JUNE 22]

N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Temp. Captain S. A. Fogg, B.D.S., to be temp. Major whilst
seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 12th June, 1944.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. W. Fraser is retired. Dated
10th June, 1944.
Lieutenant E. B. Boyd-Wilson to be temp. Captain, and remains
seconded. Dated 20th May, 1944.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE
The undermentioned Sisters are posted to the Retired List:-
I. J. Young (née Dunlop). Dated 23rd May, 1944.
I. C. Kirkwood. U. J. Goodin.
Dated 3rd June, 1944.
Phyllis May Aitcheson to be Sister. Dated 6th June, 1944.
OFFICERS CEASING TO BE SECONDED TO THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Colonel W. Murphy, C.B.E., M.C., and is reposted to the N.Z
Staff Corps. Dated 31st May, 1944.
Lieutenant-Colonel A. W. Reynolds, and is reposted to The
Hawke’s Bay Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-
Colonel, with seniority from 19th December, 1942. Dated 3rd
June, 1944.
Lieutenant-Colonel J. K. Robbte, and is reposted to The
Southland Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-
Colonel, with seniority from 1st August, 1943. Dated 3rd June,
1944.
With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand
Gazette No. 42, dated 25th May, 1944, relative to Major B. McG.
Laird, E.D., for "Dated 13th May, 1944", substitute "Dated 2nd
June, 1944".
Temp. Captain J. S. Bidwell, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to
the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with
seniority from 1st September, 1943. Dated 20th March, 1944.
Captain R. G. McElroy, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to the
Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority
from 4th November, 1942. Dated 27th May, 1944.
Captain A. B. Rainger, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to the
Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority
from 4th November, 1942. Dated 3rd June, 1944.
Captain T. C. Eady, N.Z. Corps of Signals, and is reposted to
the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with
seniority from 1st December, 1943. Dated 3rd June, 1944.
Captain J. G. R. Morley, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to the
Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority
from 4th November, 1942. Dated 4th June, 1944.
Captain R. W. Fraser, N.Z. Dental Corps, and is reposted to
the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with
seniority from 20th March, 1943. Dated 10th June, 1944.
With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand
Gazette No. 35, dated 4th May, 1944, relative to temp. Lieutenant
T. G. Walsh, for "with seniority from 4th September, 1943",
substitute "with seniority from 1st March, 1942".
Lieutenant E. Hollier, and is reposted to The Wellington
Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own) with the temporary rank of
Lieutenant, with seniority from 6th April, 1943. Dated 3rd June,
1944.
Lieutenant F. R. C. Penn, Corps of N.Z. Engineers, and is
reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieu-
tenant, with seniority from 1st September, 1941. Dated 3rd June,
1944.
2nd Lieutenant K. Morrison, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted
to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of 2nd Lieutenant,
with seniority from 27th January, 1943. Dated 16th November,
1943.
Sister I. J. Young (née Dunlop), N.Z. Army Nursing Service,
and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister,
with seniority from 5th June, 1941. Dated 23rd May, 1944.
Sister M. J. MacDonald, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is
reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with
seniority from 30th January, 1941. Dated 27th May, 1944.
Sister U. J. Goodin, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is
reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with
seniority from 9th May, 1941. Dated 3rd June, 1944.
Sister I. C. Kirkwood, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is
reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with
seniority from 9th May, 1941. Dated 3rd June, 1944.
OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE
Major N. P. Manning, E.D., and is posted to the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 10th June, 1944.
Captain W. R. Gutzewitz, and is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 3rd June, 1944.
Lieutenant J. A. Montgomerie, and is posted to the Reserve
of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 23rd May, 1944.
Lieutenant D. H. Beamish, and is posted to the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 25th May, 1944.
Lieutenant R. McC. Edgar, and is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 27th May, 1944.
Lieutenant D. V. Law, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated
3rd June, 1944.
Lieutenant A. S. H. Cutler, and is posted to the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 3rd June, 1944.
Lieutenant J. P. Farrell, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers,
Supplementary List. Dated 10th June, 1944.
Lieutenant H. S. Wells, and is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 10th June, 1944.
2nd Lieutenant J. N. Beasley, and is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 3rd June, 1944.
2nd Lieutenant T. G. Fowler, M.M., and is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 3rd June, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Relinquishments, and Reduction
in Seniority of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Air Department,
Wellington, 17th June, 1944.
HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve the following appointments, promotions, transfers,
relinquishments, and reduction in seniority of officers of the Royal
New Zealand Air Force :-
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointments
As Pilots—
NZ 2255 Sidney Weetman Rochford Hughes, O.B.E., on
relinquishing his commission in the Reserve of Air Force Officers
(United Kingdom), is granted a temporary commission in the rank
of Squadron Leader, with seniority as from the 1st December, 1941.
Dated 1st January, 1944.
The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in the
rank of Pilot Officer :—
Dated 10th March, 1944—
NZ 417022 Flight Sergeant Malcolm Joseph Corich.
Dated 26th April, 1944—
NZ 42483 Flight Sergeant Wallace Arthur Tong.
NZ 421796 Flight Sergeant Douglas Bryce Tweedie.
Dated 5th May, 1944—
NZ 431048 Sergeant Felix Ellis O'Sullivan.
Dated 7th May, 1944—
NZ 428792 Flight Sergeant Maurice James Miller.
Dated 12th May, 1944—
NZ 422278 Flight Sergeant Alan Dorrington Gibson,
D.F.M.
Dated 16th May, 1944—
NZ 425238 Flight Sergeant Maurice Edward Dare.
Dated 11th June, 1944—
NZ 2220 Ronald James McLean.
NZ 2250 Colin Fergus Brown.
NZ 2221 Melvyn Harold Rowe.
NZ 438640 Sergeant Frank Dingwall Culliford.
NZ 2222 Lloyd Kenrick Burch.
NZC 439113 L.A.C. John Keith Bell.
NZ 2223 Geoffrey Herbert Strange.
NZC 439169 L.A.C. James Rudd Hay.
NZ 2224 Percy Evan Kelland.
NZ 2251 Thomas Palmer McLean.
NZ 2225 Clutha Nantes Mackenzie.
NZ 431990 L.A.C. Edward Maxwell Steel.
NZ 436794 Flight Sergeant Leslie Charles Reynish
Hulbert.
NZ 432092 L.A.C. Desmond Geoffrey Holliss.
NZ 2226 Harold Lynton Parker.
NZC 435972 L.A.C. John Phillip Hunt.
NZ 2227 John Boyd Hargrave.
NZ 2252 Alfred Warwick Coutts.
NZ 2228 James Harry Otway.
NZ 2253 George Wilbur Ferguson.
NZ 2229 Allan George Ricketts.
NZ 433729 L.A.C. Peter Charles Croxton Sheppard.
NZ 2230 Harold Seymour Clark.
NZ 2254 Harry Neville Ross Jackson.
NZ 2231 Samuel Egbert Brown.
NZ 2232 John Bruce Thomson Scott.
NZ 2233 Joseph Lewis Oliver.
NZ 2234 John Gill Hutchison.
NZ 436717 L.A.C. Ernest Alton Sutherland.
NZ 2235 Walter Riley Scott.
NZ 2236 Evan Gillon Harris.
NZ 2237 Alexander Leonard Watson.
NZ 2238 Alan Reginald Mills.
NZ 2239 Ronald Frederick Haycock.
NZ 2240 Bernard Godfrey Piesse.
NZ 2241 Russell Atkinson Hutchinson.
NZ 2242 John Matthew Harvey.
NZ 2243 Norman Rowellan Jones.
NZ 2244 Douglas Gerald Parsons.
NZ 2245 Robert Sturdee Cutfield.
NZ 2246 Warren John Kingham.
NZ 2247 Maurice David Power.
NZ 2248 Geoffrey Ernest Hamon Lewis.
NZ 2249 Wallace Randolph Robertson.

As Navigators—
Dated 25th March, 1944—
NZ 422184 Flight Sergeant Eric John Whatley Fry.
Dated 27th March, 1944—
NZ 425652 Flight Sergeant Hubert Rowland Durrant.
As Wireless Operator/Air Gunners—
Dated 22nd April, 1944—
NZ 4310170 Flight Sergeant Frederick John Reid Duncan.
Dated 23rd April, 1944—
NZ 416693 Flight Sergeant Harold Norman Williams.
Dated 19th May, 1944—
NZ 427266 Sergeant William Gordon Duncan.
NZ 4215899 Sergeant Colin Ilford Munro.
Dated 29th May, 1944—
NZ 411072 Warrant Officer Robert James Findlay.
As Air Bomber—
Dated 11th May, 1944—
NZ 422674 Flight Sergeant Charles Benjamin Williams.