New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 108

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✨ Military Appointments and Transfers

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 108

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the Eketahuna Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—

William Nelson Richardson.
Paul Stuart Page.
Robert Walter Charles Hornblow.
Lawrence Ramsey.

The undermentioned to be Captain (temp.), and is posted to the Tai Tapu Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—

Henry Brake.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the Tai Tapu Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—

Henry Cox.

The undermentioned to be Captains (temp.), and are posted to the Somes Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—

Roderick William Toomath.
Francis Henry Lampen, D.S.O.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants (temp.), and are posted to the Somes Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—

Andrew Hamilton.
David Nathan Isaacs.
Ernest Harold Langford.
Albert King.
Cecil Halford.
Allan Richard Bullen.
Evan Arthur Rowse.
Dudley Timothy Dennison.
Henry Turner.
William Leslie Julius Travers.
Noel Henry Mather.
William Wilson.
Bryan Hargrave Heath.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Chief of the Air Staff and First Member of the Air Board.

Air Department,
Wellington, 17th December, 1941.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following relinquishment of appointment and appointment to the Royal New Zealand Air Force :—

HEADQUARTERS STAFF.

Air Commodore Hugh William Lumsden SAUNDERS, C.B.E., M.C., D.F.C., M.M., R.A.F., relinquished the appointment of Chief of the Air Staff and First Member of the Air Board. Dated 13th December, 1941.

Air Commodore Robert Victor GODDARD, C.B.E., R.A.F., is attached for duty (dated 1st December, 1941), and is appointed Chief of the Air Staff and First Member of the Air Board. Dated 13th December, 1941.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments Confirmation, and Transfers of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 17th December, 1941.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, confirmation, and transfers of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force :—

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Appointments.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer :—

AS PILOTS.

Dated 29th June, 1941—
NZ 40648 Sergeant Morrisson JOLLY.
Dated 17th July, 1941—
NZ 40239 Sergeant Mervyn George McNEIL.
Dated 26th July, 1941—
NZ 391854 Sergeant Charles Campbell WHITE.
Dated 17th August, 1941—
NZ 391856 Sergeant Geoffrey Charles Russell PANNELL.
Dated 21st August, 1941—
NZ 391825 Sergeant Phillip Ronald CONEY.
Dated 2nd October, 1941—
NZ 401295 Sergeant Jeffery George WEST, D.F.M.
Dated 13th October, 1941—
NZ 39897 Sergeant Sexton Ivan BAIRD.

Dated 25th October, 1941—
NZ 401293 Sergeant Kynaston John STANFORD, D.F.M.
Dated 5th November, 1941—
NZ 391339 Sergeant Richard BROADBENT.
Dated 5th December, 1941—
NZ 40234 Sergeant Jack JOLL, D.F.M.
Dated 8th December, 1941—
NZ 402866 Sergeant James Athol GUNN.
Dated 9th December, 1941—
NZ 404397 Sergeant Noel Percy MORSE.

AS AIR GUNNERS.

Dated 9th August, 1941—
NZ 40733 Sergeant Francis John William CHUNN.
Dated 12th August, 1941—
NZ 401444 Sergeant Walter Desmond REEVELY.
Dated 12th September, 1941—
NZ 401230 Sergeant John Tristram PETERS.
Dated 22nd September, 1941—
NZ 401455 Sergeant Jack Carrick BROUGHTON.
Dated 8th November, 1941—
NZ 40622 Sergeant Guy Lionel Roy HEYWOOD.

AS OBSERVERS.

Dated 18th July, 1941—
NZ 40740 Sergeant Orton Wallace KNIGHT.
Dated 14th October, 1941—
NZ 391883 Sergeant Lawrence Alan LAWTON.
Dated 24th October, 1941—
NZ 39869 Sergeant William Adino NEWENHAM.
Dated 6th November, 1941—
NZ 401208 Sergeant Gordon Eric JOHNSTON.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II.

COMMISSIONED TECHNICAL OFFICERS.

Appointments.

SIGNALS OFFICER.

NZ 37115 Warrant Officer Cecil George BURR is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flying Officer. Dated 15th December, 1941.

RADIO OFFICERS.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer (on prob.) :—

Dated 4th July, 1941—
NZ 405017 L.A.C. Frederick Francis BETTS.
NZ 405214 L.A.C. Alan Stanley CHISHOLM.
NZ 405022 L.A.C. William Douglas FOSTER.
NZ 405026 L.A.C. Ian Charles HANSEN.
NZ 405024 L.A.C. Leslie Walter GANDAR.

Dated 19th September, 1941—
NZ 405040 L.A.C. Victor Alan STANLEY.

NZ 1418 Archibald Wauchope STOCKWELL, M.A., B.Sc., is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated 15th December, 1941.

GROUP II.

Confirmation.

Squadron Leader (Acting Wing Commander) Roy Champion KEAN is confirmed in the rank of Wing Commander. Dated 1st December, 1941.

Transfers.

The undermentioned are transferred from the Administrative and Special Duties Branch to the Equipment Branch, Section II (Group II), in their present rank and seniority. Dated 20th October, 1941 :—

Squadron Leader (Acting Wing Commander) Roy Champion KEAN, A.M.I. Mech.E., A.F.R.Ae.S., M.I.E.I.

Squadron Leaders—
Ernest Francis CARPENTER, A.F.R.Ae.S.
Alan Arthur BOON.

Flying Officers (Acting Flight Lieutenants)—
Arthur Percival HUNT.
John James William Burgoyne JOYCE.
Frederick Henry Buller SORRELL.
David Drummond ANDERSON, A.M.I.B.E.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Appointment.

NZ 1419 Craig Wood GILLIES is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flying Officer. Dated 22nd December, 1941.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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🛡️ Appointment of Officers of the Home Guard

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated1 August 1941
KeywordsHome Guard, Appointments, Officers, World War II
👱🏽 Names

21 names identified

William Nelson Richardson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Paul Stuart Page, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Robert Walter Charles Hornblow, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Lawrence Ramsey, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Henry Brake, Appointed Captain (temp.)
Henry Cox, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Roderick William Toomath, Appointed Captain (temp.)
Francis Henry Lampen (D.S.O.), Appointed Captain (temp.)
Andrew Hamilton, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
David Nathan Isaacs, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Ernest Harold Langford, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Albert King, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Cecil Halford, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Allan Richard Bullen, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Evan Arthur Rowse, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Dudley Timothy Dennison, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Henry Turner, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
William Leslie Julius Travers, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Noel Henry Mather, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
William Wilson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
Bryan Hargrave Heath, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)

👩‍💼 Officials

F. Jones, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Appointment of Chief of the Air Staff and First Member of the Air Board

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated17 December 1941
KeywordsAir Force, Appointments, Chief of the Air Staff, Air Board
👱🏽 Names

Hugh William Lumsden Saunders (Air Commodore, C.B.E., M.C., D.F.C., M.M., R.A.F.), Relinquished appointment of Chief of the Air Staff
Robert Victor Goddard (Air Commodore, C.B.E., R.A.F.), Appointed Chief of the Air Staff

👩‍💼 Officials

F. Jones, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Appointments, Confirmation, and Transfers of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated17 December 1941
KeywordsAir Force, Appointments, Confirmations, Transfers, Officers
👱🏽 Names

37 names identified

Morrisson Jolly (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Mervyn George McNeil (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Charles Campbell White (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Geoffrey Charles Russell Pannell (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Phillip Ronald Coney (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Jeffery George West (Sergeant, D.F.M.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Sexton Ivan Baird (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Kynaston John Stanford (Sergeant, D.F.M.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Richard Broadbent (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Jack Joll (Sergeant, D.F.M.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
James Athol Gunn (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Noel Percy Morse (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Francis John William Chunn (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Air Gunner
Walter Desmond Reeveley (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Air Gunner
John Tristram Peters (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Air Gunner
Jack Carrick Broughton (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Air Gunner
Guy Lionel Roy Heywood (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Air Gunner
Orton Wallace Knight (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Observer
Lawrence Alan Lawton (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Observer
William Adino Newenham (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Observer
Gordon Eric Johnston (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Observer
Cecil George Burr (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Flying Officer
Frederick Francis Betts (L.A.C.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Alan Stanley Chisholm (L.A.C.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
William Douglas Foster (L.A.C.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Ian Charles Hansen (L.A.C.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Leslie Walter Gandar (L.A.C.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Victor Alan Stanley (L.A.C.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Archibald Wauchope Stockwell (M.A., B.Sc.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Roy Champion Kean (Squadron Leader (Acting Wing Commander), A.M.I. Mech.E., A.F.R.Ae.S., M.I.E.I.), Confirmed in rank of Wing Commander
Ernest Francis Carpenter (Squadron Leader, A.F.R.Ae.S.), Transferred to Equipment Branch
Alan Arthur Boon (Squadron Leader), Transferred to Equipment Branch
Arthur Percival Hunt (Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant)), Transferred to Equipment Branch
John James William Burgoyne Joyce (Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant)), Transferred to Equipment Branch
Frederick Henry Buller Sorrell (Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant)), Transferred to Equipment Branch
David Drummond Anderson (Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant), A.M.I.B.E.), Transferred to Equipment Branch
Craig Wood Gillies, Granted temporary commission as Flying Officer

👩‍💼 Officials

F. Jones, Minister of Defence

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