FEB. 24] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 189

N.Z. Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Junior Commander G. V. M. McClure to be Senior Commander. Dated 1st January, 1944.

GRANT OF HONORARY RANK
Hon. Captain R. Ward to be Hon. Major. Dated 15th January, 1944.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK
N.Z. Infantry
Lieutenant G. A. Davidson to be temp. Captain. Dated 16th January, 1944.

N.Z. Medical Corps
Captain G. F. Rich to be temp. Major. Dated 10th January, 1944.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service
Sister T. N. Hill to be temp. Charge Sister. Dated 11th October, 1943.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS
N.Z. Infantry
449096 Eric Hardisty Thompson to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 1st January, 1944.

N.Z. Medical Corps
74212 Charles Humphrey Belton to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 1st January, 1944.

N.Z. Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
814551 Iris Patricia Mason to be 2nd Subaltern. Dated 1st January, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Promotions of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Pacific

Army Department,
Wellington, 16th February, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following promotions of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Pacific, vide List No. 23:—

PROMOTIONS
N.Z. Armoured Corps
Captain R. J. Rutherford to be Major. Dated 24th January, 1944.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains:—
C. B. Lewis. L. F. Brooker.
Dated 24th January, 1944.

N.Z. Artillery
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—
G. W. Salmond. G. S. Martin.
Dated 26th January, 1944.
A. R. Kirkham. Dated 27th January, 1944.

N.Z. Engineers
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—
A. R. I. Garry. N. C. Jenkin. R. Ferri.
J. K. Scott. H. H. K. Purdie.
Dated 27th January, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry
Captain D. C. Williams to be Major. Dated 1st February, 1944.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—
A. R. Harvey. H. Sarginson. W. G. Purves.
J. P. Hooper. C. E. Jordan. L. McKinley.
J. R. Day. L. J. Sanders. C. B. Lewis.
R. B. Dagger. R. F. Fryer. B. W. Donovan.
D. T. Schollum. L. J. Hockey. R. W. Connell.
P. A. Macdonald. A. G. Massey. R. L. Smith.
J. D. Easton. J. A. Anderson. W. F. Saunders.
W. B. S. Telfer. R. S. McMillan. B. J. Wilson.
H. Waugh. L. T. G. Booth, M.C. R. Cato.
A. B. Holmes. J. Bool.
Dated 27th January, 1944.

N.Z. Army Service Corps
2nd Lieutenant L. G. Ball to be Lieutenant. Dated 27th January, 1944.

N.Z. Medical Corps
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—
S. P. Pushman, W. F. Green. R. D. Dick.
Dated 27th January, 1944.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:—
A. Lancaster. H. D. Simmonds.
Dated 27th January, 1944.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK
N.Z. Infantry
Captain K. E. Louden to be temp. Major. Dated 30th January, 1944.

N.Z. Dental Corps
The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors:—
W. R. Hamilton. S. N. Jolly.
Dated 21st January, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Army Department,
Wellington, 22nd February, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments and promotions of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force:—

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN PACIFIC
APPOINTMENT (TEMPORARY)
N.Z. Signals
Temp. Lieutenant H. G. R. Tolley is seconded from the Territorial Force. Dated 4th January, 1944.

APPOINTMENTS (SUBSTANTIVE)
The temporary appointment of Lieutenant H. G. R. Tolley is confirmed. Dated 25th January, 1944.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service
Sister A. M. Williams is seconded from the Territorial Force. Dated 25th January, 1944.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (NORFOLK ISLAND)
PROMOTION
N.Z. Medical Corps
Temp. Captain (temp. Major) M. H. Heycock to be Captain, and retains the temporary rank of Major. Dated 15th September, 1943.

APPOINTMENT (SUBSTANTIVE)
N.Z. Medical Corps
Captain W. I. Cawkwell, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Eng.). Dated 15th August, 1942.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (TONGA)
PROMOTIONS
N.Z. Infantry
Temp. Lieutenant F. H. Quinn to be Lieutenant. Dated 17th February, 1943.

N.Z. Medical Corps
Temp. Lieutenant M. C. Black to be Lieutenant. Dated 27th September, 1943.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FIJI)
APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:—
63906 Henry Leonard Barrack. Dated 1st January, 1944.
33336 Brian George Baker.
458414 Nigel Marshall Laing.
541306 Ian James Tucker Robinson. Dated 10th December, 1943.

N.Z. Infantry
Reginald Mordaunt Leigh Gladney to be Captain unpaid, and is seconded to the Rarotonga Local Defence Force. Dated 14th February, 1944.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MIDDLE EAST)
APPOINTMENTS (SUBSTANTIVE)
N.Z. Artillery : Reinforcements
With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 6, dated 10th February, 1944, relative to the confirmation of temporary appointments under the heading Lieutenants, delete “J. A. Edwards”, and substitute “H. A. Colquhoun”.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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