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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FIJI)
APPOINTMENT (SUBSTANTIVE)
N.Z. Infantry
Temp. Captain A. D. Sinclair (N.Z. Temporary Staff). Dated
13th March, 1944.

APPOINTMENT TO COMMISSION
N.Z. Infantry
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenant :-
34362 Matenga Joseph Baker. Dated 6th March, 1944.

PROMOTIONS
N.Z. Engineers
Temp. Captain J. P. Brodie to be Captain. Dated 1st September, 1943.
N.Z. Infantry
The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—
A. D. Chatfield. Dated 20th January, 1944.
F. L. Heaton. Dated 1st February, 1944.
2nd Lieutenant W. J. Herbert to be Lieutenant. Dated 27th January, 1944.
2nd Lieutenant W. W. Sherratt to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 24th August, 1943.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps
2nd Lieutenant H. R. Gapper to be Lieutenant. Dated 5th March, 1944.

CORRIGENDUM
N.Z. Infantry
With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 16, dated 2nd March, 1944, relative to the promotion of 2nd Lieutenant T. B. Cranswick, for “Dated Ist February, 1944”, substitute “Dated 31st December, 1943”.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN PACIFIC
APPOINTMENTS (TEMPORARY)
The undermentioned are seconded from the Territorial Force :—
N.Z. Medical Corps
Lieutenants—
E. J. Marshall, M.B., Ch.B. N. G. Marshall, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 22nd February, 1944.

APPOINTMENTS (SUBSTANTIVE)
The undermentioned temporary appointments are confirmed :—
N.Z. Medical Corps
Lieutenants—
E. J. Marshall (with effect from 1st July, 1943).
N. G. Marshall (with effect from 1st July, 1943).
Dated 7th March, 1944.
The undermentioned are seconded from the Territorial Force :—
Sisters—
E. H. C. Clements. I. P. McGimpsey.
J. C. Curry. N. G. A. Tucker.
R. M. Johanson. J. B. Williamson.
N. F. Kibblewhite.
Dated 7th March, 1944.

Y.M.C.A.
L. J. Steel, Esquire. Dated 7th March, 1944.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS
To be Hon. Lieutenant—
517722 Stan. James Wemyss (Cinema Unit). Dated 16th February, 1944.

To be 2nd Lieutenants—
276468 Redmond Moreau Carroll.
609891 John Rupert Hallam.
43001 Beric Leslie Mander.
479355 William George Reddish.
814746 George Haigh Sands.
Dated 23rd February, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Relinquishments of Commissions, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 27th March, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, transfers, relinquishments of commissions, resignations, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces :—

N.Z. STAFF CORPS
The undermentioned Majors (temp. Colonels) to be Lieutenant-Colonels (temp. Colonels) :—
A. Bongard, M.C. Dated 21st October, 1943.
S. M. Satterthwaite. Dated 25th January, 1944.
Captain (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) K. N. Todd to be Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel). Dated 21st October, 1943.

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The undermentioned Captains (temp. Majors) to be Majors :-
J. Vincent, D.C.M., M.M. Dated 14th January, 1944.
G. H. Macan. Dated 25th January, 1944.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains :-
R. B. Dawson, D.S.O. Dated 21st October, 1943.
W. C. T. Foley. Dated 21st November, 1943.
M. T. S. Dew. Dated 14th January, 1944.
J. Burns. Dated 25th January, 1944.

N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
Lieutenant-Colonel T. J. King, O.B.E., to be Colonel. Dated 30th July, 1943.

N.Z. PERMANENT STAFF
Sergeant Allan Campbell Wood, D.C.M., to be temp. Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 1st February, 1944.
The undermentioned Staff Sergeants to be temp. Lieutenants and Quartermasters :-
Walter Edward Grogan. David Masters Sweeney.
William James Kennedy. Selwyn Catchpole.

Dated 1st February, 1944.
The undermentioned Sergeants to be temp. Lieutenants and Quartermasters :-
John Everett Seal. Colin Meiklejohn.
Alan McKenzie Rigby.

Dated 1st February, 1944.

REGIMENT OF ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY
The undermentioned to be temp. Lieutenants and Quartermasters :-
Staff Sergeant Frederic Francis Eastgate.
Bombardiers—
Ronald Henry Fawcett Adams. Francis Ritchie Blue.
Charles Stuart Holden. John Joseph Hanvey.
Gunner Eric Charles Batchelor.
Dated 1st February, 1944.

N.Z. PERMANENT ARMY SERVICE CORPS
W.O. I Walter Edward Colton to be temp. Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 4th March, 1944.
W.O. II Thomas Kirkup Hedley to be temp. Lieutenant and Quartermaster. Dated 1st February, 1944.

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF
The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 16, dated 2nd March, 1944, relative to the relinquishment of the temporary rank of Major of temp. Major J. B. Cranston, is hereby cancelled.
The undermentioned temp. Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :-
A. B. Fitchett. Dated 1st January, 1944.
N. F. Gardiner, D.S.O. Dated 21st February, 1944.
A. J. Hayden. Dated 13th March, 1944.
Temp. 2nd Lieutenant I. McIndoe to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 12th March, 1944.

TERRITORIAL FORCE
N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS
The Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) R. E. Adair is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 18th March, 1944.

Queen Alexandra’s (Wellington West Coast) Mounted Rifles
Temp. Major W. G. Handley is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Major. Dated 18th December, 1943.

N.Z. ARTILLERY
Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel C. B. Menzies is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 4th March, 1944.
Major G. F. T. Hall, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be temp. Captain, with seniority from 12th October, 1941. Dated 10th January, 1944.
Temp. Captain H. J. Keys, from The North Auckland Regiment, to be temp. Lieutenant, with seniority from 29th October, 1943. Dated 29th October, 1943.
Temp. Lieutenant E. L. Ryan to be temp. Captain. Dated 11th January, 1944.

The undermentioned temp. Lieutenants relinquish their commissions on appointment to temporary commissions in the N.Z. Regular Force :-
R. H. F. Adams. J. J. Hanvey. C. S. Holden.
E. C. Batchelor. F. R. Blue.

Dated 31st January, 1944.

Temp. Lieutenant K. V. Jeffery is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 11th March, 1944.
Temp. 2nd Lieutenant L. J. Dove to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 30th September, 1943.
Temp. 2nd Lieutenant F. F. Eastgate relinquishes his commission on appointment to a temporary commission in the N.Z. Regular Force. Dated 31st January, 1944.