New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 106

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✨ Military Appointments and Promotions



Dec. 18.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 3953

Lines of Communication (Mechanical Transport) Units.

Lieutenant (temp.) J. W. Ramsay, Section Commander, No. 26 Company, Ashburton, is appointed Second in Command, No. 26 Company, Ashburton, and is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 5th December, 1941.

George Charles Claridge to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Second in Command, No. 17 Company, Wellington. Dated 27th November, 1941.

George Ambrose Lye to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Second in Command, No. 25 Company, Christchurch. Dated 5th December, 1941.

William Kingston Wilson to be Lieutenant (temp.), and is appointed Section Commander, No. 26 Company, Ashburton. Dated 5th December, 1941.

Ray Clarence Willetts to be Lieutenant (temp.), and is appointed Section Commander, No. 27 Company, Timaru. Dated 5th December, 1941.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Officers of the Home Guard.

Army Department,
Wellington, 11th December, 1941.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments of officers of the Home Guard :—

HOME GUARD.

Robert Howard Jones to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Assistant Group Adjutant, Group No. 2A, Rotorua. Dated 1st August, 1941.

Walter Arthur Knaggs to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Assistant Group Quartermaster, Group No. 2A, Rotorua. Dated 1st August, 1941.

Gordon William Mexted to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Group Signals Officer, Group No. 2A, Rotorua. Dated 1st August, 1941.

Cheviot Wellington Dillon Bell to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Group Signals Officer, Group No. 5, Wellington. Dated 1st August, 1941.

Dudley Noel Anderson to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Assistant Group Quartermaster, Group No. 6, Wanganui. Dated 1st August, 1941.

George Pringle Williamson to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Group Signals Officer, Group No. 6, Wanganui. Dated 1st August, 1941.

Sinclair Macalister to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Assistant Group Adjutant, Group No. 8B, Stratford. Dated 1st August, 1941.

Harold William Sherratt to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Assistant Group Adjutant, Group No. 10c, Ashburton. Dated 1st August, 1941.

Lauriston Lindsay Aitken to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Assistant Group Quartermaster, Group No. 10c, Ashburton. Dated 1st August, 1941.

The undermentioned to be Captains (temp.), and are posted to the Fordell Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—
Herbert John Clemance.
John Joseph Lissette.
Thomas Stanley Holmes.
Turu Hiroti.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the Fordell Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—
William James Bullen Tripe.
Peter Lockhart Dickson.
Thompson Thwaites.
Algernon Elmslie Dalgety.
Albert Victor Waitford.
William Donald Nelson Strachan.
Alexander Nathaniel Sutherland.

The undermentioned to be Captain (temp.), and is posted to the Hunterville Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—
Rewi Melville Stephenson Jones.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the Hunterville Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—
Ivor Lynch.
Richard Dukeson.
Lindsay Kingscote Grenville Bull.
Daniel Stewart Morris.
John Delbridge Joll.
Douglas Daniel Simpson.

The undermentioned to be Captains (temp.), and are posted to the Taihape Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—
Gilbert Whiti Batley.
George Eric Gibbs.
Donald Stanley Livingstone.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the Taihape Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—
Thomas Vernon Auld.
William Thomas May.
Gilbert Woodcock.
Augustus Charles Aldridge.
Henry Condie Wilson.
John Joseph Quinn.
Donald Frank Gorringe.
Thomas Coleman Lowry.
John Edward Collins.
Hugh Gunn Dodds.
Arthur Reginald Collier.
Alfred Dunford.
Edward Alfred Peters.
Alexander Davidson Mair.

The undermentioned to be Captains (temp.), and are posted to the Waitotara Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—
Horace Edward Edmondson.
George Palmer.
William Elvins Spiers Morgan.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the Waitotara Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—
Alfred Ernest Thompson.
James Currie.
John St. Cross Thompson.
Herbert Howis Enderby.
Cuthbert Dorn Corliss.
Walter Keith Ross.
Robert Chaston Capon.
Herbert George Birch.

The undermentioned to be Captains (temp.), and are posted to the Waimarino Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—
Roger Brocklehurst Davies.
Charles David Lynch.
Albert Switzer Ashmore.
Ira Valor Allan Dobbie.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the Waimarino Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—
George Douglas Blacklock.
John Gordon Irwin.
John Robert Callaghan.
Allan Egbert McDougall.
Lionel Wynn Kirkby.
George Henry Herdman Anderson.

The undermentioned to be Captains (temp.), and are posted to the Feilding Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—
Arol George Murch.
Cecil Verne Jewell.
James Ellis Coulson.
Harold William Shepherd.
Edwin William Cowdrey.
John Henry Williamson.
Ronald James Miller.
Athol William Viles.
Rupert Deroles.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the Feilding Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—
Frederick John Allen.
Zealandia McLeod.
James Barnard.
William Eric Mervyn Bevege.
Arthur Lawrence Johnstone.
David Priest.
James Andrew Wither.
William George Clapham.
William McLagan Duncan.
James Henry Thompson.
William Henry Smith.
Samuel Alexander McIndoe.
James Scott Denley Begg.
Neil Montague Ingram.
Harry Stanley Tate.
Harold Brown.
Cuthbert Henry Fry.
William Alfred Sandilands.
Peter Palmer.
Alfred Jerome Wevell.
Henry Charles Morgan.
Robert Graham Burgess.
Norman Earle Ashworth.
Vernon Bruce Short.
Albert Elliott Prior.
Charles Anderson.
Percy Frederick Bismark.
Thomas David Stokes.



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🛡️ Promotions and Appointments in Lines of Communication (Mechanical Transport) Units

🛡️ Defence & Military
18 December 1941
Promotions, Appointments, Mechanical Transport, Ashburton, Wellington, Christchurch, Timaru
  • J. W. Ramsay (Lieutenant (temp.)), Promoted to Captain, Second in Command
  • George Charles Claridge, Appointed Captain (temp.), Second in Command
  • George Ambrose Lye, Appointed Captain (temp.), Second in Command
  • William Kingston Wilson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Section Commander
  • Ray Clarence Willetts, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Section Commander

  • F. Jones, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Appointment of Officers of the Home Guard

🛡️ Defence & Military
11 December 1941
Appointments, Home Guard, Rotorua, Wellington, Wanganui, Stratford, Ashburton, Fordell, Hunterville, Taihape, Waitotara, Waimarino, Feilding
102 names identified
  • Robert Howard Jones, Appointed Captain (temp.), Assistant Group Adjutant
  • Walter Arthur Knaggs, Appointed Captain (temp.), Assistant Group Quartermaster
  • Gordon William Mexted, Appointed Captain (temp.), Group Signals Officer
  • Cheviot Wellington Dillon Bell, Appointed Captain (temp.), Group Signals Officer
  • Dudley Noel Anderson, Appointed Captain (temp.), Assistant Group Quartermaster
  • George Pringle Williamson, Appointed Captain (temp.), Group Signals Officer
  • Sinclair Macalister, Appointed Captain (temp.), Assistant Group Adjutant
  • Harold William Sherratt, Appointed Captain (temp.), Assistant Group Adjutant
  • Lauriston Lindsay Aitken, Appointed Captain (temp.), Assistant Group Quartermaster
  • Herbert John Clemance, Appointed Captain (temp.), Fordell Battalion
  • John Joseph Lissette, Appointed Captain (temp.), Fordell Battalion
  • Thomas Stanley Holmes, Appointed Captain (temp.), Fordell Battalion
  • Turu Hiroti, Appointed Captain (temp.), Fordell Battalion
  • William James Bullen Tripe, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Fordell Battalion
  • Peter Lockhart Dickson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Fordell Battalion
  • Thompson Thwaites, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Fordell Battalion
  • Algernon Elmslie Dalgety, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Fordell Battalion
  • Albert Victor Waitford, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Fordell Battalion
  • William Donald Nelson Strachan, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Fordell Battalion
  • Alexander Nathaniel Sutherland, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Fordell Battalion
  • Rewi Melville Stephenson Jones, Appointed Captain (temp.), Hunterville Battalion
  • Ivor Lynch, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Hunterville Battalion
  • Richard Dukeson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Hunterville Battalion
  • Lindsay Kingscote Grenville Bull, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Hunterville Battalion
  • Daniel Stewart Morris, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Hunterville Battalion
  • John Delbridge Joll, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Hunterville Battalion
  • Douglas Daniel Simpson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Hunterville Battalion
  • Gilbert Whiti Batley, Appointed Captain (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • George Eric Gibbs, Appointed Captain (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • Donald Stanley Livingstone, Appointed Captain (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • Thomas Vernon Auld, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • William Thomas May, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • Gilbert Woodcock, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • Augustus Charles Aldridge, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • Henry Condie Wilson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • John Joseph Quinn, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • Donald Frank Gorringe, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • Thomas Coleman Lowry, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • John Edward Collins, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • Hugh Gunn Dodds, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • Arthur Reginald Collier, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • Alfred Dunford, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • Edward Alfred Peters, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • Alexander Davidson Mair, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Taihape Battalion
  • Horace Edward Edmondson, Appointed Captain (temp.), Waitotara Battalion
  • George Palmer, Appointed Captain (temp.), Waitotara Battalion
  • William Elvins Spiers Morgan, Appointed Captain (temp.), Waitotara Battalion
  • Alfred Ernest Thompson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waitotara Battalion
  • James Currie, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waitotara Battalion
  • John St. Cross Thompson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waitotara Battalion
  • Herbert Howis Enderby, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waitotara Battalion
  • Cuthbert Dorn Corliss, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waitotara Battalion
  • Walter Keith Ross, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waitotara Battalion
  • Robert Chaston Capon, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waitotara Battalion
  • Herbert George Birch, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waitotara Battalion
  • Roger Brocklehurst Davies, Appointed Captain (temp.), Waimarino Battalion
  • Charles David Lynch, Appointed Captain (temp.), Waimarino Battalion
  • Albert Switzer Ashmore, Appointed Captain (temp.), Waimarino Battalion
  • Ira Valor Allan Dobbie, Appointed Captain (temp.), Waimarino Battalion
  • George Douglas Blacklock, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waimarino Battalion
  • John Gordon Irwin, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waimarino Battalion
  • John Robert Callaghan, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waimarino Battalion
  • Allan Egbert McDougall, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waimarino Battalion
  • Lionel Wynn Kirkby, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waimarino Battalion
  • George Henry Herdman Anderson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Waimarino Battalion
  • Arol George Murch, Appointed Captain (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Cecil Verne Jewell, Appointed Captain (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • James Ellis Coulson, Appointed Captain (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Harold William Shepherd, Appointed Captain (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Edwin William Cowdrey, Appointed Captain (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • John Henry Williamson, Appointed Captain (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Ronald James Miller, Appointed Captain (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Athol William Viles, Appointed Captain (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Rupert Deroles, Appointed Captain (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Frederick John Allen, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Zealandia McLeod, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • James Barnard, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • William Eric Mervyn Bevege, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Arthur Lawrence Johnstone, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • David Priest, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • James Andrew Wither, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • William George Clapham, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • William McLagan Duncan, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • James Henry Thompson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • William Henry Smith, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Samuel Alexander McIndoe, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • James Scott Denley Begg, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Neil Montague Ingram, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Harry Stanley Tate, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Harold Brown, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Cuthbert Henry Fry, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • William Alfred Sandilands, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Peter Palmer, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Alfred Jerome Wevell, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Henry Charles Morgan, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Robert Graham Burgess, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Norman Earle Ashworth, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Vernon Bruce Short, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Albert Elliott Prior, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Charles Anderson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Percy Frederick Bismark, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion
  • Thomas David Stokes, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Feilding Battalion

  • His Excellency the Governor-General