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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 64

Cancellation

The entry appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 8, dated 17th February, 1944, page 134, under the heading “General Duties Branch—Appointments, As Pilots”, relating to “NZ 4310159 Pilot Officer Albert Hart Robertson ZILLWOOD”, is cancelled.

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

As Pilots—
Dated 29th September, 1943—
NZ 413820 Flight Sergeant Ian Duke CULPAN.

Dated 12th March, 1944—
NZ 414245 Flight Sergeant Derek William CHAPMAN.

Dated 22nd April, 1944—
NZ 413042 Warrant Officer Brian James DOYLE.

Dated 25th April, 1944—
NZ 416544 Flight Sergeant Kenneth Hastings SALT.

Dated 11th May, 1944—
NZ 416205 Warrant Officer William Ivan HOLMES.

Dated 3rd June, 1944—
NZ 422373 Flight Sergeant Donald COOK.

Dated 5th June, 1944—
NZ 42474 Flight Sergeant William Logan STEWART.

Dated 7th June, 1944—
NZ 415354 Warrant Officer Rex NEWMAN.

As Navigators—
Dated 3rd February, 1944—
NZ 404534 Warrant Officer Joseph Nolan CULLETON.

Dated 16th June, 1944—
NZ 432750 Sergeant Walter Douglas WILLIAMSON,
NZ 4216517 Sergeant Frederick Joshua MCDONALD.
NZC 433290 Sergeant Walter Graham HUGHES.
NZ 432729 Sergeant Graeme Sinclair REID.
NZC 433345 Sergeant Matthew PARK.

As Wireless Operator/Air Gunners—
Dated 29th April, 1944—
NZ 404598 Warrant Officer Albert Francis GARFATH.

Dated 16th June, 1944—
NZ 428152 Sergeant Ernest George ROGERS.

As Air Bombers—
Dated 7th June, 1944—
NZ 425973 Flight Sergeant Raymond Benjamin EDE.

Dated 16th June, 1944—
NZ 4212733 Sergeant Alfred LONGSTAFF.
NZC 4210023 Sergeant James Ian WILKINSON.
NZC 437266 Sergeant Noel CHILD.
NZ 429159 Sergeant Hugh St. Clair FAUCHELLE.
NZ 421677 Sergeant Hilton Russell CHAPMAN.
NZ 4216726 Sergeant James Ferguson BEATTIE.
NZ 4212724 Sergeant Theo Kilpon ORR.
NZ 4213835 Sergeant Richmond DOBBIE.

As Air Gunner—
Dated 16th June, 1944—
NZ 428291 Sergeant John SMITH.

Promotions

Squadron Leader (temp.) Axel Neil JOHNSTONE to be Acting Wing Commander (paid). Dated 22nd May, 1944.

Flying Officer Harold James CRAWFORD to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 29th September, 1943.

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

Dated 3rd June, 1944 : Alfred Walter WESTWOOD.
Dated 13th June, 1944 : Henry Edward BUCKLAND.

Transfers

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Administrative and Special Duties Branch to the General Duties Branch in their present rank :-

As Pilot—
Dated 1st May, 1944—
Pilot Officer Archibald Gerrard MCLAUCHLAN.

As Navigators—
Dated 30th June, 1944—
Pilot Officer John Keith SOMERVELL.
Pilot Officer David Alexander Grahame DICKSON.
Pilot Officer Harold Muir PARLANE.

As Air Bombers—
Dated 30th June, 1944—
Pilot Officer Trevor Frederick HAMMOND.
Pilot Officer Colin MacIntosh ROBERTSON.

Relinquishments

The undermentioned officers are permitted to relinquish their temporary commissions :-

Dated 1st July, 1944 : Flying Officer Campbell PRENTICE.
Dated 3rd July, 1944 : Flying Officer Peter DEVINE, D.F.M.
Dated 25th July, 1944 : Flying Officer Richard Lethbridge JONES.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION I: EQUIPMENT OFFICERS

Promotion

Accountant Duties—
Flying Officer (temp.) Ian Eastwood ALLAN to be Acting Flight Lieutenant (paid). Dated 4th May, 1944.

Relinquishments

The undermentioned officers are permitted to relinquish their temporary commissions :-

Dated 8th June, 1944 : Flying Officer Alfred Cecil KELLETT.
Dated 11th July, 1944 : Flight Lieutenant Rex Arthur Walter COKER.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointment

NZ 2189 Claude Maurice Hoare BENNETT, on relinquishing his commission in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flying Officer, with seniority as from 2nd July, 1942. Dated 1st July, 1944.

Transfer

Pilot Officer William Richard SMART is transferred from the Equipment Branch, Section II, to the Administrative and Special Duties Branch in his present rank and seniority. Dated 23rd March, 1944.

Amendment

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 93, dated 22nd October, 1942, page 2508, under the heading “Administrative and Special Duties Branch—Transfers”, relating to Flight Lieutenant Edwyn Arnold Fraser WILDING, is amended to read “Dated 4th November, 1942”.

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

Appointments

Noel KINZETT is granted an Air Training Corps Commission in the rank of Flying Officer. Dated 1st October, 1943.

The undermentioned are granted Air Training Corps Commissions in the rank of Pilot Officer :-

Dated 1st April, 1944—
John Douglas RODGER. Ivan McRae MOSES.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Transfers

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I :-

Dated 2nd June, 1944 : Flying Officer Lorenz Mathias RIESTERER.
Dated 17th July, 1944 : Flying Officer Thompson MERRILEES.

Corrigenda

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 22, dated 26th February, 1942, page 598, under the heading “Administrative and Special Duties Branch—Relinquishments and Appointments”, for “NZ 1426 William James ADAMS, B.Sc.”, read “NZ 1426 James William ADAMS, B.Sc.”.

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 55, dated 29th June, 1944, page 836, under the heading “Medical Branch—Appointment”, for “NZ 2263 Terence Gerald HARPUR, M.B., Ch.B.”, read “NZ 2263 Thomas Gerald HARPUR, M.B., Ch.B.”.

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 51, dated 8th July, 1943, page 752, under the heading “Medical Branch—Appointments”, for “NZ 1870 John Wellesley Euan RAINE, M.B., Ch.B.”, read “NZ 1870 John Wellesley Evan RAINE, M.B., Ch.B.”.

W. E. PARRY,
For the Minister of Defence.

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 21st July, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, promotions, reversion, transfers, and relinquishment 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 13th March, 1944—
NZ 414601 Warrant Officer Arnold DIVERS, D.F.M.

Dated 16th April, 1944—
NZ 415296 Flight Sergeant Eric Steele DOHERTY, D.F.M.
NZ 412717 Warrant Officer Harry Hayes Stockdale MOORE.

Dated 9th May, 1944—
NZ 41944 Warrant Officer Bruce Alexander SINCLAIR.
NZ 417111 Flight Sergeant Joseph James ROBINSON.

Dated 15th May, 1944—
NZ 421769 Flight Sergeant Edward Grigg ROBINSON.

Dated 17th May, 1944—
NZ 426166 Flight Sergeant David Arthur COSTER.
NZ 426172 Flight Sergeant Mervyn Leslie Thomas HARPER.

Dated 18th May, 1944—
NZ 417058 Warrant Officer Ronald John Wilson HEY.

Dated 28th May, 1944—
NZ 416499 Warrant Officer Brian Charlton JEFFARES.