New Zealand Gazette – 1944 – No. 13

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✨ Military Appointments and Promotions



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 13]

2nd Lieutenant M. E. A. Lindsay, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 6th November, 1943.
2nd Lieutenant W. F. Johnson, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 18th December, 1943.
2nd Lieutenant R. E. Alexander, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 12th February, 1944.
2nd Lieutenant M. K. Gibbs, M.M., and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 12th February, 1944.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 91, dated 21st October, 1943, relative to the Rev. T. E. Champion, is hereby cancelled, and the following substituted :-

“ The Rev. T. E. Champion, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Church of England), and is posted to the N.Z. Chaplains Department. Dated 27th October, 1943.”

The Rev. F. J. Green, Chaplain, 4th Class (Presbyterian), N.Z. Chaplains Department, and is posted to the Territorial Force, with the rank of Chaplain, 4th Class. Dated 31st January, 1944.
Mr. N. R. Palmer, Broadcasting Unit. Dated 18th December, 1943.
Mr. N. B. Johnston, Broadcasting Unit. Dated 18th December, 1943.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Reduction, and Relinquishments of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 16th February, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, reduction, and relinquishments 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 30th May, 1943—
NZ 414341 Flight Sergeant Kevin William ROBINSON.

Dated 8th September, 1943—
NZ 411465 Warrant Officer Robert Leonard SOMMERVILLE, D.F.M.

Dated 15th September, 1943—
NZ 413807 Flight Sergeant William Jack BIRCHALL.

Dated 25th September, 1943—
NZ 414722 Flight Sergeant Henry James BENNETT.

Dated 30th September, 1943—
NZ 42485 Flight Sergeant Albert Noel WARD.

Dated 9th November, 1943—
NZ 414637 Flight Sergeant George JONES.

Dated 1st December, 1943—
NZ 42493 Flight Sergeant Alexander KANE.

Dated 6th December, 1943—
NZ 42541 Flight Sergeant Digby Disire BURDETT.

Dated 14th December, 1943—
NZ 42409 Flight Sergeant Maurice JOHNSTON.

Dated 16th December, 1943—
NZ 416464 Flight Sergeant Raymond Jack DANZEY.

Dated 27th December, 1943—
NZ 414724 Flight Sergeant Thomas Frederick COLLERTON.

Dated 1st January, 1944—
NZ 42504 Flight Sergeant William Bagley SMAILL.

Dated 5th January, 1944—
NZ 403992 Warrant Officer Alister Keith SAUNDERS.

Dated 10th January, 1944—
NZ 421072 Flight Sergeant Cyril William MCCARDLE.
NZ 421133 Flight Sergeant Arthur Russell YOUNG.

Dated 11th January, 1944—
NZ 40246 Warrant Officer Bryan Walker TURNBULL, D.F.C.

Dated 12th January, 1944—
NZ 422046 Flight Sergeant Eric John PATTERSON.

AS WIRELESS OPERATOR/AIR GUNNER

Dated 10th October, 1943—
NZ 416025 Flight Sergeant Leslie Eric TURNER.

AS AIR GUNNERS

Dated 5th December, 1943—
NZ 40202 Warrant Officer William Richard BURNS.

Dated 14th January, 1944—
NZ 428321 Sergeant Morris Hinkson MEE.
NZ 4213167 Sergeant Kevin Robert KELLY.

Promotions

Flight Lieutenant Desmond James SCOTT, D.S.O., D.F.C. to be Squadron Leader (temp.). Dated 25th December, 1943.

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

Dated 6th September, 1943 : Silver Charles BRYANT.
Dated 25th December, 1943 : Ian Dousland WADDY.

Dated 2nd January, 1944—
James CORBISHLEY.
Richmond Dean BAMFORD.
Warren LEWIS, D.F.C.
John McAllister TORRANCE.
Stewart Thomas THOMSON.
Stephen John SHAYLE-GEORGE.

James Francis ADAMS.
Peter TONKIN.
James Norby KING.
Evan Robert LOWRY.
Harry Graham JENKINS.

Dated 5th January, 1944 : Desmond Palmer PERRIN, D.F.C.
Dated 8th January, 1944 : James Kenneth CLIMIE, D.F.C.

Dated 10th January, 1944—
George Keith MALCOLMSON.
William Edward Robert ALEXANDER.
Alick MEWA.
James Hugh McCaw.
Ian Butler SPILMAN.
Neville James MUNDELL.
Donald Bruce BLACKWELL.
Henry Desmond LOCK.
Hugh James WRIGHT.

Dated 13th January, 1944 : David Stewart GIBB, D.F.C.
Dated 14th January, 1944 : Garnet Allen KENNEDY.
Dated 15th January, 1944 : Alan Cheyne BAXTER, D.F.C.

Dated 16th January, 1944—
James Victor PATRICK.
Wilbert Dale GREENFIELD.

Ian Henry Cooper WALBRAN.
Maurice Norman CRONIN.

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

Dated 12th August, 1943 : William McKenzie JONES.
Dated 20th November, 1943 : Robert William Lawrence CARGILL, D.F.M.
Dated 1st December, 1943 : Nicholas MATICH, D.F.M.
Dated 2nd December, 1943 : William BUSBY.

Dated 9th December, 1943—
Lorenzo James Shann FITTOCK.
Gerard WHINCOP.

Dated 11th December, 1943 : Frederick Gerald RICKARD.
Dated 18th December, 1943 : Bruce Acheson JONES.
Dated 25th December, 1943 : John Moore MORRIS.
Dated 1st January, 1944 : Gordon Henry DUNN.

Dated 2nd January, 1944—
Ernest Herbert SHATTOCK.
Norman GARDINER, D.F.C.

Dated 3rd January, 1944 : Arthur William JOPLIN.
Dated 6th January, 1944 : William Leonard HARVEY, D.F.M.

Dated 7th January, 1944—
Forrest Harold THOMPSON, D.F.M.
Ralph Newman PARKES.

Dated 8th January, 1944 : Ian Cameron HUTCHESON.

Dated 9th January, 1944—
Dennis Frederick CUTTING.
Leonard Joseph WEBB.
Gilbert Ian HODGSON.
Mate Alexander MILICH.
Brian Norman JACOBSEN.
Neil Henderson Benjamin BARKER.
David Rhys MORGAN.
Thomas Gordon SMITH.
Reginald Clive VETTCH.
Verner Grenville CAVE.

Dated 11th January, 1944 : Richard Bradburn DAVENPORT.

Dated 12th January, 1944—
Osric Hartnell WHITE, C.G.M.
John Milward MEE.

Dated 13th January, 1944 : John William BUCKLEY.

Dated 14th January, 1944—
Rex Keith GAENHAM.
Arthur Sullivan KEOGH.

Eugene Augustus BREEN.

Dated 15th January, 1944—
Neville John CALLAN.
Lancelot Vernon DAVIDSON.

Dated 18th January, 1944 : Bernard HEFFERNAN.
Dated 22nd January, 1944 : Neville Joseph HARRIS.

Reduction in Seniority

Pilot Officer Peter Morison DUNCAN was sentenced by General Court-martial to take rank and precedence as if his appointment as Pilot Officer bore date the 1st November, 1943.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II : TECHNICAL OFFICERS
Appointments

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer (on prob.). Dated 20th January, 1944 :-

Radar Duties—
NZ 414060 L.A.C. Dennis John COBBE.

Armament Duties—
NZ 402682 Sergeant Charles Wesley George FAULKNER.
NZ 41242 Sergeant Horace Robin Keith GOODYER.

Promotions

The undermentioned Pilot Officers (on prob.) are confirmed in their rank and granted the temporary rank of Flying Officer :-

Signal Duties—
Dated 1st January, 1944 : Duncan Francis FOWLER.
Dated 26th January, 1944 : Daniel Clements COLMORE-WILLIAMS.



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🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Relinquishments of Temporary Rank, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
22 February 1944
Appointments, Promotions, Relinquishments, Resignations, Retirements, Officers, NZ Military Forces
8 names identified
  • M. E. A. Lindsay (2nd Lieutenant), Posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List
  • W. F. Johnson (2nd Lieutenant), Posted to the Retired List
  • R. E. Alexander (2nd Lieutenant), Posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List
  • M. K. Gibbs (2nd Lieutenant), Posted to the Retired List
  • T. E. Champion (Reverend), Posted to the N.Z. Chaplains Department
  • F. J. Green (Reverend), Posted to the Territorial Force
  • N. R. Palmer (Mr), Broadcasting Unit
  • N. B. Johnston (Mr), Broadcasting Unit

  • F. Jones, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Reduction, and Relinquishments of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

🛡️ Defence & Military
16 February 1944
Appointments, Promotions, Reduction, Relinquishments, Officers, Royal New Zealand Air Force
97 names identified
  • Kevin William Robinson (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Robert Leonard Somerville (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • William Jack Birchall (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Henry James Bennett (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Albert Noel Ward (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • George Jones (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Alexander Kane (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Digby Disire Burdet (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Maurice Johnston (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Raymond Jack Danzey (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Thomas Frederick Collerton (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • William Bagley Smaill (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Alister Keith Saunders (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Cyril William McCardle (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Arthur Russell Young (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Bryan Walker Turnbull (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Eric John Patterson (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Leslie Eric Turner (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • William Richard Burns (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Morris Hinkson Mee (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Kevin Robert Kelly (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Desmond James Scott (Flight Lieutenant), Promoted to Squadron Leader
  • Silver Charles Bryant (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Ian Dousland Waddy (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • James Corbishley (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Richmond Dean Bamford (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Warren Lewis (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • John McAllister Torrance (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Stewart Thomas Thomson (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Stephen John Shayle-George (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • James Francis Adams (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Peter Tonkin (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • James Norby King (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Evan Robert Lowry (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Harry Graham Jenkins (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Desmond Palmer Perin (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • James Kenneth Climie (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • George Keith Malcolmson (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • William Edward Robert Alexander (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Alick Mewa (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • James Hugh McCaw (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Ian Butler Spilman (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Neville James Mundell (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Donald Bruce Blackwell (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Henry Desmond Lock (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Hugh James Wright (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • David Stewart Gibb (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Garnet Allen Kennedy (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Alan Cheyne Baxter (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • James Victor Patrick (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Wilbert Dale Greenfield (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Ian Henry Cooper Walbran (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Maurice Norman Cronin (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • William McKenzie Jones (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Robert William Lawrence Cargill (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Nicholas Matic (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • William Busby (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Lorenzo James Shann Fittock (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Gerard Whincop (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Frederick Gerald Rickard (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Bruce Acheson Jones (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • John Moore Morris (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Gordon Henry Dunn (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Ernest Herbert Shattock (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Norman Gardiner (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Arthur William Joplin (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • William Leonard Harvey (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Forrest Harold Thompson (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Ralph Newman Parkes (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Ian Cameron Hutcheson (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Dennis Frederick Cutting (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Leonard Joseph Webb (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Gilbert Ian Hodgson (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Mate Alexander Milich (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Brian Norman Jacobsen (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Neil Henderson Benjamin Barker (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • David Rhys Morgan (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Thomas Gordon Smith (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Reginald Clive Vettch (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Verner Grenville Cave (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Richard Bradburn Davenport (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Osric Hartnell White (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • John Milward Mee (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • John William Buckley (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Rex Keith Gaenham (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Arthur Sullivan Keogh (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Eugene Augustus Breen (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Neville John Callan (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Lancelot Vernon Davidson (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Bernard Heffernan (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Neville Joseph Harris (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Peter Morison Duncan (Pilot Officer), Reduction in seniority
  • Dennis John Cobbe (L.A.C.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Charles Wesley George Faulkner (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Horace Robin Keith Goodyer (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Duncan Francis Fowler (Pilot Officer), Confirmed in rank and promoted to Flying Officer
  • Daniel Clements Colmore-Williams (Pilot Officer), Confirmed in rank and promoted to Flying Officer