Military Appointments and Transfers




Oct. 16.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3143

James Edward Stokes. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Marcus David Smith. Dated 17th September, 1919.
William Thompson Churchward. Dated 13th August, 1919.

2nd Lieutenants.

John Lindsay Lethbridge. Dated 13th August, 1919.
Ridley Whitefield, M.C. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Albert George Holder, M.C. Dated 13th August, 1919.
Arthur Ernest Gorton, M.M. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Horace Arthur Turner. Dated 12th August, 1919.
John Finn. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Phillip Arthur Lummis. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Hugh Briggs Limmer. Dated 28th July, 1919.
Peter Henry Ayson. Dated 17th September, 1919.
William John Collins, M.M. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Edward Greenhalgh. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Albert George Frederick Cooper-Smith. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Douglas Charles Nixon. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Harry Shaw. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Leslie Richard Hamilton. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Robert Patrick Smyth. Dated 18th September, 1919.
Robert Alexander Wilkie. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Harry Garlin Carter. Dated 12th August, 1919.
William Timmins. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Walter John Williamson. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Richard Ward. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Francis William Aickin. Dated 12th August, 1919.
George Ernest Ironside. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Patrick Kennedy. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Percy Leonard Keys. Dated 12th September, 1919.
John George Young. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Thomas Murray Woodrow. Dated 29th July, 1919.
John Angell. Dated 12th August, 1919.
William James Wright. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Alfred Leslie Holmes, M.M. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Joseph Hislop Boles, M.M. Dated 29th September, 1919.
Thomas Chirnside. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Sydney Herbert Quelch. Dated 28th July, 1919.
Reginald Laley Ramsey. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Alexander David Macartney. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Spencer Shove, M.M. Dated 17th September, 1919.
William George Jenkins. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Charles Higgins La Trobe. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Robert Bertie Brebner. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Leonard Lynne Barker. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Henry Allen Fanselow. Dated 13th August, 1919.
David Galbraith. Dated 18th September, 1919.
Clifford Gerrard. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Jack Hughes. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Thomas Harray. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Edwin James Spencer. Dated 12th August, 1919.
James Stinson. Dated 13th August, 1919.
Joseph Hugh Taplin, D.C.M. Dated 28th July, 1919.
James Stuart Whyte. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Charles Edwin Dowsing, M.M. Dated 28th July, 1919.
Harry Alfred Mazey. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Eric Malcolm Phillips. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Allan Hoey Russell. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Gurdon Samuel. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Eddie George Shearer. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Frederick William Billows. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Duncan Everiss. Dated 12th August, 1919.
William Eric Garry. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Arthur James Gunnell. Dated 13th August, 1919.
Theodore John Lloyd. Dated 12th August, 1919.
Edward Royden Parkes. Dated 13th August, 1919.
Samuel Charles Sherrard. Dated 11th October, 1919.
Douglas Harper Strachan, M.M. Dated 17th September, 1919.
The Reverend John Attwood Jacob, Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class. Dated 29th July, 1919.
The Reverend Edward Elliott Malden, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Dated 18th September, 1919.
The Reverend Alexander Hardie, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Dated 13th August, 1919.

OFFICERS FROM N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE RE-POSTED TO TERRITORIAL FORCES.

The undermentioned, struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force, are reposted to their respective units as under:—

5TH MOUNTED RIFLES (OTAGO HUSSARS).

Captain Robert Francis Mitchell, M.C. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Honorary Captain and Quartermaster (late Captain N.Z.E.F.) William Ernest Christie. Dated 16th September, 1919.
Lieutenant Robert Law. Dated 17th September, 1919.
2nd Lieutenant John Lindsay Lethbridge. Dated 13th August, 1919.

N.Z. FIELD ARTILLERY.

“B” Battery.

Captain (late Lieutenant N.Z.E.F.) Irvine Watson Cowie. Dated 13th August, 1919.

N.Z. GARRISON ARTILLERY.

Wellington G.A. Division.

Lieutenant Herbert Walter Martyn-Roberts. Dated 2nd August, 1915.

No. 2 Company.

Major John Percy Edwin Veale. Dated 13th August, 1919.

4TH (OTAGO) REGIMENT.

Captain John Bartholomew Callan. Dated 17th September, 1919.

COAST DEFENCE DETACHMENT.

Lieutenant John James Kernohan. Dated 17th September, 1919.

8TH (SOUTHLAND) REGIMENT.

Major (late Captain N.Z.E.F.) John Alfred Cushen. Dated 13th August, 1919.
Lieutenant James Edward Stokes. Dated 17th September, 1919.

12TH (NELSON) REGIMENT.

Lieutenant William Thompson Churchward. Dated 13th August, 1919.

N.Z. RIFLE BRIGADE.

Earl of Liverpool’s Own (Territorial).

The undermentioned (late 2nd Lieutenants, N.Z.E.F.) to be 2nd Lieutenants:—

Ridley Whitefield, M.C. Dated 26th March, 1918
Albert George Holder, M.C. Dated 30th April, 1918
Arthur Ernest Gorton, M.M. Dated 2nd April, 1918.
Horace Arthur Turner. Dated 30th April, 1918.
John Finn. Dated 25th September, 1918.
Phillip Arthur Lummis. Dated 29th September, 1918.
Hugh Briggs Limmer. Dated 5th October, 1918.
Peter Henry Ayson. Dated 7th October, 1918.
William John Collins. Dated 7th October, 1918.
Edward Greenhalgh. Dated 18th December, 1918.
Albert George Frederick Cooper-Smith. Dated 27th January, 1919.
Douglas Charles Nixon. Dated 27th January, 1919.
Harry Shaw. Dated 27th January, 1919.
Leslie Richard Hamilton. Dated 3rd February, 1919.
Robert Patrick Smyth. Dated 3rd February, 1919.
Robert Alexander Wilkie. Dated 3rd February, 1919.
Harry Garlin Carter. Dated 14th February, 1919.
William Timmins. Dated 14th February, 1919.
Walter John Williamson. Dated 14th February, 1919.

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS.

Captain Robert Bevan Dodds. Dated 12th October, 1919.

N.Z. VETERINARY CORPS.

Captain Alexander Taylor. Dated 17th September, 1919.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend John Attwood Jacob, Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class. Dated 29th July, 1919.

The undermentioned to be Chaplains to the Forces, 4th Class:—

The Reverend Edward Elliot Malden (late Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class, N.Z.E.F.). Dated 18th September, 1919.
The Reverend Alexander Hardie. Dated 13th August, 1919.

UNATTACHED LIST (b).

Lieutenant Marcus David Smith. Dated 17th September, 1919.
Lieutenant James Phillip Carlyle Walshe. Dated 17th September, 1919.

UNATTACHED LIST, GENERAL LIST.

The undermentioned (late 2nd Lieutenants, N.Z.E.F.) to be 2nd Lieutenants:—

Richard Ward. Dated 29th January, 1918.
Francis William Aickin. Dated 28th February, 1918.
George Ernest Ironside. Dated 30th March, 1918.
Patrick Kennedy. Dated 30th March, 1918.
Percy Leonard Keys. Dated 1st June, 1918.
John George Young. Dated 1st June, 1918.
Thomas Murray Woodrow. Dated 15th August, 1918.
John Angell. Dated 10th September, 1918.
William James Wright. Dated 18th September, 1918.
Alfred Leslie Holmes, M.M. Dated 2nd October, 1918.
Joseph Hislop Boles, M.M. Dated 5th October, 1918.
Thomas Chirnside. Dated 5th October, 1918.
Sydney Herbert Quelch. Dated 5th October, 1918.
Reginald Lawley Ramsey. Dated 5th October, 1918.



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🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, and Transfers of Officers of the Regiment of Royal N.Z. Artillery and Territorial Force (continued from previous page)

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Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, Transfers, Royal N.Z. Artillery, Territorial Force, N.Z. Expeditionary Force
121 names identified
  • James Edward Stokes, Appointed Lieutenant
  • Marcus David Smith, Appointed Lieutenant
  • William Thompson Churchward, Appointed Lieutenant
  • John Lindsay Lethbridge, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Ridley Whitefield (M.C.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Albert George Holder (M.C.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Arthur Ernest Gorton (M.M.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Horace Arthur Turner, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • John Finn, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Phillip Arthur Lummis, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Hugh Briggs Limmer, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Peter Henry Ayson, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • William John Collins (M.M.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Edward Greenhalgh, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Albert George Frederick Cooper-Smith, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Douglas Charles Nixon, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Harry Shaw, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Leslie Richard Hamilton, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Robert Patrick Smyth, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Robert Alexander Wilkie, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Harry Garlin Carter, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • William Timmins, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Walter John Williamson, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Richard Ward, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Francis William Aickin, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • George Ernest Ironside, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Patrick Kennedy, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Percy Leonard Keys, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • John George Young, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Thomas Murray Woodrow, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • John Angell, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • William James Wright, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Alfred Leslie Holmes (M.M.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Joseph Hislop Boles (M.M.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Thomas Chirnside, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Sydney Herbert Quelch, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Reginald Lawley Ramsey, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Alexander David Macartney, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Spencer Shove (M.M.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • William George Jenkins, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Charles Higgins La Trobe, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Robert Bertie Brebner, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Leonard Lynne Barker, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Henry Allen Fanselow, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • David Galbraith, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Clifford Gerrard, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Jack Hughes, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Thomas Harray, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Edwin James Spencer, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • James Stinson, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Joseph Hugh Taplin (D.C.M.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • James Stuart Whyte, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Charles Edwin Dowsing (M.M.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Harry Alfred Mazey, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Eric Malcolm Phillips, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Allan Hoey Russell, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Gurdon Samuel, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Eddie George Shearer, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Frederick William Billows, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Duncan Everiss, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • William Eric Garry, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Arthur James Gunnell, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Theodore John Lloyd, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Edward Royden Parkes, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Samuel Charles Sherrard, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • Douglas Harper Strachan (M.M.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • John Attwood Jacob (Reverend), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class
  • Edward Elliott Malden (Reverend), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
  • Alexander Hardie (Reverend), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
  • Robert Francis Mitchell (M.C.), Re-posted to 5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars)
  • William Ernest Christie (Honorary Captain and Quartermaster), Re-posted to 5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars)
  • Robert Law, Re-posted to 5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars)
  • John Lindsay Lethbridge, Re-posted to 5th Mounted Rifles (Otago Hussars)
  • Irvine Watson Cowie, Re-posted to N.Z. Field Artillery
  • Herbert Walter Martyn-Roberts, Re-posted to N.Z. Garrison Artillery
  • John Percy Edwin Veale, Re-posted to N.Z. Garrison Artillery
  • John Bartholomew Callan, Re-posted to 4th (Otago) Regiment
  • John James Kernohan, Re-posted to Coast Defence Detachment
  • John Alfred Cushen, Re-posted to 8th (Southland) Regiment
  • James Edward Stokes, Re-posted to 8th (Southland) Regiment
  • William Thompson Churchward, Re-posted to 12th (Nelson) Regiment
  • Ridley Whitefield (M.C.), Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Albert George Holder (M.C.), Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Arthur Ernest Gorton (M.M.), Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Horace Arthur Turner, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • John Finn, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Phillip Arthur Lummis, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Hugh Briggs Limmer, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Peter Henry Ayson, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • William John Collins, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Edward Greenhalgh, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Albert George Frederick Cooper-Smith, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Douglas Charles Nixon, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Harry Shaw, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Leslie Richard Hamilton, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Robert Patrick Smyth, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Robert Alexander Wilkie, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Harry Garlin Carter, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • William Timmins, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Walter John Williamson, Re-posted to N.Z. Rifle Brigade
  • Robert Bevan Dodds, Appointed Captain in N.Z. Dental Corps
  • Alexander Taylor, Appointed Captain in N.Z. Veterinary Corps
  • John Attwood Jacob (Reverend), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class
  • Edward Elliott Malden (Reverend), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
  • Alexander Hardie (Reverend), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
  • Marcus David Smith, Appointed Lieutenant in Unattached List (b)
  • James Phillip Carlyle Walshe, Appointed Lieutenant in Unattached List (b)
  • Richard Ward, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List
  • Francis William Aickin, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List
  • George Ernest Ironside, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List
  • Patrick Kennedy, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List
  • Percy Leonard Keys, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List
  • John George Young, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List
  • Thomas Murray Woodrow, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List
  • John Angell, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List
  • William James Wright, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List
  • Alfred Leslie Holmes (M.M.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List
  • Joseph Hislop Boles (M.M.), Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List
  • Thomas Chirnside, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List
  • Sydney Herbert Quelch, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List
  • Reginald Lawley Ramsey, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant in Unattached List, General List