MAY 7.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 1365

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, and Retirements of
Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces.

Army Department,
Wellington, 2nd May, 1942.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased
to approve of the following appointments, promotions,
transfers, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand
Military Forces :—

N.Z. PERMANENT STAFF.

W.O. I (Staff Sergeant-Major) George Paterson to be Lieu-
tenant and Quartermaster (temp.). Dated 4th April, 1942.

W.O. I (Staff Sergeant-Major) Robert Alexander Murie to
be Lieutenant and Quartermaster (temp.). Dated 14th April,
1942.

W.O. II (Staff Sergeant-Major) Alfred Taylor, D.S.M., to
be Lieutenant and Quartermaster (temp.). Dated 10th April,
1942.

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF.

Major (temp.) D. E. Wanklyn, N.Z. Army Service Corps,
to be Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.). Dated 6th April, 1942.

Captain M. W. Horton to be Major (temp.). Dated 1st
April, 1942.

Captain F. C. Gentry, M.B.E., to be Major (temp.). Dated
1st April, 1942.

Captain E. B. Winkler, M.C., to be Major (temp.). Dated
8th April, 1942.

Captain A. B. Chappell to be Major (temp.). Dated 8th
April, 1942.

Captain E. A. Anson to be Major (temp.). Dated 8th
April, 1942.

Captain G. B. Murray to be Major (temp.). Dated 14th
April, 1942.

Captain J. F. Ruddy relinquishes his appointment in the
N.Z. Temporary Staff, and is posted to the Retired List
with the rank of Captain. Dated 8th December, 1941.

Lieutenant J. A. S. Coppard to be Captain (temp.). Dated
23rd March, 1942.

Lieutenant and Quartermaster K. M. Hickson to be Captain
(temp.). Dated 7th April, 1942.

Lieutenant L. Roberts to be Captain (temp.). Dated 17th
April, 1942.

Lieutenant J. Cormick to be Captain (temp.). Dated 23rd
April, 1942.

Captain (temp.) K. J. Staunton relinquishes his appoint-
ment in the N.Z. Temporary Staff, and is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 26th April,
1942.

Leo Patrick Molloy to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 14th
March, 1942.

William Frederick Strouts to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated
17th April, 1942.

John Waring to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 23rd April,
1942.

Charles Edward Colvill to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated
23rd April, 1942.

William Gordon James Foote to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 18th March, 1942.

Athol William Robertson to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 16th March, 1942.

Colin Burrows McIntosh to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 16th March, 1942.

Ian Donald Ormond McIntosh to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 16th March, 1942.

Albert Percy Smith to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated
16th March, 1942.

John William O’Brien to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated
17th April, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant A. W. Robertson to be Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 16th March, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant A. P. Smith to be Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 16th March, 1942.

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand
Gazette No. 35, dated 1st April, 1942, relative to the appoint-
ment of Lieutenant J. F. Murray, N.Z. Dental Corps, for
“ Dated 26th March, 1942,” substitute “ Dated 3rd April,
1942.”

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand
Gazette No. 40, dated 16th April, 1942, relative to the appoint-
ment of Lieutenant B. M. Shrimski, N.Z. Dental Corps, for
“ Dated 7th April, 1942,” substitute “ Dated 21st April,
1942.”

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand
Gazette No. 40, dated 16th April, 1942, relative to the appoint-
ment of Lieutenant A. J. Ross, B.D.S., N.Z. Dental Corps,
for “ Dated 7th April, 1942,” substitute “ Dated 10th April,
1942.”

TERRITORIAL ARMY.

N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS.

Queen Alexandra’s (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) to be Lieu-
tenants (temp.). Dated 21st March, 1942 :—

C. W. Green.
R. S. Guthrie.
A. G. Bendall.
B. S. Murgetts.

The Waikato Mounted Rifles.

Albert William Pedrotti to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 9th April, 1942.

The Otago Mounted Rifles.

Captain A. S. Nicolson to be Major (temp.). Dated 3rd
February, 1942.

Captain J. E. Brunton to be Major (temp.). Dated 1st
April, 1942.

Captain (temp.) B. G. Porter to be Major (temp.). Dated
1st April, 1942.

Lieutenant R. C. B. Greenslade to be Captain (temp.).
Dated 1st April, 1942.

Lieutenant H. H. Brook to be Captain (temp.). Dated
1st April, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp.) F. F. Greer to be Captain (temp.). Dated
1st April, 1942.

The Manawatu Mounted Rifles.

Noel William Bramwell to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.).
Dated 9th April, 1942.

The Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles.

Captain (temp.) J. H. Shield to be Major (temp.). Dated
1st November, 1941.

N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Lieutenant-Colonel R. S. McQuarrie, D.S.O., M.C., relin-
quishes his appointment in the N.Z. Temporary Staff, and is
transferred to the Reserve of Officers. Dated 10th April,
1942.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. R. Bennell to be Major
(temp.). Dated 30th November, 1941.

Captain (temp. Major) A. E. Lawry relinquishes the tempo-
rary rank of Major, and is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers. Dated 15th April, 1942.

Captain (temp.) F. M. Barclay to be Major (temp.). Dated
27th March, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp.) I. O. Darby to be Captain (temp.).
Dated 27th March, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp.) H. J. Greig to be Captain (temp.).
Dated 20th November, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) A. A. Teague to be Lieutenant
(temp.), and is seconded. Dated 8th April, 1942.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Tom Bassett to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 17th
April, 1942.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.). Dated
17th April, 1942 :—

Basil Long Hamilton.
Philip Charles Irwin Crookes.

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.). Dated
2nd April, 1942 :—

Allan Alphonso Taylor.
Alan Douglas Lawless.

Wilfred Huia Cave to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated
9th April, 1942.

N.Z. INFANTRY.

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own).

John Mason Gould to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated
23rd March, 1942.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.) :—

Dated 28th March, 1942—
Robert Herchison Kerr.

Dated 16th April, 1942—
Arthur David Mills.
Eric Gordon Jackaways.
Rangi Lewis Ryan.

Edgar Annesley Burton to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
Dated 1st April, 1942.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.). Dated
1st April, 1942 :—

Clarence William Squire.
Charles Baird Simpson.
Alan Keith Voyce.

The Hauraki Regiment.

Albert Trevor Day to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated
24th January, 1942.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.). Dated
1st April, 1942 :—

Robert Sinclair.
Arthur Patrick Roache.
Ernest Talbot Jordan.