Oct. 28] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1253

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVAL VOLUNTEER RESERVE

Lieutenant-Commander Bernard Theodore Giles, appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 4th October, 1943, for duty as Naval Member of New Zealand Joint Staff Mission, Washington, D.C., and vice Green (date to be reported). (Granted the acting rank of Commander whilst holding this appointment.)

Lieutenants Cyril Howard Hilliard and Gordon Hamilton Crisp, granted the status of “Qualified Officer (Coastal Forces),” to date 1st August, 1943.

Probationary Temporary Lieutenant William Alexander Henderson Garden, appointment terminated (not confirmed in rank), to date 4th September, 1943.

Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant James Hector Goodfellow, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 19th March, 1942.

Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenant Peter Creswick Bull, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 22nd April, 1942.

Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenants Leslie Mortimer Chapman and John Charles Fallow, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 15th June, 1942.

Probationary Temporary Electrical Sub-Lieutenants James Kawarau Horn and Herbert Crownshaw, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 11th January, 1943. Promoted to the rank of Temporary Electrical Lieutenant and reappointed, to date 11th May, 1943.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch) Gordon Ellis Bisson, promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant (Special Branch) and reappointed, to date 23rd May, 1943.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenants (Special Branch) Frederick George Pettit, Trevor Forrest-Brown, Maurice Dayrell Herbert Cooke, Raymond Armstrong Thorpe, John Adrian Speer, George Alfred Bull, Athol Charles Garlick, and David Oswald William Hall, promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant (Special Branch) and reappointed, to date 2nd August, 1943.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch) Philip Douglas Corsbie, promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant (Special Branch) and reappointed, to date 5th August, 1943.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch) Maurice Noel Manthel, promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant (Special Branch) and reappointed, to date 10th August, 1943.

Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch) Leonard Law Montgomery, promoted to the rank of Temporary Lieutenant (Special Branch) and reappointed, to date 24th August, 1943.

Probationary Temporary Sub-Lieutenants (Special Branch) Donald Hollis Griffin and Wallace Benjamin Clarke, confirmed in rank with original seniority of 11th January, 1943.

Thomas Hilton Leys, Ordinary Seaman, N.Z. 5563; George Burton Brown, Ordinary Seaman, N.Z. 4470; Bernard Stuart St. Aubyn Devine, Ordinary Seaman, N.Z. 4774; Reginald Ernest Kiddle, Leading Signalman, W. 3596; John Cameron Kerr Harley, Able Seaman, N.Z. 4777; Anthony Alexander Roberts, Ordinary Seaman, N.Z. 4784; Christopher Evelyn Harry Stocker, Able Seaman, N.Z. 4656; and Edwin Paul Ungemuth, Able Seaman, A. 1524; promoted to the rank of Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 2nd July, 1943.

Cornelius Kelleher Beckett, Ordinary Seaman, N.Z. 5548, promoted to the rank of Temporary Midshipman and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 2nd July, 1943.

Frederick Howard Jackson, Acting Leading Seaman, N.Z. 5705; Dennis Dawson, Acting Leading Seaman, N.Z. 5338; Ian Keith Knight, Acting Leading Seaman, N.Z. 5674; and Gordon Harold Tunnicliffe, Able Seaman, N.Z. 6870; promoted to the rank of Probationary Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch), and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 13th September, 1943.

Kenneth Clifford Steers, Petty Officer Writer, N.Z. 5863, promoted to the rank of Probationary Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch), and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 17th August, 1943.

Clarence Jabez Olsson, Chief Motor Mechanic, N.Z. 3965, and Edward George Rogers, Chief Motor Mechanic, N.Z. 6232, promoted to the rank of Probationary Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant (E) and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 4th September, 1943.

The Right Reverend Walter Hubert Baddeley, B.A., M.A., D.S.O., Bishop of Melanesia, appointed Honorary Chaplain, to date 10th August, 1943.

Mr. Albert Collingwood Hutchinson, entered as Probationary Temporary Acting Sub-Lieutenant (E) and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 23rd August, 1943.

Messieurs Edwin Richard Collins and Shelford James Penman, granted the honorary rank of Temporary Sub-Lieutenant (Special Branch), to date 18th August, 1943.

WOMEN’S ROYAL NEW ZEALAND NAVAL SERVICE

Enid Barbara Fitch, Probationary Wren, O.N. 344, promoted to the rank of Second Officer and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed for duty as Superintendent, Women’s Royal New Zealand Naval Service, Wellington and South Island, to date 8th July, 1943.

Marion Blennerhasset, Wren, O.N. 63, promoted to the rank of Fourth Officer, and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 1st August, 1943.

Mary Eleanor Chesney, Leading Wren, O.N. 129, promoted to the rank of Fourth Officer and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, to date 14th August, 1943.

Lorelle Henderson Corbin, Wren, O.N. 157, promoted to the rank of Fourth Officer and appointed H.M.N.Z. ship as directed, for duty as Assistant to the Superintendent, Women’s Royal New Zealand Naval Service, Auckland District, to date 1st September, 1943.

CORRIGENDUM

With reference to the list of appointments approved on the 16th July, 1943, the date of the appointment of Acting Captain Philip Leonard Gunn, D.S.M., R.N., should read 19th May, 1943.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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Appointments, Promotions, and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank of Officers on Active Service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East)

Army Department,
Wellington, 21st October, 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 (Middle East), vide List No. 112:—

PROMOTIONS

N.Z. Engineers

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) P. H. G. Hamilton to be Captain. Dated 4th June, 1943.

N.Z. Infantry

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains:—

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. R. G. Jack (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) H. R. C. Wild.
J. G. Buckleton (prisoner of war).
J. A. O’L. Fay (prisoner of war).
T. S. George (prisoner of war).

Dated 4th June, 1943.

N.Z. Army Service Corps

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains:—

A. M. W. West-Watson. G. McK. Fraser.
A. E. Irving. S. W. Burkitt.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. G. Morris. C. A. Burgess.
D. Chapman. R. A. Todd.
J. M. Fitzgerald.

Dated 4th June, 1943.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

Commands and Staff

Brigadier (Acting Major-General) L. M. Inglis, D.S.O., M.C., V.D., to be temp. Major-General. Dated 6th June, 1943.

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel, Acting-Brigadier) S. F. Hartnell, D.S.O., to be temp. Brigadier. Dated 6th June, 1943.

Lieutenant-Colonel (Acting-Brigadier) R. W. Harding, D.S.O., M.M., N.Z. Infantry, to be temp. Brigadier. Dated 4th June, 1943.

Captain R. R. Atkinson, N.Z. Armoured Corps, to be temp. Major. Dated 23rd May, 1943.

Captain P. C. Savage, N.Z. Artillery, to be temp. Major. Dated 12th June, 1943.

Lieutenant W. H. Carson, N.Z. Infantry, to be temp. Captain. Dated 2nd April, 1943.

N.Z. Armoured Corps

Major (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) J. W. McKergow to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 4th June, 1943.

The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors:—

J. M. McMath. F. M. Stewart. N. P. Wilder, D.S.O.
V. C. Poole. G. Baker.

Dated 4th June, 1943.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:—

W. H. Ellingham. S. J. Wilson.
V. O. Kelly. M. Heenan.

Dated 4th June, 1943.

F. O. Connolly. Dated 5th June, 1943.

N.Z. Artillery

Major L. W. Thornton to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 12th June, 1943.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:—

L. F. Raven. Dated 1st May, 1943.
P. G. Pasley. R. H. Standish.
H. G. Vivian. D. G. Edgar.

Dated 4th June, 1943.

2nd Lieutenant F. R. Bartley to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 4th June, 1943.

N.Z. Railway Construction and Maintenance Group

Major W. F. Young to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 4th June, 1943.

N.Z. Corps of Signals

Major R. L. C. Grant to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 4th June, 1943.

Captain E. V. Fry to be temp. Major. Dated 4th June, 1943.

N.Z. Infantry

Major (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) H. M. McElroy, D.S.O., to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 4th June, 1943.

Major J. C. Porter to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 11th June, 1943.

The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors:—

M. P. Chitchen. H. Bailey.

Dated 4th June, 1943.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:—

E. A. Riddiford. Dated 15th May, 1943.
V. J. Tanner. W. M. D. Bremner.
G. H. Hawkesby. L. G. Dickey.

Dated 4th June, 1943.

H. C. A. Lambert. Dated 7th June, 1943.

2nd Lieutenant I. S. Walters, M.C., to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 3rd June, 1943.