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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 65

Appointments in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.

Navy Office,
Wellington, 19th September, 1929.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments in the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy:—

Commander Horace Leslie Morgan, D.S.O., Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Commander Robin Edmund Jeffreys, D.S.C., Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Commander Alban Edward Trevor Tate, D.S.C., Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Lieutenant-Commander Geoffrey Coleridge Harper, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” and as Squadron Navigating Officer, vice Tate, to date 25th September, 1929.

Lieutenant-Commander Charles Sidney Britton, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Lieutenant William Alexander Dallmeyer, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Lieutenant Geoffrey Noel Rawlings, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Lieutenant Gerald Vaughan Gladstone, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” and as Squadron Torpedo Officer, vice Dallmeyer, to date 25th September, 1929.

Lieutenant Richard Frederick Jessel, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Lieutenant John Thorburn Currie, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Captain Edwin Bowring, Royal Marines, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Captain Maxwell Hardy Spicer, Royal Marines, to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” and as Squadron Royal Marine Officer, vice Bowring, to date 25th September, 1929.

Surgeon-Commander Samuel Bradbury, M.B., D.P.H., Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Surgeon Commander Timothy Joseph O’Riordan, M.B., Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” and as Squadron Medical Officer, vice Bradbury, to date 25th September, 1929.

Surgeon-Commander Alexander William Gunn, M.B., Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Philomel,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Paymaster-Commander William Mostyn Hawkes, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Paymaster-Lieutenant Commander Humphrey Hughes Simpson, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” and as Squadron Accountant Officer, vice Hawkes, to date 25th September, 1929.

Paymaster-Lieutenant Wilfred Graham Hewson, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” additional, to date 25th September, 1929.

Commissioned Gunner Thomas Cavan, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Commissioned Gunner John Smith, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” additional, to date 25th September, 1929.

Commissioned Gunner Atkins Henry Pryce, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Commissioned Gunner Ernest Pierce, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Commissioned Gunner Lewis Arthur Sherwin, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Philomel,” additional, to date 2nd August, 1929, and vice Smith, from date of joining.

Commissioned Gunner William Alexander Ritchie Imrie, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Warrant Engineer Charles Edwin Seats, Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Diomede,” to date 25th September, 1929.

Warrant Engineer George Harold Cummins, D.S.M., Royal Navy, to H.M.S. “Dunedin,” to date 25th September, 1929.

THOMAS M. WILFORD, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Resignations, and Transfers of Officers of the N.Z. Military Forces.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 18th September, 1929.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the appointments, promotions, resignations, and transfers of the undermentioned officers of the N.Z. Military Forces.

The Auckland Mounted Rifles.

Captain and Quartermaster O. Henry to be Major and Quartermaster. Dated 5th September, 1929.

The Waikato Mounted Rifles.

Lieutenant V. A. Murphy to be Captain. Dated 27th August, 1929.

2nd Lieutenant H. B. L. Sweetman to be Lieutenant. Dated 27th August, 1929.

The Regiment of N.Z. Artillery.

With reference to the notice published in the N.Z. Gazette, No. 59, of 29th August, 1929, relating to the transfer of Major J. N. Baxter, M.M., 2nd Field Battery, to the Reserve of Officers, for the date “9th August, 1929,” read “30th April, 1929.”

THE N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Hauraki Regiment.

Lieutenant C. A. Le Lievre, 1st Battalion, to be Captain. Dated 3rd September, 1929.

The North Auckland Regiment.

The commission granted to Lieutenant L. L. Robertson, M.M., 1st Battalion, is cancelled under section 6 (b), the Defence Act, 1909. Dated 31st July, 1929.

The Waikato Regiment.

Lieutenant E. M. Mackersey, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Lieutenant, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 22nd August, 1929.

The Wellington Regiment.

Howard Wilson King to be 2nd Lieutenant (on probation), and is posted to the 1st C Battalion. Dated 2nd August, 1929.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant E. G. Armstrong, from the Reserve of Officers, to be 2nd Lieutenant, and is posted to the 2nd C Battalion. Dated 9th September, 1929.

The Taranaki Regiment.

Lieutenant W. E. Scott, M.M., 1st Battalion, to be Captain. Dated 8th May, 1929.

2nd Lieutenant H. G. Whitehead, 2nd C Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 30th June, 1929.

2nd Lieutenant E. G. Smith, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), R.D. 8. Dated 3rd September, 1929.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

The Auckland Mounted Rifles.

Lieutenant R. W. Johns is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 2nd September, 1929.

The Taranaki Regiment.

Captain A. Smith is posted to the Retired List, with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 9th September, 1929.

MEMORANDUM.

Lieutenant J. Tait, late 2nd Field Battery, N.Z.A., to be Captain. Dated 1st May, 1929.

THOMAS M. WILFORD, Minister of Defence.

Award of Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 11th September, 1929.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers’ Decoration to Major W. Fraser, The Waikato Regiment.

THOMAS M. WILFORD, Minister of Defence.

Award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal.

Department of Defence,
Wellington, 11th September, 1929.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the award of the Colonial Auxiliary Forces Long-service Medal to Colonel M. Aldred, Commanding 1st N.Z. Mounted Rifles Brigade.

THOMAS M. WILFORD, Minister of Defence.