Military Appointments and Promotions




SEPT. 17.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2381

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF.

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) D. G. Wallace, M.B., Ch.B., relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1st September, 1942.

Captain D. C. Crozier to be Major (temp.). Dated 1st August, 1942.

Captain A. H. Bogle to be Major (temp.). Dated 22nd August, 1942.

Honorary Captain C. J. Read is granted the honorary rank of Major. Dated 1st September, 1942.

Captain G. Pricor relinquishes his appointment in the N.Z. Temporary Staff, and is reposted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 15th July, 1942.

Captain W. P. Aldridge relinquishes his appointment in the N.Z. Temporary Staff, and is reposted to the Retired List. Dated 31st August, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant R. T. Peacock to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 3rd June, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant M. A. Gordon to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 16th June, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp.) J. Macky, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 3rd July, 1942.

Captain G. A. Avey, M.C., Reserve of Officers, N.Z. Staff Corps, to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 12th August, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant G. I. N. Sim to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 24th August, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) R. F. V. James relinquishes his commission. Dated 10th July, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant I. D. O. McIntosh relinquishes his appointment in the N.Z. Temporary Staff on transfer to the Territorial Force. Dated 1st September, 1942.

Douglas Richard Conway to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 13th July, 1942.

John George Hawkins to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 20th July, 1942.

Noel Gimblett Harding to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 27th July, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) R. H. Betts, The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 29th July, 1942.

Arthur Ernest Jeffs to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 1st August, 1942.

Leonard James Tobin Ireland to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 10th August, 1942.

Edward George Hunter to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 20th August, 1942.

Ernest James Crosbie to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 27th August, 1942.

John Laurence Lovell Smith to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 27th August, 1942.

Sydney Ernest Davy to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 28th August, 1942.

Eric David Hill to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 31st August, 1942.

Charles Ernest Smith to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 1st September, 1942.

Harland Farrell Lovell to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 2nd September, 1942.

TERRITORIAL FORCE.

N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS.

The Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) R. Kemp to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 26th August, 1942.

The North Auckland Mounted Rifles.

Captain (temp.) C. H. Finlayson, to be Major (temp.). Dated 1st August, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp.) F. J. Minhinnick to be Captain (temp.). Dated 27th July, 1942.

N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Major E. F. Clayton-Greene, O.B.E., to be Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.). Dated 28th August, 1942.

Captain (temp.) G. W. Waddell to be Major (temp.), and remains seconded. Dated 1st September, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (late Lieutenant, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force) E. C. Foot, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant (temp.), with seniority from 1st May, 1941. Dated 13th May, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp.) E. C. Foot to be Captain (temp.). Dated 20th August, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) A. N. Hayes to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 1st June, 1942.

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

I. C. Clement. Dated 12th July, 1942.
S. Kennedy. Dated 14th July, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) R. G. Bell to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 1st September, 1942.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.). Dated 9th April, 1942 :—

Thomas Fitzroy Haughey.
George Geoffrey Callis.

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 69, dated 16th July, 1942, relative to the appointment of officers, Anti-aircraft, Central Military District, for “Raymond Rochfort Fookes,” substitute “Graham Rochfort Fookes.”

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Lieutenant (temp.) E. Blacker, A.M.I.C.E., A.M.N.Z.I.E., to be Captain (temp.). Dated 1st September, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp.) A. G. Walker resigns his commission. Dated 4th August, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) L. H. S. Hirst, A.M.I.C.E., to be Lieutenant (temp.), and remains seconded. Dated 18th June, 1942.

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 74, dated 6th August, 1942, relative to the appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (temp.) Lewis Samuel Highfield, for “Dated 20th June, 1942,” substitute “Dated 4th April, 1942.”

N.Z. Defence Engineer Service Corps.

Captain (temp.) O. G. Thornton to be Major (temp.). Dated 10th April, 1942.

With reference to notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 83, dated 3rd September, 1942, relative to the appointment of Lieutenants (temp.), for “John Dominic Slack” substitute “John Dominic Stack.”

N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS.

Cyril Grigg to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 28th August, 1942.

John Mellerick Lodge to be Honorary 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 8th September, 1942.

N.Z. INFANTRY.

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

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.). Dated 20th June, 1942 :—

William Roscoe McLeod.
Allan Crawford Farquhar.
John Henry Elliott.
George Law Cawkwell.
Henry Francis Gribble.

Graham Raines Shaw to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 1st August, 1942.

The Hauraki Regiment.

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

Norman Raleigh Bristow. Dated 2nd July, 1942.
Raymond Francis Smith. Dated 3rd July, 1942.
Douglas Gordon McGlashan. Dated 5th July, 1942.
Hugh Samuel Dent. Dated 6th July, 1942.

The North Auckland Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) J. W. Slaney to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 10th August, 1942.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment.

Lieutenant R. B. Sinclair, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, to be Captain (temp.). Dated 1st August, 1942.

The Canterbury Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) R. H. Glubb to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 14th July, 1942.

Noel Leslie Wallburton to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 27th July, 1942.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.

Major S. J. Kelly, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, to be Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.). Dated 27th June, 1942.

The New Zealand Scottish Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) J. L. Wyatt to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 26th June, 1942.

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

N. V. Farrell. Dated 1st August, 1942.
E. G. Spraggon. Dated 2nd August, 1942.
A. T. G. Ross. Dated 3rd August, 1942.
J. H. Craig. Dated 4th August, 1942.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.). Dated 21st May, 1942 :—

Robert Falcon Scott McDonald.
William Russell Stevenson.

Maori Battalion.

Benjamin Goddard Christy to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 1st June, 1942.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Rev. Francis Hugh Walsh to be Chaplain, 4th Class (Roman Catholic). Dated 26th August, 1942.

N.Z. INTELLIGENCE CORPS.

Lieutenant (temp.) S. R. Ellis to be Captain (temp.). Dated 25th May, 1942.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Major (temp.) W. H. Sheffield, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.). Dated 14th August, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp.) K. M. McDonald, to be Captain (temp.). Dated 1st August, 1942.

Captain H. H. North, M.B., Ch.B., to be Major (temp.), and remains seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 21st August, 1942.



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🛡️ Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force Overseas (continued from previous page)

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Army, Appointments, Promotions, N.Z. Temporary Staff, Territorial Force, N.Z. Armoured Corps, N.Z. Artillery, Corps of N.Z. Engineers, N.Z. Defence Engineer Service Corps, N.Z. Corps of Signals, N.Z. Infantry, N.Z. Chaplains Department, N.Z. Intelligence Corps, N.Z. Medical Corps
73 names identified
  • D. G. Wallace (Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel)), relinquishes temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
  • D. C. Crozier (Captain), promoted to Major (temp.)
  • A. H. Bogle (Captain), promoted to Major (temp.)
  • C. J. Read (Honorary Captain), granted honorary rank of Major
  • G. Pricor (Captain), relinquishes appointment, reposted to Retired List
  • W. P. Aldridge (Captain), relinquishes appointment, reposted to Retired List
  • R. T. Peacock (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • M. A. Gordon (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • J. Macky (Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • G. A. Avey (Captain), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • G. I. N. Sim (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • R. F. V. James (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), relinquishes commission
  • I. D. O. McIntosh (2nd Lieutenant), relinquishes appointment on transfer to Territorial Force
  • Douglas Richard Conway, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • John George Hawkins, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Noel Gimblett Harding, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • R. H. Betts (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Arthur Ernest Jeffs, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Leonard James Tobin Ireland, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Edward George Hunter, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Ernest James Crosbie, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • John Laurence Lovell Smith, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Sydney Ernest Davy, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Eric David Hill, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Charles Ernest Smith, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Harland Farrell Lovell, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • R. Kemp (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • C. H. Finlayson (Captain (temp.)), promoted to Major (temp.)
  • F. J. Minhinnick (Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • E. F. Clayton-Greene (Major), promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.)
  • G. W. Waddell (Captain (temp.)), promoted to Major (temp.)
  • E. C. Foot (2nd Lieutenant (late Lieutenant)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • E. C. Foot (Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • A. N. Hayes (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • I. C. Clement (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • S. Kennedy (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • R. G. Bell (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Thomas Fitzroy Haughey, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • George Geoffrey Callis, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • E. Blacker (Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • A. G. Walker (Lieutenant (temp.)), resigns commission
  • L. H. S. Hirst (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • O. G. Thornton (Captain (temp.)), promoted to Major (temp.)
  • Cyril Grigg, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • John Mellerick Lodge, appointed Honorary 2nd Lieutenant
  • William Roscoe McLeod, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Allan Crawford Farquhar, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • John Henry Elliott, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • George Law Cawkwell, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Henry Francis Gribble, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Graham Raines Shaw, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Norman Raleigh Bristow, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Raymond Francis Smith, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Douglas Gordon McGlashan, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Hugh Samuel Dent, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • J. W. Slaney (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • R. B. Sinclair (Lieutenant), promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • R. H. Glubb (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Noel Leslie Wallburton, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • S. J. Kelly (Major), promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.)
  • J. L. Wyatt (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • N. V. Farrell (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • E. G. Spraggon (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • A. T. G. Ross (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • J. H. Craig (2nd Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Robert Falcon Scott McDonald, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • William Russell Stevenson, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Benjamin Goddard Christy, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Francis Hugh Walsh (The Rev.), appointed Chaplain, 4th Class (Roman Catholic)
  • S. R. Ellis (Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • W. H. Sheffield (Major (temp.)), promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.)
  • K. M. McDonald (Lieutenant (temp.)), promoted to Captain (temp.)
  • H. H. North (Captain), promoted to Major (temp.)