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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 82

THE NORTH AUCKLAND REGIMENT.

Captain H. J. Keys, from the Reserve of Officers, The Taranaki Regiment, to be Captain (temp.), with seniority from 16th February, 1941, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 2nd October, 1941.

THE WELLINGTON REGIMENT (CITY OF WELLINGTON’S OWN).

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. H. Brooke-Taylor, 1st Battalion, relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain, and is granted the temporary rank of Major. Dated 1st September, 1941.

Lieutenant W. A. Ritchie, 3rd Cadet Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 30th September, 1941.

THE TARANAKI REGIMENT.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp.), 1st Battalion, are granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant :—

St. L. H. Reeves. Dated 1st September, 1941.
M. L. Morgan. Dated 2nd September, 1941.
G. C. King. Dated 3rd September, 1941.
D. S. Kemp. Dated 4th September, 1941.
D. N. Brewer. Dated 5th September, 1941.
C. E. Hoskin. Dated 7th September, 1941.
M. J. Brennan. Dated 8th September, 1941.

THE CANTERBURY REGIMENT.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) J. L. Knowles, 2nd Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 11th September, 1941.

THE NEW ZEALAND SCOTTISH REGIMENT.

Lieutenant (temp.) D. S. Dean, 1st Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 23rd September, 1941.

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

E. Hood.
M. McD. Davidson.
W. D. Leuchars.

NATIONAL MILITARY RESERVE.

Captain A. D. M. G. Laing, 13th Company (Hastings), relinquishes his commission on appointment to a commission in the Indian Army. Dated 26th September, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant E. E. Jenkinson, 8th Company (Gisborne), relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant, and is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 12th September, 1941.

Charles James Lindsay Mollison to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 19th Company (Oamaru). Dated 1st June, 1941.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

Major H. J. Hobbs, from the Reserve of Officers, Corps of N.Z. Engineers, to be Major (temp.), and is appointed to command the 2nd Reserve Mechanical Transport Company. Dated 1st April, 1941.

Major (temp.) H. J. Hobbs relinquishes command of the 2nd Reserve Mechanical Transport Company, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), Area 5. Dated 1st September, 1941.

William Fairchild Marsh to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 1st Composite Company. Dated 1st September, 1941.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain S. J. Thompson, M.B., Ch.B., ceases to be attached to the Manawatu Mounted Rifles, and is seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 1st August, 1941.

Captain (temp. Major) T. H. Pettit, M.B., Ch.B., is appointed to Command the 9th Field Ambulance. Dated 11th June, 1941.

Major F. D. Pinfold, E.D., M.D., ceases to be attached to the 1st Battalion, The Waikato Regiment, and is posted to the 8th Field Ambulance. Dated 25th September, 1941.

Major J. A. Paterson, M.B., Ch.B., ceases to be attached to the 1st Signals Company, N.Z. Corps of Signals, and is posted to the 1st Field Ambulance. Dated 25th September, 1941.

Major E. P. Spencer, M.B., Ch.B., ceases to be attached to the 1st Field Company, Corps of N.Z. Engineers, and is posted to the 1st Field Ambulance. Dated 25th September, 1941.

Captain H. C. Tod, M.B., Ch.B., is posted to the 8th Field Ambulance. Dated 25th September, 1941.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. O. Knight, M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), is attached to the 1st Battalion, The Waikato Regiment. Dated 25th September, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant E. F. O’Dowd, 12th Field Ambulance, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 21st August, 1941.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

Captain R. P. K. Kania, Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), The Waikato Regiment, Area 4. Dated 27th September, 1941.

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

Captain A. O. T. Chamberlain is struck off the strength of the 2nd N.Z.E.F., dated 7th September, 1941, is posted to the N.Z. Temporary Staff in the rank of Lieutenant, and is appointed Platoon Commander, Guards, Vital Points, Northern Military District. Dated 8th September, 1941.

Lieutenant J. Osborne is struck off the strength of the 2nd N.Z.E.F., is posted to the N.Z. Temporary Staff in the rank of Lieutenant, and is posted for duty with the Guards, Vital Points, Central Military District, surplus to establishment. Dated 8th October, 1941.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Captain G. R. Kingston, M.D., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), is struck off the strength of the 2nd N.Z.E.F., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, N.Z. Medical Corps, Southern Military District. Dated 13th October, 1941.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments of Officers of the Home Guard.

Army Department,
Wellington, 13th October, 1941.

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

HOME GUARD.

The undermentioned to be Majors (temp.), and are appointed to command the Battalions as stated against their names. Dated 1st August, 1941 :—

GROUP NO. 1.

Percy Alexander McDowell (Rodney Battalion).
James Arthur Lambden, M.C. (Henderson Battalion).
Stephen Dominic Rice, M.M. (Papakura Battalion).
Alfred Thomas Dow, V.D. (Mount Eden Battalion).
Charles Douglas Arnold (Auckland Battalion).
Arnold Edward Rhodes (Remuera Battalion).
Hermann Henry Osmers, M.M. (Devonport Battalion).
Kenneth John Dellow, V.D. (Takapuna Battalion).
John Adam Sommerville, D.S.O. (Otahuhu Battalion).
Gilbert Patrick O’Shannassy (Onehunga Battalion).
Charles Willis Coles (Mount Albert Battalion).
William James Brooks, M.C. (Drury Battalion).
Ernest George Moncrief, M.C. (Pukekohe Battalion).
Wilfred Seymour Colbeck, M.C. (Waiuku Battalion).
Robert Garroway, M.C. (Helensville Battalion).

GROUP NO. 2.

Nicholas Leslie Higginson, M.M. (Matamata Battalion).
John Henry Bartlett (Thames Battalion).
Ernest Andrew Mahoney (Hauraki Battalion).
Henry Eliot Blennerhassett (Morrinsville Battalion).
George Walter Horn (Te Aroha Battalion).
William Houkamau Stainton, M.C. (Waihi Battalion).

GROUP NO. 2A.

Walter Leslie Fulljames (Taupo Battalion).
Stanley Norman Chatfield (Opotiki Battalion).
James Mitchell (Tauranga Battalion).
Rudolph Godfrey Anderson (Galatea Battalion).
Gideon Frederick Pott (Rotorua Battalion).
Fred Cook (Te Puke Battalion).
Ian Bowman Gow (Rangataiki Battalion).
Charles Robert Wilson (Whakatane Battalion).

GROUP NO. 3.

Stanley Prescott Day (Hobson Battalion).
Leonard Albert McIntosh (Mangonui Battalion).
Richard Feaver (Whangarei Battalion).
Thomas Mackenzie Peake (Otamatea Battalion).
Herbert Stennett Hurle (Hikurangi Battalion).
Joseph Hay (Bay of Islands Battalion).

GROUP NO. 4.

Leslie Albert Holford (Taumarunui Battalion).
James Carey Fillery (Raglan Battalion).
Kenneth Sholto Caldwell (Huntly Battalion).
Thomas Harrison Melrose (Hamilton Battalion).
James Girdwood McKenzie (Waitomo Battalion).
Herbert Horatio Spencer Westmacott, O.B.E. (Otorohanga Battalion).
David Bruce (Waikato Battalion).