Jan. 20] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 33

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 13th January, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve
of the following appointments, promotions, transfers,
relinquishment, and reduction of officers of the Royal New Zealand
Air Force :-

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotion

Group Captain Edward George OLSON, D.S.O., to be Acting Air
Commodore (paid). Dated 15th November, 1943.

Appointments

The undermentioned on relinquishing their commissions in the
Reserve of Air Force Officers (United Kingdom) are granted
temporary commissions in the ranks shown :-

As Pilots

In the rank of Squadron Leader, with seniority as from 29th
August, 1942 :-

NZ 1992 John Roby BLOXAM, O.B.E., D.F.C. Dated 20th
December, 1943.

In the rank of Squadron Leader, with seniority as from 1st July,
1943 :-

NZ 1993 Jack Edmund WATTS. Dated 15th December, 1943.

In the rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority as from 3rd
September 1941 :-

NZ 1994 Ian Costin PATTERSON, D.S.O. Dated 1st December,
1943.

In the rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority as from 6th
November, 1941 :-

NZ 1995 Victor Bosanquet Strachan VERITY, D.F.C. Dated
15th December, 1943.

In the rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority as from 13th
July, 1942 :-

NZ 1996 Hayden Hugh James MILLER, D.F.C. Dated 22nd
September, 1943.

In the rank of Flying Officer, with seniority as from 19th
September, 1943 :-

NZ 1998 Paul Evan WALSHE. Dated 15th December, 1943.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the
rank of Pilot Officer :-

As Pilots

Dated 6th June, 1943—
NZ 412340 Flight Sergeant Brian de Labrosse LINNELL.
Dated 24th July, 1943—
NZ 412293 Warrant Officer Robert George WEBSTER.
Dated 2nd August, 1943—
NZ 413935 Flight Sergeant Ernest Stokes CROFT.
Dated 16th August, 1943—
NZ 405354 Warrant Officer Arthur Bevan WHEELER.
Dated 20th August, 1943—
NZ 639074 Flight Sergeant John Lucian FUNNELL.
Dated 31st August, 1943—
NZ 415313 Flight Sergeant Ivan Herman GUNDERSEN.
Dated 19th September, 1943—
NZ 404326 Warrant Officer Keith Aicheson BEATTIE.
Dated 24th September, 1943—
NZ 404878 Warrant Officer Lionel Peter GAVIN.
Dated 25th September, 1943—
NZ 41955 Warrant Officer Robert James SOUTAR.
Dated 28th September, 1943—
NZ 41862 Warrant Officer Alexander Agnew APPLEBY.
Dated 14th October, 1943—
NZ 414843 Flight Sergeant Leith Lander THOMPSON.
NZ 415755 Flight Sergeant David Robert FOWLER.
Dated 23rd October, 1943—
NZ 41317 Warrant Officer Clive William ELLIOTT.
Dated 26th October, 1943—
NZ 404892 Warrant Officer Leslie John CARTER.
Dated 30th October, 1943—
NZ 414253 Flight Sergeant George Thomas COUTTIE.
Dated 11th November, 1943—
NZ 422074 Sergeant James DARRAGH.
NZ 424421 Sergeant Ralph Osbourne BROWN.
Dated 17th November, 1943—
NZ 414635 Sergeant Albert Andrew JOHNSON.
Dated 24th November, 1943—
NZ 415683 Flight Sergeant Harry Leonard BURTON.
Dated 30th November, 1943—
NZ 413078 Flight Sergeant Allen Phill JENKINS.
Dated 3rd December, 1943—
NZ 415332 Acting Warrant Officer Sidney Antonie LUYK,
D.F.C.
Dated 27th December, 1943—
NZ 391699 Sergeant Brian Bartholomew GASCOIGNE.

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As Navigators

Dated 6th September, 1943—
NZ 401429 Warrant Officer Thomas Edward ARMSTRONG.
Dated 14th October, 1943—
NZ 413459 Warrant Officer Colin Bruce MUIR.
Dated 20th November, 1943—
NZ 421323 Flight Sergeant Elfric James INSULL.
Dated 10th December, 1943—
NZ 4211009 Sergeant Archibald CAMERON.
NZ 4215169 Sergeant Claude Hereward BAIGENT.
NZ 422433 Sergeant Albert Charles RAINS.
NZ 4212605 Sergeant James Plant ROSCOE.
NZ 431198 Sergeant Hugh Stewart ORR.
NZ 4211883 Sergeant Matthew METCALFE.
NZ 422188 Sergeant Peter GRANT.
NZ 4213900 Sergeant Harold Raymond KELSEY.
NZ 4210006 Sergeant Francis Stephen SHARPE.
NZ 421517 Sergeant Robert Graham LOGAN.
NZ 425270 Sergeant Kenneth McARTHUR.
NZ 4214134 Sergeant Reuben John SMITH.

As Air Observers

Dated 11th October, 1943—
NZ 415046 *Flight Sergeant Peter Sydney WATT.
Dated 20th November, 1943—
NZ 401728 Warrant Officer Gordon Fraser JONES.

As Air Bomber

Dated 23rd November, 1943—
NZ 411097 Flight Sergeant James Alan PEARCE.

As Air Gunners

Dated 22nd July, 1943—
NZ 412333 Warrant Officer William Alfred HOWES.
Dated 11th August, 1943—
NZ 404650 Warrant Officer Eric Patrick SPARKSMAN.
Dated 26th August, 1943—
NZ 41400 Flight Sergeant Ian William ENTWISTLE.
Dated 25th September, 1943—
NZ 416652 Flight Sergeant Ernest Wellesly COX.
Dated 29th September, 1943—
NZ 41433 Flight Sergeant James Reynolds BOWEN.
Dated 1st November, 1943—
NZ 426150 Flight Sergeant Adam Park CHISHOLM.
Dated 5th November, 1943—
NZ 404170 Flight Sergeant Charles Frederick FARQUHAR-
SON.
Dated 16th November, 1943—
NZ 416121 Flight Sergeant William John LAKE.
Dated 19th November, 1943—
NZ 404566 Flight Sergeant Thomas John SHERBORNE.
Dated 13th December, 1943—
NZ 426091 Sergeant Henry Edward BUCKLAND.

Promotions

Flight Lieutenant Edgar BROOKE-TAYLOR to be Acting Squadron
Leader (paid). Dated 1st January, 1944.

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

Dated 3rd January, 1943 : Philip John LAMASON, D.F.C.
Dated 18th August, 1943 : Walter Jack RUNCIMAN, D.F.M.
Dated 7th November, 1943 : Geoffrey FALLOWS.

Dated 24th November, 1943—
Allen Douglas Lewis LAMONT.
Archibald England DAVIS, D.F.C.
Richard Maxwell SPARROW.

Dated 26th November, 1943 : Percy Raymond Ross.

Dated 1st December, 1943—
Gerald Henry EASTON.
James Kerrow PORTEOUS, D.F.C.

Dated 8th December, 1943 : Alan Munro McLEOD.

Flying Officer Kenneth James HOLDAWAY to be Acting Flight
Lieutenant (paid). Dated 1st December, 1943.

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

Dated 22nd July, 1943 : Harold Greenup ALLCOCK.
Dated 26th August, 1943 : Gilbert Sydney HALLEY, D.F.C.
Dated 6th October, 1943 : Charles Franklyn George AMIES.
Dated 10th October, 1943 : Ernest Owen Walter McCONNEL.

Dated 30th October, 1943—
William James McLAY. Ian James WILSON.

Dated 6th November, 1943 : Richard Bruce BOLT.

Dated 14th November, 1943—
James Henry EVELEIGH. Allen Stuart Low.
Desmond Joseph MARTIN. Kenneth Hickman LANG.
Colin Stuart MARTIN. Peter Jack McWILLIAM.
William Thomas WEBB. Noel Lee SAVAGE.
Neville Alexander HEFFERNAN. Edward Charles DURMAN.
Henry James WEBB.