New Zealand Gazette – 1943 – No. 15

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✨ Military Appointments and Promotions



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Dated 1st February, 1943—
H. J. Rackley. C. E. Smith.
J. R. Caradus. S. W. Ngamotu.

2nd Lieutenant (temp.)—
Dated 15th January, 1943 : W. F. C. Bennett.

COMMISSIONS RELINQUISHED.
The undermentioned relinquish their commissions in the Home Guard :—

Captain (temp.)—
Dated 1st December, 1942 : H. T. Ferris.

Lieutenants (temp.)—
Dated 1st December, 1942—
W. E. Burgess. J. W. Arthur.

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 107, dated 10th December, 1942, relative to the relinquishment of commission of Lieutenant (temp.) D. F. McQuoid, for “dated 16th September, 1942,” substitute “dated 27th January, 1943.”

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 107, dated 10th December, 1942, relative to the relinquishment of commission of Lieutenant (temp.) W. N. Hawkins, for “dated 10th September, 1942,” substitute “dated 27th January, 1943.”

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 107, dated 10th December, 1942, relative to the relinquishment of commission of Captain (temp.) J. A. Black, for “dated 14th October, 1942,” substitute dated “6th January, 1943.”

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 107, dated 10th December, 1942, relative to the relinquishment of commission of Captain (temp.) W. J. Herbert, for “dated 10th September, 1942,” substitute “dated 27th January, 1943.”

A. G. OSBORNE,
For the Minister of Defence.

Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 2nd March, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments and promotions 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 28th December, 1942—
NZ 41948 Flight Sergeant Douglas Stanley Pêche SMITH.

Dated 1st January, 1943—
NZ 413464 Sergeant John Matheson NICOLSON.

Dated 5th January, 1943—
NZ 403469 Flight Sergeant Geoffrey Stockbridge MOORE.

Dated 15th January, 1943—
NZ 411954 Flight Sergeant Alan Gray TOLLEY.

Dated 16th January, 1943—
NZ 411928 Flight Sergeant Francis MURPHY.

Dated 17th January, 1943—
NZ 413152 Sergeant Desmond Lewis THOMPSON.

Dated 18th January, 1943—
NZ 413892 Sergeant Irvine Watt RENNER.

Dated 23rd January, 1943—
NZ 415397 Sergeant Hugh Charles WILKIE.
NZ 415819 Sergeant Kelvin Havelock Green GROVES.
NZ 415756 Sergeant Richard Otway FRENCH.

As NAVIGATORS.
Dated 14th December, 1942—
NZ 403551 Sergeant Walter Duncan McALPINE.
NZ 404895 Sergeant Mervyn Oliver CLARK.

As AIR GUNNERS.
Dated 15th September, 1942—
NZ 411771 Sergeant Bruce NEAL.

Dated 15th February, 1943—
NZ 413759 Flight Sergeant Cyril Foster JOHNSON.

Promotions.
The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants (temp.). Dated 18th January, 1943 :—
Percival Patrick O’BRIEN. Donald Malcolm MacKENZIE.
Albert Owen HAWKINS. Albert Ernest LYTTLE.
Frederick William LETCHFORD.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers (temp.) :—
Dated 1st November, 1942—
Charles Victor BARGH. Ralph Holland TYE.
Edward Leslie SADLER.

Dated 12th December, 1942 : Frederick William McKAY.
Dated 3rd January, 1943 : John Loftus SHANAHAN.

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Dated 21st January, 1943—
Charles Stanley MATHERS. Jack D’Arcy DAVIDSON.
Andrew Samuel KRONFELD.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH, SECTION II (A.T.C.).
The undermentioned are granted Air Training Corps Commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer :—

Dated 1st February, 1943 : Reginald Llewellyn WILLIAMS.
Dated 12th February, 1943 : Horace Hudson BROWN.

R. G. OSBORNE,
For the Minister of Defence.

Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Air Department,
Wellington, 5th March, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments and promotions 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 14th January, 1943—
NZ 414656 Sergeant Edward Roy MARKLAND.

Dated 15th February, 1943—
NZ 415029 Sergeant Keith Ross SIMPSON.
NZ 414958 Sergeant Douglas Launcelot Blackmore CHAPMAN.
NZ 415015 Sergeant Ronald Ernest PRIEST.

As NAVIGATOR.
Dated 20th January, 1943—
NZ 41579 Sergeant Noble Andrew GARDINER.

As AIR BOMBERS.
Dated 19th February, 1943—
NZ 422386 Sergeant Gordon Ernest GIBSON.
NZ 425551 Sergeant Elliott Bruce MAXWELL.
NZ 421114 Sergeant Barry Lucien TURNBULL.
NZ 422655 Sergeant Ronald Gordon FREEMAN.

Dated 20th February, 1943—
NZ 405253 Sergeant Donald Irving GRANT.

Promotions.
The undermentioned Flight Lieutenants to be Squadron Leaders (temp.). Dated 1st January, 1943 :—
Arthur Gerald HILL.
Act. Sqn. Ldr. Leslie Harold BRAKE.

Flight Lieutenant John Herbert ATWELL to be Acting Squadron Leader (paid). Dated 1st January, 1943.

The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants (temp.). Dated 1st January, 1943 :—
Allen CALVERT.
Jack Graeme HANNAH.
Act. Flt. Lt. Keith Robert CONGREVE.
James Frederick CANE.
Ralph Sydney Carroll AGAR.
Act. Flt. Lt. Hugh Noel JAMES.
Bruce Hanan THOMSON.
Act. Flt. Lt. John Rae HUTCHESON, D.F.C.
Act. Flt. Lt. Maxwell Barrington STEVENS.
Edward Hindmarsh GARRICK.
Act. Flt. Lt. John Crayley BLUNDELL.
William Keith PATERSON.
John Francis CARRICK.
Francis James ROLSTON.

Dated 5th February, 1943 : Kenric Clement Harvey BANFIELD.
Dated 8th February, 1943—
Dennis MILLER, D.F.C.
James Fraser CRAIG, D.F.C.
Reginald William BAKER, D.F.C.

The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Acting Flight Lieutenants (paid). Dated 1st January, 1943 :—
Robert John SMITH. Gray HUNTER.
Gordon Whittem PAUL.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers (temp.) :—
Dated 1st February, 1943—
George Clifton LEWIS.
Geoffrey Bryson FISKEN.
Alexander John Knox BAXTER.
Howard Charles Curtis GALT.
Allan Arthur HODDER, A.F.M.
Grenville Garfield POULTON.

Dated 8th February, 1943 : Edward Albert LETCHFORD.
Dated 15th February, 1943—
Oliver Kiwa BARNETT. Bruce Telford DRUMMOND.
Dated 24th February, 1943 : Henry Lyman TAPP.



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🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Variation in Rank, Resignations, and Relinquishments of Commissions of Officers of the Home Guard (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
1 March 1943
Home Guard, Appointments, Promotions, Resignations
12 names identified
  • H. J. Rackley, Appointed to Home Guard
  • C. E. Smith, Appointed to Home Guard
  • J. R. Caradus, Appointed to Home Guard
  • S. W. Ngamotu, Appointed to Home Guard
  • W. F. C. Bennett, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant (temp.)
  • H. T. Ferris, Relinquished commission as Captain (temp.)
  • W. E. Burgess, Relinquished commission as Lieutenant (temp.)
  • J. W. Arthur, Relinquished commission as Lieutenant (temp.)
  • D. F. McQuoid, Correction to relinquishment date
  • W. N. Hawkins, Correction to relinquishment date
  • J. A. Black, Correction to relinquishment date
  • W. J. Herbert, Correction to relinquishment date

  • A. G. Osborne, For the Minister of Defence

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

🛡️ Defence & Military
2 March 1943
Royal New Zealand Air Force, Appointments, Promotions, Pilots, Navigators, Air Gunners
29 names identified
  • Douglas Stanley Pêche Smith, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • John Matheson Nicolson, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • Geoffrey Stockbridge Moore, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • Alan Gray Tolley, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • Francis Murphy, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • Desmond Lewis Thompson, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • Irvine Watt Renner, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • Hugh Charles Wilkie, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • Kelvin Havelock Green Groves, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • Richard Otway French, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • Walter Duncan McAlpine, Appointed Pilot Officer as Navigator
  • Mervyn Oliver Clark, Appointed Pilot Officer as Navigator
  • Bruce Neal, Appointed Pilot Officer as Air Gunner
  • Cyril Foster Johnson, Appointed Pilot Officer as Air Gunner
  • Percival Patrick O’Brien, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Donald Malcolm MacKenzie, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Albert Owen Hawkins, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Albert Ernest Lyttle, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Frederick William Letchford, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Charles Victor Bargh, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Ralph Holland Tye, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Edward Leslie Sadler, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Frederick William McKay, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • John Loftus Shanahan, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Charles Stanley Mathers, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Jack D’Arcy Davidson, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Andrew Samuel Kronfeld, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Reginald Llewellyn Williams, Appointed Pilot Officer in A.T.C.
  • Horace Hudson Brown, Appointed Pilot Officer in A.T.C.

  • R. G. Osborne, For the Minister of Defence

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

🛡️ Defence & Military
5 March 1943
Royal New Zealand Air Force, Appointments, Promotions, Pilots, Navigators, Air Bombers
44 names identified
  • Edward Roy Markland, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • Keith Ross Simpson, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • Douglas Launcelot Blackmore Chapman, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • Ronald Ernest Priest, Appointed Pilot Officer as Pilot
  • Noble Andrew Gardiner, Appointed Pilot Officer as Navigator
  • Gordon Ernest Gibson, Appointed Pilot Officer as Air Bomber
  • Elliott Bruce Maxwell, Appointed Pilot Officer as Air Bomber
  • Barry Lucien Turnbull, Appointed Pilot Officer as Air Bomber
  • Ronald Gordon Freeman, Appointed Pilot Officer as Air Bomber
  • Donald Irving Grant, Appointed Pilot Officer as Air Bomber
  • Arthur Gerald Hill, Promoted to Squadron Leader (temp.)
  • Leslie Harold Brake, Promoted to Squadron Leader (temp.)
  • John Herbert Atwell, Promoted to Acting Squadron Leader (paid)
  • Allen Calvert, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Jack Graeme Hannah, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Keith Robert Congreve, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • James Frederick Cane, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Ralph Sydney Carroll Agar, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Hugh Noel James, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Bruce Hanan Thomson, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • John Rae Hutcheson, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Maxwell Barrington Stevens, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Edward Hindmarsh Garrick, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • John Crayley Blundell, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • William Keith Paterson, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • John Francis Carrick, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Francis James Rolston, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Kenric Clement Harvey Banfield, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Dennis Miller, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • James Fraser Craig, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Reginald William Baker, Promoted to Flight Lieutenant (temp.)
  • Robert John Smith, Promoted to Acting Flight Lieutenant (paid)
  • Gray Hunter, Promoted to Acting Flight Lieutenant (paid)
  • Gordon Whittem Paul, Promoted to Acting Flight Lieutenant (paid)
  • George Clifton Lewis, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Geoffrey Bryson Fisken, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Alexander John Knox Baxter, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Howard Charles Curtis Galt, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Allan Arthur Hodder, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Grenville Garfield Poulton, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Edward Albert Letchford, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Oliver Kiwa Barnett, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Bruce Telford Drummond, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)
  • Henry Lyman Tapp, Promoted to Flying Officer (temp.)

  • R. G. Osborne, For the Minister of Defence