New Zealand Gazette – 1941 – No. 83

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✨ Military Appointments and Transfers



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 83

George Addy Watkins to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is attached to the 9th Field Ambulance. Dated 1st September, 1941.

Arthur Cecil West to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is posted to the 2nd Motor Ambulance Convoy. Dated 1st October, 1941.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Major J. H. H. Wood, M.B., Ch.B., 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel while carrying out the duties of Senior Medical Officer, Mobilization Camp, Papakura. Dated 1st October, 1941.

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

Lieutenant and Quartermaster A. Roberts, D.C.M., M.M., 12th Field Ambulance, is granted the temporary rank of Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 21st August, 1941.

MEMORANDUM.

Major W. D. S. Johnston, E.D., M.D., N.Z. Medical Corps, 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force, performed the duties of Senior Medical Officer, Mobilization Camp, Trentham, from 19th August, 1941, to 20th September, 1941.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Rev. Allan Herbert Finlay to be Chaplain, 4th Class (Baptist), Area 11. Dated 18th September, 1941.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Staff Nurse (temp. Sister) M. E. Gilmer ceases to be employed at the Waiouru Military Camp Hospital, is seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force for duty at the Royal N.Z. Air Force Station Hospital, Lovin, and retains the temporary rank of Sister. Dated 2nd September, 1941.

The undermentioned to be Staff Nurses:—

Miss Elsie Florence Laing. Dated 25th September, 1941.

Miss Patricia Greenfield-Brown. Dated 6th October, 1941.

HOME GUARD.

The undermentioned to be Majors (temp.), and are appointed Deputy Group Directors for the Groups mentioned after their names. Dated 1st August, 1941:—

Roy William Cumming, Group No. 1, Auckland.

Ronald Walter Wise, Group No. 2A, Rotorua.

James Edward Hedley Mewett, O.B.E., M.C., Group No. 6A, Palmerston North.

Josias Samuel Peel, Group No. 7, Napier.

Joseph Hugh Taplin, D.C.M., Group No. 7A; Gisborne.

Richard Edward McRae-Fittall, Group No. 8A, Hawera.

Gilbert Gregory McCarthy Mitchell, Group No. 9A, Greymouth.

William Burrell, Group No. 10A, Timaru.

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

Group No. 6A.

Keith Melvyn Little (Feilding Battalion).

Herbert Victor Bond (Manawatu Battalion).

Septimus James Edgar Closey, M.C. (Gorge Battalion).

Alfred Thomas White, M.C. (Otaki Battalion).

John Jewellyn Charles Merton, M.C., V.D. (Takara Battalion).

Roy William Priest (Hokowhitu Battalion).

Frederick Hainsworth Hudson (Levin Battalion).

Group No. 7.

Henry Charles Collett (Waipawa Battalion).

Gordon Hamilton Roach (Hastings Battalion).

Arthur Owen Williams (Waipukurau Battalion).

Edmund Niven Halhead Stewart (Napier Battalion).

Albert Frederic Rolland (Wairoa Battalion).

William Neilson (Clifton Battalion).

George Barker Menzies (Hawke Battalion).

Sidney Isaac Dixon (Heretaunga Battalion).

Edward Noel McL. Hogben, E.D. (Dannevirke Battalion).

Group No. 7A.

Roland Graham (Cook Battalion).

Bernard John Holdsworth (Waikohu Battalion).

Ernest Albert Boon (Tairawhiti Battalion).

John Downey (Ngatiporou Battalion).

Hugh Miller (Gisborne Battalion).

Group No. 7B.

Andrew Bruce Fordyce (Ekatahuna Battalion).

Albert Leonard Hibbs, D.C.M. (Masterton Battalion).

Harold George Carter (Greytown Battalion).

Samuel Macrae (Pahiatua Battalion).

Group No. 8A.

Charles McLelland Bathgate (Pihama Battalion).

Frank William Horder Sheppard, D.C.M. (Waverley Battalion).

Harry John Laurent, V.C. (Mansia Battalion).

John Houston (Hawera Battalion).

Group No. 8B.

Jim Hessell (Eltham Battalion).

Group No. 9A.

Thomas Nicol Mitchell (Hokitika Battalion).

Winton Goré Porter (Reefton Battalion).

Group No. 10B.

Malcolm Currie Peake (Waipara Battalion).

OFFICERS CEASING TO BE SECONDED TO THE 2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

Lieutenant-Colonel (late Major, 2nd N.Z.E.F.) R. E. Sleigh, 3rd Field Regiment, N.Z. Artillery, ceases to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), Area 11. Dated 7th October, 1941.

Lieutenant, (late Captain, 2nd N.Z.E.F.) K. Ramsden, 2nd Composite Company, N.Z. Army Service Corps, ceases to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force, dated 22nd September, 1941, is posted to the N.Z. Temporary Staff in the rank of Lieutenant, and is appointed Company Commander, No. 2 Training Battalion, Mobilization Camp, Trentham, dated 23rd September, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant (late Lieutenant (temp. Captain), 2nd N.Z.E.F.) A. T. Bustard, 1st Battalion, The Wellington West Coast Regiment, ceases to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force, dated 2nd October, 1941, is posted to the N.Z. Temporary Staff in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, and is appointed General Staff Officer, 3rd Grade (Intelligence), Central Military District, Wellington, dated 3rd October, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant S. G. First, 1st Battalion, The Waikato Regiment, ceases to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), Area 4. Dated 7th October, 1941.

The undermentioned officers cease to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force, and are reposted to their respective units as under:—

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Rev. J. W. Rodgers, Chaplain, 4th Class. Dated 5th September, 1941.

The Rev. J. A. McKay, Chaplain, 4th Class. Dated 7th October, 1941.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Staff Nurse V. E. Cartwright. Dated 4th June, 1941.

Staff Nurse M. G. Hitchman. Dated 3rd October, 1941.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

The Hauraki Regiment.

Captain F. G. Platt. Dated 7th October, 1941.

The Waikato Regiment.

Lieutenant B. Dawson, Class II (b), Area 1. Dated 21st September, 1941.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Staff Nurse B. I. Brown. Dated 12th September, 1941.

Staff Nurse (late Sister, 2nd N.Z.E.F.) M. A. C. Tothill. Dated 3rd October, 1941.

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

2nd Lieutenant C. C. Smith is struck off the strength of the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force, dated 2nd October, 1941, is appointed to the N.Z. Temporary Staff in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (temp.), and is appointed Platoon Commander, Guards, Vital Points, Central Military District, dated 3rd October, 1941.

The undermentioned officers are struck off the strength of the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force, and are posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List:—

Major G. J. Howcroft, M.C. Dated 29th September, 1941.

Major E. A. Harding, M.C. Dated 7th October, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant T. C. McMurtrie. Dated 7th October, 1941.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.



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🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, and Transfers of Officers of the N.Z. Military Forces (continued from previous page)

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N.Z. Military Forces, Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Staff, N.Z. Permanent Staff, N.Z. Temporary Staff, Queen Alexandra’s Mounted Rifles, Manawatu Mounted Rifles, N.Z. Artillery, Corps of N.Z. Engineers, Hauraki Regiment, Taranaki Regiment, Canterbury Regiment, New Zealand Scottish Regiment, National Military Reserve, N.Z. Army Service Corps
67 names identified
  • George Addy Watkins, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Arthur Cecil West, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • J. H. H. Wood (Major), Granted temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
  • S. J. Thompson (Captain), Seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force
  • A. Roberts (Lieutenant and Quartermaster), Granted temporary rank of Captain and Quartermaster
  • W. D. S. Johnston (Major), Performed duties of Senior Medical Officer
  • Allan Herbert Finlay (Reverend), Appointed Chaplain, 4th Class (Baptist)
  • M. E. Gilmer (Staff Nurse (temp. Sister)), Seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force
  • Elsie Florence Laing (Miss), Appointed Staff Nurse
  • Patricia Greenfield-Brown (Miss), Appointed Staff Nurse
  • Roy William Cumming, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Ronald Walter Wise, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • James Edward Hedley Mewett, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Josias Samuel Peel, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Joseph Hugh Taplin, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Richard Edward McRae-Fittall, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Gilbert Gregory McCarthy Mitchell, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • William Burrell, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Keith Melvyn Little, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Herbert Victor Bond, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Septimus James Edgar Closey, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Alfred Thomas White, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • John Jewellyn Charles Merton, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Roy William Priest, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Frederick Hainsworth Hudson, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Henry Charles Collett, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Gordon Hamilton Roach, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Arthur Owen Williams, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Edmund Niven Halhead Stewart, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Albert Frederic Rolland, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • William Neilson, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • George Barker Menzies, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Sidney Isaac Dixon, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Edward Noel McL. Hogben, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Roland Graham, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Bernard John Holdsworth, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Ernest Albert Boon, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • John Downey, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Hugh Miller, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Andrew Bruce Fordyce, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Albert Leonard Hibbs, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Harold George Carter, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Samuel Macrae, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Charles McLelland Bathgate, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Frank William Horder Sheppard, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Harry John Laurent, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • John Houston, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Jim Hessell, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Thomas Nicol Mitchell, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Winton Goré Porter, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • Malcolm Currie Peake, Appointed Major (temp.)
  • R. E. Sleigh (Lieutenant-Colonel), Ceased to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • K. Ramsden (Lieutenant), Ceased to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • A. T. Bustard (2nd Lieutenant), Ceased to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • S. G. First (2nd Lieutenant), Ceased to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • J. W. Rodgers (Reverend), Ceased to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • J. A. McKay (Reverend), Ceased to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • V. E. Cartwright (Staff Nurse), Ceased to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • M. G. Hitchman (Staff Nurse), Ceased to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • F. G. Platt (Captain), Ceased to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • B. Dawson (Lieutenant), Ceased to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • B. I. Brown (Staff Nurse), Ceased to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • M. A. C. Tothill (Staff Nurse), Ceased to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • C. C. Smith (2nd Lieutenant), Struck off the strength of the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • G. J. Howcroft (Major), Struck off the strength of the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • E. A. Harding (Major), Struck off the strength of the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force
  • T. C. McMurtrie (2nd Lieutenant), Struck off the strength of the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force

  • F. Jones, Minister of Defence