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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 74

Edward John Waters (late 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force) to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is appointed Instructor, Northern Military District School of Instruction, Narrow Neck. Dated 10th August, 1941.

Clarence Raymond Thompson to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is appointed Assistant District Supply Officer, Central Military District. Dated 28th August, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant Marshall Fraser Miles, Retired List, to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is appointed Company Commander, No. 1 Training Battalion, Mobilization Camp, Trentham. Dated 29th August, 1941.

Roy Kirker to be Lieutenant (temp.), and is appointed Quartermaster, Northern Military District School of Instruction, Narrow Neck. Dated 30th August, 1941.

THE MANAWATU MOUNTED RIFLES.

2nd Lieutenant M. McG. Cooper, from the Reserve of Officers, The Wellington West Coast Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 19th April, 1941.

N.Z. ARTILLERY.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) E. H. Carew, 37th Battery, 12th Field Regiment, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 1st July, 1941.

Lawrence Alexander Martin to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 10th Heavy Regiment. Dated 4th August, 1941.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp.), 1st Signals Company, are granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 1st June, 1941 :—

W. C. Brown.
C. George.
S. C. Clarke.
K. J. Coates.
C. F. W. Stichbury.

THE CANTERBURY REGIMENT.

Ralph Aubrey Holdgate to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 2nd Battalion. Dated 1st August, 1941.

THE NELSON, MARLBOROUGH, AND WEST COAST REGIMENT.

Lieutenant K. D. Wood, 1st Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st September, 1941.

NATIONAL MILITARY RESERVE.

Lieutenant M. St. G. C. Johnston, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the N.Z. Army Service Corps. Dated 31st January, 1941.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

Lieutenant M. St. G. C. Johnston, from the National Military Reserve, to be Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 1st Reserve Mechanical Transport Company. Dated 31st January, 1941.

Lieutenant (temp.) M. St. G. C. Johnston, 1st Reserve Mechanical Transport Company, is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st August, 1941.

Peter Richardson Grant to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), is posted to the 2nd Reserve Mechanical Transport Company, and is detached for duty with the 2nd Motor Ambulance Convoy. Dated 21st August, 1941.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Rev. E. P. Y. Simpson, Chaplain, 4th Class (Baptist), is transferred from Area 11 to Area 5. Dated 26th August, 1941.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

The undermentioned to be Sister. Dated 25th August, 1941 :—

Miss Agnes Mae Becker.

The undermentioned to be Staff Nurses. Dated 25th August, 1941 :—

Miss Nora Hickey.
Miss Joan Valeria Cupples.
Miss Ailsa Avice Cundy.
Miss Heather Campbell.
Miss Moira Mary Therese Tinline.

OFFICER STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

2nd Lieutenant E. J. Waters is struck off the strength of the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force. Dated 9th August, 1941.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 3rd September, 1941.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments and promotions 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 :—

Dated 18th August, 1941—
NZ 404648 Sergeant Joseph Norman ROBINSON.
NZ 405367 Sergeant Alan Stewart BROWN.
NZ 405518 Sergeant Mervyn Ryburn BREED.
NZ 405451 Sergeant Roy Keith MORRIS.
NZ 405363 Sergeant Bruce BEECHEY.
NZ 403443 Sergeant Eric GRANT.
NZ 405361 Sergeant James William ASTON.
NZ 403442 Sergeant Raymond Edwin GLENSOR.

Dated 6th September, 1941—
NZ 411973 L.A.C. Cyril Henry BAIGENT.
NZ 411979 L.A.C. Stanley Goodall ELLIS.
NZ 411855 L.A.C. Silver Charles BRYANT.
NZ 411862 L.A.C. Montague Eric DARK.
NZ 411913 L.A.C. Ronald William McCARTHY.
NZ 411984 L.A.C. Peter Anders JACOBSEN.
NZ 411983 L.A.C. William Guy HORNE.
NZ 411932 L.A.C. John Mitchell PAAPE.
NZ 411919 L.A.C. Andrew Donald MACKAY.
NZ 41898 L.A.C. Ian Curtis GRANT.
NZ 411880 L.A.C. Peter Harcourt GASKIN.
NZ 411951 L.A.C. Kingi Te Aho Aho Gilling TAHIWI.
NZ 411850 L.A.C. George Cockburn ARKLEY.
NZ 412009 L.A.C. Sydney Armstrong Haig SHORT.
NZ 411861 L.A.C. James COWAN.
NZ 411511 L.A.C. Claude Rafel STEPHENSON.
NZ 412007 L.A.C. Roderick James PEART.
NZ 411929 L.A.C. Trafford McRae NICOL.
NZ 411927 L.A.C. Graham Edward MURDOCH.
NZ 411491 L.A.C. Milan Roy SCANSIE.
NZ 411937 L.A.C. Leonard Adolphus RAYNER.
NZ 411987 L.A.C. Horton Geoffrey LEVIEN.
NZ 411440 L.A.C. Reginald Alfred Stewart PARKER.
NZ 41878 L.A.C. Douglas Walter COCKS.
NZ 411978 L.A.C. Sidney Arnold CRUMP.
NZ 411911 L.A.C. Rex Dugard LUCAS.

Promotions.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers (on prob.) are confirmed in their rank and granted the temporary rank of Flying Officer. Dated 24th August, 1941 :—

Francis Dewar BETHWAITE (Temporary Commission).
Robert Bruce CRUICKSHANK (Temporary Commission).
Anthony Brownlow HORROCKS (Temporary Commission).
James Robert PENNIKET (Temporary Commission).
Maxwell Barrington STEVENS (Temporary Commission).
Henry Arthur Saye TELFORD (Temporary Commission).
Thomas Drummond WEBSTER (Temporary Commission).
Donald Percy WINSTONE (Temporary Commission).

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Promotion and Appointments of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 4th September, 1941.

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

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II.

Promotion.

Flying Officer George Frederick CHIPPINDALE (Temporary Commission) to be Acting Flight Lieutenant. Dated 1st September, 1941.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Appointments.

NZ 33133 Warrant Officer Frederick Arthur HISCOCK is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flying Officer, with seniority dated 26th August, 1939. Dated 26th August, 1941.

NZ 37105 Warrant Officer Ivan Sidney ROCKELL is granted a temporary Commission in the rank of Flying Officer. Dated 22nd August, 1941.

NZ 1384 William Swanson Read BLOOMFIELD is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant (Honorary Squadron Leader). Dated 10th September, 1941.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.