New Zealand Gazette – 1944 – No. 30

Page 361

✨ Military Appointments and Promotions



APRIL 13] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 361

Dated 20th March, 1944—
NZ 401384 Warrant Officer Clarence Harold HOWARD.
Dated 24th March, 1944—
NZ 4215202 L.A.C. Gordon WHYTE.

As Navigator—
Dated 29th February, 1944—
NZ 42360 Flight Sergeant Ivor Clark BAYLY.

Promotions

The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants (temp.) :—
    Dated 4th March, 1944—
        Peter William FELS.
        John Douglas HENDERSON, D.F.C.
    Dated 6th March, 1944 : Brenton Murray SHEPPARD.
    Dated 16th March, 1944 : Struan MacIntyre ROBERTSON.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers (temp.) :—
    Dated 19th December, 1943 : James Slaven MUIR.
    Dated 18th January, 1944 : Richard Arthur GARVIN.
    Dated 22nd January, 1944 : William Alfred HOWES.
    Dated 23rd January, 1944 : Thomas ALEXANDER.
    Dated 2nd March, 1944 : Philip Hutcheson PULLYN.

    Dated 3rd March, 1944—
        Martin Adam KILPATRICK.        Angus Moorcroft MILLAR.
        Ross Weatherley BANKS.         Wilfred Darrell COOPER.
        James Lachlan BIRTLES.

    Dated 4th March, 1944 : Albert PRENTER.

    Dated 5th March, 1944—
        Maxwell Nicholas SPARKS.
        Alexander Geoffrey SUTHERLAND.

    Dated 6th March, 1944—
        Howard Edward PRITCHARD.       Jack William MORRIS.
        George Michael BUCHANAN.       Ian Carthew RIDDELL.
        Thomas David STEWART.

    Dated 7th March, 1944—
        Walter Donald WHITEHEAD, D.F.M.
        Allan Edward PARKER.

    Dated 8th March, 1944—
        Ian Dundee GRAHAM.
        John Lawrence William DUNN.

    Dated 9th March, 1944 : Norman Bernhard BERNTSEN.
    Dated 10th March, 1944 : Leonard Bertie TAYLOR.

Relinquishment

Flying Officer Harold Ernest Anzac PRICE, D.F.M., is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission.  Dated 10th April, 1944.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointments

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer :—
    Dated 31st March, 1944—
        NZ 2106  James DYSON.
        NZ 2110  Ralph FRIZZELL.
        NZ 2111  Peter WILLIAMSON.
        NZ 2112  Thomas John William JULIAN.
        NZ 2113  Wallace YORKE.
        NZ 2116  Edsley Allan BICHAN.
        NZ 2117  Keith Merritt PILKINGTON.
        NZ 2118  Geoffrey Oakden WOODWARD.
        NZ 2109  James Alexander FLAUS.
        NZ 2104  Raymond Cargill ANDERSON.
        NZ 2107  James GREENWOOD.
        NZ 2108  Donald McCLELLAND.
        NZ 2105  Cyril CALKIN.

Transfer

Flying Officer Ronald William BIGGAR is transferred from the General Duties Branch to the Administrative and Special Duties Branch in his present rank and seniority.  Dated 10th March, 1944.

Relinquishments

Flying Officer John William DOUGLAS is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission.  Dated 18th March, 1944.
Flying Officer Howard ALLISON is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission.  Dated 1st April, 1944.

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE

Amendment

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 4, dated 27th January, 1944, page 57, under the heading “ Relinquishment ”, relating to Assistant Section Officer Iris Bevan Fox, for “ Dated 15th January, 1944 ”, read “ Dated 24th January, 1944 ”.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH, SECTION II (A.T.C.)

Appointment

Cyril Robert HART is granted an Air Training Corps commission in the rank of Pilot Officer.  Dated 1st March, 1944.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Transfer

Flying Officer Benjamin BROT is transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I.  Dated 5th April, 1944.

Relinquishment

Assistant Section Officer Janet Kathleen GERARD is permitted to relinquish her commission. Dated 16th March, 1944.

Corrigendum

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 23, dated 23rd March, 1944, under the heading “ General Duties Branch—Appointments : As Navigators ”, for “ NZ 4216258 Sergeant Randall NEWITT ”, read “ NZ 4216258 Sergeant Randall HEWITT ”.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 6th April, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, promotions, 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 3rd January, 1944—
NZ 411849 Flight Sergeant Ronald Wright ALLAN.
Dated 9th February, 1944—
NZ 416178 Flight Sergeant William Archibald STEEL.
Dated 18th February, 1944—
NZ 422309 Flight Sergeant Alfred Edgar NICKLIN.
Dated 22nd February, 1944—
NZ 421908 Flight Sergeant William Douglas SULLIVAN.
Dated 23rd February, 1944—
NZ 42379 Flight Sergeant Maurice DRUMMOND.
Dated 27th February, 1944—
NZ 42996 Flight Sergeant John Walter ARMSTRONG.
Dated 28th February, 1944—
NZ 415225 Flight Sergeant Gordon Hedley HEWITT.
NZ 422264 Flight Sergeant Leslie Nicholis DAVIDSON.
NZ 424453 Flight Sergeant Cedric Charles William GOVER.
Dated 3rd March, 1944—
NZ 415387 Flight Sergeant Arthur Frank TATE.

As Wireless Operator/Air Gunners—
Dated 20th January, 1944—
NZ 414508 Flight Sergeant Harry Edward MARK.
Dated 21st February, 1944—
NZ 42340 Flight Sergeant Alan John RHODES, D.F.M.

Promotions

The undermentioned Squadron Leaders (temp.) to be Acting Wing Commanders (paid) :—
Dated 24th March, 1944 : John Anderson OLDFIELD, D.F.C.
Dated 27th March, 1944 : Erik Alfred Anderson MOEN, A.F.C.

The undermentioned Flight Lieutenants (temp.) to be Acting Squadron Leaders (paid) :—
Dated 23rd March, 1944 : Ian Reid SALMOND.
Dated 30th March, 1944 : Robert Maxwell McKAY.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II : TECHNICAL OFFICERS

Promotions

The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants (temp.) :—
Radar Duties—
Dated 1st January, 1944—
Frederick Francis BETTS. Victor Alan STANLEY.
Alan Stanley CHISHOLM.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Relinquishment

Flying Officer Percy Kenneth BRYAN is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 18th April, 1944.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH, SECTION II (A.T.C.)

Appointment

Cyril Gordon CALVERT is granted an Air Training Corps Commission in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated 1st October, 1943.

Relinquishments

Flying Officer Cuthbert Richmond BARNICOAT is permitted to relinquish his Air Training Corps commission. Dated 18th March, 1944.
Pilot Officer Arthur Kay IBBOTSON is permitted to relinquish his Air Training Corps Commission. Dated 4th May, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.



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🛡️ Appointments and Promotions in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
6 April 1944
Royal New Zealand Air Force, Appointments, Promotions, Pilots, Navigators, Wireless Operator/Air Gunners
77 names identified
  • Clarence Harold HOWARD (Warrant Officer), Appointed as Pilot
  • Gordon WHYTE (L.A.C.), Appointed as Pilot
  • Ivor Clark BAYLY (Flight Sergeant), Appointed as Navigator
  • Peter William FELS (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • John Douglas HENDERSON (Flying Officer, D.F.C.), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Brenton Murray SHEPPARD (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Struan MacIntyre ROBERTSON (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • James Slaven MUIR (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Richard Arthur GARVIN (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • William Alfred HOWES (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Thomas ALEXANDER (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Philip Hutcheson PULLYN (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Martin Adam KILPATRICK (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Angus Moorcroft MILLAR (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Ross Weatherley BANKS (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Wilfred Darrell COOPER (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • James Lachlan BIRTLES (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Albert PRENTER (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Maxwell Nicholas SPARKS (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Alexander Geoffrey SUTHERLAND (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Howard Edward PRITCHARD (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Jack William MORRIS (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • George Michael BUCHANAN (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Ian Carthew RIDDELL (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Thomas David STEWART (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Walter Donald WHITEHEAD (Pilot Officer, D.F.M.), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Allan Edward PARKER (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Ian Dundee GRAHAM (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • John Lawrence William DUNN (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Norman Bernhard BERNTSEN (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Leonard Bertie TAYLOR (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
  • Harold Ernest Anzac PRICE (Flying Officer, D.F.M.), Relinquished temporary commission
  • James DYSON (Pilot Officer), Granted temporary commission
  • Ralph FRIZZELL (Pilot Officer), Granted temporary commission
  • Peter WILLIAMSON (Pilot Officer), Granted temporary commission
  • Thomas John William JULIAN (Pilot Officer), Granted temporary commission
  • Wallace YORKE (Pilot Officer), Granted temporary commission
  • Edsley Allan BICHAN (Pilot Officer), Granted temporary commission
  • Keith Merritt PILKINGTON (Pilot Officer), Granted temporary commission
  • Geoffrey Oakden WOODWARD (Pilot Officer), Granted temporary commission
  • James Alexander FLAUS (Pilot Officer), Granted temporary commission
  • Raymond Cargill ANDERSON (Pilot Officer), Granted temporary commission
  • James GREENWOOD (Pilot Officer), Granted temporary commission
  • Donald McCLELLAND (Pilot Officer), Granted temporary commission
  • Cyril CALKIN (Pilot Officer), Granted temporary commission
  • Ronald William BIGGAR (Flying Officer), Transferred to Administrative and Special Duties Branch
  • John William DOUGLAS (Flying Officer), Relinquished temporary commission
  • Howard ALLISON (Flying Officer), Relinquished temporary commission
  • Iris Bevan FOX (Assistant Section Officer), Correction to relinquishment date
  • Cyril Robert HART (Pilot Officer), Granted Air Training Corps commission
  • Benjamin BROT (Flying Officer), Transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers
  • Janet Kathleen GERARD (Assistant Section Officer), Relinquished commission
  • Randall NEWITT (Sergeant), Correction to name in previous notice
  • Randall HEWITT (Sergeant), Correction to name in previous notice
  • Ronald Wright ALLAN (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot
  • William Archibald STEEL (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot
  • Alfred Edgar NICKLIN (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot
  • William Douglas SULLIVAN (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot
  • Maurice DRUMMOND (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot
  • John Walter ARMSTRONG (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot
  • Gordon Hedley HEWITT (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot
  • Leslie Nicholis DAVIDSON (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot
  • Cedric Charles William GOVER (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot
  • Arthur Frank TATE (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot
  • Harry Edward MARK (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
  • Alan John RHODES (Flight Sergeant, D.F.M.), Granted temporary commission as Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
  • John Anderson OLDFIELD (Squadron Leader, D.F.C.), Promoted to Acting Wing Commander
  • Erik Alfred Anderson MOEN (Squadron Leader, A.F.C.), Promoted to Acting Wing Commander
  • Ian Reid SALMOND (Flight Lieutenant), Promoted to Acting Squadron Leader
  • Robert Maxwell McKAY (Flight Lieutenant), Promoted to Acting Squadron Leader
  • Frederick Francis BETTS (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Victor Alan STANLEY (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Alan Stanley CHISHOLM (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Percy Kenneth BRYAN (Flying Officer), Relinquished temporary commission
  • Cyril Gordon CALVERT (Pilot Officer), Granted Air Training Corps Commission
  • Cuthbert Richmond BARNICOAT (Flying Officer), Relinquished Air Training Corps commission
  • Arthur Kay IBBOTSON (Pilot Officer), Relinquished Air Training Corps Commission

  • F. JONES, Minister of Defence