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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 94

N.Z. Army Service Corps

Major O. Bracegirdle to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 4th June, 1943.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—
R. D. Kennerley. A. Robinson. D. H. Goulden.
Dated 4th June, 1943.

N.Z. Medical Corps

Lieutenant-Colonel R. D. King, D.S.O., to be temp. Colonel. Dated 15th June, 1943.

Major J. K. Elliott to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 12th June, 1943.

N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Major N. L. W. Uniacke to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 4th June, 1943.

The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors :—
N. J. Rollinson. Dated 3rd June, 1943.
L. T. Kennedy. E. W. I. Meyer.
Dated 4th June, 1943.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) W. D. P. Wordley, N.Z. Infantry, relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 7th June, 1943.

The undermentioned officers arriving in the Middle East relinquish the temporary rank as shown :—

(a) Temporary Rank as Majors—
Captains (temp. Majors)—
N.Z. Armoured Corps—
T. M. Scott. J. R. Turnbull.
S. J. Wright. E. J. Scotland.

(b) Temporary Rank as Captains—
Lieutenants (temp. Captains)—
N.Z. Armoured Corps—
G. O. Wiles. S. R. Young.
J. S. Hazlett. C. P. Crespin.

N.Z. Artillery—
A. M. Page.

(c) Temporary Rank as Lieutenants—
2nd Lieutenants (temp. Lieutenants)—
N.Z. Artillery—
J. C. Bates. L. Carlisle.
P. A. Buddle.

N.Z. Engineers—
W. E. Fisher. C. S. Fraser.

N.Z. Corps of Signals—
H. B. Danby.

N.Z. Infantry—
L. W. Charters. P. D. Young.
F. F. Massey. G. N. de Thier.
J. H. Jaekson. S. R. Jensen.
A. S. McWhinnie. H. W. Northcroft.
B. H. Palmer. E. S. Jackson.
G. K. Smith.

N.Z. Army Service Corps—
F. W. Burt. H. A. Wilson.
Dated 12th June, 1943.

REVERSION OF RANK AND GRADATION OF OFFICERS OF N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

(a) Captain T. M. Scott relinquishes, at his own request, with effect from 12th June, 1943, the rank of Captain and takes rank and precedence in his Corps and in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force as if his appointment as a Lieutenant bore date the 14th May, 1943.

(b) Captain G. B. Nelson relinquishes, at his own request, with effect from 12th June, 1943, the rank of Captain and takes rank and precedence in his Corps and in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force as if his appointment as a Lieutenant bore date the 8th February, 1942, and immediately junior to Lieutenant C. O. D. Roberts.

(c) Captain C. S. Passmore relinquishes, at his own request, with effect from 12th June, 1943, the rank of Captain and takes rank and precedence in his Corps and in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force as if his appointment as a Lieutenant bore date the 15th March, 1942, and immediately junior to Lieutenant T. Hyde.

(d) The remainder of the officers of the N.Z. Armoured Corps who disembarked in the Middle East on 12th June, 1943, take rank and precedence in their Corps and in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force as if their appointments in their respective 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force substantive ranks bore date the 14th May, 1943.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
N.Z. Artillery

24459 Stanley Conway, M.M.
63451 Walter Frank Reid.
23207 Richard Ernest George Sessions.
60863 Arthur Thomas Colpman.
20295 George Gerrard Wreford Blandford.
5899 Alastair Farrar Phillips.
63219 William Roberts.
545 Arthur Charles Fowler.
24920 Allan Bellenden Gordon.
24647 Oswald Davies Mills.
29098 Hugh Trevor Webb.

Dated 12th June, 1943.

MEMORANDUM
N.Z. Infantry

Lieutenant G. S. Roydhouse was, by sentence of a General Court-martial, ordered to take rank and precedence in his Corps and in the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force as if his appointment as Lieutenant bore date the 1st November, 1941. Dated 14th May, 1943.

CORRIGENDA

N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 57, dated 22nd July, 1943 (vide List No. 111), relative to the promotion of Captain N. H. Stratford to temp. Major, for “Dated 16th May, 1943,” substitute “Dated 16th March, 1943.”

N.Z. Railway Construction and Maintenance Group

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 53, dated 15th July, 1943 (vide List No. 109), relative to the promotion of Lieutenant E. Hazledene-Barber to temp. Captain, for “Dated 20th May, 1943,” substitute “Dated 20th April, 1943.”

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 53, dated 15th July, 1943 (vide List No. 109), relative to Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. N. G. Bray relinquishing the temporary rank of Captain, for “Dated 30th April, 1943,” substitute “Dated 20th April, 1943.”

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 26th October, 1943.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following appointments, promotions, and relinquishment of temporary rank of officers on active service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East), vide List No. 113 :—

PROMOTIONS

N.Z. Artillery

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—
L. C. Lee. L. R. Hawke.
L. P. Harker. W. J. Oldham.

Dated 20th June, 1943.

N.Z. Engineers

2nd Lieutenant R. E. Hermans to be Lieutenant. Dated 23rd June, 1943.

N.Z. Infantry

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains :—
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) C. A. Slee. Dated 1st May, 1943.
H. S. Sandford (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. D. Gibb (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) K. W. Hobbs.

Dated 11th May, 1943.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) T. J. Casling-Cottle.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) V. J. Tanner.

Dated 21st May, 1943.

F. S. Clark (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) I. C. Steele.

Dated 1st June, 1943.

S. S. F. Goodwin (prisoner of war).
C. R. Hargrave (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. H. Hawkesby.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. E. Cairns.
C. A. Wallace.
R. B. Scales.
D. G. Barton (prisoner of war).
F. G. Spackman (prisoner of war).
F. H. Renouf (prisoner of war).
C. H. Cathie, M.C. (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. H. R. Semple.
I. F. Randall (prisoner of war).
T. N. S. Watt (prisoner of war).
B. Campbell (prisoner of war).
W. E. W. Ormond (prisoner of war).
J. W. C. Craig, M.C. (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) W. A. Whitlock.
F. M. S. Budd (prisoner of war).