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ARMY DEPARTMENT,
Wellington, 15th May, 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. 26:-

PROMOTIONS
N.Z. Engineers
2nd Lieutenant R. W. Syme to be Lieutenant. Dated 30th April, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:-
L. E. Stewart. D. Halley.
E. J. Smith. O. L. Roscoe.
Dated 30th April, 1944.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps
Major S. A. Knight to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 24th April, 1944.
Captain H. McK. Reid to be Major. Dated 24th April, 1944.

RELINQUISHMENT OF TEMPORARY RANK
N.Z. Infantry
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) H. G. West relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 29th April, 1944.

APPOINTMENT TO COMMISSION
N.Z. Medical Corps
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenant:-
46912 Harold Herbert Stanley Wood. Dated 31st March, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Army Department,
Wellington, 15th May, 1944.

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

N.Z. STAFF CORPS
With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 35, dated 4th May, 1944, relative to the promotion of Lieutenant-Colonel F. L. Hunt, for "Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel)" F. L. Hunt to be temp. Colonel", substitute "Lieutenant-Colonel F. L. Hunt to be temp. Colonel".

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF
Temp. Major (acting unpaid Lieutenant-Colonel) G. R. Powles relinquishes the acting unpaid rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on ceasing to be attached to the N.Z. Staff College. Dated 2nd May, 1943.
The undermentioned temp. Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:-
J. K. L. Fanthorpe. Dated 20th March, 1944.
T. A. Mead. T. C. Morrison. H. W. Mullaney.
Dated 1st May, 1944.
Temp. 2nd Lieutenant A. Anderson, B.Com., to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 8th May, 1944.

TERRITORIAL FORCE
N.Z. ARTILLERY
Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. D. Blake, E.D., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 24th April, 1944.
Lieutenant-Colonel F. C. Soar, E.D., is posted to the Retired List. Dated 9th May, 1944.
Temp. Major (acting unpaid Lieutenant-Colonel) T. A. Turner relinquishes the acting unpaid rank of Lieutenant-Colonel on ceasing to be attached to the N.Z. Staff College. Dated 24th April, 1944.
Temp. Lieutenant F. J. Levien to be temp. Captain, and remains seconded. Dated 1st April, 1944.

N.Z. INFANTRY
The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own)
Temp. 2nd Lieutenant M. E. Pearce to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 14th April, 1944.

The Wellington West Coast Regiment
Lieutenant O. S. Steverson to be temp. Captain. Dated 1st May, 1944.

The Canterbury Regiment
Temp. Lieutenant H. L. Stephenson to be temp. Captain. Dated 5th April, 1944.
The undermentioned temp. Lieutenants are posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant :-
L. C. A. Byers. F. P. Hill.
Dated 6th May, 1944.

The Otago Regiment
Temp. 2nd Lieutenant J. N. Falvey resigns his commission. Dated 30th September, 1940.

The Southland Regiment
William Grant, B.A., to be temp. 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 1st January, 1944.

N.Z. ORDNANCE CORPS
Temp. Lieutenant W. M. Kershaw to be temp. Captain, and remains seconded. Dated 1st May, 1944.

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS
Temp. Captain J. S. H. Kinnear, B.D.S., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 6th May, 1944.
Temp. Captain I. J. McLeod is retired. Dated 6th May, 1944.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE
The undermentioned Sisters are posted to the Retired List :-
E. J. Belcher (née Reid). Dated 1st February, 1944.
S. E. Baldwin (née Carthy). Dated 9th May, 1944.
The undermentioned to be Sisters :-
Phyllis Boswell. Gladys Lilly Johns.
Kathleen Doris Campbell. Margaret Elsie McIntosh.
Margaret Isobel Gavin Clarke. Joan Willing Thompson.
Freda Coombridge.
Dated 9th May, 1944.

OFFICERS CEASING TO BE SECONDED TO THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Temp. Colonel R. W. Harding, D.S.O., M.M., and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Colonel, with seniority from 23rd August, 1943. Dated 9th May, 1944.
Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. D. Blake, E.D., N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 4th November, 1942. Dated 24th April, 1944.
Major D. J. B. Halley, and is reposted to the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 26th April, 1942. Dated 9th May, 1944.
Temp. Major E. V. Fry, E.D., and is reposted to the 1st N.Z. Armoured Regiment with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 4th June, 1943. Dated 9th May, 1944.
Captain J. S. H. Kinnear, B.D.S., N.Z. Dental Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 16th October, 1940. Dated 6th May, 1944.
Captain M. L. W. Adams, and is reposted to the 3rd N.Z. Armoured Regiment with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 5th October, 1942. Dated 9th May, 1944.
Captain J. B. Cranswick, and is reposted to The North Auckland Regiment with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 19th October, 1942. Dated 9th May, 1944.
Lieutenant D. A. Bell, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st July, 1943. Dated 2nd May, 1944.
Lieutenant T. G. Holmes, and is reposted to The Hauraki Regiment with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st March, 1939. Dated 6th May, 1944.
Lieutenant F. P. Hill, and is reposted to The Canterbury Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 22nd May, 1943. Dated 6th May, 1944.
Temp. Lieutenant J. A. Hislop, and is reposted to The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own) with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st November, 1941. Dated 6th May, 1944.
Temp. Lieutenant L. C. A. Byers, and is reposted to The Canterbury Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 31st October, 1942. Dated 6th May, 1944.
Rev. R. F. Judson, Chaplain, 4th Class (Presbyterian), N.Z. Chaplains Department, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of Chaplain, 4th Class, with seniority from 6th June, 1941. Dated 17th April, 1944.
Sister E. J. Belcher (née Reid), N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with seniority from 27th April, 1940. Dated 1st February, 1944.
Sister F. J. Walters, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with seniority from 1st August, 1940. Dated 9th May, 1944.
Sister P. I. Taylor, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with seniority from 31st October, 1940. Dated 9th May, 1944.
Sister S. E. Baldwin (née Carthy), N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with seniority from 19th November, 1940. Dated 9th May, 1944.