New Zealand Gazette – 1942 – No. 2

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✨ Military Appointments



20 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 2

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants (temp.). Dated 10th December, 1941:—

Thomas Gallagher.
David Henry Jones.
Lot Fahy.
Ernest Henry Pritchard.
John O’Connor.
Robert Darroch.
Michael James Gallagher.
Donald Cuthbert Curtis.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.). Dated 10th December, 1941:—

Frederick Hantom.
Harold William Springer.
Richard George Myerscough.
George Errington Cooper.
Joseph Walker Jebb.
William Paterson.
Albert Frank Warren.
Gordon Noble Fahey.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments of Officers of the Home Guard.

Army Department,
Wellington, 22nd December, 1941.

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

HOME GUARD.

Wynne Peyton Gray, M.C., to be Major (temp.), and is appointed Deputy Group Director, Group No. 4, Hamilton. Dated 1st August, 1941.

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

Harold Membrey Thomas.
Wilfred Henry Jackson.
Alfred Ernest Kemp.
Herbert Vincent Fairlie.
Philip Waldon Barrett.

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

James Trevor Wood.
Moana Ngata.
Ranji Wilcox Ford.
Francis Walter Neal.
Cecil Gladstone Downey.
Hirina Waititi.
James Callaghan.
Henry John Dewes.
Herbert Roy Gasson.
Norman Harold Charles Anderson.
James Reginald Arnold.
Tutaawa Arapo Pewhairangi.

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

George Wanoa Stainton.
Melville Quantrille Gudgeon.
Wallace Atkins.
Reginald William James.
Thomas Gilvray.
Tawhai Tamepo.

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

Frederick Jackson.
Alfred Napoleon Wilkins.
Reginald Wilfred Chaplin.
Eric Omundsen.
Parekura Herewini.
George Wynyard Henare.
James Edward Omundsen.
Charles Goldsmith.
George William Mackey.
Tipi Kaa.
George Nepia.
George Samuel Wootton.
Daniel Grace.
Wiremu Ruwhiu.
Pine Tibble.
Pare Pewhairangi.
Thomas Edge.
Tuakana Huhu.

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

George Alexander McAlpine.
William Briggs.
Leonard John Stokes,

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

Walter Cook Prosser.
Lionel Bews Ord.
William Macann.
Robert McIntyre.
Gerald Craig Beattie.
Francis James Farquhar.
Harold Dean Greenwood.
George Alexander McLean.
Walter Stanley Wright.

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

William Leonard Harrison.

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

Frederick Johnston Alexander.
Herbert Rickett Hollis.
Duncan McRae.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Officers of the Home Guard.

Army Department,
Wellington, 24th December, 1941.

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

HOME GUARD.

Alexander Ritchie Strang to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Assistant Group Adjutant, Group No. 8, New Plymouth. Dated 1st August, 1941.

Philip Franklin Atkinson to be Captain (temp.), and is appointed Assistant Group Quartermaster, Group No. 8, New Plymouth. Dated 1st August, 1941.

Lieutenant A. T. Carroll, Wairoa Battalion, is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 1st September, 1941.

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

Charles Wilfred Looney.
George Leslie Grey.
Gilbert Samuel Kicker.
William James Wright.

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

Henry Owen Donnelly.
Francis Elliot Wallis.
Ernest Bowyer Corbett.
Clemence Michael Jans.
Albert Richmond Bayly.
Arthur Bryan Gold.
Gerald Douglas Dawson.
Edward Corbett.
Stephen Ingram Digby Roebuck.
Clement George Cocksedge.
Archibald John Heibner.
Thomas Leonard Walsh.
Edward Leslie Hughes.
Russell Alexander Wilcox.
David Martin Harvey.
James Arnold Moore Snell.
George West Watt.
Albert Gordon Jarman.
Frank Baker.
Victor William Henry Dawson.

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

Ernest Harries.

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

Frank Armes.
Oswald George James.
Henry Charles Fraser.
Francis John Herbert.
Robert Brown.

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

Francis John William Stallard, M.C.
George William Wilson.
Thomas Gaius Vincent.
Valentine Gordon Hunter, D.C.M.
Charles Edward Catlow Webb.
Stanley Hugh Roberts.


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🛡️ Temporary Lieutenant Appointments

🛡️ Defence & Military
10 December 1941
Appointments, Lieutenants, Temporary
8 names identified
  • Thomas Gallagher, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
  • David Henry Jones, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Lot Fahy, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Ernest Henry Pritchard, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
  • John O’Connor, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Robert Darroch, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Michael James Gallagher, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Donald Cuthbert Curtis, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.)

  • F. Jones, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Temporary 2nd Lieutenant Appointments

🛡️ Defence & Military
10 December 1941
Appointments, 2nd Lieutenants, Temporary
8 names identified
  • Frederick Hantom, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Harold William Springer, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Richard George Myerscough, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • George Errington Cooper, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Joseph Walker Jebb, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • William Paterson, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Albert Frank Warren, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Gordon Noble Fahey, Appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)

  • F. Jones, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Home Guard Officer Appointments

🛡️ Defence & Military
22 December 1941
Appointments, Home Guard, Officers
58 names identified
  • Wynne Peyton Gray (M.C.), Appointed Major (temp.), Deputy Group Director
  • Harold Membrey Thomas, Appointed Captain (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • Wilfred Henry Jackson, Appointed Captain (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • Alfred Ernest Kemp, Appointed Captain (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • Herbert Vincent Fairlie, Appointed Captain (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • Philip Waldon Barrett, Appointed Captain (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • James Trevor Wood, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • Moana Ngata, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • Ranji Wilcox Ford, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • Francis Walter Neal, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • Cecil Gladstone Downey, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • Hirina Waititi, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • James Callaghan, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • Henry John Dewes, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • Herbert Roy Gasson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • Norman Harold Charles Anderson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • James Reginald Arnold, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • Tutaawa Arapo Pewhairangi, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ngatiporou Battalion
  • George Wanoa Stainton, Appointed Captain (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Melville Quantrille Gudgeon, Appointed Captain (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Wallace Atkins, Appointed Captain (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Reginald William James, Appointed Captain (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Thomas Gilvray, Appointed Captain (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Tawhai Tamepo, Appointed Captain (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Frederick Jackson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Alfred Napoleon Wilkins, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Reginald Wilfred Chaplin, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Eric Omundsen, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Parekura Herewini, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • George Wynyard Henare, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • James Edward Omundsen, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Charles Goldsmith, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • George William Mackey, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Tipi Kaa, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • George Nepia, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • George Samuel Wootton, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Daniel Grace, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Wiremu Ruwhiu, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Pine Tibble, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Pare Pewhairangi, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Thomas Edge, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • Tuakana Huhu, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Tairawhiti Battalion
  • George Alexander McAlpine, Appointed Captain (temp.), Rangiora Battalion
  • William Briggs, Appointed Captain (temp.), Rangiora Battalion
  • Leonard John Stokes, Appointed Captain (temp.), Rangiora Battalion
  • Walter Cook Prosser, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Rangiora Battalion
  • Lionel Bews Ord, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Rangiora Battalion
  • William Macann, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Rangiora Battalion
  • Robert McIntyre, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Rangiora Battalion
  • Gerald Craig Beattie, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Rangiora Battalion
  • Francis James Farquhar, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Rangiora Battalion
  • Harold Dean Greenwood, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Rangiora Battalion
  • George Alexander McLean, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Rangiora Battalion
  • Walter Stanley Wright, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Rangiora Battalion
  • William Leonard Harrison, Appointed Captain (temp.), Ashburton Battalion
  • Frederick Johnston Alexander, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ashburton Battalion
  • Herbert Rickett Hollis, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ashburton Battalion
  • Duncan McRae, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Ashburton Battalion

  • F. Jones, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Home Guard Officer Appointments

🛡️ Defence & Military
24 December 1941
Appointments, Home Guard, Officers
39 names identified
  • Alexander Ritchie Strang, Appointed Captain (temp.), Assistant Group Adjutant
  • Philip Franklin Atkinson, Appointed Captain (temp.), Assistant Group Quartermaster
  • A. T. Carroll (Lieutenant), Granted temporary rank of Captain
  • Charles Wilfred Looney, Appointed Captain (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • George Leslie Grey, Appointed Captain (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Gilbert Samuel Kicker, Appointed Captain (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • William James Wright, Appointed Captain (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Henry Owen Donnelly, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Francis Elliot Wallis, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Ernest Bowyer Corbett, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Clemence Michael Jans, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Albert Richmond Bayly, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Arthur Bryan Gold, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Gerald Douglas Dawson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Edward Corbett, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Stephen Ingram Digby Roebuck, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Clement George Cocksedge, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Archibald John Heibner, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Thomas Leonard Walsh, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Edward Leslie Hughes, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Russell Alexander Wilcox, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • David Martin Harvey, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • James Arnold Moore Snell, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • George West Watt, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Albert Gordon Jarman, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Frank Baker, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Victor William Henry Dawson, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Okato Battalion
  • Ernest Harries, Appointed Captain (temp.), Cook Battalion
  • Frank Armes, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Cook Battalion
  • Oswald George James, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Cook Battalion
  • Henry Charles Fraser, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Cook Battalion
  • Francis John Herbert, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Cook Battalion
  • Robert Brown, Appointed Lieutenant (temp.), Cook Battalion
  • Francis John William Stallard (M.C.), Appointed Captain (temp.), Levin Battalion
  • George William Wilson, Appointed Captain (temp.), Levin Battalion
  • Thomas Gaius Vincent, Appointed Captain (temp.), Levin Battalion
  • Valentine Gordon Hunter (D.C.M.), Appointed Captain (temp.), Levin Battalion
  • Charles Edward Catlow Webb, Appointed Captain (temp.), Levin Battalion
  • Stanley Hugh Roberts, Appointed Captain (temp.), Levin Battalion

  • F. Jones, Minister of Defence