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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

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Appointments, Promotions, and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank
of Officers on Active Service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force Overseas.

Army Department,
Wellington, 17th March, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following appointments, promotions, and relinquishments of temporary rank of officers on active service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force overseas, vide List No. 86:

2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MIDDLE EAST).
PROMOTIONS.
N.Z. Artillery.
Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) G. J. O. Stewart, D.S.O., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 16th August, 1942.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—
Dated 13th September, 1942—
J. D. Atkinson.
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) G. A. K. Kelly.
J. D. Lewis.
K. B. Myers.
Dated 20th September, 1942—
N. McK. Nash.
J. H. Blair.

N.Z. Railway Construction and Maintenance Group.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 13th September, 1942:—
L. G. Crawford.
T. A. Urwin.
L. F. Faram.
J. D. Ellis.

N.Z. Railway Operating Group.
2nd Lieutenant E. V. Croft to be Lieutenant. Dated 13th September, 1942.

N.Z. Infantry.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—
Dated 13th September, 1942—
K. H. MacDonald.
G. F. Hart.
E. C. Baker.
D. E. Murray.
H. L. Hay.
N. W. Airey.
B. T. Robertson.
J. W. McArthur.
J. R. Dow.
J. L. Johnston.
R. E. Horrocks, M.C.
D. G. Grant.
B. C. D. Rawson.
M. P. Swainson.
D. J. Ashley.
G. Marsden.
J. R. Gillies.
R. Tutaki.
H. F. McLean.
P. T. te H. Ornberg.
J. Finlay.
R. C. Te Punga.
R. H. Glendining.
H. C. A. Lambert.
D. C. Latham (prisoner of war).
J. G. P. Aperahama.

Dated 20th September, 1942—
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) D. P. Costello.
P. Robertson.
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) H. W. Chambers.
A. N. Suter.
J. W. Kinder.
J. B. Arlidge.
R. J. Townsend.
D. J. W. Butchart.
N. G. Blue.
C. V. Shirely.
E. V. Hayward.

N.Z. Army Service Corps.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants. Dated 13th September, 1942:—
E. Hemingway.
S. W. Burkitt.
G. McK. Fraser.
C. A. Burgess.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. B. Corlett to be Captain. Dated 10th September, 1942.
2nd Lieutenant J. M. Walmsley to be Lieutenant. Dated 13th September, 1942.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK.
N.Z. Artillery.
Major W. D. Philp to be Lieutenant-Colonel (temp.). Dated 12th September, 1942.

N.Z. Railway Construction and Maintenance Group.
Lieutenant E. Hazeldene-Barber to be Captain (temp.). Dated 25th September, 1942.

N.Z. Infantry.
The undermentioned Captains to be Majors (temp.). Dated 7th September, 1942:—
D. F. Anderson.
J. L. MacDuff.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains (temp.):—
W. M. Awarau. Dated 13th July, 1942.
J. L. Griffiths. Dated 20th September, 1942.
D. P. Costello. Dated 20th September, 1942.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps.
Lieutenant S. H. Betts to be Captain (temp.). Dated 10th September, 1942.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED.
N.Z. Engineers.
Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) J. N. Anderson, D.S.O., relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1st October, 1942.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. F. B. Peacocke relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 5th October, 1942.

N.Z. Infantry.
The undermentioned Captains (temp. Majors) relinquish the temporary rank of Major:—
K. A. Keiha, M.C. Dated 27th September, 1942.
C. Sorensen. Dated 1st October, 1942.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. F. Fletcher relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 2nd October, 1942.
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) R. A. Boyle relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 30th September, 1942.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 26th September, 1942:—
1485 Jeffrey Robert Arthur Gunn, N.Z.A.
1903 John Gordon Eliott, N.Z.A.

MEMORANDUM.

N.Z. Engineers.
Lieutenant A. A. Dickson was sentenced by a General Court-martial to be cashiered. Dated 21st September, 1942.

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

Appointments and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank of Officers on Active Service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force Overseas.

Army Department,
Wellington, 17th March, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following appointments and relinquishments of temporary rank of officers on active service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force overseas, vide List No. 93:—

2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MIDDLE EAST).
TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED.

N.Z. Infantry.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) B. Boyd relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 6th December, 1942.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps.
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) L. F. Irvine relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 29th November, 1942.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS.
N.Z. Divisional Signals.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 17th October, 1942:—
4579 James Frederick Broadmore.
4584 Neville Gerard Harvey Browne.
4687 Arthur Desmond Moran.

CORRIGENDA.
N.Z. Divisional Signals.
With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 2, dated 21st January, 1943 (vide List No. 91), relative to Lieutenant (temp. Captain) N. R. Ingle relinquishing the temporary rank of Captain, for “Dated 14th October, 1942,” substitute “Dated 14th November, 1942.”

Audit Branch.
With reference to the notices published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 6, dated 11th February, 1943 (vide List No. 92), relative to the promotion of officers, for “Hon. Captain D. J. Shepherd,” substitute “Hon. Captain D. J. Sheppard.”

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

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 17th March, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, promotions, and relinquishments 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 26th November, 1942—
NZ 413071 Sergeant Reynolds Bruce Hendry.

Dated 22nd December, 1942—
NZ 405341 Flight Sergeant Bryan Hubert Thomas.