Military Appointments and Promotions




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
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Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch) John Paul Shelley, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 13th January, 1942. Transferred to the Electrical Branch in the rank of Temporary Electrical Sub-Lieutenant with seniority of 13th January, 1942, and reappointed, to date 15th July, 1942.

Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.) Gordon Ellis Bisson, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 11th August, 1941.

Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.) Murray Geddes, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 15th December, 1941. Promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant (R.D.F.), to date 22nd April, 1942.

Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenants (R.D.F.) Douglas Herbert Cummack, David Mylan Gamble, Robert Peter Harpur, Roy Frederick Hough, Thomas Harold Prendergast, Geoffrey Alexander Rowan, James Joseph Staunton, Douglas William Callow, and Winstone Harris, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 15th December, 1941.

Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.) Ernest Walter Evans, transferred to the Special Branch in the rank of Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch), with original seniority of 15th December, 1941.

Colin James Myles Gardner, Able Seaman, A/1914, promoted to the rank of Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch), and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 3rd June, 1942.

Mr. Harold Elmslie Goodwin, entered as Probationary Temporary Lieutenant, and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 15th June, 1942.

Gray Kingsley Prebble, Roy Stephen Kelly, Alan John Sayers, and Dennis Brassil Mulvihill, entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch), and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 1st May, 1942.

Eric Fairfax Bertie Willoughby, Charles Herbert Hart, Henry Robert Yarrell, Alexander Roy Corleison, Eric Oliver Maney, Alan Maynard Maunder, Ivan Leslie Thomsen, and Donald Norman Watson Craig, entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch), and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 15th June, 1942.

Cecil Dawson, Noel Ager MacKay, and Ronald Douglas Neale, entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch), for mine-disposal duties, to date 20th May, 1942, and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 1st June, 1942. (Not to be borne for pay or victuals.)

Mr. Waldo Eden Hunter, entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.), and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 11th May, 1942.

Mr. Jack Durant Hudson, entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant, and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 13th July, 1942.

ROYAL AUSTRALIAN NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Colin Bruce Murray, lent Royal New Zealand Navy, and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 13th June, 1942.

CORRIGENDUM.

With reference to the list of appointments approved on the 13th May, 1942, the name Lieutenant-Commander Wallace St. John Ainslie, O.B.E., should read Lieutenant-Commander Henry Harvey Clement Ainslie, D.S.C.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force Overseas.

Army Department,
Wellington, 11th September, 1942.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following appointments and promotions of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force overseas, vide Lists Nos. 1 to 27, Pacific Section:—

N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Captain (temp.) W. A. Bryden to be Major (temp.). Dated 14th February, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) I. A. A. Nicol to be Major (temp.). Dated 26th June, 1942.

Lieutenant J. G. Warrington to be Captain (temp.). Dated 24th January, 1942.

Lieutenant D. P. Dumbleton to be Captain (temp.). Dated 26th February, 1942.

Lieutenant E. H. L. Maxwell to be Captain (temp.). Dated 19th June, 1942.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp. Lieutenants) to be Lieutenants. Dated 26th May, 1942:—

J. McL. Stafford.
E. I. Henton.

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

Dated 28th December, 1941—
E. I. Henton.

Dated 24th January, 1942—
J. A. Annison.
J. P. Cooney.
T. M. McKewen.
T. Telford.
J. G. R. Morley.
J. G. McClennan.

Dated 3rd March, 1942—
G. J. Benfield.

Dated 15th April, 1942—
J. McL. Stafford.

Dated 19th June, 1942—
C. S. Dickson.
O. J. Cooke.
R. G. Bannister.
R. E. Williams.
R. McGregor.
A. F. Grant.

Dated 26th June, 1942—
N. Collins.
L. A. Martin.

Dated 27th June, 1942—
P. M. Blundell.
J. E. G. Maxwell.

N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Lieutenant (temp. Major) W. G. McKay to be Major. Dated 23rd January, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) D. R. Mansfield to be Captain. Dated 16th December, 1940.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) S. E. Anderson to be Lieutenant. Dated 9th January, 1942.

Lieutenant S. E. Anderson to be Captain (temp.). Dated 18th February, 1942.

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

Dated 12th February, 1942—
M. N. Bishop.

Dated 24th February, 1942—
W. J. McConachie.
C. Hood.

N.Z. SIGNALS.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. L. J. Gettins to be Lieutenant (temp. Captain). Dated 28th October, 1941.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) to be Captains :—

K. H. Wilson, M.C. Dated 6th January, 1942.
J. L. J. Gettins. Dated 19th February, 1942.

N.Z. INFANTRY.

The undermentioned Majors to be Lieutenant-Colonels (temp.) :—

H. A. Pattullo, M.C. Dated 27th January, 1942.
C. F. Seaward, M.C. Dated 26th March, 1942.
A. J. Moore. Dated 25th May, 1942.
J. A. M. Clachan. Dated 8th June, 1942.

The undermentioned Captains (temp. Majors) to be Majors :—

S. A. McNamara, D.C.M. Dated 29th April, 1942.
P. L. Bennett, M.C. Dated 5th June, 1942.

The undermentioned Captains to be Majors (temp.) :—

Dated 1st January, 1942—
G. T. Upton.

Dated 17th January, 1942—
J. V. M. Cauty, M.M.

Dated 1st February, 1942—
G. A. Spink.
L. R. Cutforth.
H. A. Wernham.
G. W. Logan.

Dated 5th February, 1942—
P. L. Bennett, M.C.
G. Morpeth.

Dated 19th February, 1942—
F. C. Cornwall, M.C.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) to be Captains :—

G. T. Upton. Dated 11th February, 1941.
O. A. Gillespie, M.M. Dated 15th April, 1941.
S. F. Marshall. Dated 1st July, 1941.
D. A. Solomon. Dated 13th August, 1941.
P. G. Ellis. Dated 1st January, 1942.
C. W. H. Ronaldson. Dated 3rd January, 1942.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains (temp.) :—

N. W. Steele. Dated 14th February, 1942.
H. M. Kirk. Dated 20th May, 1942.
D. J. Maxwell. Dated 23rd May, 1942.
G. G. Olsen. Dated 26th May, 1942.
J. C. Braithwaite. Dated 19th June, 1942.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants (temp. Lieutenants) to be Lieutenants (temp. Captains). Dated 7th June, 1942 :—

C. E. Burgess.
D. W. Stewart.

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

Dated 3rd January, 1942—
J. C. Leslie.



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🛡️ Appointments and Promotions in the Royal New Zealand Navy (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
Navy, Appointments, Promotions, Royal New Zealand Navy, R.D.F., Special Branch, Electrical Branch
34 names identified
  • John Paul Shelley (Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch)), Confirmed in rank and transferred to Electrical Branch
  • Gordon Ellis Bisson (Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.)), Confirmed in rank
  • Murray Geddes (Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.)), Confirmed in rank and promoted to Temporary Lieutenant
  • Douglas Herbert Cummack (Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.)), Confirmed in rank
  • David Mylan Gamble (Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.)), Confirmed in rank
  • Robert Peter Harpur (Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.)), Confirmed in rank
  • Roy Frederick Hough (Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.)), Confirmed in rank
  • Thomas Harold Prendergast (Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.)), Confirmed in rank
  • Geoffrey Alexander Rowan (Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.)), Confirmed in rank
  • James Joseph Staunton (Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.)), Confirmed in rank
  • Douglas William Callow (Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.)), Confirmed in rank
  • Winstone Harris (Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.)), Confirmed in rank
  • Ernest Walter Evans (Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.)), Transferred to Special Branch
  • Colin James Myles Gardner (Able Seaman), Promoted to Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Harold Elmslie Goodwin (Mr.), Entered as Probationary Temporary Lieutenant
  • Gray Kingsley Prebble, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Roy Stephen Kelly, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Alan John Sayers, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Dennis Brassil Mulvihill, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Eric Fairfax Bertie Willoughby, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Charles Herbert Hart, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Henry Robert Yarrell, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Alexander Roy Corleison, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Eric Oliver Maney, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Alan Maynard Maunder, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Ivan Leslie Thomsen, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Donald Norman Watson Craig, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Cecil Dawson, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant for mine-disposal duties
  • Noel Ager MacKay, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant for mine-disposal duties
  • Ronald Douglas Neale, Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant for mine-disposal duties
  • Waldo Eden Hunter (Mr.), Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (R.D.F.)
  • Jack Durant Hudson (Mr.), Entered as Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant
  • Colin Bruce Murray (Temporary Sub-Lieutenant), Lent to Royal New Zealand Navy
  • Henry Harvey Clement Ainslie (Lieutenant-Commander), Corrigendum to previous appointment

  • F. Jones, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force Overseas

🛡️ Defence & Military
11 September 1942
Army, Appointments, Promotions, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Artillery, Engineers, Signals, Infantry
65 names identified
  • W. A. Bryden (Captain (temp.)), Promoted to Major (temp.)
  • I. A. A. Nicol (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Major (temp.)
  • J. G. Warrington (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • D. P. Dumbleton (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • E. H. L. Maxwell (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • J. McL. Stafford (2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant)), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • E. I. Henton (2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant)), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • E. I. Henton (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • J. A. Annison (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • J. P. Cooney (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • T. M. McKewen (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • T. Telford (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • J. G. R. Morley (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • J. G. McClennan (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • G. J. Benfield (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • J. McL. Stafford (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • C. S. Dickson (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • O. J. Cooke (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • R. G. Bannister (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • R. E. Williams (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • R. McGregor (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • A. F. Grant (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • N. Collins (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • L. A. Martin (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • P. M. Blundell (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • J. E. G. Maxwell (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • W. G. McKay (Lieutenant (temp. Major)), Promoted to Major
  • D. R. Mansfield (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • S. E. Anderson (2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant)), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • S. E. Anderson (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • M. N. Bishop (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • W. J. McConachie (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • C. Hood (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • J. L. J. Gettins (2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp. Captain)
  • K. H. Wilson (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • J. L. J. Gettins (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • H. A. Pattullo (Major), Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.)
  • C. F. Seaward (Major), Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.)
  • A. J. Moore (Major), Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.)
  • J. A. M. Clachan (Major), Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.)
  • S. A. McNamara (Captain (temp. Major)), Promoted to Major
  • P. L. Bennett (Captain (temp. Major)), Promoted to Major
  • G. T. Upton (Captain), Promoted to Major (temp.)
  • J. V. M. Cauty (Captain), Promoted to Major (temp.)
  • G. A. Spink (Captain), Promoted to Major (temp.)
  • L. R. Cutforth (Captain), Promoted to Major (temp.)
  • H. A. Wernham (Captain), Promoted to Major (temp.)
  • G. W. Logan (Captain), Promoted to Major (temp.)
  • P. L. Bennett (Captain), Promoted to Major (temp.)
  • G. Morpeth (Captain), Promoted to Major (temp.)
  • F. C. Cornwall (Captain), Promoted to Major (temp.)
  • G. T. Upton (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • O. A. Gillespie (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • S. F. Marshall (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • D. A. Solomon (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • P. G. Ellis (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • C. W. H. Ronaldson (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • N. W. Steele (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • H. M. Kirk (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • D. J. Maxwell (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • G. G. Olsen (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • J. C. Braithwaite (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • C. E. Burgess (2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant)), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp. Captain)
  • D. W. Stewart (2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant)), Promoted to Lieutenant (temp. Captain)
  • J. C. Leslie (2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant)), Promoted to Lieutenant