✨ Military Promotions and Transfers




Oct. 12.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 3023

4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant-General Sir Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer, K.C.B., to be Honorary Colonel. Dated 13th September, 1911.
Lieutenant William Fletcher Wallis, late Active List (Unattached), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 29th September, 1911.

6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant Charles Dick to be Captain. Dated 13th September, 1911.
2nd Lieutenant Nugent d'Amboise Everard resigns his commission. Dated 4th September, 1911.

8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant John Charles Miller, late Active List (Unattached), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 29th September, 1911.
2nd Lieutenant John Goldstone resigns his commission. Dated 21st August, 1911.

9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 20th September, 1911.
Eric Hamilton Beamish.
John Cameron Macfarlane.
John Orlando Scott, to complete establishment.
Sergeant Edwin Arnold Nilsson to be 2nd Lieutenant, supernumerary to the establishment. Dated 18th August, 1911.
Lieutenant James Hill is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 29th September, 1911.

12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant William John Keys resigns his commission. Dated 30th June, 1911.

New Zealand Field Artillery.
2nd Lieutenant Charles Victor Leeming to be Lieutenant. Dated 13th September, 1911.

The undermentioned officers, late Active List (Unattached), are transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 29th September, 1911.
Captain Norman McPherson Duncan.
Lieutenant Waldegrave John Cracroft Wilson.
Captain Ynyr William Donald, Reserve of Officers, retires under the provisions of paragraph 118, General Regulations, 1911, with permission to retain his rank and to wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 20th September, 1911.
Lieutenant Henry Baron, Reserve of Officers, retires under the provisions of paragraph 118, General Regulations, 1911, with the honorary rank of Captain, and permission to wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 20th September, 1911.

New Zealand Garrison Artillery.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 13th September, 1911.
George Raymond Blackett.
Matthew Henry Oram.
Charles Henry Matthews.

The undermentioned officers, late Active List (Unattached), are transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 29th September, 1911.
Captain Henry Stanley Morran.
Lieutenant Harry Leydon Colledge.
Lieutenant Frank Henry Ross Jackson.

The undermentioned officers, late Active List (Unattached), retire under the provisions of paragraph 119, General Regulations, 1911. Dated 29th September, 1911.
Lieutenant Edward Lowder Lees.
Lieutenant Archibald Stevens.

Corps of New Zealand Engineers.
Sergeant John William Dow to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 18th September, 1911.

1st (Canterbury) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Henry Beresford Dennitts Willcox to be Lieutenant, vice Row, promoted. Dated 16th May, 1911.
2nd Lieutenant Reginald Arthur Hawkins to be Lieutenant, to complete establishment. Dated 29th September, 1911.
Captain Frank Percival Smith, late Active List (Unattached), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 29th September, 1911.
Lieutenant Frederick Horrell, late Active List (Unattached), retires under the provisions of paragraph 119, General Regulations, 1911. Dated 29th September, 1911.

2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment.
Lieutenant Alfred Andrew Sutherland Hintz, Reserve of Officers, is transferred to the 12th (Nelson) Regiment. Dated 13th September, 1911.

The undermentioned officers, late Active List (Unattached), are transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 29th September, 1911.
Captain Frank Archdale Raymond.
Captain James Houlker.

5th Regiment (Wellington Rifles).
Lieutenant Harland Holmes Dean to be Lieutenant, supernumerary to the establishment. Dated 7th December, 1910.
Captain William George Wray, Reserve of Officers, is transferred to the Unattached List for service with the Senior Cadets, under the provisions of paragraph 88 (b), General Regulations, 1911. Dated 7th December, 1904.

6th (Hauraki) Regiment.
Captain Robert Candlish Allen, Unattached List, to be Major. Dated 8th September, 1911.
Captain Arthur William Donald Moray, late New South Wales Scottish Rifles, to be Captain. Dated 29th August, 1911.
Stephen Shepherd Allen, Esq., to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 9th September, 1911.
Lieutenant Frederick William Hetherington, late Active List (Unattached), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 29th September, 1911.

7th Regiment (Wellington West Coast Rifles).
Captain John Edward Barltrop, v.d., retires under the provisions of paragraph 118, General Regulations, 1911, with the honorary rank of Major, and permission to wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 13th September, 1911.
Captain John Ernest Hall, Reserve of Officers, retires under the provisions of paragraph 118, General Regulations, 1911, with permission to retain his rank and to wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 20th September, 1911.

9th Regiment (Wellington East Coast Rifles).
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 31st July, 1911.
Edmund Robinson Wilson, Esq.
Sergeant John Sydney Mackay.
Lieutenant Arthur Stubbs, Reserve of Officers, retires under the provisions of paragraph 119, General Regulations, 1911. Dated 13th September, 1911.

11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles).
Lieutenant Alfred Ernest Surrey resigns his commission. Dated 14th August, 1911.

12th (Nelson) Regiment.
Captain Robert William Stiles, v.d., to be Major. Dated 13th September, 1911.
Lieutenant Alfred Andrew Sutherland Hintz, Reserve of Officers, 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment, to be Lieutenant. Dated 13th September, 1911.

New Zealand Signal Corps.
Sergeant-major Lancelot Tuckwell Herbert to be Lieutenant. Dated 5th September, 1911.
Sergeant Thomas Lawrence Ranstead to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 11th September, 1911.

The undermentioned officers resign their commissions:β€”
Captain Charles Barham Morris. Dated 6th September, 1911.
Lieutenant Thomas Isaac Freeman. Dated 24th August, 1911.

New Zealand Medical Corps.
Captain Hugh Walter Pigeon, M.B., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 20th September, 1911.
The commission granted to Captain Murdoch Mackenzie, M.B., Reserve of Officers, is cancelled. Dated 5th September, 1911.

New Zealand Chaplains Department.
The undermentioned are appointed Chaplains to the Forces, 4th Class:β€”
The Reverend William Henry Howes. Dated 28th August, 1911.
The Reverend James Millar Thomson. Dated 28th August, 1911.
The Reverend John McArthur. Dated 28th August, 1911.
The Reverend Donald McIvor. Dated 28th August, 1911.
The Reverend James Alexander McKenzie. Dated 28th August, 1911.



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πŸ›‘οΈ 4th (Waikato) Mounted Rifles - Appointments and Transfers

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
13 September 1911
Honorary Colonel, Transfer to Reserve of Officers, Mounted Rifles
  • Herbert Charles Onslow Plumer (Lieutenant-General Sir), appointed Honorary Colonel
  • William Fletcher Wallis (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles - Promotions and Resignations

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
13 September 1911
Promotion to Captain, Resignation of commission, Mounted Rifles
  • Charles Dick (Lieutenant), promoted to Captain
  • Nugent d'Amboise Everard (2nd Lieutenant), resigns his commission

πŸ›‘οΈ 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles - Transfers and Resignations

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
29 September 1911
Transfer to Reserve of Officers, Resignation of commission, Mounted Rifles
  • John Charles Miller (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • John Goldstone (2nd Lieutenant), resigns his commission

πŸ›‘οΈ 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles - Promotions and Transfers

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
20 September 1911
Promotion to Lieutenant, Appointment to 2nd Lieutenant, Transfer to Reserve of Officers, Mounted Rifles
  • Eric Hamilton Beamish (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • John Cameron Macfarlane (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • John Orlando Scott (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • Edwin Arnold Nilsson (Sergeant), appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • James Hill (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ 12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles - Resignation

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
30 June 1911
Resignation of commission, Mounted Rifles
  • William John Keys (Lieutenant), resigns his commission

πŸ›‘οΈ New Zealand Field Artillery - Promotions and Transfers

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
13 September 1911
Promotion to Lieutenant, Transfer to Reserve of Officers, Artillery
  • Charles Victor Leeming (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • Norman McPherson Duncan (Captain), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Waldegrave John Cracroft Wilson (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Ynyr William Donald (Captain), retires from Reserve of Officers
  • Henry Baron (Lieutenant), retires from Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ New Zealand Garrison Artillery - Promotions and Transfers

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
13 September 1911
Promotion to Lieutenant, Transfer to Reserve of Officers, Retirement, Garrison Artillery
8 names identified
  • George Raymond Blackett (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • Matthew Henry Oram (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • Charles Henry Matthews (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • Henry Stanley Morran (Captain), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Harry Leydon Colledge (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Frank Henry Ross Jackson (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Edward Lowder Lees (Lieutenant), retires
  • Archibald Stevens (Lieutenant), retires

πŸ›‘οΈ Corps of New Zealand Engineers - Appointment

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
18 September 1911
Appointment to 2nd Lieutenant, Engineers
  • John William Dow (Sergeant), appointed 2nd Lieutenant

πŸ›‘οΈ 1st (Canterbury) Regiment - Promotions and Transfers

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
16 May 1911
Promotion to Lieutenant, Transfer to Reserve of Officers, Retirement, Regiment
  • Henry Beresford Dennitts Willcox (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • Reginald Arthur Hawkins (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • Frank Percival Smith (Captain), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Frederick Horrell (Lieutenant), retires

πŸ›‘οΈ 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment - Transfers

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
13 September 1911
Transfer of officer, Regiment
  • Alfred Andrew Sutherland Hintz (Lieutenant), transferred to 12th Regiment
  • Frank Archdale Raymond (Captain), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • James Houlker (Captain), transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ 5th Regiment (Wellington Rifles) - Appointments and Transfers

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
7 December 1910
Transfer to Senior Cadets, Regiment
  • Harland Holmes Dean (Lieutenant), supernumerary to establishment
  • William George Wray (Captain), transferred to Unattached List for Senior Cadets

πŸ›‘οΈ 6th (Hauraki) Regiment - Appointments and Transfers

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
8 September 1911
Promotion to Major, Appointment to Captain, Appointment to 2nd Lieutenant, Transfer to Reserve of Officers, Regiment
  • Robert Candlish Allen (Captain), promoted to Major
  • Arthur William Donald Moray (Captain), appointed Captain
  • Stephen Shepherd Allen (Esquire), appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Frederick William Hetherington (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ 7th Regiment (Wellington West Coast Rifles) - Retirements

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
13 September 1911
Retirement with honorary rank, Regiment
  • John Edward Barltrop (Captain, v.d.), retires with honorary rank of Major
  • John Ernest Hall (Captain), retires with permission to retain rank

πŸ›‘οΈ 9th Regiment (Wellington East Coast Rifles) - Appointments and Retirements

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
31 July 1911
Appointment to 2nd Lieutenant, Retirement, Regiment
  • Edmund Robinson Wilson (Esquire), appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • John Sydney Mackay (Sergeant), appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Arthur Stubbs (Lieutenant), retires

πŸ›‘οΈ 11th Regiment (Taranaki Rifles) - Resignation

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
14 August 1911
Resignation of commission, Regiment
  • Alfred Ernest Surrey (Lieutenant), resigns his commission

πŸ›‘οΈ 12th (Nelson) Regiment - Appointments and Transfers

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
13 September 1911
Promotion to Major, Transfer of officer, Regiment
  • Robert William Stiles (Captain, v.d.), promoted to Major
  • Alfred Andrew Sutherland Hintz (Lieutenant), transferred from 2nd Regiment

πŸ›‘οΈ New Zealand Signal Corps - Appointments and Resignations

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
5 September 1911
Appointment to Lieutenant, Appointment to 2nd Lieutenant, Resignation of commission, Signal Corps
  • Lancelot Tuckwell Herbert (Sergeant-major), appointed Lieutenant
  • Thomas Lawrence Ranstead (Sergeant), appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Charles Barham Morris (Captain), resigns his commission
  • Thomas Isaac Freeman (Lieutenant), resigns his commission

πŸ›‘οΈ New Zealand Medical Corps - Transfers and Cancellations

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
20 September 1911
Transfer to Reserve of Officers, Cancellation of commission, Medical Corps
  • Hugh Walter Pigeon (Captain, M.B.), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Murdoch Mackenzie (Captain, M.B.), commission cancelled

πŸ›‘οΈ New Zealand Chaplains Department - Appointments

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
28 August 1911
Appointment of Chaplain, Chaplains Department
  • William Henry Howes (Reverend), appointed Chaplain
  • James Millar Thomson (Reverend), appointed Chaplain
  • John McArthur (Reverend), appointed Chaplain
  • Donald McIvor (Reverend), appointed Chaplain
  • James Alexander McKenzie (Reverend), appointed Chaplain