New Zealand Gazette – 1944 – No. 49

Page 713

✨ Military Promotions and Appointments

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As Air Bombers--

Dated 26th April, 1944--
NZ 415238 Flight Sergeant Leslie Austin Ryburn.

Dated 19th May, 1944--
NZ 427856 Sergeant Owen Bagshaw ROBERT.
NZ 4213312 Sergeant Desmond Albert WARMINGTON.
NZ 4213324 Sergeant John Brian HARTLAND.
NZC 4213400 Sergeant John HAZLEWOOD.
NZ 4211768 Sergeant James Lawrence GRAYBURN.
NZ 429443 Sergeant John Milne THOMPSON.

Promotions

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

Dated 25th September, 1943: Allan Frank CRANE.
Dated 24th April, 1944: John George BUCHANAN.

Dated 1st May, 1944--
Henry Joseph MEHARRY. Stanley George HORNER.

Dated 7th May, 1944: Lloyd Thomson HUNTER.

Dated 8th May, 1944--
George Mervynn KENNEDY. Campbell Edward LYE.
Charles Gordon WASHER. Graham Gordon DIXON.
Desmond Harold HAMBLYN. William Vivian MELBOURNE.

Dated 11th May, 1944--
Douglas Gordon Elliot BROWN.
Irvine Philip John MASKILL.
Anthony Ridley ROBSON, D.F.M.

Dated 16th May, 1944: Robert James DALL, D.F.C.

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

Dated 28th July, 1943: Deane Graham PALLISER.
Dated 18th March, 1944: Frank TRANSOM.
Dated 25th March, 1944: Christopher William WEIR.
Dated 26th March, 1944: Frederick James SHEPPARD.
Dated 1st April, 1944: John Walter George TILL.
Dated 14th April, 1944: Leslie John SMALL.
Dated 15th April, 1944: Kenneth Roy HORSLEY.
Dated 29th April, 1944: Jack Raymond KEARSE.
Dated 2nd May, 1944: Dudley Watson ALLEN.
Dated 3rd May, 1944: George Finlay MUNRO.

Dated 8th May, 1944--
William Hamish MACDONALD. Homer Cecil HURT.

Dated 9th May, 1944--
Desmond George MANISTY. Allan William JACKSON.
George JONES.

Dated 11th May, 1944--
James DARRAGH. Ralph Osbourne BROWN.

Dated 12th May, 1944: Lowry James PORTER.
Dated 14th May, 1944: Colin Windsor DRYLAND.
Dated 16th May, 1944: William John LAKE.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II: TECHNICAL OFFICERS

Promotions

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

Signals Duties--
Dated 11th May, 1944--
Owen SPALDING. Claude Proctor FISK.
Daniel Grahame BRYCE. Corselleus Hiram HULLS.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotion, Transfers, and Relinquishment of Officersof the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 9th June, 1944.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased toapprove the following appointments, promotion, transfers,and relinquishment of officers of the Royal New Zealand AirForce:--

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointments

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

As Pilots--

Dated 26th November, 1943--
NZ 413877 Flight Sergeant Henry James MILLAR.

Dated 26th January, 1944--
NZ 41906 Warrant Officer George Harold FrederickHUTCHISON, D.F.C.

Dated 24th April, 1944--
NZ 428085 Flight Sergeant Thomas Wilson DALE.

Dated 2nd May, 1944--
NZ 412522 Warrant Officer John Henry Francis WHYTE.

Dated 5th May, 1944--
NZ 421770 Flight Sergeant Leslie John ROBINSON.

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Dated 6th May, 1944--
NZ 426165 Flight Sergeant James Ross COPLAND.
NZ 421815 Flight Sergeant William Charles CAPPER.

Dated 18th May, 1944--
NZ 424556 Flight Sergeant Douglas Lloyd WILSON.

Dated 1st June, 1944--
NZC 427097 Sergeant Arthur Stewart MILLS.

As Navigators--

Dated 24th January, 1944--
NZ 413105 Flight Sergeant Ronald Deans MILNE.

Dated 2nd March, 1944--
NZ 413216 Flight Sergeant Reginald HILL.

Dated 26th March, 1944--
NZ 42188 Flight Sergeant Thomas Noel HEEPS.

Dated 24th April, 1944--
NZ 425213 Flight Sergeant Ronald Joffre WHITTLESTON.

As Wireless Operator/Air Gunners--

Dated 6th October, 1943--
NZ 391006 Warrant Officer George Archibald GREGORY.

Dated 3rd January, 1944--
NZ 404606 Warrant Officer Edwin Alfred HURLEY.

Dated 10th April, 1944--
NZ 412230 Flight Sergeant Roy Alexander HENDERSON.

Dated 8th May, 1944--
NZ 412457 Flight Sergeant Frederick MULHOLLAND.

Promotion

Pilot Officer Robert Hill Wood to be Flying Officer (temp.).Dated 11th December, 1943.

Amendment

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 13, dated24th February, 1944, page 192, under the heading "General DutiesBranch--Appointments: As Pilots", relating to "NZ 42493Flight Sergeant Alexander KANE", is amended to read "Dated31st December, 1943".

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointments

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in therank of Pilot Officer. Dated 28th May, 1944:--

NZ 2210 Robert Arthur CLAGUE.NZ 2211 John Roland BARRY.NZ 2217 William Nicholas Joynt THACKER.NZ 2218 Kenneth Richard JOHNS.NZ 2219 Charles Robert BISCOFF.

Transfer

Flying Officer Frank Boyce CHENNELLS is transferred from theGeneral Duties Branch to the Administrative and Special DutiesBranch in his present rank and seniority. Dated 15th May, 1944.

Amendment

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 32, dated20th April, 1944, page 391, under the heading "Administrative andSpecial Duties Branch--Appointment", relating to "NZ 415311Sergeant Francis Vincent GREY", is amended to read "Dated 6thMarch, 1944".

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN'S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE
Relinquishment

Assistant Section Officer Gytha Mabel Neale HOADLEY ispermitted to relinquish her temporary commission. Dated 1stSeptember, 1943.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Transfers

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the ActiveList to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class A, Section I:-

Dated 16th April, 1944: Squadron Leader Sidney NoelWILTSHIRE, D.C.
Dated 17th June, 1944: Flight Lieutenant Robert BruceCRUICKSHANK.

Corrigenda

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 39,dated 18th May, 1944, page 580, under the heading "GeneralDuties Branch--Appointments: As Pilots", relating to "FlightSergeant Herbert Alexander POND", for "NZ 416162", read"NZ 416161".

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No 39,dated 18th May, 1944, page 580, under the heading "Administrativeand Special Duties Branch, Section II (A.T.C.)--Relinquishments",relating to "Pilot Officer Norman Alexander BYRNE", read "PilotOfficer Norman Alexander BYRNE".

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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🛡️ Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (continued from previous page)

Domain🛡️ Defence & Military
Dated9 June 1944
KeywordsRoyal New Zealand Air Force, Appointments, Promotions, Pilots, Navigators, Wireless Operator/Air Gunners
👱🏽 Names

73 names identified

Leslie Austin Ryburn (Flight Sergeant), Appointed as Air Bomber
Owen Bagshaw Robert (Sergeant), Appointed as Air Bomber
Desmond Albert Warmington (Sergeant), Appointed as Air Bomber
John Brian Hartland (Sergeant), Appointed as Air Bomber
John Hazlewood (Sergeant), Appointed as Air Bomber
James Lawrence Grayburn (Sergeant), Appointed as Air Bomber
John Milne Thompson (Sergeant), Appointed as Air Bomber
Allan Frank Crane (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
John George Buchanan (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Henry Joseph Meharry (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Stanley George Horner (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Lloyd Thomson Hunter (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
George Mervynn Kennedy (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Campbell Edward Lye (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Charles Gordon Washer (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Graham Gordon Dixon (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Desmond Harold Hamblyn (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
William Vivian Melbourne (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Douglas Gordon Elliot Brown (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Irvine Philip John Maskill (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Anthony Ridley Robson (Flying Officer, D.F.M.), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Robert James Dall (Flying Officer, D.F.C.), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
Deane Graham Palliser (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Frank Transom (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Christopher William Weir (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Frederick James Sheppard (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
John Walter George Till (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Leslie John Small (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Kenneth Roy Horsley (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Jack Raymond Kearse (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Dudley Watson Allen (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
George Finlay Munro (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
William Hamish MacDonald (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Homer Cecil Hurt (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Desmond George Manisty (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Allan William Jackson (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
George Jones (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
James Darragh (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Ralph Osbourne Brown (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Lowry James Porter (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Colin Windsor Dryland (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
William John Lake (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Owen Spalding (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Claude Proctor Fisk (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Daniel Grahame Bryce (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Corselleus Hiram Hulls (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Henry James Millar (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
George Harold Frederick Hutchison (Warrant Officer, D.F.C.), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Thomas Wilson Dale (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
John Henry Francis Whyte (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Leslie John Robinson (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
James Ross Copland (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
William Charles Capper (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Douglas Lloyd Wilson (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Arthur Stewart Mills (Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Ronald Deans Milne (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Reginald Hill (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Thomas Noel Heeps (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Ronald Joffre Whittleston (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
George Archibald Gregory (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Edwin Alfred Hurley (Warrant Officer), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Roy Alexander Henderson (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Frederick Mulholland (Flight Sergeant), Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Robert Hill Wood (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
Robert Arthur Clague, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
John Roland Barry, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
William Nicholas Joynt Thacker, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Kenneth Richard Johns, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Charles Robert Biscoff, Granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
Frank Boyce Chennells (Flying Officer), Transferred to Administrative and Special Duties Branch
Gytha Mabel Neale Hoadley (Assistant Section Officer), Relinquished temporary commission
Sidney Noel Wiltshire (Squadron Leader, D.C.), Transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers
Robert Bruce Cruickshank (Flight Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers

👩‍💼 Officials

F. Jones, Minister of Defence

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