Military Appointments and Promotions




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 90

Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Candlish Allen, D.S.O., 6th (Hauraki) Regiment.

To be Honorary Physician—
Colonel Eugene Joseph O’Neill, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.B., F.R.C.S., Edin., New Zealand Army Medical Department.

To be Honorary Surgeon—
Brigadier-General (temp.) Donald Johnstone McGavin, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.D., F.R.C.S., Eng., New Zealand Army Medical Department.

R. H. RHODES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the Territorial Force.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 2nd November, 1920.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, transfers, resignations, and retirements of the undermentioned officers of the Territorial Force.

N.Z. GARRISON ARTILLERY.
Wellington G.A. Division.

2nd Lieutenant Thomas William Mark Ashby is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 14th October, 1920.

No. 4 COMPANY.

2nd Lieutenant Albert Stanley is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 19th October, 1920.

No. 8 COMPANY.

Lieutenant Frank Herbert Morgan resigns his commission. Dated 22nd October, 1920.

4th (OTAGO) REGIMENT (COAST DEFENCE DETACHMENT).

Major Peter Doull is transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 18th October, 1920.

8TH (SOUTHLAND) REGIMENT.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—
Ellis Colin Kelly. Dated 28th March, 1920.
George Merivale Broughton. Dated 29th March, 1920.
Arnold Ewart William McDonald. Dated 29th March, 1920.
Neil Middleton Pryde. Dated 29th March, 1920.

N.Z. RIFLE BRIGADE (EARL OF LIVERPOOL’S OWN), TERRITORIAL.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants are transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List), under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 22, of 20th February, 1920. Dated 20th October, 1920 :—

Canterbury District.
David Carew Guthrie.
Thomas Cooper Scott.
Herbert Benjamin Mantan.
Albert George Holder, M.C.

The undermentioned are posted to the Retired List, under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 22, of 20th February, 1920. Dated 22nd October, 1920 :—

Auckland District.
2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Harold Dixon Buddle, with the rank of Lieutenant.
2nd Lieutenant Franz Roering Slevin, M.C.

The undermentioned relinquish their commissions, under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 115/20, of 15th July. Dated 30th September, 1920 :—
2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Khartoum Gordan Smith.
2nd Lieutenant Frank Douglas Barron.
2nd Lieutenant Allan Edwin Thompson.
2nd Lieutenant William Henry Yorke, M.C.
2nd Lieutenant Robert Burrel Spiers.
2nd Lieutenant William Rudolph Tucker.
2nd Lieutenant Harold Austin Ward.
2nd Lieutenant Ivan Clifford Walters.
2nd Lieutenant Leslie Harold Pettit.
2nd Lieutenant John Carlos Pain, M.M.
2nd Lieutenant James Robinson.
2nd Lieutenant Hamilton Gilmour Rodgers.
2nd Lieutenant Ernest Cameron Drummond, M.C.
2nd Lieutenant Harry Shaw.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Major Walter George Bishop resigns his commission. Dated 21st October, 1920.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.) Penrose John Barcroft, F.R.C.S., is posted to the Retired List, with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 22, of 20th February, 1920. Dated 14th September, 1920.

Captain (temp. Major) James Robert Loughnan, M.B., resigns his commission. Dated 23rd October, 1920.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Staff Nurse Alice Mary Rowntree to be Sister. Dated 5th October, 1920.

The undermentioned Sisters are struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force and reposted to the service, with effect from 1st February, 1920, and are posted to the Temporary Reserve List, from the dates mentioned :—
Elizabeth Fitzgerald Martin. Dated 7th August, 1920.
Dorothy Agnes Cameron. Dated 10th October, 1920.

UNATTACHED LIST (b).

Lieutenant [Captain, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Maurice Anthony Hunter Fell to be Captain. Dated 1st February, 1920.

2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Thomas James Morrow to be Lieutenant. Dated 27th May, 1919.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Claude Henry Thomas Skelley relinquishes his appointment on the staff of the Director of Vocational Training and the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 28th November, 1920.

The undermentioned are transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List) :—
Lieutenant [Captain, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] William Henry Stark, with the rank of Captain. Dated 20th October, 1920.
Lieutenant Richard Fuller Chapman. Dated 22nd October, 1920.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) William Alfred Groves lapses. Dated 18th October, 1920.

Lieutenant Peter Allan Dunn, from the Reserve of Officers (temp.), to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st October, 1920.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants [Lieutenants, Reserve of Officers (temp.)], from the Unattached List (General List), to be Lieutenants :—
Stanley George Brister, M.M. Dated 30th June, 1920.
David Leeden. Dated 1st October, 1920.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants, from the Unattached List (General List), to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 1st October, 1920 :—
John Stanley Clarkson.
John Smith Innes.
John Henry Burnard.

UNATTACHED LIST (GENERAL LIST).

The undermentioned are transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List), under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 22, of 20th February, 1920 :—

Wellington District.
2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] John Francis O’Leary, with the rank of Lieutenant (temp. Captain). Dated 23rd October, 1920.

Canterbury District.
2nd Lieutenant James Amos Smart. Dated 20th October, 1920.
2nd Lieutenant Norman James Adamson. Dated 20th October, 1920.
2nd Lieutenant William Holman Hall. Dated 20th October, 1920.
2nd Lieutenant John Archibald Dower. Dated 20th October, 1920.

Auckland District.
2nd Lieutenant Henry Stephen Herbert. Dated 15th October, 1920.

2nd Lieutenant Basil Warner Croker is posted to the Retired List, under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 22, of 20th February, 1920. Dated 22nd October, 1920.

The undermentioned are transferred to the Unattached List (b) :—
2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] Stanley George Brister, M.M. Dated 30th June, 1920.
2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)] David Leeden. Dated 1st October, 1920.
2nd Lieutenant John Stanley Clarkson. Dated 1st October, 1920.
2nd Lieutenant John Smith Innes. Dated 1st October, 1920.
2nd Lieutenant John Henry Burnard. Dated 1st October, 1920.

The undermentioned relinquish their commissions, under the provisions of General Headquarters Instructions No. 115/20, of 15th July. Dated 30th September, 1920 :—
Lieutenant Charles Gamble.

2nd Lieutenants [Captains, Reserve of Officers (temp.)]—
James Donald Swan.
Francis John William Stal-lard, M.C.
John Craig.



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🛡️ Honorary Appointments in the New Zealand Army Medical Department

🛡️ Defence & Military
Honorary Physician, Honorary Surgeon, New Zealand Army Medical Department
  • Robert Candlish Allen (Lieutenant-Colonel, D.S.O.), Appointed Honorary Aide-de-Camp
  • Eugene Joseph O’Neill (Colonel, C.M.G., D.S.O., M.B., F.R.C.S., Edin.), Appointed Honorary Physician
  • Donald Johnstone McGavin (Brigadier-General (temp.), C.M.G., D.S.O., M.D., F.R.C.S., Eng.), Appointed Honorary Surgeon

  • R. H. Rhodes, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the Territorial Force

🛡️ Defence & Military
2 November 1920
Territorial Force, Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, Retirements
62 names identified
  • Thomas William Mark Ashby (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers
  • Albert Stanley (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers
  • Frank Herbert Morgan (Lieutenant), Resigned commission
  • Peter Doull (Major), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers
  • Ellis Colin Kelly (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • George Merivale Broughton (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • Arnold Ewart William McDonald (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • Neil Middleton Pryde (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • David Carew Guthrie (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers
  • Thomas Cooper Scott (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers
  • Herbert Benjamin Mantan (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers
  • Albert George Holder (2nd Lieutenant, M.C.), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers
  • Harold Dixon Buddle (2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)]), Posted to the Retired List
  • Franz Roering Slevin (2nd Lieutenant, M.C.), Posted to the Retired List
  • Khartoum Gordan Smith (2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)]), Relinquished commission
  • Frank Douglas Barron (2nd Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • Allan Edwin Thompson (2nd Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • William Henry Yorke (2nd Lieutenant, M.C.), Relinquished commission
  • Robert Burrel Spiers (2nd Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • William Rudolph Tucker (2nd Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • Harold Austin Ward (2nd Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • Ivan Clifford Walters (2nd Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • Leslie Harold Pettit (2nd Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • John Carlos Pain (2nd Lieutenant, M.M.), Relinquished commission
  • James Robinson (2nd Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • Hamilton Gilmour Rodgers (2nd Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • Ernest Cameron Drummond (2nd Lieutenant, M.C.), Relinquished commission
  • Harry Shaw (2nd Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • Walter George Bishop (Major), Resigned commission
  • Penrose John Barcroft (Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.), F.R.C.S.), Posted to the Retired List
  • James Robert Loughnan (Captain (temp. Major), M.B.), Resigned commission
  • Alice Mary Rowntree (Staff Nurse), Promoted to Sister
  • Elizabeth Fitzgerald Martin (Sister), Struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force and reposted to the service
  • Dorothy Agnes Cameron (Sister), Struck off the strength of the N.Z. Expeditionary Force and reposted to the service
  • Maurice Anthony Hunter Fell (Lieutenant [Captain, Reserve of Officers (temp.)]), Promoted to Captain
  • Thomas James Morrow (2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)]), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • Claude Henry Thomas Skelley (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Relinquished appointment on the staff of the Director of Vocational Training and the temporary rank of Captain
  • William Henry Stark (Lieutenant [Captain, Reserve of Officers (temp.)]), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List)
  • Richard Fuller Chapman (Lieutenant), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List)
  • William Alfred Groves (2nd Lieutenant (on probation)), Appointment lapsed
  • Peter Allan Dunn (Lieutenant), Transferred from the Reserve of Officers (temp.)
  • Stanley George Brister (2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)], M.M.), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • David Leeden (2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)]), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • John Stanley Clarkson (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
  • John Smith Innes (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
  • John Henry Burnard (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
  • John Francis O’Leary (2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)]), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List)
  • James Amos Smart (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List)
  • Norman James Adamson (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List)
  • William Holman Hall (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List)
  • John Archibald Dower (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List)
  • Henry Stephen Herbert (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers (General List)
  • Basil Warner Croker (2nd Lieutenant), Posted to the Retired List
  • Stanley George Brister (2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)], M.M.), Transferred to the Unattached List (b)
  • David Leeden (2nd Lieutenant [Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers (temp.)]), Transferred to the Unattached List (b)
  • John Stanley Clarkson (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to the Unattached List (b)
  • John Smith Innes (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to the Unattached List (b)
  • John Henry Burnard (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to the Unattached List (b)
  • Charles Gamble (Lieutenant), Relinquished commission
  • James Donald Swan (2nd Lieutenant [Captain, Reserve of Officers (temp.)]), Relinquished commission
  • Francis John William Stallard (2nd Lieutenant [Captain, Reserve of Officers (temp.)], M.C.), Relinquished commission
  • John Craig (2nd Lieutenant [Captain, Reserve of Officers (temp.)]), Relinquished commission