regiment of New Zealand Militia.

Names. Rank. Date of Commission.
Major Theodore Minet Haultain to be . . . Lieut-Colonel . . . 26th April, 1860.
Captain Francis Eastwood Campbell (Adjt.) Captain . . . 26th April, 1860.
T. W. Crowdy . . . Captain . . . 27th April, 1860.
Michael Tighe . . . Captain . . . 27th April, 1860.
J. H. R. Harrison . . . Captain . . . 27th April, 1860.
Lieuterant George Eliott Eliott . . . Lieutenant . . . 26th April, 1860.
J. W. Kingsley . . . Lieutenant . . . 27th April, 1860.
John Reid Bowling . . . Lieutenant . . . 27th April, 1860.
Harry William Barbor . . . Lieutenant . . . 27th April, 1860.
Owen Clark Weir . . . Lieutenant . . . 27th April, 1860.
Ensign A. C. P. Macdonald . . . Ensign . . . 26th April, 1860.
Frederick Sims . . . Ensign . . . 27th April, 1860.
Michael Dinnin . . . Ensign . . . 27th April, 1860.
Edward Brophy . . . Ensign . . . 27th April, 1860.
Captain F. E. Campbell . . . Adjutant . . . 26th April, 1860.
T. M. Philson . . . Surgeon . . . 26th April, 1860.

Memorandum.-Captain Campbell, Lieutenant Eliott, Ensign Macdonald, and Dr.
Philson have held Commissions in their respective ranks since 1856.

FRED. WHITAKER,
For the Colonial Secretary.

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the
Second Battalion of the Auckland Regiment of New Zealand Militia.

Name. Rank. Date of Commission.
Lieutenant-Colonel Wm. Henry Kenny . . . to be Lieut.-Colonel . . . 2nd April, 1860.
Captain C. H. M. Smith . . . to be Major . . . 27th April, 1860.
J. J. Symonds . . . to be Captain . . . 27th April, 1860.
Thos. Wilson (Adjutant) . . . to be Captain . . . 27th April, 1860.
John Charles Irvine . . . to be Lieutenant . . . 27th April, 1860.
Captain Thomas Wilson . . . to be Adjutant . . . 27th April, 1860.

Memorandum-
Major Smith held a Commission as Captain in the Militia in 1856.
Captain Wilson held a Commission as Lieutenant in the Auckland Volunteer Rifles, 1860.
FREDK. WHITAKER,
(For the Colonial Secretary.)

HIS Excellency the Governor has been pleased to make the following appointments in the
Third Battalion of the Auckland Regiment of New Zealand Militia.

Name. Rank. Date of Commission.
Lieut-Col. M. G. Nixon . . . to be Lieut-Colonel . . . 3rd April, 1860.
Ponsonby Peacocke . . . to be Major . . . 26th April, 1860.
Charles Rookes . . . to be Captain . . . 27th April, 1860.
James Walmesley, (Adjutant) . . . to be Captain . . . 27th April, 1860.
George Kells . . . to be Lieutenant . . . 27th April, 1860.
Francis Charles Lewis . . . to be Lieutenant . . . 27th April, 1860.
Captain James Walmesley . . . to be Adjutant . . . 27th April, 1860.

By His Excellency's command,
FREDK. WHITAKER,
(For the Colonial Secretary.)

Colonial Secretary's Office,
Auckland, 16th April, 1860.

HIS Exxcellency the Governor has been
pleased to appoint

ISAAC RHODES COOPER,
to be Major in the Wanganui Regiment of
New Zealand Militia.

By His Excellency's command,
FREDK. WHITAKER,
(For the Colonial Secretary.)

THE Colonel Commanding the Auckland
Militia directs it to be notified that the
Militia of the Auckland district having been
called out for actual service, the Enrolled
Volunteers will serve as a body and not as part
of the Regular Militia, and they are not there-
fore required to attend at the times and places
appointed for the Militia to assemble for actual
service or for training and exercise, but in
accordance with their own regulations.

By order.
H. C. BALNEAVIS,
Deputy Adjutant General.



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πŸ›‘οΈ Appointments and Promotions in the Auckland Regiment of New Zealand Militia

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
28 April 1860
Militia appointments, Auckland Regiment, Commissions, Promotions, Officers, Surgeon
35 names identified
  • Theodore Minet Haultain (Major), Promoted to Lieut-Colonel
  • Francis Eastwood Campbell (Captain), Commissioned as Captain
  • T. W. Crowdy, Commissioned as Captain
  • Michael Tighe, Commissioned as Captain
  • J. H. R. Harrison, Commissioned as Captain
  • George Eliott Eliott (Lieutenant), Commissioned as Lieutenant
  • J. W. Kingsley, Commissioned as Lieutenant
  • John Reid Bowling, Commissioned as Lieutenant
  • Harry William Barbor, Commissioned as Lieutenant
  • Owen Clark Weir, Commissioned as Lieutenant
  • A. C. P. Macdonald (Ensign), Commissioned as Ensign
  • Frederick Sims, Commissioned as Ensign
  • Michael Dinnin, Commissioned as Ensign
  • Edward Brophy, Commissioned as Ensign
  • F. E. Campbell (Captain), Commissioned as Adjutant
  • T. M. Philson, Commissioned as Surgeon
  • Francis Eastwood Campbell (Captain), Held Commission since 1856
  • George Eliott Eliott (Lieutenant), Held Commission since 1856
  • A. C. P. Macdonald (Ensign), Held Commission since 1856
  • T. M. Philson (Doctor), Held Commission since 1856
  • Wm. Henry Kenny (Lieutenant-Colonel), Commissioned as Lieut-Colonel
  • C. H. M. Smith (Captain), Commissioned as Major
  • J. J. Symonds, Commissioned as Captain
  • Thos. Wilson (Captain), Commissioned as Captain
  • John Charles Irvine, Commissioned as Lieutenant
  • Thomas Wilson (Captain), Commissioned as Adjutant
  • C. H. M. Smith (Major), Held Captain Commission in 1856
  • Thomas Wilson (Captain), Held Lieutenant Commission in 1860
  • M. G. Nixon (Lieut-Col.), Commissioned as Lieut-Colonel
  • Ponsonby Peacocke, Commissioned as Major
  • Charles Rookes, Commissioned as Captain
  • James Walmesley (Captain), Commissioned as Captain
  • George Kells, Commissioned as Lieutenant
  • Francis Charles Lewis, Commissioned as Lieutenant
  • James Walmesley (Captain), Commissioned as Adjutant

  • Fred. Whitaker, For the Colonial Secretary

πŸ›‘οΈ Appointment of Major in the Wanganui Regiment of New Zealand Militia

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
16 April 1860
Militia appointment, Wanganui Regiment, Major
  • Isaac Rhodes Cooper, Appointed Major in Militia

  • Fredk. Whitaker, For the Colonial Secretary

πŸ›‘οΈ Directive regarding Volunteer service during Militia call out

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
Militia assembly, Volunteers, Service regulations
  • H. C. Balneavis, Deputy Adjutant General