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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.

[No. 26

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS.

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) C. E. Howden, M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), relinquishes his appointment in the N.Z. Temporary Staff, and is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 30th September, 1942.

Temp. Lieutenant and Quartermaster C. M. Cole to be temp. Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 4th March, 1943.

Lieutenant L. J. McF. Black, M.B., Ch.B., to be Captain, and remains seconded. Dated 16th March, 1943.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants :

Richard Ivan Rapley Skelley, M.B., Ch.B.
John Steven, M.B., Ch.B.
John Peter Broad, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 6th January, 1943.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant I. O. Barr to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 6th March, 1943.

The undermentioned graduates of the 14th O.C.T.U. to be temp. 2nd Lieutenants. Dated 10th March, 1943:
Ernest Mackie Gahagan.
Colin Alfred Fredericksen.

N.Z. ORDNANCE CORPS.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant E. N. Valentine to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 1st December, 1941.

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—

G. F. D. Beckett. Dated 20th February, 1943.
C. W. Maindonald. Dated 12th March, 1943.
J. Williamson. Dated 24th March, 1943.
R. W. E. Davidson. Dated 27th March, 1943.
B. G. M. Canning. Dated 1st April, 1943.

The undermentioned graduates of the 13th A O.C.T.U. to be temp. 2nd Lieutenants :—
Eric Warren Wilkinson.
George Frye.
Dated 12th March, 1943.

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS.

2nd Lieutenant J. R. Benson, B.D.S., from the Reserve of Officers, The Otago Regiment, to be Lieutenant. Dated 12th March, 1943.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants :—
John Palmer Forbes, B.D.S.
Percy Rupert Bridgens.
Dated 12th March, 1943.

CORPS OF N.Z. MILITARY POLICE.

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—
T. D. Bray. Dated 10th March, 1943.
P. R. Byrne. R. A. McEwin. R. W. Flatman.
Dated 2nd April, 1943.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE.

Miss Merle Stephanie Farland to be Sister. Dated 15th March 1943.

N.Z. WOMEN'S ARMY AUXILIARY CORPS.

The undermentioned graduates of the 2nd W.O.C.T.U. to be 2nd Subalterns :—
Mavis Melville Davidson.
Jean Winchester Sepie.
Constance Fay Thurston.
Elizabeth Begg.
Anne Elizabeth Myers.
Aileen Beatrice Boon.
Louie Margaret Knights.
Helen Monteith Bannister.
Winifred Mavis White.
Helene May Dannefaerd.
Jessie Elizabeth Jean Trayes.
Frances Magdalene Crooke.
Gladys May Williams.
Dorothy Evelyn Kerr Woollams.
Enid Lillian Verschaffelt.
Eileen Nelson.
Gwendoline May Perry.
Gladys Lena Flannery.
Mary Annabella Geddes.
Kathleen Mary Margurite Nicholson.
Hilda Loris Read.
Victoria Minnie Kinsman.
Dated 19th March, 1943.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS.

The Canterbury Regiment.

Lieutenant J. T. Watts relinquishes his commission. Dated 15th March, 1943.

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

Lieutenant-Colonel A. C. McKillop, E.D., M.B., Ch.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Colonel. Dated 20th March, 1943.

Lieutenant-Colonel H. G. Carruth, E.D., and is reposted to the North Auckland Mounted Rifles. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Major S. J. Kelly, E.D., and is transferred from The Southland Regiment (Reserve of Officers), to The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment, with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 27th June, 1942. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Major E. R. Harford, D.S.O., and is transferred from Queen Alexandra's (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles to the Wellington East Coast Mounted Rifles with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 3rd October, 1942, and retains command of the Regiment. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Major H. S. Jones, and is transferred from the Otago Mounted Rifles (Reserve of Officers), to the N.Z. Artillery, with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 29th November, 1941. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Major B. W. H. Smart, E.D., and is transferred from the Reserve of Officers to the Active List of the Queen Alexandra's (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles with the rank of Major, with seniority from 19th August, 1930, and is seconded. Dated 16th February, 1943.

Captain J. R. H. Hefford, B.D.S., N.Z. Dental Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force, with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st May, 1940. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Captain D. G. W. Green, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 31st January, 1943.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) C. C. Moss, and is reposted to the N.Z. Temporary Staff with the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 31st October, 1942.

Lieutenant W. G. Lovie, and is transferred from The Hauraki Regiment to The Hawke's Bay Regiment, with seniority from 1st April, 1937. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Lieutenant H. H. Hollow, and is posted to The Hawke's Bay Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 27th August, 1941. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Lieutenant J. A. Pountney, and is reposted to the N.Z. Staff Corps. Dated 31st January, 1943.

2nd Lieutenant L. J. E. Toomey, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 27th March, 1943.

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

Lieutenant A. J. H. Jeavons, and is posted to The Otago Regiment with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 12th November, 1942, and is seconded. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Captain W. G. Volckman, M.B., Ch.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is posted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 2nd October, 1940. Dated 25th January, 1943.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) H. M. Kirk, and is posted to the N.Z. Temporary Staff with the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 28th February, 1943.

Lieutenant R. S. Cashman, and is posted to the N.Z. Ordnance Corps with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 26th April, 1942. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Lieutenant A. P. Boyle, and is posted to The Canterbury Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st February, 1942, and is seconded. Dated 1st November, 1942.

Lieutenant E. Butcher, and is posted to the N.Z. Artillery with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 28th March, 1942. Dated 8th December, 1942.

Lieutenant T. K. Williams, M.B., Ch.B., and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 28th February, 1943.

Lieutenant J. H. Cameron, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 20th March, 1943.

2nd Lieutenant K. Clarkson, and is posted to the N.Z. Army Service Corps with the temporary rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 24th February, 1942. Dated 8th February, 1943.

2nd Lieutenant W. M. Kershaw, and is posted to the N.Z. Ordnance Corps with the temporary rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 10th March, 1942, and is seconded. Dated 5th March, 1943.

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

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

Air Department, Wellington, 9th April, 1943.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, promotions, transfers, and relinquishment 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 5th March, 1943—

NZ 421963 Sergeant Malcolm Ford CULLEN.
NZ 424523 Sergeant Arthur Ian Ross.
NZ 422325 Sergeant Ivan Johnston SHEARER.
NZ 422274 Sergeant Thomas Hugh Ian FLEMING.
NZ 424403 Sergeant Frank Percival ADLAM.
NZ 424544 Sergeant Arthur Stanhope ALDRICH.
NZ 639157 Sergeant Garth Murray HESSELL.
NZ 422273 Sergeant Thomas Michael FENTON.
NZ 422266 Sergeant Charles Alfred DICKINSON.
NZ 424471 Sergeant Hugh Marchweil JENNINGS.
NZ 424455 Sergeant Ian Melville GRANT.
NZ 424457 Sergeant Seymour William HAMILTON.
NZ 415223 Sergeant Simon PHILLIPS.
NZ 42185 Sergeant Douglas Justus REID.

Dated 19th March, 1943—

NZ 421804 Sergeant Peter Grevis WINTER.