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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 140

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 22nd November, 1939.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, transfers, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces:—

STAFF.

Major H. M. Foster, N.Z. Staff Corps, relinquishes the the appointment of Area Staff Officer, No. 10 area, Christchurch, and is appointed Camp Commandant, Burnham Military Camp. Dated 4th November, 1939.

Captain C. S. J. Berkeley, N.Z. Staff Corps, is appointed Assistant Area Officer, No. 11 Area, Dunedin. Dated 30th October, 1939.

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF.

Major H. G. Livingstone, V.D., The Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry, to be Major, and is appointed Area Staff Officer, No. 10 Area, Christchurch. Dated 4th November, 1939.

Lieutenant A. D. Morten, The Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry, to be Lieutenant, and is appointed Adjutant, The Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry, Christchurch. Dated 2nd November, 1939.

THE CANTERBURY YEOMANRY CAVALRY.

Lieutenant H. J. Talbot is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), Area 7. Dated 6th November, 1939.

QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S (WELLINGTON WEST COAST) MOUNTED RIFLES.

Lieutenant P. H. Surrey to be Captain. Dated 8th August, 1939.

Lieutenant D. L. Broome, from The Manawatu Mounted Rifles, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 14th September, 1934. Dated 6th November, 1939.

2nd Lieutenant C. L. Sommerville, from the Manawatu Mounted Rifles, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st September, 1938. Dated 8th November, 1939.

THE OTAGO MOUNTED RIFLES.

Captain E. W. Hayton, The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own), is attached under the provisions of paragraph 141, Regulations for the N.Z. Military Forces, 1927. Dated 3rd November, 1939.

THE MANAWATU MOUNTED RIFLES.

The undermentioned are transferred to Queen Alexandra’s (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles:—

Lieutenant D. L. Broome. Dated 6th November, 1939.

2nd Lieutenant C. L. Sommerville. Dated 8th November, 1939.

THE NELSON-MARLBOROUGH MOUNTED RIFLES.

Godfrey Graham Jackson (late 2nd Lieutenant, The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment) to be 2nd Lieutenant (temporary). Dated 6th November, 1939.

REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants, 1st Field Battery, to be Lieutenants:—

S. W. Nicholson. Dated 30th August, 1939.

R. L. Walton. Dated 31st August, 1939.

2nd Lieutenant C. S. Dickson, from the Reserve of Officers, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 29th August, 1939, and is posted to the 10th Field Battery. Dated 11th November, 1939.

2nd Lieutenant C. L. E. Wood, from the Reserve of Officers, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 30th August, 1939, and is posted to the 10th Field Battery. Dated 11th November, 1939.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temporary) and are posted to the 2nd Field Company. Dated 1st October, 1939:—

Charles Oldfield Barnett, M.N.Z.I.S., A.M.T.P.I. (Lond.).

Allan Hastie Johnston, B.Sc.

THE AUCKLAND REGIMENT (COUNTESS OF RANFURLY’S OWN).

John Archer Dallimore, Stud.I.Mech.E., to be 2nd Lieutenant (temporary), and is posted to the 3rd Cadet Battalion. Dated 11th October, 1939.

Geoffrey Thomson Upton to be 2nd Lieutenant and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 18th October, 1939.

THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT (CITY OF WELLINGTON’S OWN).

Captain E. W. Hayton, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain, with seniority from 26th August, 1938, and is attached to The Otago Mounted Rifles. Dated 3rd November, 1939.

2nd Lieutenant A. H. Brooke-Taylor, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 23rd August, 1939.

John Levy MacDuff (late 2nd Lieutenant, The Wellington Regiment) to be 2nd Lieutenant (temporary) and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st September, 1939.

THE HAWKE’S BAY REGIMENT.

Lieutenant E. S. Craven, 1st Cadet Battalion, to be Captain. Dated 1st September, 1939.

THE CANTERBURY REGIMENT.

Captain F. H. Mintrom, M.C., M.M., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Captain, with seniority from 1st June, 1936, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 8th November, 1939.

Lieutenant E. P. Wills, from the Reserve of Officers, The Wellington West Coast Regiment, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 9th April, 1935, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 6th November, 1939.

THE NELSON, MARLBOROUGH, AND WEST COAST REGIMENT.

Lieutenant P. C. Blank, from the Reserve of Officers, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st February, 1936, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 8th November, 1939.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenants:—

L. G. Brown. Dated 1st June, 1939.

L. S. Leslie. Dated 2nd June, 1939.

D. J. Fountaine. Dated 1st October, 1939.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Douglas McKelvie Jack, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant, Central Military District (unattached). Dated 3rd October, 1939.

Desmond Patrick O’Brien, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S., Eng., to be Lieutenant, Northern Military District (unattached). Dated 1st November, 1939.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Reverend H. T. Peat, Chaplain, 3rd Class (temporary Chaplain, 2nd Class) (Methodist), to be Chaplain, 2nd Class. Dated 16th November, 1936.

The Reverend K. J. McFarland, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Church of England), is transferred from Area 1 to Area 8. Dated 9th November, 1939.

The Reverend P. O’Flynn, Chaplain, 4th Class (Roman Catholic), is posted to the Retired List with permission to retain his rank and wear the prescribed uniform. Dated 7th November, 1939.

The undermentioned to be Chaplains, 4th Class. Dated 3rd November, 1939:—

The Reverend John Joseph Fletcher (Roman Catholic), Area 5.

The Reverend John Charles Pierce (Roman Catholic), Area 1.

The Reverend Mane Te Paa (Church of England), Area 3.

The Reverend Colin MacKenzie (Presbyterian), Area 5.

Albert Edward Chandler (Salvation Army), Area 4.

Lionel Albert Rundle (Salvation Army), Area 6.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

The undermentioned have been posted for duty at the Military Hospitals as stated against their names:—

Sisters—

Miss D. I. Brown, Ngaruawahia Military Hospital. Dated 4th October, 1939.

Miss M. Chisholm, Trentham Military Hospital. Dated 18th October, 1939.

Miss K. G. Hall, Burnham Military Hospital. Dated 17th October, 1939.

Staff Nurses—

Miss E. F. Worn, Trentham Military Hospital. Dated 18th October, 1939.

Miss N. B. Corson, Burnham Military Hospital. Dated 12th October, 1939.