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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 44

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 22nd May, 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

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in
the rank of Pilot Officer :-

As Pilots—

Dated 19th February, 1944—
NZ 422269 Flight Sergeant Norman Wilfred DONNELLEY.

Dated 9th April, 1944—
NZ 424505 Flight Sergeant Lawrence Michael O’CONNOR.

Dated 14th April, 1944—
NZ 42415 Flight Sergeant Arthur Ralph KITTO.

Dated 22nd April, 1944—
NZ 426041 Flight Sergeant Wilson Orchard HADLEY.

Dated 1st May, 1944—
NZ 415421 Flight Sergeant Phillip John REID.
NZ 416442 Flight Sergeant Archibald Currie BEAZER.

As Navigators—

Dated 1st April, 1944—
NZ 422447 Flight Sergeant Gordon Prujean WILLIAMS.

Dated 1st May, 1944—
NZ 413450 Flight Sergeant Edward MILLAR.
NZ 413475 Flight Sergeant David William REGAN.
NZ 415432 Flight Sergeant Cornelius Ashton MCGUINNESS.
NZ 413805 Flight Sergeant Jack Thomas BATTYE.

As Wireless Operator/Air Gunners—

Dated 4th April, 1944—
NZ 412336 Warrant Officer Ernest William BUCHANAN.

Dated 1st May, 1944—
NZ 412897 Flight Sergeant Lewis Pat MILLER.
NZ 415908 Flight Sergeant John Joseph MCDONALD.
NZ 402659 Warrant Officer Arthur George HOSKINS.
NZ 391278 Warrant Officer Frederick John HARVEY.
NZ 412459 Flight Sergeant Charles Neil O’LOUGHLIN.

As Air Gunner—

Dated 1st May, 1944—
NZ 401224 Flight Sergeant Herrold Raymond CORBIN,
D.F.M.

Promotions

Squadron Leader Donald Edward GRIGG, M.B.E., to be Wing
Commander (temp.). Dated 6th April, 1944.

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Gordon Kenneth Dundas MACKENZIE
to be Acting Squadron Leader (paid). Dated 9th April, 1944.

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

Dated 20th April, 1944 : Charles Henry LATTIMER.

Dated 24th April, 1944—
Charles Spence LYONS.
Edward Greer FLEMING.
Gordon Wallace CAMMELL.
Verrell WEATHERLEY.
Lloyd James APPLETON.
John Charles Lawson PETTIT.
James Richard Robert DEVEREAUX.
Gordon Farquhar FORBES.

Warren Hornby AUGUST.
Patrick Montague BOYLE.
Eric William TANNER.
John David GRUBB.
Ronald Arnott KEAR.
Douglas Haig TODD.
Claud Peter COWAN.

Dated 27th April, 1944—
George Oliver WHATNALL.
Douglas George CULL.

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

Dated 5th May, 1944 : Patrick Stanley TENNENT.

Dated 21st May, 1944—
Peter Douglas GIFFORD.
Dennis Edward HOGAN, D.F.C.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers
(temp.) :—

Dated 28th November, 1943 : Basil Vivian GAIN.
Dated 30th November, 1943 : Kenneth William ROBINSON.
Dated 9th February, 1944 : William Henry GRAY, D.F.M.
Dated 20th February, 1944 : William Reginald ARNOLD.
Dated 8th March, 1944 : Robert Leonard SOMMERVILLE, D.F.M.
Dated 15th March, 1944 : William Jack BIRCHALL.
Dated 25th March, 1944 : Henry James BENNETT.
Dated 29th March, 1944 : William Feilding SHORTT.
Dated 30th March, 1944 : Albert Noel WARD.
Dated 10th April, 1944 : Leslie Eric TURNER.

Dated 14th April, 1944—
Colin Malcolm WALLACE, D.F.M.
Frederick Stewart STEVENSON.
Vincent John KELLY.

Robert Walter CODDINGTON.
Leith Lander THOMPSON.
David Robert FOWLER.

Dated 15th April, 1944—
Percival Leonard DAUBNEY.
Noel REID.
John Stanley WILSON.
Thomas Gordon Huie ADAMS.
Roland Edward MURRELL.

Victor Digger HENDRY.
Richard Pascoe PERRY.
Harold William Norris BUDD.
James Robert CRAIG.

Dated 16th April, 1944—
James Edmonds MOBBERLEY.
James Peter Marshall CORNWALL.

Dated 17th April, 1944—
John Duncomb WHITEMAN.
George Frederick WOODS.

Dated 18th April, 1944—
Archibald Millar MOFFAT.
Frank Edward COOPER.

Dated 19th April, 1944 : Lawrence Alfred IDLE.

Dated 20th April, 1944—
Harold Tudor HAYNES.
Noel Eric ROSEMAN.

Dated 21st April, 1944 : Harold Trevor NINNES.

Dated 22nd April, 1944—
Trevor Snell KNAPMAN.
Claude Cyril MCCORMACK.

Dated 23rd April, 1944—
Raymond Attwell AYTON.
Wilfred Albert HOLT.
Maurice Frederick FIFIELD.
Clive William ELLIOTT.

Amendments

In the notices appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 102,
dated 18th November, 1943, page 1388, under the heading “General
Duties Branch—Appointments : As Air Bombers” and “As Air
Gunners”, for “Dated 25th October, 1943”, read “Dated 15th
October, 1943”.

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 13,
dated 24th February, 1944, page 193, under the heading “General
Duties Branch—Appointments : As Pilots”, for “NZ 411431
Warrant Officer Colin MONCUR”, read “NZ 411431 Flight Sergeant
Colin MONCUR”.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Transfer

Pilot Officer William Alexander Clydesdale PULLAR is transferred
from the General Duties Branch to the Administrative and Special
Duties Branch in his present rank and with seniority as from 6th
January, 1943. Dated 5th May, 1944.

Relinquishment

Flying Officer Gordon Huntly BENTON is permitted to relinquish
his temporary commission. Dated 1st June, 1944.

Works Section—

Promotion

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) John Lionel WELLS to be Acting
Squadron Leader (paid). Dated 15th May, 1944.

Educational Section—

Relinquishment

Flying Officer Kenneth John DUNCAN is permitted to relinquish
his temporary commission. Dated 30th May, 1944.

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

Relinquishment

Pilot Officer Kenneth Pemberton PROCTOR is permitted to
relinquish his Air Training Corps Commission. Dated 1st January,
1944.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Transfer

Wing Commander Donald Edward GRIGG, M.B.E., is transferred
from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B,
Section I. Dated 27th May, 1944.

Corrigenda

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 13,
dated 24th February, 1944, page 192, under the heading “General
Duties Branch—Appointments : As Pilots”, for “NZ 414341
Flight Sergeant Kevin William ROBINSON”, read “NZ 414341
Flight Sergeant Kenneth William ROBINSON.”

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 38,
dated 11th May, 1944, page 560, under the heading “General Duties
Branch—Appointments : As Pilots”, for “NZ 4215952 Sergeant
Rennaird Alexander RAE”, read “NZ 4215952 Sergeant Kennaird
Alexander RAE”.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 26th May, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve the following appointments, promotions, and trans-
fers 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 5th May, 1944—
NZ 414846 Sergeant Henry David YEOMAN.
NZ 4216713 Sergeant Desmond Edward STOKES.
NZ 432057 Sergeant Kenneth James DOUGLAS.