New Zealand Gazette – 1942 – No. 6

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✨ Military Promotions and Appointments



56 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. [No. 6

N.Z. Railway Construction and Maintenance Group.

Captain (temp.) Major W. K. Young to be Major, vice Major T. C. V. Rabone, seconded. Dated 19th November, 1941.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) D. S. G. Marchbanks to be Captain, vice Captain J. B. White, promoted. Dated 18th August, 1941.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) F. R. Askin to be Captain, vice Captain (temp. Major) W. K. Young, promoted. Dated 19th November, 1941.

Lieutenant W. M. Fisher to be Captain, vice Lieutenant (temp. Captain) F. R. Askin, promoted, and remaining as Adjutant. Dated 19th November, 1941.

2nd Lieutenant G. K. Miller to be Lieutenant. Dated 8th November, 1941.

N.Z. Divisional Signals.

2nd Lieutenant L. C. Stevens to be Lieutenant. Dated 28th October, 1941.

Northern Infantry.

Lieutenant B. M. Laird, Northern Infantry Training Depot, to be Captain, vice Lieutenant G. E. Hartnell, promoted, and remaining seconded. Dated 14th August, 1941.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) C. A. Ferguson, 21st N.Z. Battalion, to be Captain, vice Lieutenant J. L. G. Carnachan, promoted, and appointed Adjutant. Dated 25th August, 1941.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—

Dated 28th October, 1941—
H. Bailey.
H. R. Dix.
A. T. Eady.
I. M. Thomson.
J. M. Harcourt.
I. G. Howden.
A. H. Ramsey.
W. A. Hubbard.

Dated 8th November, 1941—
V. C. Cox.
M. E. Daniel (now prisoner of war).

Central Infantry.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—

Dated 28th October, 1941—
E. P. Bunny.
R. H. Mathews.
J. Milne.
B. A. Marris.
C. R. McColl.
E. K. Norman.
N. S. Triggs.
W. P. Hayes.
W. O. Kelly.
G. S. Sainsbury.
P. B. Smyth.

Dated 8th November, 1941—
J. G. R. Jack.
J. P. Farrell.
J. G. Buckleton (now prisoner of war).
J. A. O’L. Fay (now prisoner of war).
T. S. George (now prisoner of war).

Southern Infantry.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—

Dated 28th October, 1941—
V. P. Boot.
A. L. Fletcher.
J. J. Garbett.
P. C. Ainsley.
J. W. Godfrey.
R. R. J. Jenkin.
C. R. Lockyer.
W. K. L. Dougall.
I. H. Dillon.
P. W. McCambridge.
F. D. Sutherland.
J. D. F. Rose.
A. A. Torrens.

Dated 8th November, 1941—
P. V. H. Maxwell.
J. J. Granville (now prisoner of war).
N. J. McPhail.
P. K. Rhind (now prisoner of war).
J. W. Rolleston.
W. H. Reid (now prisoner of war).
C. A. McRae (now prisoner of war).
A. K. M. Gordon.

Dated 30th November, 1941—
A. B. Kennedy.

27th N.Z. (Machine Gun) Battalion.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. I. Crafts to be Captain, vice Captain H. A. Purcell, transferred to N.Z. Armoured Corps. Dated 8th November, 1941.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. J. Mason to be Captain, vice Captain H. H. Parata, transferred to N.Z. Armoured Corps. Dated 8th November, 1941.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. L. Hains to be Captain, vice Captain A. W. Cooper, seconded. Dated 8th November, 1941.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain, Acting-Major) D. G. Steele to be Captain, surplus to establishment, and remains seconded. Dated 8th December, 1941.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—

Dated 28th October, 1941—
W. P. Aislabie.
C. M. H. Gibson.

Dated 8th November, 1941—
K. H. Hume.
J. T. H. Halkett.
D. W. Farquharson.

28th N.Z. (Maori) Battalion.

Captain A. T. McL. Scott to be Major, vice Major G. F. Bertrand, seconded. Dated 22nd October, 1941.

Captain E. T. de W. Love to be Major, vice Captain A. T. McL. Scott, seconded. Dated 22nd October, 1941.

Captain H. D. Harvey to be Major to complete establishment. Dated 22nd October, 1941.

Captain R. Royal to be Major supernumerary to establishment. Dated 22nd October, 1941.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) C. M. Bennett to be Captain, vice Captain A. T. McL. Scott, promoted. Dated 22nd October, 1941.

Lieutenant D. Urlich to be Captain, vice Captain E. T. de W. Love, promoted. Dated 22nd October, 1941.

Lieutenant H. Te O. Reedy to be Captain, vice Captain H. D. Harvey, promoted. Dated 22nd October, 1941.

Lieutenant H. Te R. Vercoe to be Captain, vice Lieutenant H. Te O. Reedy, promoted, and reported prisoner of war. Dated 22nd October, 1941.

Lieutenant F. T. Bennett to be Captain, vice Lieutenant H. Te R. Vercoe, promoted, and reported prisoner of war. Dated 22nd October, 1941.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants, Dated 8th November, 1941 :—

A. Awatere.
H. Te K. Green.
J. C. Reedy.
H. Hokianga (now prisoner of war).
P. C. West.
A. Te Puni.
T. Wi Repa.
A. Mitchell.
H. Te Malony.
J. R. Ormsby.

N.Z. Army Service Corps.

2nd Lieutenant C. A. Churchill to be Lieutenant. Dated 28th October, 1941.

N.Z. Medical Corps.

Lieutenant A. W. Douglas to be Captain. Dated 23rd September, 1941.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains :—

Dated 1st November, 1941—
G. C. T. Burns.
A. M. T. Dickie.
D. G. Cumming.
J. Borrie.
L. H. V. Longmore.
A. R. Johnson.
H. E. M. Williams.
J. R. J. Moore.
C. K. Swallow.
J. S. McVeigh.
P. J. Brown.
G. L. M. Scholefield.
B. W. Grieve.
J. L. Wright.
A. E. Erenstrom.

Dated 5th November, 1941—
G. M. Foote.

Dated 10th November, 1941—
I. D. Thomson.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps.

2nd Lieutenant B. A. McConnell to be Lieutenant. Dated 8th November, 1941.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps.

2nd Lieutenant D. Kelly to be Lieutenant. Dated 8th November, 1941.



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🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank of Officers on Active Service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force Overseas (continued from previous page)

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Military, Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force
113 names identified
  • W. K. Young (Major), Promoted to Major
  • T. C. V. Rabone (Major), Seconded
  • D. S. G. Marchbanks (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • J. B. White (Captain), Promoted
  • F. R. Askin (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • W. M. Fisher (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • G. K. Miller (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • L. C. Stevens (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • B. M. Laird (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • G. E. Hartnell (Lieutenant), Promoted
  • C. A. Ferguson (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • J. L. G. Carnachan (Lieutenant), Promoted
  • H. Bailey (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • H. R. Dix (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • A. T. Eady (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • I. M. Thomson (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • J. M. Harcourt (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • I. G. Howden (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • A. H. Ramsey (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • W. A. Hubbard (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • V. C. Cox (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • M. E. Daniel (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (now prisoner of war)
  • E. P. Bunny (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • R. H. Mathews (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • J. Milne (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • B. A. Marris (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • C. R. McColl (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • E. K. Norman (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • N. S. Triggs (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • W. P. Hayes (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • W. O. Kelly (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • G. S. Sainsbury (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • P. B. Smyth (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • J. G. R. Jack (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • J. P. Farrell (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • J. G. Buckleton (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (now prisoner of war)
  • J. A. O’L. Fay (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (now prisoner of war)
  • T. S. George (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (now prisoner of war)
  • V. P. Boot (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • A. L. Fletcher (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • J. J. Garbett (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • P. C. Ainsley (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • J. W. Godfrey (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • R. R. J. Jenkin (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • C. R. Lockyer (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • W. K. L. Dougall (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • I. H. Dillon (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • P. W. McCambridge (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • F. D. Sutherland (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • J. D. F. Rose (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • A. A. Torrens (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • P. V. H. Maxwell (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • J. J. Granville (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (now prisoner of war)
  • N. J. McPhail (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • P. K. Rhind (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (now prisoner of war)
  • J. W. Rolleston (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • W. H. Reid (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (now prisoner of war)
  • C. A. McRae (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (now prisoner of war)
  • A. K. M. Gordon (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • A. B. Kennedy (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • R. I. Crafts (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • H. A. Purcell (Captain), Transferred to N.Z. Armoured Corps
  • R. J. Mason (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • H. H. Parata (Captain), Transferred to N.Z. Armoured Corps
  • R. L. Hains (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • A. W. Cooper (Captain), Seconded
  • D. G. Steele (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • W. P. Aislabie (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • C. M. H. Gibson (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • K. H. Hume (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • J. T. H. Halkett (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • D. W. Farquharson (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • A. T. McL. Scott (Major), Promoted to Major
  • G. F. Bertrand (Major), Seconded
  • E. T. de W. Love (Major), Promoted to Major
  • H. D. Harvey (Major), Promoted to Major
  • R. Royal (Major), Promoted to Major
  • C. M. Bennett (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • D. Urlich (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • H. Te O. Reedy (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • H. Te R. Vercoe (Captain), Promoted to Captain (reported prisoner of war)
  • F. T. Bennett (Captain), Promoted to Captain (reported prisoner of war)
  • A. Awatere (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • H. Te K. Green (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • J. C. Reedy (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • H. Hokianga (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (now prisoner of war)
  • P. C. West (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • A. Te Puni (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • T. Wi Repa (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • A. Mitchell (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • H. Te Malony (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • J. R. Ormsby (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • C. A. Churchill (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • A. W. Douglas (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • G. C. T. Burns (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • A. M. T. Dickie (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • D. G. Cumming (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • J. Borrie (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • L. H. V. Longmore (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • A. R. Johnson (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • H. E. M. Williams (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • J. R. J. Moore (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • C. K. Swallow (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • J. S. McVeigh (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • P. J. Brown (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • G. L. M. Scholefield (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • B. W. Grieve (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • J. L. Wright (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • A. E. Erenstrom (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • G. M. Foote (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • I. D. Thomson (Captain), Promoted to Captain
  • B. A. McConnell (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • D. Kelly (Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant