Military and Civil Appointments




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 116

INFANTRY REINFORCEMENTS: 4TH REINFORCEMENTS.
2nd Lieutenant Herbert Richard Churton Wild (ex Advanced Training Company). Dated 4th May, 1940.

8TH FIELD COMPANY, N.Z. ENGINEERS.
Captain A. R. Currie (N.Z. Staff Corps). Dated 6th September, 1940.

N.Z. ENGINEERS: 4TH REINFORCEMENTS.
2nd Lieutenant Colin Alleyne Mackersey (ex Officer Cadet Training Unit). Dated 19th October, 1940.
2nd Lieutenant John Patrick Arthurs (ex Officer Cadet Training Unit). Dated 19th October, 1940.
2nd Lieutenant Clarence Farrington Skinner (ex Officer Cadet Training Unit). Dated 19th October, 1940.

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS.
Captain H. a’C. G. Fitzgerald (N.Z. Dental Corps). Dated 14th October, 1940.
Captain R. N. Cox (N.Z. Dental Corps). Dated 15th October, 1940.

N.Z. ARMY PAY CORPS.
Lieutenant William Parker McGowan. Dated 14th October, 1940.
Lieutenant Ian Hamilton Galbraith. Dated 29th October, 1940.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.
Rev. H. T. Peat, Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class (N.Z. Chaplains Department). Dated 29th October, 1940.
Rev. J. W. Rodgers, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class (N.Z. Chaplains Department). Dated 15th October, 1940.
Rev. John Joseph Fletcher, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Dated 12th September, 1940.
Rev. Edgar William Hancock, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Dated 29th September, 1940.
Rev. Andrew Macfarlane, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Dated 4th October, 1940.
Rev. Robert George McDowell, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Dated 27th September, 1940.
Rev. Norman Francis Sanson, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Dated 30th September, 1940.
Rev. Henry Gordon Taylor, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Dated 12th September, 1940.
Rev. David Dunville Thorpe, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Dated 3rd October, 1940.
Rev. Thomas Eric Champion, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class. Dated 14th October, 1940.

26TH (WELLINGTON) BATTALION.
With reference to notice published in New Zealand Gazette No. 18 dated 7th March, 1940, relative to the appointment of Lieutenant W. J. Herlihy for “dated 1st February, 1940,” substitute “dated 25th July, 1940.”

INFANTRY REINFORCEMENTS: 3RD ECHELON.
With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 66 dated 27th June, 1940, relative to the appointment of officers, for “2nd Lieutenant A. H. Torrens,” substitute “2nd Lieutenant A. A. Torrens.”

28TH (MAORI) BATTALION.
Lieutenant H. to K. Ferris ceases to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force. Dated 27th August, 1940.

MAORI BATTALION REINFORCEMENTS.
2nd Lieutenant Te K. Karaitiana is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 1st September, 1940.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.


Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Department,
Wellington, 6th November, 1940.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

(Mrs.) Ada May Aston

to be Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Dipton, on and from the 1st October, 1940.

W. E. PARRY,
Minister in Charge of the Registrar-General’s Department.


Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 12th November, 1940.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred on me by the Marriage Act, 1908, and the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1924, I, Gilbert Graham Hodgkins, Deputy Registrar-General, do hereby appoint

Alexander Davie

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Stewart Island.

G. G. HODGKINS, Deputy Registrar-General.


Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 6th November, 1940.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred on me by the Marriage Act, 1908, and the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1924, I, Gilbert Graham Hodgkins, Deputy Registrar-General, do hereby appoint

Roy Gilbert Haigh

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Awakino.

G. G. HODGKINS, Deputy Registrar-General.


Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 6th November, 1940.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred on me by the Marriage Act, 1908, and the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1924, I, Gilbert Graham Hodgkins, Deputy Registrar-General, do hereby appoint

Patrick Desmond Connery

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Wairau.

G. G. HODGKINS, Deputy Registrar-General.


Deputy Registrar of Marriages, &c., appointed.

Registrar-General’s Office,
Wellington, 6th November, 1940.

IN pursuance and exercise of the power and authority conferred on me by the Marriage Act, 1908, and the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1924, I, Gilbert Graham Hodgkins, Deputy Registrar-General, do hereby appoint

Thomas Mackenzie Brydone

to be the Deputy of the Registrar of Marriages and of Births and Deaths for the District of Wakatipu.

G. G. HODGKINS, Deputy Registrar-General.


Appointments in the Public Service.

Office of the Public Service Commissioner,
Wellington, 13th November, 1940.

THE Public Service Commissioner has made the following appointments in the Public Service :—

David Edward Plummer,

to be Registrar of Marriages and Registrar of Births and Deaths for the District of Springburn, as from the 1st day of November, 1940.

Roy Gilbert Haigh,

to be Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris at Awakino, as from the 30th day of October, 1940.

G. T. BOLT, Secretary.



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🛡️ Appointments and Promotions in the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Appointments, Promotions, Military Ranks, Temporary Ranks
23 names identified
  • Herbert Richard Churton Wild, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
  • A. R. Currie, Promoted to Captain
  • Colin Alleyne Mackersey, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
  • John Patrick Arthurs, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
  • Clarence Farrington Skinner, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant
  • H. a’C. G. Fitzgerald, Promoted to Captain
  • R. N. Cox, Promoted to Captain
  • William Parker McGowan, Promoted to Lieutenant
  • Ian Hamilton Galbraith, Promoted to Lieutenant
  • H. T. Peat (Rev.), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class
  • J. W. Rodgers (Rev.), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
  • John Joseph Fletcher (Rev.), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
  • Edgar William Hancock (Rev.), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
  • Andrew Macfarlane (Rev.), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
  • Robert George McDowell (Rev.), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
  • Norman Francis Sanson (Rev.), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
  • Henry Gordon Taylor (Rev.), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
  • David Dunville Thorpe (Rev.), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
  • Thomas Eric Champion (Rev.), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class
  • W. J. Herlihy, Appointment date corrected
  • A. A. Torrens, Appointment corrected
  • H. to K. Ferris, Ceased to be seconded
  • Te K. Karaitiana, Granted temporary rank of Lieutenant

  • F. Jones, Minister of Defence

🏛️ Appointment of Registrar of Marriages and Births and Deaths

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
6 November 1940
Registrar, Marriages, Births, Deaths, Dipton
  • Ada May Aston (Mrs.), Appointed Registrar of Marriages and Births and Deaths

  • W. E. Parry, Minister in Charge of the Registrar-General’s Department

🏛️ Appointment of Deputy Registrar of Marriages and Births and Deaths

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
12 November 1940
Deputy Registrar, Marriages, Births, Deaths, Stewart Island
  • Alexander Davie, Appointed Deputy Registrar of Marriages and Births and Deaths

  • Gilbert Graham Hodgkins, Deputy Registrar-General

🏛️ Appointment of Deputy Registrar of Marriages and Births and Deaths

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
6 November 1940
Deputy Registrar, Marriages, Births, Deaths, Awakino
  • Roy Gilbert Haigh, Appointed Deputy Registrar of Marriages and Births and Deaths

  • Gilbert Graham Hodgkins, Deputy Registrar-General

🏛️ Appointment of Deputy Registrar of Marriages and Births and Deaths

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
6 November 1940
Deputy Registrar, Marriages, Births, Deaths, Wairau
  • Patrick Desmond Connery, Appointed Deputy Registrar of Marriages and Births and Deaths

  • Gilbert Graham Hodgkins, Deputy Registrar-General

🏛️ Appointment of Deputy Registrar of Marriages and Births and Deaths

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
6 November 1940
Deputy Registrar, Marriages, Births, Deaths, Wakatipu
  • Thomas Mackenzie Brydone, Appointed Deputy Registrar of Marriages and Births and Deaths

  • Gilbert Graham Hodgkins, Deputy Registrar-General

🏛️ Appointments in the Public Service

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
13 November 1940
Public Service, Registrar, Marriages, Births, Deaths, Springburn, Awakino
  • David Edward Plummer, Appointed Registrar of Marriages and Births and Deaths
  • Roy Gilbert Haigh, Appointed Deputy Registrar of Births and Deaths of Maoris

  • G. T. Bolt, Secretary