MAY 11] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 559

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE

Appointment

W 2118 Corporal Dardanella WEAVER is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Assistant Section Officer. Dated 6th December, 1943.

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

Appointment

George William SOAL is granted an Air Training Corps commission in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated 1st October, 1943.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Transfers

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I :—
Group Captain John SEABROOK, A.F.C. Dated 13th April, 1944.
Flying Officer Terence Morrison HALL. Dated 17th April, 1944.

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Corrigendum

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 25, dated 30th March, 1944, page 306, under the heading “ General Duties Branch—Appointments : As Air Bombers ”, relating to NZ 425122 Flight Sergeant Kenneth Duncan MATHESON, for “ Dated 23rd February, 1944 ”, read “ Dated 25th February, 1944 ”.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

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Air Department,
Wellington, 27th April, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, promotions, transfers, and relinquishment 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 17th March, 1944—
NZ 421728 Flight Sergeant Manson LAMMAS.

Dated 4th April, 1944—
NZ 428789 Flight Sergeant Raymond Maurice KNEWSTUBB.

Dated 14th April, 1944—
NZ 41306 Warrant Officer William Arthur BROWN.

As Navigators—
Dated 7th April, 1944—
NZ 429588 Sergeant Kenneth Berkley ALLAN.
NZ 43105 Sergeant George Spencer ANDERSON.
NZ 4213866 Sergeant Mervyn George McLISKY.
NZ 4215252 Sergeant Allan Clarence MARSHALL.
NZ 427299 Sergeant John Charles MARSHALL.
NZ 431170 Sergeant Colin Campbell EMSLIE.
NZ 4213929 Sergeant Ernest Briscoe RONALDSON.
NZ 4211910 Sergeant Robert Nicholas FERGUSON.
NZ 4212600 Sergeant Walter James PETERS.
NZ 425714 Sergeant Leonard Colin DRUMMOND.

As Wireless Operator/Air Gunner—
Dated 14th April, 1944—
NZ 42348 Flight Sergeant Richard Edward Alan WORTH.

As Air Gunner—
Dated 26th February, 1944—
NZ 425860 Flight Sergeant Iwikau Te Matauira Te AIKA.

Promotions

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) David John Verdun HENRY, D.F.C., to be Acting Squadron Leader (paid). Dated 1st April, 1944.

The undermentioned Flying Officers (temp.) to be Acting Flight Lieutenants (paid) :—

Dated 16th April, 1944—
Sherburd Maru Wallace CADWALLADER.
Maurice Edward SPIERS.
Charles William FRANCIS.

Transfers

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Administrative and Special Duties Branch to the General Duties Branch in their present rank :—

As Navigators—
Dated 21st February, 1944—
Flying Officer Sydney Ernest CLAYTON.

Dated 7th April, 1944—
Pilot Officer Robert Bruce ROBINSON.

As Air Bombers—
Dated 7th April, 1944—
Pilot Officer Raymond Burton PINEL.
Pilot Officer Donald Basil SAMWAYS.

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Relinquishment

Flying Officer Hohepa Mete MEHA is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 6th May, 1944.

Amendment

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 25, dated 30th March, 1944, page 306, under the heading “ General Duties Branch—Appointments : As Pilots ”, relating to NZ 42365 Flight Sergeant William Walter D’Arcy BRAIN, is amended to read “ Dated 8th December, 1943 ”.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotion

Squadron Leader (temp.) Philip Kenning FOWLER to be Acting Wing Commander (paid). Dated 13th April, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

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Air Department,
Wellington, 27th April, 1944.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointments

As Pilots—

The undermentioned officers, on relinquishing their commissions in the Reserve of Air Force Officers (United Kingdom), are granted temporary commissions in the ranks shown. Dated 1st January, 1944 :—

In the rank of Squadron Leader—
With seniority as from the 1st June, 1942—
NZ 2168 Richard George MADDOX, A.F.C.
NZ 2154 Trevor Nemes SILK.
NZ 2159 Francis Noel BRINSDEN.
NZ 2160 Anthony O’Shea MURDOCH.
NZ 2151 Grenville Jeffrey Howard CHRYSTALL.

With seniority as from the 1st July, 1943—
NZ 2162 Arthur William MACK, D.F.C.
NZ 2153 Kenneth William TRIGANCE, D.F.C.

In the rank of Flight Lieutenant—
With seniority as from 3rd September, 1941—
NZ 2161 John Noble MACKENZIE, D.F.C.
NZ 2155 Alan Antill GAWITH, D.F.C.
NZ 2152 Basil Llewellyn WATKIN.
NZ 2150 John Charles PATERSON.

With seniority as from 24th February, 1942—
NZ 2167 Graeme Vivian DONALD.

With seniority as from the 3rd March, 1942—
NZ 2158 Bernard Walter BROWN.

With seniority as from the 20th April, 1942—
NZ 2166 Rodney Irvine ARMSTRONG.

With seniority as from 27th April, 1942—
NZ 2165 Walter Desmond HEAPHY.

With seniority as from 4th May, 1942—
NZ 2163 Cedric Leslie Garland HOLMES, D.F.C.

As Navigator—

In the rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 24th March, 1941—
NZ 2164 Alex Beresford Speedy HOLDSWORTH.

The undermentioned officers, whose Short-service Commissions in the Royal Air Force expired on 15th March, 1944, are granted temporary commissions in the ranks shown. Dated 16th March, 1944 :—

As Pilots—

In the rank of Squadron Leader, with seniority as from the 1st January, 1944—
NZ 2170 Cecil McKenzie HILL.

In the rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority as from the 3rd September, 1941 :—
NZ 2171 Paul Wattling RABONE, D.F.C.
NZ 2169 Peter Duggan SMITH, D.F.C.

Promotions

The undermentioned Flight Lieutenants (temp.) to be Acting Squadron Leaders (paid) :—

Dated 1st April, 1944 : Clarence Robert PARKER.
Dated 10th April, 1944 : Hugh Noel JAMES.

Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant) Robert Hamish BALFOUR, D.F.C., to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.), dated 9th April, 1944, and to be Acting Squadron Leader (paid). Dated 10th April, 1944.

Relinquishment

Pilot Officer Gordon Wilson HONEY is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 29th April, 1944.