Oct. 22.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE. 2505

N.Z. Infantry.

Brigadier (temp. Major-General) L. M. Inglis, D.S.O., M.C., V.D., relinquishes the temporary rank of Major-General. Dated 16th August, 1942.

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Brigadier) J. T. Burrows relinquishes the temporary rank of Brigadier. Dated 16th August, 1942.

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) D. J. Fountaine, M.C., relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 16th August, 1942.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) relinquish the temporary rank of Captain :—

A. Bailey. Dated 4th August, 1942.
P. H. Wood. Dated 14th August, 1942.
C. A. McDowell. Dated 15th August, 1942.
K. C. W. West-Watson. Dated 17th August, 1942.

COMMISSION RELINQUISHED.

N.Z. Infantry.

2nd Lieutenant P. R. Freyberg relinquishes his commission in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force on being appointed to a commission in the Grenadier Guards. Dated 27th March, 1942.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 17th October, 1942.

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

STAFF.

Captain F. Reid, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, to be Major (temp.). Dated 15th July, 1942.

Lieutenant N. R. Flavell, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, to be Captain (temp.). Dated 29th July, 1942.

N.Z. PERMANENT STAFF.

Captain and Quartermaster (temp.) A. Holmes, to be Major and Quartermaster (temp.). Dated 1st September, 1942.

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF.

Captain L. C. Hardie, B.Sc., to be Major (temp.). Dated 1st October, 1942.

Lieutenant G. Shrimpton, A.M.I.C.E., to be Captain (temp.). Dated 9th September, 1942.

Captain J. N. Nicholson, Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain (temp.). Dated 14th September, 1942.

Lieutenant H. W. Jacka to be Captain (temp.). Dated 1st October, 1942.

Lieutenant G. R. C. Muston, A.N.Z.I.A., M.T.P.I.N.Z., to be Captain (temp.). Dated 1st October, 1942.

Lieutenant F. D. Stewart, A.N.Z.I.A., to be Captain (temp.). Dated 1st October, 1942.

Lieutenant R. N. Kelly to be Captain (temp.). Dated 24th October, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant J. L. Thomas to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 3rd September, 1942.

Lieutenant G. R. Weir, Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 28th September, 1942.

Keith Blair Hannay to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 29th September, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) K. E. Adams, The Hauraki Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 1st October, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) H. T. Irving, N.Z. Ordnance Corps, to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 1st October, 1942.

William Frederic Berry to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 2nd October, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) A. T. Brady, M.M., The North Auckland Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 2nd October, 1942.

Robert Alexander Wilkie, D.C.M., to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 6th October, 1942.

TERRITORIAL FORCE.

N.Z. ARTILLERY.

Lieutenant H. Paice to be Captain (temp.). Dated 1st August, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp.) C. H. McPhail to be Captain (temp.). Dated 15th August, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp.) G. H. Turner to be Captain (temp.). Dated 1st September, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp.) K. A. J. Thompson to be Captain (temp.). Dated 24th September, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) M. J. Hyman resigns his commission. Dated 25th September, 1942.

Laurence Hulme Beardmore to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 25th June, 1942.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS.

Lieutenant (temp.) H. J. Taylor to be Captain (temp.). Dated 1st September, 1942.

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

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N.Z. INFANTRY.

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

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) A. R. Smith to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 8th September, 1942.

John Edward George Bodley to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 14th August, 1942.

Lionel Ivan Dudley Collard to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 17th August, 1942.

John Joseph Bishop to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 1st September, 1942.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (temp.). Dated 8th September, 1942 :—

Trevor Frederick Hammond.
John Cooper Heighway.

The Taranaki Regiment.

Captain (temp.) H. S. Wagstaff is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 28th September, 1942.

The Canterbury Regiment.

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

R. P. Miller. Dated 23rd July, 1942.
R. Wiltshire. Dated 23rd July, 1942.
L. S. Carpenter. Dated 24th July, 1942.
J. L. Knowles. Dated 11th September, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) J. E. Milner resigns his commission. Dated 21st July, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant E. P. Blampied resigns his commission on appointment to the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Dated 2nd September, 1942.

The Otago Regiment.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) C. J. L. Mollison to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 1st June, 1942.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

Lieutenant (temp.) A. W. Morland to be Captain (temp.). Dated 5th October, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) K. Potter to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 16th October, 1942.

George William Pilgrim to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 14th August, 1942.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT.

The Rev. Peter Hannah to be Chaplain, 4th Class (Roman Catholic). Dated 7th October, 1942.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains :—

P. M. Tripp, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 28th June, 1942.
D. N. Allen, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 2nd September, 1942.
B. W. Clouston, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 2nd September, 1942.

Ellis Thacker Dick, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant. Dated 30th June, 1942.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.) A. H. H. Martin, B.Com. (N.Z.), A.R.A.N.Z., to be Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 26th September, 1942.

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS.

Lieutenant W. H. Hamilton, B.D.S., to be Captain (temp.). Dated 19th September, 1942.

CORPS OF N.Z. MILITARY POLICE.

Waldo Arthur Heap to be 2nd Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 19th August, 1942.

N.Z. ORDNANCE CORPS.

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 74, dated 6th August, 1942, relative to 2nd Lieutenant (temp.) James Alexander Shaw, for “Dated 2nd June, 1942,” substitute “Dated 9th April, 1942.”

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

The undermentioned to be Sister, and is seconded to the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Dated 5th October, 1942 :—

Dorothy Compton.

OFFICERS CEASING TO BE SECONDED TO THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

Captain (temp. Major) (Captain, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force) J. M. J. Hartwell, Queen Alexandra’s (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles, and is transferred to The Taranaki Regiment with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 4th May, 1936. Dated 30th September, 1942.

Sister S. G. P. Rowe, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 1st September, 1942.

OFFICER STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE.

Lieutenant T. W. G. Rolfe. Dated 15th September, 1942.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.