New Zealand Gazette – 1944 – No. 35

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✨ Military Promotions and Rank Changes



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N.Z. Chaplains Department

The Rev. F. Hart, Chaplain, 4th Class, to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 27th December, 1943.

N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) to be Captains :—

F. E. N. Tuck. G. B. Shaw.
Dated 22nd December, 1943.

2nd Lieutenant R. R. Grylls-Thomas to be Lieutenant. Dated 16th January, 1944.

Bandmasters

The undermentioned Hon. Lieutenants to be Hon. Captains :—

A. W. E. Webb. C. C. E. Miller.
Dated 19th December, 1943.

N.Z. Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps

Subaltern M. King to be Junior Commander. Dated 22nd September, 1943.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

N.Z. Armoured Corps

Lieutenant-Colonel J. T. Burrows, D.S.O., E.D., to be temp. Colonel. Dated 25th January, 1944.

The undermentioned Majors to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonels :—

J. B. Ferguson, M.C. Dated 15th December, 1943.
H. A. Purcell. Dated 22nd December, 1943.

The undermentioned to be temp. Majors :—

Captains—

K. L. Brown. Dated 3rd December, 1943.
H. H. Deans. Dated 4th December, 1943.
R. J. Stanford. Dated 29th December, 1943.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) P. J. C. Burns. Dated 15th December, 1943.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—

E. H. J. Fairley. Dated 1st December, 1943.
H. F. McLean. Dated 15th December, 1943.
C. F. S. Caldwell. Dated 25th December, 1943.
D. MacIntyre. Dated 26th December, 1943.

C. S. Passmore. A. D. McGill.
O. H. Burn. Dated 27th December, 1944.

C. M. Monckton. Dated 13th January, 1944.
R. T. Familton. Dated 14th January, 1944.
C. W. Hawkins. Dated 15th January, 1944.
G. S. Kavanagh. G. E. Taylor.
Dated 24th January, 1944

J. M. Wiseley. Dated 29th January, 1944.

N.Z. Artillery

Lieutenant-Colonel (Acting-Colonel) R. C. Queree, O.B.E., to be temp. Colonel. Dated 28th January, 1944.

Major S. H. Dawe to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1st January, 1944.

The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors :—

J. R. Tipping. Dated 9th December, 1943.
A. M. Caughley, M.C. Dated 10th December, 1943.
E. C. W. Nathan. Dated 21st December, 1943.
J. M. D. McCredie. Dated 11th January, 1944.
D. D. Twigg. P. Gilchrist, M.C.
Dated 24th January, 1944.

E. G. Lewis. Dated 28th January, 1944.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—

J. D. Atkinson. Dated 9th December, 1943.
B. W. Brock. Dated 10th December, 1943.
A. F. Martin. Dated 16th December, 1943.
M. M. Robertson. Dated 21st December, 1943.
C .R. Mark. Dated 29th December, 1943.
G. B. Morpeth. Dated 13th January, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant J. F. Millward to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 22nd December, 1943.

Corps of N.Z. Engineers

Captain J. A. Goodsir, M.C., to be temp. Major. Dated 31st January, 1944.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—

E. R. Somerville. Dated 31st December, 1943.
J. W. Standish, M.C. Dated 9th January, 1944.

N.Z. Corps of Signals

Major C. G. Pryor to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 29th December, 1943.

Captain R. W. Foubister to be temp. Major. Dated 20th December, 1943.

N.Z. Infantry

The undermentioned Lieutenant-Colonels to be temp. Colonels :—

A. S. Muir, O.B.E., E.D. Dated 1st October, 1943.
B. Barrington, O.B.E., E.D. Dated 28th January, 1944.

The undermentioned to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonels :—

Major J. R. J. Connolly. Dated 25th December, 1943.
Captain (temp. Major) E. K. Norman, M.C. Dated 27th December, 1943.
Major R. R. T. Young. Dated 27th December, 1943.
Major E. E. Richards. Dated 30th December, 1943.

The undermentioned to be temp. Majors :—

Captains—

T. Wirepa. J. C. Henare. J. Matehaere.
Dated 15th October, 1943

J. Williams. Dated 14th December, 1943.
N. K. Sanders. Dated 24th December, 1943.
A. J. Fraser. Dated 25th December, 1943.
P. C. Griffiths. Dated 27th December, 1943.
D. P. W. Harvey. Dated 29th December, 1943.
R. R. Knox. C. A. Slee.
Dated 1st January, 1944.

H. R. C. Wild. Dated 2nd January, 1944.
A. H. Ramsay. Dated 8th January, 1944.
K. H. Hume. Dated 14th January, 1944.
R. R. J. Jenkin. Dated 15th January, 1944.

J. W. Reynolds. I. M. Wilson.
Dated 1st February, 1944.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) S. G. Pearce: Dated 18th December, 1943.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—

D. B. Beard, M.C. Dated 18th November, 1943.
R. M. Harding. R. Jones.
H. Ingram. K. D. Wood.
Dated 1st December, 1943.

A. R. Stewart. Dated 2nd December, 1943.
A. T. House. Dated 3rd December, 1943.
H. J. Bramwell, D.C.M. Dated 5th December, 1943.
W. R. J. Gray. Dated 10th December, 1943.
J. H. Sheld. Dated 24th December, 1943.
J. L. Johnston. Dated 27th December, 1943.
A. R. Cramond. Dated 1st January, 1944.

F. L. Phillips. R. F. T. Barker.
Dated 8th January, 1944.

J. R. K. McLachlan. Dated 19th January, 1944.
H. R. Cameron. R. K. Harvey.
Dated 20th January, 1944.

R. Hogg. Dated 21st January, 1944.
D. F. Muir. Dated 24th January, 1944.
S. G. Pearce. Dated 1st February, 1944.
B. C. Friend. Dated 6th February, 1944.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—

I. J. Fallon. Dated 8th September, 1943.
J. B. Armstrong. Dated 23rd November, 1943.
V. P. O’Connell. Dated 27th November, 1943.
W. R. O’Brien Dated 19th December, 1943.

F. R. Coe. S J. Edgar.
Dated 26th December, 1943.

F. C. Irving. Dated 7th January, 1944.
A. B. West. Dated 18th January, 1944.
W. J. C. Gwynne. Dated 19th January, 1944.

N.Z. Army Service Corps

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—

J. J. Frank. C. A. G. Graydon.
Dated 16th January, 1944.

N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Captain C. M. Arnold to be temp. Major. Dated 23rd December, 1943.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—

J. D. M. Gerrie. H. O. Nuttall.
W. H. D. Carpenter. E. C. Sutcliffe.
Dated 15th January, 1944.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps

Captain D. Kelly to be temp. Major. Dated 8th January, 1944.

N.Z. Postal Corps

Captain H. S. Harbott to be temp. Major. Dated 8th January, 1944.

Lieutenant W. H. McClure to be temp. Captain. Dated 8th January, 1944.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

N.Z. Armoured Corps

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) A. D. Reid, E.D., relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 5th February, 1944.

The undermentioned Captains (temp. Majors) relinquish the temporary rank of Major :—

G. Baker, and assumes the acting rank of Major. Dated 20th January, 1944.

P. J. C. Burns. Dated 24th January, 1944.

R. A. M. MacDonald, and assumes the acting rank of Major. Dated 5th February, 1944.



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🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank of Officers on Active Service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East) (continued from previous page)

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Military Promotions, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Middle East, Rank Changes
115 names identified
  • F. Hart (Reverend), Promoted to Chaplain, 3rd Class
  • F. E. N. Tuck (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain
  • G. B. Shaw (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain
  • R. R. Grylls-Thomas (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
  • A. W. E. Webb (Hon. Lieutenant), Promoted to Hon. Captain
  • C. C. E. Miller (Hon. Lieutenant), Promoted to Hon. Captain
  • M. King (Subaltern), Promoted to Junior Commander
  • J. T. Burrows (Lieutenant-Colonel), Promoted to temp. Colonel
  • J. B. Ferguson (Major), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant-Colonel
  • H. A. Purcell (Major), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant-Colonel
  • K. L. Brown (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • H. H. Deans (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • R. J. Stanford (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • P. J. C. Burns (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to temp. Major
  • E. H. J. Fairley (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • H. F. McLean (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • C. F. S. Caldwell (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • D. MacIntyre (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • C. S. Passmore (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • A. D. McGill (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • O. H. Burn (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • C. M. Monckton (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • R. T. Familton (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • C. W. Hawkins (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • G. S. Kavanagh (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • G. E. Taylor (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • J. M. Wiseley (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • R. C. Queree (Lieutenant-Colonel (Acting-Colonel)), Promoted to temp. Colonel
  • S. H. Dawe (Major), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant-Colonel
  • J. R. Tipping (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • A. M. Caughley (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • E. C. W. Nathan (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • J. M. D. McCredie (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • D. D. Twigg (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • P. Gilchrist (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • E. G. Lewis (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • J. D. Atkinson (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • B. W. Brock (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • A. F. Martin (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • M. M. Robertson (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • C. R. Mark (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • G. B. Morpeth (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • J. F. Millward (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant
  • J. A. Goodsir (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • E. R. Somerville (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • J. W. Standish (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • C. G. Pryor (Major), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant-Colonel
  • R. W. Foubister (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • A. S. Muir (Lieutenant-Colonel), Promoted to temp. Colonel
  • B. Barrington (Lieutenant-Colonel), Promoted to temp. Colonel
  • J. R. J. Connolly (Major), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant-Colonel
  • E. K. Norman (Captain (temp. Major)), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant-Colonel
  • R. R. T. Young (Major), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant-Colonel
  • E. E. Richards (Major), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant-Colonel
  • T. Wirepa (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • J. C. Henare (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • J. Matehaere (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • J. Williams (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • N. K. Sanders (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • A. J. Fraser (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • P. C. Griffiths (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • D. P. W. Harvey (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • R. R. Knox (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • C. A. Slee (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • H. R. C. Wild (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • A. H. Ramsay (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • K. H. Hume (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • R. R. J. Jenkin (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • J. W. Reynolds (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • I. M. Wilson (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • S. G. Pearce (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • D. B. Beard (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • R. M. Harding (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • R. Jones (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • H. Ingram (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • K. D. Wood (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • A. R. Stewart (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • A. T. House (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • H. J. Bramwell (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • W. R. J. Gray (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • J. H. Sheld (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • J. L. Johnston (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • A. R. Cramond (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • F. L. Phillips (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • R. F. T. Barker (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • J. R. K. McLachlan (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • H. R. Cameron (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • R. K. Harvey (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • R. Hogg (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • D. F. Muir (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • S. G. Pearce (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • B. C. Friend (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • I. J. Fallon (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant
  • J. B. Armstrong (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant
  • V. P. O’Connell (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant
  • W. R. O’Brien (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant
  • F. R. Coe (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant
  • S. J. Edgar (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant
  • F. C. Irving (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant
  • A. B. West (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant
  • W. J. C. Gwynne (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant
  • J. J. Frank (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • C. A. G. Graydon (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • C. M. Arnold (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • J. D. M. Gerrie (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • H. O. Nuttall (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • W. H. D. Carpenter (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • E. C. Sutcliffe (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • D. Kelly (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • H. S. Harbott (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • W. H. McClure (Lieutenant), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • A. D. Reid (Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel)), Relinquishes temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
  • G. Baker (Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel)), Relinquishes temporary rank of Major
  • P. J. C. Burns (Captain (temp. Major)), Relinquishes temporary rank of Major
  • R. A. M. MacDonald (Captain (temp. Major)), Relinquishes temporary rank of Major