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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 23

The Taranaki Regiment

Temp. Major N. J. T. Webster is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Major. Dated 22nd January, 1944.

The Canterbury Regiment

Temp. Lieutenant N. E. W. Barclay to be temp. Captain. Dated 8th March, 1944.

William Harry Vaughan to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 26th January, 1944.

N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

The Rev. B. McG. Chrystall, Chaplain, 4th Class (Methodist), relinquishes his commission on appointment to a chaplaincy in the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 1st February, 1944.

The Rev. Lyndon Raymond Usmar to be Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of Christ), Area 6. Dated 29th February, 1944.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Temp. Lieutenant H. G. Kettle to be temp. Captain. Dated 5th January, 1944.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS

Temp. Major S. J. Thompson, M.B., Ch.B., relinquishes his commission on appointment to a commission in the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 1st December, 1943.

Norman Dryburgh McCreath, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant. Dated 10th March, 1944.

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

The undermentioned temp. Captains are retired :—

R. M. Shrimski. V. L. Buckley.

Dated 18th March, 1944.

Temp. Captain A. L. H. Barsdell, B.D.S., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 25th March, 1944.

Lieutenant J. R. Benson, B.D.S., to be temp. Captain. Dated 12th March, 1944.

Lieutenant M. Parr, B.D.S., is retired. Dated 3rd March, 1944.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE

Sister M. A. Allard is retired. Dated 11th December, 1943.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 16, dated 2nd March, 1944, relative to the appointment of Margaret Clare Carswell to Sister, is hereby cancelled.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Supplementary List

The undermentioned Lieutenants are posted to the Retired List :—

B. W. Rodie. Dated 4th March, 1944.

J. E. Jardine. Dated 11th March, 1944.

OFFICERS CEASING TO BE SECONDED TO THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Major W. G. Handley, O.B.E., and is reposted to The Queen Alexandra’s (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 1st March, 1943. Dated 18th December, 1943.

Major N. J. T. Webster, and is reposted to The Taranaki Regiment with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 4th November, 1942. Dated 22nd January, 1944.

Major W. G. F. Pinkham, D.C.M., M.M., N.Z. Corps of Signals, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 1st October, 1942. Dated 4th March, 1944.

Major C. L. Bacon, and is reposted to The Canterbury Regiment with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 1st February, 1943. Dated 4th March, 1944.

Major E. M. Luxford, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 1st December, 1941. Dated 11th March, 1944.

Major J. A. Tarleton, and is reposted to The New Zealand Scottish Regiment with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 12th June, 1941. Dated 11th March, 1944.

Captain R. N. A. Smith, and is reposted to The Otago Regiment with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st March, 1942. Dated 4th March, 1944.

Captain E. R. O. Wimsett, B.D.S., N.Z. Dental Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 4th November, 1942. Dated 6th March, 1944.

Captain A. G. Simms, and is reposted to The Waikato Regiment with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st September, 1941. Dated 11th March, 1944.

Lieutenant H. L. Clarke, N.Z. Army Service Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st October, 1942. Dated 24th February, 1944.

Lieutenant G. N. H. Gillett, and is reposted to The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 27th May, 1943. Dated 2nd March, 1944.

Lieutenant R. R. Laidlaw, and is reposted to The Nelson-Marlborough Mounted Rifles with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 30th June, 1942. Dated 4th March, 1944.

Temp. Lieutenant A. Winterbourn, Corps of N.Z. Engineers, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 10th May, 1943. Dated 4th March, 1944.

Lieutenant J. Christensen, and is reposted to The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 18th May, 1943. Dated 4th March, 1944.

Lieutenant G. D. Cameron, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 11th November, 1943. Dated 4th March, 1944.

Lieutenant M. J. McGlashen, and is reposted to The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 23rd May, 1943. Dated 4th March, 1944.

Lieutenant A. W. Bishop, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 30th September, 1943. Dated 4th March, 1944.

Lieutenant R. E. Milnes, and is reposted to The Canterbury Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 15th May, 1943. Dated 4th March, 1944.

Lieutenant J. T. Shaw, and is reposted to The North Auckland Regiment with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st January, 1943. Dated 4th March, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant O. G. Gilmour, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 18th August, 1942. Dated 6th November, 1943.

The Right Rev. Bishop G. V. Gerard, C.B.E., M.C., Chaplain, 2nd Class, N.Z. Chaplains Department, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of Chaplain, 2nd Class, with seniority from 12th September, 1939. Dated 29th January, 1944.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Lieutenant G. Wilson, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 4th March, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant F. W. Brooker, and is posted to the N.Z. Temporary Staff with the temporary rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 4th March, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant G. J. MacLean, and is posted to The Otago Regiment with the temporary rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 2nd April, 1943. Dated 11th March, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotion, and Transfer of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 17th March, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotion, and transfer of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force :—

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointments

As Pilots—

NZ 2079 Flight Lieutenant John Cyril BRICE, G.M., on relinquishing his commission in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 3rd December, 1942. Dated 12th July, 1943.

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

Dated 5th February, 1943—

NZ 415425 Warrant Officer Nisbet James SCOTT.

Dated 16th May, 1943—

NZ 403944 Warrant Officer Huon Andrew CHANDLER, D.F.C.

Dated 1st August, 1943—

NZ 411380 Warrant Officer David McKenzie BLACKMORE.

Dated 18th November, 1943—

NZ 416086 Flight Sergeant Desmond Roy BROWNE, D.F.M.

Dated 28th December, 1943—

NZ 41496 Warrant Officer Robert Ellis ROBINSON.

Dated 22nd January, 1944—

NZ 421007 Flight Sergeant Charles Selwyn BENSON.

Dated 1st February, 1944—

NZ 42424 Flight Sergeant Owen James McCABE.

Dated 10th February, 1944—

NZ 416992 Flight Sergeant Robert Hedley Rex ANGUS.

Dated 25th February, 1944—

NZ 39218 Sergeant Gordon Ernest EABIDGE.

As Navigators—

Dated 21st October, 1943—

NZ 401725 Warrant Officer Thomas Roydon HARRISON.

Dated 25th February, 1944—

NZ 424826 Sergeant John Desmond NASH.

NZ 4215865 Sergeant Percival McDowell JOHNSTON.

NZ 4213951 Sergeant Raymond Sinclair TAIT.

NZ 429035 Sergeant John Gerald BIRCH.

NZ 4212656 Sergeant William Arthur FLETCHER.

NZ 422059 Sergeant Donald John GLENGARRY.

NZ 4215756 Sergeant Francis Neville SELWOOD.

NZ 4216258 Sergeant Randall NEWITT.