14717 Arthur Michael O'Donnell, N.Z. Inf.
37210 Robert Bruce Grumitt, N.Z. Inf.
28217 Arthur Wilfred Steele, N.Z. Inf.
26248 Charles Frederick McConkey, N.Z. Inf.
39001 Jack Henry Hemi, N.Z. Inf.
19088 Rewai Tomlin Street, N.Z. Inf.
44372 John Nowlan Jones, N.Z. Inf.
29947 Ronald Story, N.Z. Inf.
34161 Philip Arnold de Lautour, N.Z. Inf.
33597 Colin Kenneth Gledhill, N.Z. Inf.
50004 Robert Henry Manson, N.Z. Inf.
40494 Malcolm Herbert Linklater, N.Z. Inf.
29422 Stewart Warren Perry, N.Z. Inf.
35536 Victor George Henderson, N.Z. Inf.
36458 Desmond Philip McGovern, N.Z. Inf.

Dated 29th February, 1944.
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 29th April, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following appointments, promotions, and relinquishments of temporary rank of officers on active service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East), vide List No. 137:

PROMOTIONS

N.Z. Artillery

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:
E. T. Whitford. F. H. Williams.
Dated 20th March, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:
P. W. Hector. Dated 25th July, 1943.
R. W. McLean. Dated 3rd October, 1943.
E. R. Dix. Dated 9th January, 1944.
R. A. Marshall-Inman. Dated 12th January, 1944.
J. R. Johnston. Dated 6th February, 1944.
W. J. Woodhouse.
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) S. J. Edgar.
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) D. W. C. Jones.
Dated 13th March, 1944.
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) N. H. N. Thompson, M.M., to be Lieutenant (temp. Captain). Dated 20th March, 1944.

N.Z. Army Service Corps

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:
H. W. Fry. Dated 12th December, 1943.
A. M. Swain. Dated 13th February, 1944.

N.Z. Chaplains Department

The undermentioned Chaplains, 4th Class, to be Chaplains, 3rd Class:
Rev. H. F. Harding, M.B.E. Rev. C. MacKenzie.
Dated 13th March, 1944.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

N.Z. Armoured Corps

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:
D. Carey. R. H. Glendining.
Dated 20th February, 1944.
G. W. Stewart. Dated 27th February, 1944.

N.Z. Artillery

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:
I. D. Mears. Dated 3rd January, 1944.
B. H. Aveling. Dated 28th January, 1944.
G. A. K. Kelly. Dated 28th February, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry

The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors:
K. H. MacDonald. L. A. Pearce.
Dated 9th December, 1943.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) K. F. Hoy to be temp. Major
Dated 19th February, 1944.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:
R. W. Berry. Dated 19th February, 1944.
S. G. Pearce. Dated 14th March, 1944.
2nd Lieutenant R. Genge to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 8th January, 1944.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

N.Z. Armoured Corps

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) H. F. McLean relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 10th March, 1944.

N.Z. Engineers

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. A. Andrew relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 27th February, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry

The undermentioned Captains (temp. Majors) relinquish the temporary rank of Major :
K. H. MacDonald. Dated 7th January, 1944.
L. A. Pearce. Dated 31st January, 1944.
Lieutenant (temp. Major) J. L. Williams, M.C., relinquishes the temporary rank of Major. Dated 17th March, 1944.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:
439102 Arthur Wilson, N.Z. Corps of Signals.
152960 Stanley James Maxwell, N.Z. Corps of Signals.
Dated 9th March, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Pacific

Army Department,
Wellington, 19th April, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following appointments, promotions, and relinquishments of temporary rank of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force in Pacific, vide List No. 25:

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN PACIFIC

PROMOTIONS

N.Z. Armoured Corps

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. S. Thorn to be Captain. Dated 18th March, 1944.

N.Z. Artillery

Captain E. H. Carew to be Major. Dated 15th March, 1944.
The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) to be Captains:
T. M. V. Bain. J. H. Murdoch. D. Lawford.
Dated 11th February, 1944.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:
R. I. M. Burnett. W. O. Harvey.
Dated 8th March, 1944.

N.Z. Engineers

The undermentioned Captains to be Majors:
H. J. Taylor. L. L. Hosking. M. N. Bishop.
Dated 25th March, 1944.
The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains:
K. R. Stemson. D. A. Tait. P. C. I. Crookes.
Dated 25th March, 1944.
2nd Lieutenant J. T. Collin to be Lieutenant. Dated 10th March, 1944.
2nd Lieutenant W. G. Head to be Lieutenant. Dated 15th March, 1944.

N.Z. Corps of Signals

2nd Lieutenant A. H. Hall to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st March, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry

The undermentioned to be Lieutenant-Colonels:
Major C. W. H. Ronaldson.
Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) J. McCrae.
Dated 25th March, 1944.
The undermentioned Captains to be Majors:
N. E. G. Felton. G. H. Biss. S. R. Rice.
Dated 25th March, 1944.
The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains:
D. G. Young.
R. S. Lawrence.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) W. A. C. Smith.
Dated 8th February, 1944.
W. S. Banks. R. A. Stokes.
G. P. Hodgson. W. D. Leuchars.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. D. Rose.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. N. Barton.
Dated 25th March, 1944.

N.Z. Army Service Corps

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains:
F. S. Barraclough. V. S. Crocombe.
G. E. Cox. R. B. Smith.
J. W. Morrison.
Dated 1st March, 1944.

N.Z. Medical Corps

Captain D. G. Simpson to be Major. Dated 3rd February, 1944.
The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains:
P. J. Betteridge. Dated 7th January, 1944.
L. N. Hudson. Dated 20th March, 1944.