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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE,

[No. 19

Dated 15th January, 1943-
NZ 41647 Sergeant John Hetrick HIGGINS.

Dated 26th January, 1943-
NZ 414357 Sergeant Owen Kenneth SUTHERLAND.

Dated 30th January, 1943-
NZ 413907 Sergeant Lionel William TABOR.
NZ 414352 Sergeant Leicester George SMITH.

Dated 1st February, 1943-
NZ 414258 Sergeant Sydney Nelson CROSS.

Dated 6th March, 1943-
NZ 421150 L.A.C. Keith Russell HUNTER.
NZ 391178 Sergeant Kenneth Gordon Stuart JAMES.
NZ 424439 L.A.C. Henry Maitland ECCERSALL.
NZ 424412 L.A.C. William Albert BIRD.
NZ 428144 L.A.C. Francis Duncan O'FLYNN.
NZ 422361 L.A.C. Ronald William BREMNER.
NZ 424526 L.A.C. Maxwell SCANNELL.
NZ 424532 L.A.C. Frederick Bernard SILL.
NZ 424465 L.A.C. Allen HENSHAW.
NZ 424463 L.A.C. Adrian Wilfrid Benjafield HAYMAN.
NZ 42673 L.A.C. Anthony George PIERARD.
NZ 421832 L.A.C. Gordon McConnell JENNINGS.
NZ 424963 L.A.C. Ian Campbell BENNINGTON.
NZ 413104 L.A.C. Henry Maurice MASON.
NZ 427048 L.A.C. Donald Graeme Lane TAYLOR.
NZ 421810 L.A.C. Alexander Ernest HENDERSON.
NZ 424467 L.A.C. Kenneth Fergus HODSON.
NZ 424452 L.A.C. George Driver GOODHART.
NZ 423938 L.A.C. Graham Roy CLOTHIER.
NZ 33131 Sergeant Noel Jack BATY.
NZ 424431 L.A.C. Colin Fred CRAVEN.
NZ 424428 L.A.C. Neville Batchelor COLLINS.
NZ 422959 L.A.C. Raymond Snellgrove CHALLIS.
NZ 424495 L.A.C. William Robert MACKRELL.
NZ 422296 L.A.C. Francis Laurence LINDSAY.
NZ 424473 L.A.C. Frank Bevan KERR.
NZ 42170 L.A.C. William George LISTER.

As NAVIGATORS.

Dated 12th September, 1942-
NZ 403952 Sergeant George Steele COSGRAVE.

Dated 18th November, 1942-
NZ 404454 Flight Sergeant William John Muir Low BARCLAY.

Dated 29th November, 1942-
NZ 404550 Sergeant Bruce Alexander McKENZIE.

Dated 19th February, 1943-
NZ 425019 Sergeant Ross Ashmere Fleming LAURENSON.
NZ 422587 Sergeant Lawrence Clark BERG.
NZ 425020 Sergeant James LYON.
NZ 421915 Sergeant Robert Stanley SHEWRY.
NZ 42463 Sergeant Geoffrey Alexander SHANKS.

As AIR BOMBER.

Dated 19th February, 1943-
NZ 416866 Sergeant Raymond Alexander RAMSAY.

As AIR GUNNERS.

Dated 8th January, 1943-
NZ 404611 Sergeant John Henry Low.

Dated 8th February, 1943-
NZ 422699 Sergeant Peter FERGUSSON.
NZ 421956 Sergeant Sydney Philip ALDRIDGE.

Dated 19th February, 1943-
NZ 422718 Sergeant Thomas Mackenzie McMULLEN.
NZ 422725 Sergeant Jack Aubrey READ.
NZ 421981 Sergeant John Duncan King McFARLANE.

Promotions.

The undermentioned Wing Commanders to be Group Captains (temp.) :-

Dated lst March, 1943-
Sir Robert Hamilton CLARK-HALL, K.B.E., C.M.G., D.S.O.
Cyril Eyton KAY, O.B.E., D.F.C.
Act. Gp. Capt. Geoffrey Newland ROBERTS, A.F.C.

The undermentioned Wing Commanders to be Acting Group Captains :-

Dated lst March, 1943-
John SEABROOK, A.F.C.
Malcolm Frederick CALDER, A.D.C.

The undermentioned Squadron Leaders to be Acting Wing Commanders (paid) :-

Dated 1st January, 1943-
Act. Wing Cmdr. Arthur Colwell UPHAM, D.F.C.
Ronald Affleck KIRKUP.
Stuart Lindsay GILKISON.

Dated lst March, 1943-
George Bruce BOLT.
Donald Charles CAMPBELL.

The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants (temp.) :-

Dated 28th November, 1942-
Alfred William DOEL.

Dated 18th January, 1943-
Montague James ROWLAND.

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

Dated 13th October, 1942-
Vernon Ernest MITCHELL.

Dated 3rd January, 1943-
James Roy CULLEN.

Dated 5th January, 1943-
Ernest Leslie JOYCE, D.F.M.

Dated 31st January, 1943-
Edward Alexander PERRY.

Dated 13th February, 1943-
George John MOORHEAD.
Leighton John MONTGOMERIE.
Malcolm George SUTHERLAND.

Dated 21st February, 1943-
John David Monroe HERRON.

Reduction in Seniority.

Pilot Officer Alfred Percy FOGERTY was sentenced by General Court-martial to take rank and precedence as if his appointment as Pilot Officer bore date the 11th January, 1943.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION I.

Appointment.

NZ 40177 Sergeant Colin William TAYLOR is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated lst February, 1943.

Promotion.

Pilot Officer Ernest Wilson John COLLINS to be Flying Officer (temp.). Dated 1st December, 1942.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II.

Appointments.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated lst February, 1943 :-

As Radio Officers-
NZ 29117 Warrant Officer Ian Stuart ROWE.
NZ 1789 Evan Wilfrid WRIGHT, M.Sc.

As Engineer Officers-
NZ 39150 Acting Warrant Officer Collin Thomas Bertram FITZGERALD.
NZ 39031 Flight Sergeant Douglas Enoch WOOD.
NZ 34147 Warrant Officer Richard Langsford BREWER.
NZ 34153 Warrant Officer William Douglas STEVEN.
NZ 34151 Warrant Officer Thomas Richard READ.
NZ 638035 Warrant Officer Norman Roy MOORE.
NZ 403323 Sergeant Thomas Clyde SMITH.
NZ 37131 Flight Sergeant Allan Robert CARR.
NZ 539083 Flight Sergeant Charles Launcelot MOORE.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions as radio officers in the rank of Pilot Officer (on prob.) :-

Dated 11th February, 1943-
NZ 413556 Corporal James David McKEWEN.

Dated 25th February, 1943-
NZ 413554 Corporal Allan Cameron BOULTON.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH.

Appointments.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated lst February, 1943 :-

NZ 40125 Corporal Allan George HALL.
NZ 391555 Sergeant Edward Douglas Blandford BIGNALL.
NZ 39605 Corporal William Lewis MURPHY.
NZ 39773 Corporal Eric Alfred MUNSON.
NZ 423549 A.C. 1 Ian George COULDREY.
NZ 40129 Corporal Hillsdon Adams HUTTON.
NZ 422454 A.C. 2 Cedric John COURTNEY.

WORKS SECTION.

NZ 4210057 Sergeant Trevor Mark Edward LAMBERT.

EDUCATIONAL SECTION.

NZ 1790 Ivan Loftus BOAGHEY, M.A.
NZ 421354 A.C. 2 Ngata Ewart BARNETT.
NZ 1792 Robert Donald SALTER, B.A.
NZ 1791 Roland McLean FERKINS, B.A.
NZ 1793 Cyril Frederick RAY.

Promotions.

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

Dated 1st January, 1943 : John William THOMASON.
Dated 15th January, 1943 : Edwin Andrew WILLIAMSON.
Dated 1st February, 1943-
James Archibald HUNTER.
Donald Ian PATTERSON.
Ian Stratford KERR.
James Herbert CROXTON.
James Leslie Mills WAYGOOD.
Jack William HUTCHINGS.
Edward Gawn EDIE.
Mervyn Leslie BROWNE.
Colin Stokes RAMAGE.
John David COULTER.
Joseph FINKELSTEIN.