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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 54
31st (Wellington) Battalion.
Lieutenant R. P. R. McGlashan is granted the temporary rank of Captain while holding the appointment of Adjutant of the Battalion. Dated 14th April, 1941.
27th (Machine Gun) Battalion.
Lieutenant R. C. Bradshaw is granted the temporary rank of Captain while holding the appointment of Adjutant of the Battalion. Dated 5th May, 1941.
TRANSFERS.
Lieutenant J. B. McKenzie is transferred from the Canterbury and Otago Infantry Group to the N.Z. Army Service Corps, with seniority next below Lieutenant J. L. McIndoe. Dated 1st January, 1941.
APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
Dated 5th April, 1941—
7898 Henri Douglas Ball.
25504 Benjamin Henry Brown.
543 David Gordon Edgar.
9403 George Fordyce.
2271 Anthony Davis Jacobs.
2478 Donald Forrester McFarlane.
9007 John Kenneth Palmer.
596 Frederick Francis Polhill.
2685 Reginald Douglas Trounson.
23232 Jack Booth Walton.
536 Dennis Cameron Coombe.
11242 Robert Benjamin Corlett.
25567 Norman Forbes.
547 John Haydon Fullerton.
22947 Lionel De Vallenger Gilbert.
22992 Arthur Harold Madden.
4336 Kenneth Ernest May.
22991 Norman Henry McMillan.
3572 William Alex Swarbrick.
5198 Frederick Ernest Waters.
8923 Charles McAuley Wright.
Dated 19th April, 1941—
1037 John Rowland Talbot.
32022 Reginald Owen McFarlane.
Dated 22nd April, 1941—
5442 George Guyon Chester Reid.
6717 Herbert Stanley Coupland.
Dated 26th April, 1941—
1650 Robert Owen Bevin.
4799 Denis Alfred Caughley.
7222 Frederick Sidney Hallett.
2836 Howard Sterndale Hammond.
7903 Bryan Boyd.
7946 Allen Aubrey Broad.
2825 Errol Henry John Fairley.
4129 Douglas Wolsely Hodge.
8425 Rodger Kearney.
13251 Harry John Gordon Low.
11691 Alistair Bruce MacMillan.
10460 Paul George McLauchlan.
2872 Lloyd Bentley Morrison.
5210 Henry Desmond Orton.
4108 Edward Anthony Riddiford.
6034 Ian Stuart Robertson.
5459 Roland Bruce Robertson.
3078 John Morris Swarbrick.
7562 John Revell Upton.
CORRIGENDUM.
With reference to the notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 33, dated 17th April, 1941, relative to Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. P. R. McGlashan relinquishing the temporary rank of Captain, for “ Dated 28th February, 1941,” substitute “ Dated 11th March, 1941.”
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.
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Appointments to, Promotions in, &c., of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force.
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Army Department,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1941.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following :—
APPOINTMENTS (SUBSTANTIVE).
N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS DETACHMENT: HOSPITAL SHIP “ ORANJE.”
(Seniority to date as from 3rd June, 1941.)
N.Z. Army Nursing Service.
Sister E. A. Porteous.
Staff Nurse V. B. Hutchison (Masseuse).
N.Z. Chaplains Department.
Rev. J. T. Holland, Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class, N.Z. Chaplains Department.
N.Z. Medical Corps.
Captain B. J. D. Dunne, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Edin.). Dated 2nd May, 1941.
N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE: 6TH REINFORCEMENTS.
(Seniority to date as from 9th May, 1941.)
Sister W. S. Train, and is granted the temporary rank of Charge Sister for the voyage and until arrival at overseas base.
Staff Nurse A. I. Walker.
Staff Nurse I. G. Garden.
Staff Nurse R. M. Whitton.
Staff Nurse P. C. Bolton.
Staff Nurse I. J. Cochran.
Staff Nurse J. L. Waldie.
Staff Nurse M. A. Ryan.
8TH BRIGADE GROUP.
(Seniority to date as from 21st May, 1941, unless otherwise stated.)
Headquarters.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) P. H. Brooks.
Lieutenant D. A. Solomon.
2nd Lieutenant S. F. Marshall.
N.Z. Artillery: Reinforcements.
Lieutenant D. O. Watson.
Lieutenant F. G. Lintott.
Lieutenant G. L. Falck.
2nd Lieutenant E. I. Henton.
2nd Lieutenant J. McL. Stafford.
2nd Lieutenant W. A. S. Jeff.
N.Z. Engineers.
2nd Lieutenant M. N. Bishop.
Signal Section.
2nd Lieutenant D. G. Day.
2nd Lieutenant K. H. Barron.
2nd Lieutenant T. K. S. Sidey.
Infantry (Rifle): Reinforcements.
2nd Lieutenant A. Stark.
2nd Lieutenant C. L. Burton.
2nd Lieutenant L. J. Kirk.
2nd Lieutenant H. G. Cutler.
2nd Lieutenant D. J. Maxwell.
2nd Lieutenant N. M. Conder.
2nd Lieutenant T. A. Hawke.
2nd Lieutenant F. J. Bradley.
2nd Lieutenant I. Graham.
2nd Lieutenant R. C. Allen.
2nd Lieutenant D. C. Ker.
2nd Lieutenant A. B. Bullen.
2nd Lieutenant H. F. G. Ready.
2nd Lieutenant A. W. Boyce.
2nd Lieutenant N. McDonald.
2nd Lieutenant S. H. Naismith.
2nd Lieutenant C. D. Bryant.
2nd Lieutenant H. M. Kirk.
2nd Lieutenant A. G. Steele.
2nd Lieutenant J. E. W. B. Toomath.
2nd Lieutenant D. Chambers.
2nd Lieutenant I. M. Logan.
2nd Lieutenant N. M. Cotching.
2nd Lieutenant O. S. James.
2nd Lieutenant J. A. L. Bradley.
2nd Lieutenant B. Lopdell. Dated 7th June, 1941.
2nd Lieutenant R. A. Howarth. Dated 7th June, 1941.
2nd Lieutenant G. B. Gibbons.
2nd Lieutenant J. G. Seton.
2nd Lieutenant C. W. McMillan.
2nd Lieutenant D. U. Wellington.
2nd Lieutenant G. G. Olsen.
2nd Lieutenant R. B. Nation.
2nd Lieutenant A. Scott.
2nd Lieutenant E. M. Oswald.
2nd Lieutenant A. A. Coles.
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🛡️ Defence & Military20 June 1941
Military, Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
49 names identified
- R. P. R. McGlashan (Lieutenant), Granted temporary rank of Captain
- R. C. Bradshaw (Lieutenant), Granted temporary rank of Captain
- J. B. McKenzie (Lieutenant), Transferred to N.Z. Army Service Corps
- J. L. McIndoe (Lieutenant), Seniority reference
- Henri Douglas Ball, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Benjamin Henry Brown, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- David Gordon Edgar, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- George Fordyce, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Anthony Davis Jacobs, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Donald Forrester McFarlane, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- John Kenneth Palmer, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Frederick Francis Polhill, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Reginald Douglas Trounson, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Jack Booth Walton, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Dennis Cameron Coombe, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Robert Benjamin Corlett, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Norman Forbes, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- John Haydon Fullerton, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Lionel De Vallenger Gilbert, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Arthur Harold Madden, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Kenneth Ernest May, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Norman Henry McMillan, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- William Alex Swarbrick, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Frederick Ernest Waters, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Charles McAuley Wright, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- John Rowland Talbot, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Reginald Owen McFarlane, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- George Guyon Chester Reid, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Herbert Stanley Coupland, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Robert Owen Bevin, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Denis Alfred Caughley, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Frederick Sidney Hallett, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Howard Sterndale Hammond, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Bryan Boyd, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Allen Aubrey Broad, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Errol Henry John Fairley, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Douglas Wolsely Hodge, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Rodger Kearney, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Harry John Gordon Low, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Alistair Bruce MacMillan, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Paul George McLauchlan, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Lloyd Bentley Morrison, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Henry Desmond Orton, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Edward Anthony Riddiford, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Ian Stuart Robertson, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Roland Bruce Robertson, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- John Morris Swarbrick, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- John Revell Upton, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- R. P. R. McGlashan (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Corrigendum to relinquishing temporary rank of Captain
- F. Jones, Minister of Defence
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🛡️ Defence & Military23 June 1941
Military, Appointments, Promotions, 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force, Medical Corps, Nursing Service, Chaplains
61 names identified
- E. A. Porteous (Sister), Appointed to N.Z. Army Nursing Service
- V. B. Hutchison (Staff Nurse), Appointed to N.Z. Army Nursing Service
- J. T. Holland (Rev.), Appointed Chaplain to the Forces
- B. J. D. Dunne (Captain), Appointed to N.Z. Medical Corps
- W. S. Train (Sister), Appointed to N.Z. Army Nursing Service
- A. I. Walker (Staff Nurse), Appointed to N.Z. Army Nursing Service
- I. G. Garden (Staff Nurse), Appointed to N.Z. Army Nursing Service
- R. M. Whitton (Staff Nurse), Appointed to N.Z. Army Nursing Service
- P. C. Bolton (Staff Nurse), Appointed to N.Z. Army Nursing Service
- I. J. Cochran (Staff Nurse), Appointed to N.Z. Army Nursing Service
- J. L. Waldie (Staff Nurse), Appointed to N.Z. Army Nursing Service
- M. A. Ryan (Staff Nurse), Appointed to N.Z. Army Nursing Service
- P. H. Brooks (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Appointed to Headquarters
- D. A. Solomon (Lieutenant), Appointed to Headquarters
- S. F. Marshall (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Headquarters
- D. O. Watson (Lieutenant), Appointed to N.Z. Artillery
- F. G. Lintott (Lieutenant), Appointed to N.Z. Artillery
- G. L. Falck (Lieutenant), Appointed to N.Z. Artillery
- E. I. Henton (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to N.Z. Artillery
- J. McL. Stafford (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to N.Z. Artillery
- W. A. S. Jeff (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to N.Z. Artillery
- M. N. Bishop (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to N.Z. Engineers
- D. G. Day (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Signal Section
- K. H. Barron (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Signal Section
- T. K. S. Sidey (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Signal Section
- A. Stark (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- C. L. Burton (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- L. J. Kirk (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- H. G. Cutler (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- D. J. Maxwell (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- N. M. Conder (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- T. A. Hawke (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- F. J. Bradley (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- I. Graham (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- R. C. Allen (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- D. C. Ker (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- A. B. Bullen (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- H. F. G. Ready (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- A. W. Boyce (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- N. McDonald (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- S. H. Naismith (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- C. D. Bryant (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- H. M. Kirk (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- A. G. Steele (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- J. E. W. B. Toomath (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- D. Chambers (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- I. M. Logan (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- N. M. Cotching (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- O. S. James (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- J. A. L. Bradley (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- B. Lopdell (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- R. A. Howarth (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- G. B. Gibbons (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- J. G. Seton (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- C. W. McMillan (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- D. U. Wellington (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- G. G. Olsen (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- R. B. Nation (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- A. Scott (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- E. M. Oswald (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)
- A. A. Coles (2nd Lieutenant), Appointed to Infantry (Rifle)