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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 6

N.Z. Medical Corps
Major J. N. Armour. Lieutenant W. D. Nichol.
Dated 15th December, 1943.
Captain P. M. Tripp.
Lieutenants—
H. G. Bremner (with effect from 24th May, 1943).
T. J. Miles (with effect from 21st April, 1943).
Dated 12th January, 1944.

N.Z. Dental Corps—Reinforcements
Major D. W. Earle.
Captains—
W. T. Simmers. G. R. Hanan.
Dated 12th January, 1944.

N.Z. Army Education and Welfare Services
Major R. B. Schulze. Dated 12th January, 1944.
The undermentioned are seconded from the Territorial Force :—

N.Z. Army Nursing Service—Reinforcements
Sisters—
B. A. Stedman. Dated 15th December, 1943.
N. Nutter. Dated 12th January, 1944.

N.Z. Chaplains Department—Reinforcements
Rev. R. P. Andrews, Chaplain, 4th Class.
Rev. D. E. Duncan, Chaplain, 4th Class.
Rev. L. F. F. Gunn, Chaplain, 4th Class.
Rev. H. E. Rowe, Chaplain, 4th Class.
Rev. T. Skuse, Chaplain, 4th Class.
Rev. J. G. B. Talbot, Chaplain, 4th Class.
Dated 12th January, 1944.

PROMOTION
N.Z. Medical Corps
Lieutenant W. D. Nichol to be Captain. Dated 25th January, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Army Department,
Wellington, 5th February, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments and promotions of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force :—

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FIJI)

APPOINTMENT (TEMPORARY)
N.Z. Dental Corps
Temp. Captain G. E. Merrick is seconded from the Territorial Force. Dated 30th December, 1943.

APPOINTMENT (SUBSTANTIVE)
N.Z. Dental Corps
Captain G. E. Merrick’s temporary appointment is confirmed and he is seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 18th January, 1944.

APPOINTMENT TO COMMISSION
N.Z. Engineers
Allan Leister Taylor to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 20th September, 1942.

PROMOTIONS
N.Z. Infantry
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—
S. F. Besley. T. R. H. Blatchford. J. H. Craig.
K. C. Edwards. R. D. Gillespie. G. T. Guest.
A. W. Low. B. E. Mackenzie. M. J. Ward.
Dated 20th December, 1943.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps
Lieutenant R. W. R. Johnson to be temp. Captain. Dated 1st January, 1944.

N.Z. Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
2nd Subaltern M. R. Stevenson to be Subaltern. Dated 9th November, 1943.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN PACIFIC

APPOINTMENTS (TEMPORARY)
The undermentioned are seconded from the Territorial Force :—

N.Z. Signals
Temp. Lieutenant K. J. Coates. Dated 24th December, 1943.

N.Z. Army Service Corps
Temp. Lieutenants—
L. E. Gibbons. A. B. Gladwin.
Dated 22nd December, 1943.
Temp. 2nd Lieutenant W. H. Hall. Dated 22nd December, 1943.

APPOINTMENTS (SUBSTANTIVE)
The undermentioned temporary appointments are confirmed :—

N.Z. Signals
Lieutenant K. J. Coates. Dated 18th January, 1944.

N.Z. Army Service Corps
Lieutenants—
L. E. Gibbons. A. B. Gladwin.
2nd Lieutenant W. H. Hall.
Dated 18th January, 1944.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service
Sister J. T. Menzies is seconded from the Territorial Force. Dated 18th January, 1944.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (TONGA)
The following is a list of officers, in order of seniority by corps, who have been taken on the strength of 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Tonga, since 1st August, 1943.
All ranks are substantive in that Force, as from the dates shown against their names.
All previous references to the rank and seniority of officers in the Force, where inconsistent with the rank and seniority shown below, are hereby cancelled :—

N.Z. Artillery
2nd Lieutenants—
F. R. Tankard. A. D. Moss. A. M. R. Bliss.
Dated 11th August, 1943.

N.Z. Infantry
Major J. R. Griffin. Dated 4th September, 1943.
Lieutenants—
J. H. Boon. G. D. Moon. J. T. Shaw.
Dated 20th August, 1943.
2nd Lieutenants—
F. W. Chambers. Dated 1st August, 1943.
C. A. Reed. C. C. Shaw. T. G. Walsh.
Dated 11th August, 1943.

N.Z. Army Service Corps
2nd Lieutenant A. McLuckie. Dated 17th August, 1943.

N.Z. Medical Corps
Lieutenant M. C. Black. Dated 27th September, 1943.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps
Captain H. F. Purcell. Dated 12th September, 1943.
Lieutenant C. G. Keene. Dated 26th October, 1943.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service
Charge Sister R. Bremner. Dated 11th August, 1943.
Sisters—
M. W. Wilson. G. E. Brown. M. J. Ward.
P. A. Beynon. K. D. Gabites. H. F. Watson.
P. L. L. Edwards. L. G. Russell. M. A. Womersley.
K. M. Fleming. M. M. Walshe.
Dated 11th August, 1943.

N.Z. Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Subaltern C. J. F. Catto. Dated 29th September, 1943.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointment, Promotions, Transfer, and Relinquishment of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 26th January, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointment, promotions, transfer, and relinquishment of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force :—

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointment
NZ 1990 Flight Lieutenant Robert Douglas CAMPBELL on relinquishing his commission in the Reserve of Air Force Officers (United Kingdom) is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority as from 3rd September, 1941. Dated 1st December, 1943.

Promotions
The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers (temp.) :—
Dated 19th August, 1943 : Lawrence Clark BERG.
Dated 5th December, 1943—
Sidney Maxwell HOPE. Norman Andrew FREW.
Crawford Hamilton Eyre EADIE. Charles Donald WILSON.
Donald Cuthbert CURTIS. Ronald Francis MADIGAN.
Donald Grant GORDON. John BOWLER.
James Gordon Thomas PETTIGREW. Donald James FYFE.
Ronald Hugh HAZLETT. Stewart GUTHRIE.
Richard Allan WALDRON. Hector James LAMBIE.
Dennis Gordon Allwright RITCHIE. Alan McGregor BAILEY.
Dated 19th December, 1943 : Harold Ernest MOSS.
Dated 26th December, 1943—
Ronald Ernest FENTON. John James CARSON.
Leslie Ernest STILLWELL. Gordon Thomas Ian COWAN.