New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 103

Page 3635

✨ Military Appointments

Sept. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3635

THE CANTERBURY MOUNTED RIFLE REGIMENT.

Headquarters,—
Lieut.-Colonel : Lieut.-Colonel John Findlay, 1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry).
Major : Major Percy John Overton, 1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry).
Adjutant : Captain Duncan Barrie Blair, New Zealand Staff Corps.
Signalling Officer : 2nd Lieutenant Thomas Lomax Gibbs, 1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry).
Quartermaster : Honorary Captain Edward Patrick Coady, New Zealand Forces.

Attached,—
Medical Officer : Captain Robert Neil Guthrie, New Zealand Medical Corps.
Veterinary Officer : Captain James Stafford, New Zealand Veterinary Corps.

Machine-gun Section,—
Subaltern : 2nd Lieutenant Francis Davison, 1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry).

1st (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) Squadron.
Major : Major Percy Morland Acton-Adams, 1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry).
Captain : Captain Herbert Clarence Hurst, 1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry).
Subalterns : Lieutenant Frederick Gorton, 1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry).
Lieutenant Donald Sinclair Murchison, 1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry).
Lieutenant William Deans, 1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry).
2nd Lieutenant Cuthbert William Free, 1st Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry).

8th (South Canterbury) Squadron.
Major : Major Peter Jenkins Wain, 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles.
Captain : Captain Herbert Harold Hammond, 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles.
Subalterns : Lieutenant John Studholme Barker, 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant Cyril Hayter, 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant Roy Thomas Bruce, 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles.
2nd Lieutenant George Carlisle Dailey, 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles.

10th (Nelson) Squadron.
Major : Major George Frederick Hutton, Royal Welsh Fusiliers.
Captain : Captain Daniel Willis Talbot, 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles.
Subalterns : Lieutenant George Cuthbert Mayne, 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant George Raymond Blackett, 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles.
2nd Lieutenant Lawrence Clervaux Chaytor, 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles.
2nd Lieutenant George Noel Taylor, 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles.

First Reinforcement (left at base) : Lieutenant Frederick Norman Marchant, 8th (South Canterbury) Mounted Rifles.

THE WELLINGTON MOUNTED RIFLE REGIMENT.

Headquarters,—
Lieut.-Colonel : Lieut.-Colonel William Meldrum, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles.
Major : Major James Henry Whyte, New Zealand Staff Corps.
Adjutant : Captain Victor Albert Kelsall, New Zealand Staff Corps.
Signalling Officer : Lieutenant Robert Logan, New Zealand Staff Corps.
Quartermaster : Honorary Captain Alexander Herbert Wilkie, Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles.

Attached,—
Medical Officer : Captain Henry John McLean, New Zealand Medical Corps.
Veterinary Officer : Major Peter Maxwell Edgar, New Zealand Veterinary Corps.

Machine-gun Section,—
Subaltern : Lieutenant Harry Thomas Palmer, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles.

Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Squadron.
Major : Major James McGregor Elmslie, Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles.
Captain : Captain William James Hardham, V.C., Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles.
Subalterns : Lieutenant William Janson, Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant Thomas Perry James, Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant William Risk, Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles.
2nd Lieutenant Bruce Langdon Joll, Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles.

6th (Manawatu) Squadron.
Major : Major Charles Dick, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles.
Captain : Captain Norman Frederick Hastings, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles.
Subalterns : Lieutenant John Adam Somerville, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant Henry Percy Taylor, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant John Burnet Davis, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles.
2nd Lieutenant George Dyer Mayo, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles.

9th (Wellington East Coast) Squadron.
Major : Major Selwyn Chambers, 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles.
Captain : Captain Charles Robert Spragg, 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles.
Subalterns : Lieutenant Norman Donald Cameron, 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant Percy Tivy Emerson, 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles.
Lieutenant Arthur Frederick Batchelar, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles.
2nd Lieutenant Henry Beresford Maunsell, 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles.

First Reinforcement (left at base) : 2nd Lieutenant Charles Watt, 6th (Manawatu) Mounted Rifles.

ONE FIELD TROOP.
Captain : Captain Louis Murray Shera, New Zealand Engineers.
Subalterns : Lieutenant Frederick Waite, New Zealand Engineers.
Lieutenant Allan Norman Oakey, New Zealand Engineers.

ONE SIGNAL TROOP.
Subaltern : Lieutenant Edward James Hulbert, New Zealand Engineers.

MOUNTED BRIGADE FIELD AMBULANCE.
Commander : Lieut.-Colonel Charles Ernest Thomas, v.d., New Zealand Medical Corps.

Section A,—
Bearer Subdivision—
Captain or Subaltern : Captain Alexander Meiklejohn Trotter, New Zealand Medical Corps.
Tent Subdivision—
Lieut.-Colonel or Major : Lieut.-Colonel Charles Ernest Thomas, v.d., New Zealand Medical Corps.
Captain or Subaltern : Captain Robert Lanktree Withers, New Zealand Medical Corps.
Supernumerary Subaltern : Lieutenant William Aitken, New Zealand Medical Corps.

Section B,—
Bearer Subdivision—
Captain or Subaltern : Captain James Alexander Terras Bell, New Zealand Medical Corps.
Tent Subdivision—
Lieut.-Colonel or Major : Major Charles Treweeke Hand Newton, New Zealand Medical Corps.
Captain or Subaltern : Captain Charles Ernest Hercus, New Zealand Medical Corps.
Supernumerary Subaltern : Lieutenant Donald Stuart Milne, New Zealand Medical Corps.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1914, No 103

NZLII — NZ Gazette 1914, No 103

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🛡️ Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment Appointments

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsMilitary appointments, Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment, Officers, Ranks
👱🏽 Names

27 names identified

John Findlay (Lieut.-Colonel), Appointed to Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment
Percy John Overton (Major), Appointed to Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment
Duncan Barrie Blair (Captain), Appointed Adjutant to Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment
Thomas Lomax Gibbs (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed Signalling Officer to Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment
Edward Patrick Coady (Honorary Captain), Appointed Quartermaster to Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment
Robert Neil Guthrie (Captain), Appointed Medical Officer to Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment
James Stafford (Captain), Appointed Veterinary Officer to Canterbury Mounted Rifle Regiment
Francis Davison (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Machine-gun Section
Percy Morland Acton-Adams (Major), Appointed to 1st (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) Squadron
Herbert Clarence Hurst (Captain), Appointed to 1st (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) Squadron
Frederick Gorton (Lieutenant), Appointed to 1st (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) Squadron
Donald Sinclair Murchison (Lieutenant), Appointed to 1st (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) Squadron
William Deans (Lieutenant), Appointed to 1st (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) Squadron
Cuthbert William Free (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to 1st (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) Squadron
Peter Jenkins Wain (Major), Appointed to 8th (South Canterbury) Squadron
Herbert Harold Hammond (Captain), Appointed to 8th (South Canterbury) Squadron
John Studholme Barker (Lieutenant), Appointed to 8th (South Canterbury) Squadron
Cyril Hayter (Lieutenant), Appointed to 8th (South Canterbury) Squadron
Roy Thomas Bruce (Lieutenant), Appointed to 8th (South Canterbury) Squadron
George Carlisle Dailey (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to 8th (South Canterbury) Squadron
George Frederick Hutton (Major), Appointed to 10th (Nelson) Squadron
Daniel Willis Talbot (Captain), Appointed to 10th (Nelson) Squadron
George Cuthbert Mayne (Lieutenant), Appointed to 10th (Nelson) Squadron
George Raymond Blackett (Lieutenant), Appointed to 10th (Nelson) Squadron
Lawrence Clervaux Chaytor (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to 10th (Nelson) Squadron
George Noel Taylor (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to 10th (Nelson) Squadron
Frederick Norman Marchant (Lieutenant), Appointed to First Reinforcement

🛡️ Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment Appointments

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsMilitary appointments, Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment, Officers, Ranks
👱🏽 Names

27 names identified

William Meldrum (Lieut.-Colonel), Appointed to Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment
James Henry Whyte (Major), Appointed to Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment
Victor Albert Kelsall (Captain), Appointed Adjutant to Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment
Robert Logan (Lieutenant), Appointed Signalling Officer to Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment
Alexander Herbert Wilkie (Honorary Captain), Appointed Quartermaster to Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment
Henry John McLean (Captain), Appointed Medical Officer to Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment
Peter Maxwell Edgar (Major), Appointed Veterinary Officer to Wellington Mounted Rifle Regiment
Harry Thomas Palmer (Lieutenant), Appointed to Machine-gun Section
James McGregor Elmslie (Major), Appointed to Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Squadron
William James Hardham (Captain), Appointed to Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Squadron
William Janson (Lieutenant), Appointed to Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Squadron
Thomas Perry James (Lieutenant), Appointed to Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Squadron
William Risk (Lieutenant), Appointed to Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Squadron
Bruce Langdon Joll (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Queen Alexandra’s 2nd (Wellington West Coast) Squadron
Charles Dick (Major), Appointed to 6th (Manawatu) Squadron
Norman Frederick Hastings (Captain), Appointed to 6th (Manawatu) Squadron
John Adam Somerville (Lieutenant), Appointed to 6th (Manawatu) Squadron
Henry Percy Taylor (Lieutenant), Appointed to 6th (Manawatu) Squadron
John Burnet Davis (Lieutenant), Appointed to 6th (Manawatu) Squadron
George Dyer Mayo (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to 6th (Manawatu) Squadron
Selwyn Chambers (Major), Appointed to 9th (Wellington East Coast) Squadron
Charles Robert Spragg (Captain), Appointed to 9th (Wellington East Coast) Squadron
Norman Donald Cameron (Lieutenant), Appointed to 9th (Wellington East Coast) Squadron
Percy Tivy Emerson (Lieutenant), Appointed to 9th (Wellington East Coast) Squadron
Arthur Frederick Batchelar (Lieutenant), Appointed to 9th (Wellington East Coast) Squadron
Henry Beresford Maunsell (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to 9th (Wellington East Coast) Squadron
Charles Watt (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to First Reinforcement

🛡️ Field Troop and Signal Troop Appointments

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsMilitary appointments, Field Troop, Signal Troop, Officers, Ranks
👱🏽 Names

Louis Murray Shera (Captain), Appointed to One Field Troop
Frederick Waite (Lieutenant), Appointed to One Field Troop
Allan Norman Oakey (Lieutenant), Appointed to One Field Troop
Edward James Hulbert (Lieutenant), Appointed to One Signal Troop

🛡️ Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance Appointments

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsMilitary appointments, Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, Officers, Ranks
👱🏽 Names

8 names identified

Charles Ernest Thomas (Lieut.-Colonel), Appointed Commander of Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance
Alexander Meiklejohn Trotter (Captain), Appointed to Bearer Subdivision, Section A
Robert Lanktree Withers (Captain), Appointed to Tent Subdivision, Section A
William Aitken (Lieutenant), Appointed Supernumerary Subaltern, Section A
James Alexander Terras Bell (Captain), Appointed to Bearer Subdivision, Section B
Charles Treweeke Hand Newton (Major), Appointed to Tent Subdivision, Section B
Charles Ernest Hercus (Captain), Appointed to Tent Subdivision, Section B
Donald Stuart Milne (Lieutenant), Appointed Supernumerary Subaltern, Section B

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