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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 143

No. 4/115A, Sergeant H. W. Newman, to be 2nd Lieutenant, vice 2nd Lieutenant George Robert Newbould (invalided to England). Dated 30th August, 1915.

No. 4/774, Sergeant Hugh Sebastian King, to be 2nd Lieutenant, vice Lieutenant Bertie Leonard Redding Reeves (invalided to England). Dated 30th August, 1915.

NEW ZEALAND INFANTRY BRIGADE.

Auckland Battalion.

Lieutenant Colin Stewart Algie to be Captain, vice Captain Wilfred Courtnay Sinel, promoted. Dated 26th April, 1915.

No. 12/16, Sergeant John Mackenzie, to be 2nd Lieutenant, vice 2nd Lieutenant Robert Mooney (killed in action). Dated 8th August, 1915.

Staff Sergeant-major George Davies Page, New Zealand Permanent Staff, is granted the temporary rank of 2nd Lieutenant, vice Lieutenant Norman William McDonald Weir (invalided to New Zealand). Dated 8th August, 1915.

No. 12/373, Sergeant George Henry Holland, is granted the temporary rank of 2nd Lieutenant, vice 2nd Lieutenant Rupert Walter Westmacott (invalided). Dated 8th August, 1915.

Wellington Battalion.

Major Herbert Hart, D.S.O., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, and is appointed to command the Battalion, vice Lieutenant-Colonel William George Malone (killed in action). Dated 8th August, 1915.

Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Ernest Sirdfield Harston to be Captain, vice Captain Leslie Somers McLernon (killed in action). Dated 8th August, 1915.

2nd Lieutenant Frederick Arthur Ruck, having served the prescribed period in that rank, to be Lieutenant. Dated 3rd April, 1915.

Canterbury Battalion.

Major John Gethin Hughes, D.S.O., New Zealand Staff Corps, to be Lieutenant-Colonel, and to command the Battalion, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Alfred Edward Loach (invalided). Dated 24th September, 1915.

Captain James Houler to be Major (since deceased), vice Major Charles William Edward Cribb (died of wounds). Dated 9th August, 1915.

Lieutenant (temporary Captain) Hugh Stewart to be Captain, vice Captain James Houler (promoted but since deceased). Dated 9th August, 1915.

The undermentioned Lieutenants are granted the temporary rank of Captain, supernumerary to the establishment :—

Hugh Stewart. Dated 2nd August, 1915.

Albert Edward Conway. Dated 9th August, 1915.

Harry Saunders. Dated 9th August, 1915.

No. 6/1178, Sergeant-major James William Crampton, New Zealand Permanent Staff, to be 2nd Lieutenant, vice Lieutenant H. M. Wright (killed in action). Dated 7th August, 1915.

Otago Battalion.

2nd Lieutenant Louis Geldart Wilson to be Lieutenant, vice Lieutenant Thomas Holmes Nisbet (killed in action). Dated 7th August, 1915.

No. 8/483, Company Sergeant-major Ernest Frank Selby, to be 2nd Lieutenant, vice Lieutenant George Elrington Waite (killed in action). Dated 7th August, 1915.

NEW ZEALAND ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

New Zealand and Australian Divisional Train.

Captain (temporary Major) Henry Esau Avery, New Zealand Staff Corps, to be Major, and is appointed Senior Supply Officer, New Zealand and Australian Division, vice Major Richard Stanley Worsley, A.S.C., returned to duty with the Egyptian Army. Dated 14th September, 1915.

Lieutenant C. E. May, in command of the New Zealand Depot Unit of Supply, Zeitoun, to be Captain, to complete establishment. Dated 14th September, 1915.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains. Dated 14th September, 1914 :—

James Binnie Whyte, vice Captain Charles Eric Andrews, transferred to New Zealand Infantry Brigade.

Dick Radcliffe, vice Captain Francis Henry Lampen, transferred to New Zealand Infantry Brigade.

James Garfield Stewart, vice Captain Henry Esau Avery (promoted).

Montagu Wynward Higginson, to complete establishment.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 14th September, 1915 :—

John Dobson Dryden, vice Lieutenant James Binnie Whyte (promoted).

Alan McClunnie Woodward, vice Lieutenant Dick Radcliffe (promoted).

Arthur Reginald Bushall, vice Lieutenant James Garfield Stewart (promoted).

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 14th September, 1915 :—

Staff Sergeant-major (W.O.) Jaspar George William Salt, New Zealand Permanent Staff, vice 2nd Lieutenant John Dobson Dryden (promoted).

No. T. 13597, Staff Sergeant-major (W.O.) John Joseph Wass, A.S.C., vice 2nd Lieutenant Alan McClunnie Woodward (promoted).

No. 14/163, Company Sergeant-major Harry Archer Potvine, vice 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Reginald Bushell (promoted).

2nd Lieutenant John Hirschberg, having served the prescribed period in that rank, to be Lieutenant. Dated 3rd April, 1915.

No. 15/77, Sergeant-major Harold Richards, to be 2nd Lieutenant and to command the Workshop Army Service Corps for the Motor Ambulance of the Division. Dated 19th July, 1915.

Captains Charles Eric Andrews and Francis Henry Lampen, New Zealand Staff Corps, New Zealand and Australian Divisional Train, are transferred for duty with the New Zealand Infantry Brigade. Dated 14th September, 1915.

New Zealand Medical Corps.

Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Mackie Begg is temporarily appointed A.D.M.S. for the New Zealand and Australian Division, vice Colonel N. Manders, R.A.M.C. (killed in action). Dated 9th August, 1915.

Major Eugene Joseph O'Neill, D.S.O., to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Ernest Thomas (killed in action), with effect from 8th August, 1915, and is temporarily appointed to command the New Zealand Field Ambulance, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Mackie Begg (sick). Dated 13th September, 1915.

Major Donald Norman Watson Murphy is appointed to command the New Zealand Mounted Rifle Brigade Field Ambulance, vice Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Ernest Thomas (killed in action), and is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel while so employed. Dated 8th August, 1915.

Captain Cyril Hocken Tewesley to be Major, vice Major Eugene Joseph O'Neill (promoted). Dated 8th August, 1915.

Lieutenant David Nathan Isaacs to be Captain. Dated 7th September, 1915.

No. 3/81, Sergeant-major George Sandham, is granted the honorary rank of Lieutenant, and is appointed Quartermaster, vice Honorary Captain William Hunter Will (struck off the strength of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force). Dated 10th July, 1915.

New Zealand Veterinary Corps.

No. 2/623, Farrier Quartermaster-Sergeant Robert Irvine (W.O.), Royal New Zealand Artillery, to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 1st September, 1915.

New Zealand Army Pay Department.

Captain James William Hutchen to be Major. Dated 1st August, 1915.

Honorary Lieutenant Thomas Lawless to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st August, 1915.

Captain Norman Fitzherbert (Retired List), New Zealand Forces, to be Major (Record Office, Alexandra). Dated 25th September, 1915.

Thomas Edward Donne, New Zealand Record Office, London, is granted the honorary rank of Captain in the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Unattached List (a), while employed as Officer in Charge of Records in the office of the High Commissioner. Dated 27th August, 1915.

No. 7/409, Sergeant Frank Lawton Hindley, Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment (supervising clerk), to be 2nd Lieutenant (Record Office, Alexandra). Dated 4th September, 1915.

Maori Contingent.

Captain Frederick Burton Mabin (attached New Zealand Staff Corps), Quartermaster and Paymaster, is seconded for duty under the Governor and Commander-in-Chief, Malta. Dated 28th July, 1915.

No. 15/26, Sergeant J. Bright, New Zealand Army Pay Department, to be 2nd Lieutenant to complete establishment, and is appointed Quartermaster and Paymaster, vice Captain Frederick Burton Mabin (seconded). Dated 28th July, 1915.

Captain Frederick Burton Mabin is granted the temporary rank of Major while employed as Commandant of a convalescent camp at Malta, and to be seconded. Dated 27th August, 1915.

J. ALLEN,
Minister of Defence.