MAY 25] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 611

9862 John Walter Murray, N.Z.M.C. (Q.M.).
Dated 1st April, 1944.

45145 Lawrence Hampton, M.M., N.Z. Inf.
12518 Denis Morton Bassett, D.C.M., N.Z. Inf.
14837 Kenneth Claude Cooper, N.Z. Inf.
35160 Ian George Hulme, N.Z. Inf.
15527 Allan John Marett, M.M., N.Z. Inf.
28189 James Archer Cobbald, N.Z. Inf.
65662 Arthur Ernest Joyce, N.Z. Inf.
39595 Hone Hiki Kohere, N.Z. Inf.
62740 Percy Overton Lambly, N.Z. Inf.
18706 Thomas Gordon McNab, N.Z. Inf.
18921 Sydney Allan McCartney, N.Z. Inf.
23054 Leslie Frances Ryan Smith, N.Z. Inf.
25415 Eugene Berry Waetford, N.Z. Inf.
Dated 4th April, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 20th May, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following promotions and relinquishments of temporary rank of officers on active service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East), vide List No. 140 :—

PROMOTIONS

N.Z. Artillery

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—

A. E. Guy. R. J. Opie. J. N. Rutland.
S. H. Archer. G. O. Sims. J. D. Wyatt.
B. Bookman. E. A. Wyeth. P. N. Brown.
A. V. McClelland. R. Ferris.

N.Z. Corps of Signals

Lieutenant C. R. Ambury to be Captain. Dated 29th March, 1944.

N.Z. Infantry

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—

J. H. Kirkland. I. R. Watson.
Dated 10th April, 1944.

N.Z. Medical Corps

The undermentioned Majors to be Lieutenant-Colonels :—

K. B. Bridge.
Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) L. A. Bennett.
Dated 31st March, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) G. M. Davis (Quartermaster) to be Lieutenant. Dated 12th April, 1944.

N.Z. Chaplains Department

The Rev. J. D. W. Raine, Chaplain, 4th Class, to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 10th April, 1944.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

N.Z. Armoured Corps

The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors :—

R. A. Bay. Dated 24th December, 1943.
E. J. Scotland. Dated 16th March, 1944.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temporary Captains :—

G. F. Hart. Dated 4th March, 1944.
L. I. Carlyle. Dated 8th March, 1944.
J. G. Furness. Dated 16th March, 1944.
A. N. Suter. Dated 19th March, 1944.
C. K. Saxton. Dated 22nd March, 1944.

N.Z. Artillery

Captain A. A. Angell to be temp. Major. Dated 30th March, 1944.

Lieutenant A. G. Cook to be temp. Captain. Dated 30th March, 1944.

N.Z. Engineers

The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors :—

J. B. Wallace, M.B.E. Dated 24th March, 1944.
G. A. Lindell. Dated 30th March, 1944.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) B. J. Loudon, M.B.E., to be temp. Major. Dated 16th December, 1943.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) B. J. Loudon, M.B.E., to be temp. Major. Dated 1st March, 1944.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—

J. B. McGregor. Dated 9th March, 1944.
J. A. Andrew. Dated 30th March, 1944.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps

2nd Lieutenant D. S. W. Bleakley to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 31st March, 1944.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

N.Z. Armoured Corps

Captain (temp. Major) P. J. C. Burns relinquishes the temporary rank of Major. Dated 27th March, 1944.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. R. Gillies relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 27th March, 1944.

N.Z. Artillery

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) S. H. Dawe relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 24th March, 1944.

Captain (temp. Major) J. H. Quigley relinquishes the temporary rank of Major. Dated 20th March, 1944.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) relinquish the temporary rank of Captain :—

G. A. K. Kelly. Dated 30th March, 1944.
D. M. Hooper. Dated 10th April, 1944.

N.Z. Engineers

Lieutenant (temp. Major) B. J. Loudon relinquishes the temporary rank of Major, and assumes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 31st January, 1944.

N.Z. Corps of Signals

Captain (temp. Major) K. Douglas relinquishes the temporary rank of Major. Dated 27th March, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Relinquishments of Local Rank, Relinquishments of Commissions, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 22nd May, 1944.

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

STAFF

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) (Local Captain) C. A. Holbard, M.A. (Hons.) (Cantab.), Royal Artillery, relinquishes the local rank of Captain on return to the United Kingdom. Dated 3rd April, 1944.

N.Z. PERMANENT STAFF

Temp. Lieutenant and Quartermaster W. P. Morgan, O.B.E., to be temp. Captain and Quartermaster whilst employed as an Area Quartermaster. Dated 5th February, 1944.

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF

Temp. Major E. de la Mare to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1st April, 1944.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant J. M. Arthur to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 16th May, 1944.

Ian Douglas Dick, M.Agric.Sc., to be temp. 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 17th May, 1944.

TERRITORIAL FORCE

N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

1st N.Z. Armoured Regiment

Temp. Lieutenant R. R. Stevens relinquishes his commission on appointment to a commission in the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 4th March, 1944.

2nd N.Z. Armoured Regiment

Temp. Lieutenant L. J. Lewis relinquishes his commission on appointment to a commission in the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 20th February, 1944.

N.Z. ARTILLERY

Temp. Lieutenant L. E. Brausch to be temp. Captain, and remains seconded. Dated 1st May, 1944.

The undermentioned temp. Lieutenants relinquish their commissions on appointment to commissions in the Royal N.Z. Air Force :—

S. J. Harvey. K. M. Pilkington.
D. McClelland. R. Frizzell.
Dated 31st March, 1944.

J. G. Randal. Dated 2nd April, 1944.

Temp. Lieutenant S. L. D. Young relinquishes his commission on appointment to the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 11th May, 1944.

Temp. Lieutenant J. G. Fitzgerald relinquishes his commission. Dated 20th May, 1944.

The undermentioned temp. 2nd Lieutenants relinquish their commissions on appointment to commissions in the Royal N.Z. Air Force :—

A. M. Omond. Dated 4th March, 1944.
T. J. W. Julian. G. O. Woodward. N. V. Lough.
R. C. Anderson. L. R. Petterson.
Dated 31st March, 1944.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant P. Williamson relinquishes his commission on appointment to a commission in the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 31st March, 1944.