New Zealand Gazette – 1914 – No. 103

Page 3637

✨ Military Appointments

Sept. 24.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3637

THE CANTERBURY BATTALION.

Headquarters,—
Lieut.-Colonel: Lieut.-Colonel Douglas McBean Stewart, 1st (Canterbury) Regiment.
Major: Major Albert Edward Loach, 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment.
Adjutant: Captain Arthur Cunliffe Bernard Critchley-Salmonson, Royal Munster Fusiliers.
Assistant Adjutant: Captain Peter Bain Henderson New Zealand Staff Corps.
Regimental Transport Officer: 2nd Lieutenant Douglas Playfair Fraser, 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment.
Quartermaster: Honorary Captain Frederick James William Stewart, 1st (Canterbury) Regiment.

Attached,—
Medical Officers: Lieut.-Colonel Walter Relf Pearless, v.d., New Zealand Medical Corps.
Lieutenant Thomas Russell Ritchie, New Zealand Medical Corps.

Machine-gun Section,—
Subaltern: Lieutenant Albert Edward Conway, 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment.

1st (Canterbury) Company.
Major: Major Robert Amos Row, 1st (Canterbury) Regiment.
Captain: Captain Kenneth Macfarlane Gresson, 1st (Canterbury) Regiment.
Subalterns: Lieutenant Harry Herbert Ffitch, 1st (Canterbury) Regiment.
Lieutenant Hugh Stewart, 6th King’s Liverpool Regiment.
Lieutenant Dugald Macdonald Robinson, 1st (Canterbury) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Donald Dobson, 1st (Canterbury) Regiment.

2nd (South Canterbury) Company.
Major: Major David Grant, 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment.
Captain: Captain Felix Ballard Brown, 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment.
Subalterns: Lieutenant John Cecil Hill, 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment.
Lieutenant Raymond Alexander Reid Lawry, 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment.
Lieutenant Francis Dennison Maurice, 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Clifford Clapcott Barclay, 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment.

12th (Nelson) Company.
Major: Major Cyprian Bridge Brereton, 12th (Nelson) Regiment.
Captain: Captain George Cruickshank Griffiths, 12th (Nelson) Regiment.
Subalterns: Lieutenant Vincent Gordon Jervis, New Zealand Staff Corps.
Lieutenant Harry Saunders, 12th (Nelson) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Fred Starnes, 12th (Nelson) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Alexander Elder Forsythe, 12th (Nelson) Regiment.

13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Company.
Major: Major Benjamin Stevens Jordan, 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment.
Captain: Captain Charles William Edward Cribb, 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment.
Subalterns: Lieutenant Edward Harvey Stacpoole Batchelor, 1st (Canterbury) Regiment.
Lieutenant Norman Francis Shepherd, 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant William Godfray Skelton, 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Allan Duncan Stitt, 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Regiment.

First Reinforcement (left at base): 2nd Lieutenant Owen Herbert Mead, 12th (Nelson) Regiment.

THE OTAGO BATTALION.

Headquarters,—
Lieut.-Colonel: Lieut.-Colonel Thomas William McDonald, New Zealand Staff Corps.
Major: Major John Bell McClymont, 14th (South Otago) Regiment.
Adjutant: Captain Athelstan Moore, D.S.O., Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
Assistant Adjutant: Lieutenant John Stuart Reid, 4th (Otago) Regiment.
Regimental Transport Officer: Lieutenant Horace Robert Martineau, V.C., 14th (South Otago) Regiment.
Quartermaster: Lieutenant Valentine Joseph Egglestone, 4th (Otago) Regiment.

Attached,—
Medical Officers: Captain Cyril Victor Atmore Baigent, New Zealand Medical Corps.
Lieutenant William Gladstone Scannell, New Zealand Medical Corps.

Machine-gun Section,—
Subaltern: 2nd Lieutenant Louis Geldart Wilson, 14th (South Otago) Regiment.

4th (Otago) Company.
Major: Major Richard Price, 4th (Otago) Regiment.
Captain: Captain Arthur Vivian Spedding, 4th (Otago) Regiment.
Subalterns: Lieutenant Richard Jones, 4th (Otago) Regiment.
Lieutenant John Stewart Reid, 4th (Otago) Regiment.
Lieutenant John Llewellyn Saunders, 4th (Otago) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Andrew Colquhoun Boyes, 4th (Otago) Regiment.

8th (Southland) Company.
Major: Major John Alexander Mackenzie, 8th (Southland) Regiment.
Captain: Captain William Fleming, 8th (Southland) Regiment.
Subalterns: Lieutenant William Ivan Kirke Jennings, New Zealand Staff Corps.
Lieutenant George Myers, 8th (Southland) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Ernest Mitchell Gabites, 8th (Southland) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant William Francis Tracey, 8th (Southland) Regiment.

10th (North Otago) Company.
Major: Major John Harper Moir, 10th (North Otago) Regiment.
Captain: Captain Frank Hadfield Statham, 10th (North Otago) Regiment.
Subalterns: Lieutenant Thomas Holmes Nisbet, 10th (North Otago) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Claude St. Clair Hamilton, 10th (North Otago) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant James George Cowan, 10th (North Otago) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant Walter Michael MacKenzie, 10th (North Otago) Regiment.

14th (South Otago) Company.
Major: Major William McGregor Turnbull, New Zealand Staff Corps.
Captain: Captain Geoffrey Samuel Smith, 14th (South Otago) Regiment.
Subalterns: Lieutenant John Thomas Moroney, 14th (South Otago) Regiment.
Lieutenant Robert Leiper Martin Duthie, 14th (South Otago) Regiment.
Lieutenant Hugh Liddon Richards, 14th (South Otago) Regiment.
2nd Lieutenant David John Albert Little, 14th (South Otago) Regiment.

First Reinforcement (left at base): Lieutenant Charles Thomas Woodfield, 4th (Otago) Regiment.

VUW Te Waharoa — NZ Gazette 1914, No 103

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🛡️ Canterbury Battalion Appointments

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsMilitary appointments, Canterbury Battalion, Officers, Ranks
👱🏽 Names

34 names identified

Douglas McBean Stewart (Lieut.-Colonel), Lieut.-Colonel of Headquarters
Albert Edward Loach (Major), Major of Headquarters
Arthur Cunliffe Bernard Critchley-Salmonson (Captain), Adjutant
Peter Bain Henderson (Captain), Assistant Adjutant
Douglas Playfair Fraser (2nd Lieutenant), Regimental Transport Officer
Frederick James William Stewart (Honorary Captain), Quartermaster
Walter Relf Pearless (Lieut.-Colonel), Medical Officer
Thomas Russell Ritchie (Lieutenant), Medical Officer
Albert Edward Conway (Lieutenant), Subaltern of Machine-gun Section
Robert Amos Row (Major), Major of 1st (Canterbury) Company
Kenneth Macfarlane Gresson (Captain), Captain of 1st (Canterbury) Company
Harry Herbert Ffitch (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 1st (Canterbury) Company
Hugh Stewart (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 1st (Canterbury) Company
Dugald Macdonald Robinson (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 1st (Canterbury) Company
Donald Dobson (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of 1st (Canterbury) Company
David Grant (Major), Major of 2nd (South Canterbury) Company
Felix Ballard Brown (Captain), Captain of 2nd (South Canterbury) Company
John Cecil Hill (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 2nd (South Canterbury) Company
Raymond Alexander Reid Lawry (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 2nd (South Canterbury) Company
Francis Dennison Maurice (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 2nd (South Canterbury) Company
Clifford Clapcott Barclay (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of 2nd (South Canterbury) Company
Cyprian Bridge Brereton (Major), Major of 12th (Nelson) Company
George Cruickshank Griffiths (Captain), Captain of 12th (Nelson) Company
Vincent Gordon Jervis (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 12th (Nelson) Company
Harry Saunders (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 12th (Nelson) Company
Fred Starnes (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of 12th (Nelson) Company
Alexander Elder Forsythe (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of 12th (Nelson) Company
Benjamin Stevens Jordan (Major), Major of 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Company
Charles William Edward Cribb (Captain), Captain of 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Company
Edward Harvey Stacpoole Batchelor (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Company
Norman Francis Shepherd (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Company
William Godfray Skelton (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Company
Allan Duncan Stitt (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of 13th (North Canterbury and Westland) Company
Owen Herbert Mead (2nd Lieutenant), First Reinforcement (left at base)

🛡️ Otago Battalion Appointments

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
KeywordsMilitary appointments, Otago Battalion, Officers, Ranks
👱🏽 Names

34 names identified

Thomas William McDonald (Lieut.-Colonel), Lieut.-Colonel of Headquarters
John Bell McClymont (Major), Major of Headquarters
Athelstan Moore (Captain), Adjutant
John Stuart Reid (Lieutenant), Assistant Adjutant
Horace Robert Martineau (Lieutenant), Regimental Transport Officer
Valentine Joseph Egglestone (Lieutenant), Quartermaster
Cyril Victor Atmore Baigent (Captain), Medical Officer
William Gladstone Scannell (Lieutenant), Medical Officer
Louis Geldart Wilson (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of Machine-gun Section
Richard Price (Major), Major of 4th (Otago) Company
Arthur Vivian Spedding (Captain), Captain of 4th (Otago) Company
Richard Jones (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 4th (Otago) Company
John Stewart Reid (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 4th (Otago) Company
John Llewellyn Saunders (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 4th (Otago) Company
Andrew Colquhoun Boyes (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of 4th (Otago) Company
John Alexander Mackenzie (Major), Major of 8th (Southland) Company
William Fleming (Captain), Captain of 8th (Southland) Company
William Ivan Kirke Jennings (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 8th (Southland) Company
George Myers (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 8th (Southland) Company
Ernest Mitchell Gabites (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of 8th (Southland) Company
William Francis Tracey (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of 8th (Southland) Company
John Harper Moir (Major), Major of 10th (North Otago) Company
Frank Hadfield Statham (Captain), Captain of 10th (North Otago) Company
Thomas Holmes Nisbet (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 10th (North Otago) Company
Claude St. Clair Hamilton (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of 10th (North Otago) Company
James George Cowan (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of 10th (North Otago) Company
Walter Michael MacKenzie (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of 10th (North Otago) Company
William McGregor Turnbull (Major), Major of 14th (South Otago) Company
Geoffrey Samuel Smith (Captain), Captain of 14th (South Otago) Company
John Thomas Moroney (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 14th (South Otago) Company
Robert Leiper Martin Duthie (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 14th (South Otago) Company
Hugh Liddon Richards (Lieutenant), Subaltern of 14th (South Otago) Company
David John Albert Little (2nd Lieutenant), Subaltern of 14th (South Otago) Company
Charles Thomas Woodfield (Lieutenant), First Reinforcement (left at base)

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