New Zealand Gazette – 1943 – No. 112

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✨ Military and Government Appointments

Dec. 23] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1531

Appointments, Promotions, and Transfer of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 14th December, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, and transfer of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force :—

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointments

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer :—

As Pilots

Dated 19th November, 1943—
NZ 421688 Flight Sergeant Joseph John DINGLE.

Dated 26th November, 1943—
NZ 4212704 Sergeant Lewis James DAY.
NZ 4212640 Sergeant John Waldour ROUS-MARTEN.
NZ 4211949 Sergeant Robert ELLIOT.
NZ 4210849 Sergeant Kenneth John GRAY.
NZ 4211805 Sergeant William Andrew CARSON.
NZ 4213899 Sergeant Brook Abbott TAYLOR.
NZ 4212676 Sergeant Peter Douglas KIDD.
NZ 4211918 Sergeant John William NORRIE.
NZ 4211842 Sergeant Robert William NURSE.
NZ 4215728 Sergeant Colin Eric BROWN.
NZ 4212602 Sergeant Ivan Alfred PORTER.
NZ 427568 Sergeant Norman James GREEN.
NZ 4213343 Sergeant Tasman Wallace SMITH.
NZ 4213159 Sergeant Mervyn Desmond COX.
NZ 4214132 Sergeant David Rayner SHANNON.
NZ 4213155 Sergeant Robert Alec BAMFORD.

As Navigator

Dated 26th November, 1943—
NZ 4211681 Sergeant Ronald Thomas Ewen BAKER.

As Air Bomber

Dated 26th November, 1943—
NZ 4213305 Sergeant Francis Hamilton TIPPING.

Promotions

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers (temp.) :—

Dated 2nd October, 1943 : Lawrence Lymburn COWAN.
Dated 5th November, 1943 : Brian Lancelot AUTRIDGE.
Dated 28th November, 1943 : Shapton Donald SINCLAIR.

Transfer

Flying Officer Derek Hanmer ATKINSON is transferred to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class A, Section I, in his present rank. Dated 18th November, 1943.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Relinquishment, and Transfer of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 20th December, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, relinquishment, and transfer of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force :—

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointments

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer :—

As Pilots

Dated 23rd July, 1943—
NZ 413800 Flight Sergeant Thomas ALEXANDER.

Dated 16th September, 1943—
NZ 405765 Flight Sergeant Alan Richard STEWART.

Dated 16th November, 1943—
NZ 415258 Sergeant Maxwell Roy HARWOOD.

Dated 17th November, 1943—
NZ 417124 Flight Sergeant Harold STURROCK.

As Air Bomber

Dated 8th November, 1943—
NZ 41589 Flight Sergeant Homer Cecil HURT.

As Air Gunners

Dated 19th June, 1943—
NZ 413772 Flight Sergeant James Slaven MUIR.

Dated 12th October, 1943—
NZ 41573 Flight Sergeant Graham CULLEN.

Dated 7th November, 1943—
NZ 411068 Flight Sergeant Ralph CROSSGROVE, D.F.M.

Dated 26th November, 1943—
NZ 415078 Sergeant Eric James ANDERSON.

Promotions

Flight Lieutenant Henry Rodolph WIGLEY to be Acting Squadron Leader (paid). Dated 10th December, 1943.

The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Acting Flight Lieutenants (paid) :—

Dated 1st December, 1943—
Selwyn Osgood FIELD. Raymond Lloyd ANNAND-SMITH.

Pilot Officer (on prob.) William Arthur MIDDLETON is confirmed in his rank and granted the temporary rank of Flying Officer. Dated 28th May, 1941.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers (temp.) :—

Dated 12th September, 1943 : Ian Alfred WOODWARD, D.F.M.
Dated 14th November, 1943 : Alden Leonard BERRY.

Relinquishment

Pilot Officer Percy Everleigh Ernest KILLICK is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 14th December, 1943.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Transfer

Flying Officer Vernon Orison SMALL is transferred from the General Duties Branch to the Administrative and Special Duties Branch in his present rank and seniority. Dated 15th December, 1943.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH, SECTION II (A.T.C.)

Appointments

The undermentioned are granted Air Training Corps commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer :—

Dated 1st November, 1943—
William Eadie CLARK. Henry William SCOTT.
Harry Osborne ROSEVEAR.

Promotions

The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants :—

Dated 1st November, 1943—
Frederick Sydney AVENT. Roy SMALLFIELD.
Leslie Walter STEWART. Herbert Leslie LONGBOTTOM.
Percival Oliver VEALE.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers :—

Dated 26th June, 1943 : Frank Victor RAWLE.
Dated 30th August, 1943 : Geoffrey Cuthbert CLIFTON.

Dated 31st August, 1943—
Bernard Joseph O’BRIEN. Daniel Noel DOOHAN.

Dated 1st September, 1943 : Henry Oswald HAIGH.
Dated 15th September, 1943 : Neill Thomas GILLESPIE.
Dated 1st October, 1943 : Peter Le Gay HOLTHOUSE.
Dated 15th October, 1943 : Harold George LOVELL.
Dated 29th October, 1943 : David Harold MOORE.

Dated 31st October, 1943—
Stanley Vincent HIGGINS. Lancelot Edward CARTER.
Murray Kinnear PENMAN.

Dated 15th November, 1943 : Stuart Bayly SHEPHERD.
Dated 18th November, 1943 : Lester Francis MOLLER.

Dated 19th November, 1943—
Eric Glanville COUSINS. William George LLOYD.
William Alexander SIMPSON.

Dated 21st November, 1943 : Frank Marcus HANAN.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Members of Second War Pensions Board appointed

Office of the Minister of Defence,
Wellington, 20th December, 1943.

IN exercise of the power conferred upon me by section 5 of the War Pensions Act, 1943, I have this day appointed—

Lieutenant-Colonel Cedric Montgomery Williamson, O.B.E., E.D., Solicitor,
Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Hardwick-Smith, L.R.C.P., F.R.C.S., M.B., B.Chir., and
Eric Francis Wilcox, Esquire, J.P.,

to be members of the second War Pensions Board, the first-named to be Chairman of the Board.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointment of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America in New Zealand

Department of External Affairs,
Wellington, 21st December, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that

The Honourable William C. Burdett,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America in New Zealand, presented his Letters of Credence at Government House, Wellington, on Saturday, 4th December, 1943.

P. FRASER, Minister of External Affairs.

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🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, and Transfer of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated14 December 1943
KeywordsRoyal New Zealand Air Force, Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Officers
👱🏽 Names

23 names identified

Joseph John DINGLE, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Lewis James DAY, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
John Waldour ROUS-MARTEN, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Robert ELLIOT, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Kenneth John GRAY, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
William Andrew CARSON, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Brook Abbott TAYLOR, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Peter Douglas KIDD, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
John William NORRIE, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Robert William NURSE, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Colin Eric BROWN, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Ivan Alfred PORTER, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Norman James GREEN, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Tasman Wallace SMITH, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Mervyn Desmond COX, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
David Rayner SHANNON, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Robert Alec BAMFORD, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Ronald Thomas Ewen BAKER, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer (Navigator)
Francis Hamilton TIPPING, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer (Air Bomber)
Lawrence Lymburn COWAN, Promoted to Flying Officer
Brian Lancelot AUTRIDGE, Promoted to Flying Officer
Shapton Donald SINCLAIR, Promoted to Flying Officer
Derek Hanmer ATKINSON, Transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers

👩‍💼 Officials

F. JONES, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Relinquishment, and Transfer of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated20 December 1943
KeywordsRoyal New Zealand Air Force, Appointments, Promotions, Relinquishments, Transfers, Officers
👱🏽 Names

43 names identified

Thomas ALEXANDER, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Alan Richard STEWART, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Maxwell Roy HARWOOD, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Harold STURROCK, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Homer Cecil HURT, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer (Air Bomber)
James Slaven MUIR, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer (Air Gunner)
Graham CULLEN, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer (Air Gunner)
Ralph CROSSGROVE (D.F.M.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer (Air Gunner)
Eric James ANDERSON, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer (Air Gunner)
Henry Rodolph WIGLEY, Promoted to Acting Squadron Leader
Selwyn Osgood FIELD, Promoted to Acting Flight Lieutenant
Raymond Lloyd ANNAND-SMITH, Promoted to Acting Flight Lieutenant
William Arthur MIDDLETON, Confirmed as Pilot Officer and promoted to Flying Officer
Ian Alfred WOODWARD (D.F.M.), Promoted to Flying Officer
Alden Leonard BERRY, Promoted to Flying Officer
Percy Everleigh Ernest KILLICK, Relinquished temporary commission
Vernon Orison SMALL, Transferred to Administrative and Special Duties Branch
William Eadie CLARK, Granted Air Training Corps commission as Pilot Officer
Henry William SCOTT, Granted Air Training Corps commission as Pilot Officer
Harry Osborne ROSEVEAR, Granted Air Training Corps commission as Pilot Officer
Frederick Sydney AVENT, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Roy SMALLFIELD, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Leslie Walter STEWART, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Herbert Leslie LONGBOTTOM, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Percival Oliver VEALE, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Frank Victor RAWLE, Promoted to Flying Officer
Geoffrey Cuthbert CLIFTON, Promoted to Flying Officer
Bernard Joseph O’BRIEN, Promoted to Flying Officer
Daniel Noel DOOHAN, Promoted to Flying Officer
Henry Oswald HAIGH, Promoted to Flying Officer
Neill Thomas GILLESPIE, Promoted to Flying Officer
Peter Le Gay HOLTHOUSE, Promoted to Flying Officer
Harold George LOVELL, Promoted to Flying Officer
David Harold MOORE, Promoted to Flying Officer
Stanley Vincent HIGGINS, Promoted to Flying Officer
Lancelot Edward CARTER, Promoted to Flying Officer
Murray Kinnear PENMAN, Promoted to Flying Officer
Stuart Bayly SHEPHERD, Promoted to Flying Officer
Lester Francis MOLLER, Promoted to Flying Officer
Eric Glanville COUSINS, Promoted to Flying Officer
William George LLOYD, Promoted to Flying Officer
William Alexander SIMPSON, Promoted to Flying Officer
Frank Marcus HANAN, Promoted to Flying Officer

👩‍💼 Officials

F. JONES, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Members of Second War Pensions Board appointed

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated20 December 1943
KeywordsWar Pensions Board, Appointments, Members
👱🏽 Names

Cedric Montgomery Williamson (Lieutenant-Colonel, O.B.E., E.D.), Appointed Chairman of the Second War Pensions Board
Henry Hardwick-Smith (Lieutenant-Colonel, L.R.C.P., F.R.C.S., M.B., B.Chir.), Appointed member of the Second War Pensions Board
Eric Francis Wilcox (Esquire, J.P.), Appointed member of the Second War Pensions Board

👩‍💼 Officials

F. JONES, Minister of Defence

🌏 Appointment of Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States of America in New Zealand

Domain🌏 External Affairs & Territories
Dated21 December 1943
KeywordsDiplomatic Appointment, Envoy, Minister Plenipotentiary, United States of America
👱🏽 Names

William C. Burdett (Honourable), Presented Letters of Credence as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary

👩‍💼 Officials

P. FRASER, Minister of External Affairs

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