946 THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE [No. 67

Dated 18th May, 1944—
NZ 416194 Warrant Officer Edwin Fitzherbert George
BURROWES.

Dated 12th June, 1944—
NZ 421765 Flight Sergeant Colin William ROBBIE.

Dated 13th June, 1944—
NZ 417082 Warrant Officer Leslie Arthur MARTYN.

Dated 14th June, 1944—
NZ 422367 Flight Sergeant Percy Francis CARTER.
NZ 427224 Flight Sergeant Richard John ODGERS.

Dated 18th June, 1944—
NZ 427792 Flight Sergeant Noel Alfred Florance ATKINS.
NZ 423529 Flight Sergeant Stuart LEWIS.

Dated 20th June, 1944—
NZ 422280 Flight Sergeant Alexander George GRAY.

Dated 22nd June, 1944—
NZ 421546 Flight Sergeant Philip Sydney WHITEN.

Dated 24th June, 1944—
NZ 412421 Warrant Officer Leslie FULKER.

Dated 27th June, 1944—
NZ 411915 Warrant Officer James Alexander McINTOSH.

Dated 1st July, 1944—
NZ 425971 Flight Sergeant Donald Macnearnie Frank
YEATES.
NZC 4213412 Flight Sergeant John Alexander MURRAY.
NZ 4216189 Flight Sergeant Stewart McKenzie BALLAN-
TYNE.

As Navigator—
Dated 16th May, 1944—
NZ 425204 Flight Sergeant Charles Le Gallais GARDNER.

As Wireless Operator/Air Gunner—
Dated 23rd October, 1943—
NZ 405735 Flight Sergeant Alva Lyon BEALE.

As Air Bombers—
Dated 14th May, 1944—
NZ 421754 Flight Sergeant Robert George PAYNE.

Dated 26th June, 1944—
NZ 41618 Warrant Officer Bruce Valentine DAVIS.

Dated 28th June, 1944—
NZ 425410 Flight Sergeant Roy John Robert YOUNG.

Promotions
Squadron Leader (temp.) William Angus CAMERON to be Acting
Wing Commander (paid). Dated 26th June, 1944.

The undermentioned Flight Lieutenants to be Squadron Leaders
(temp.) :—
Dated 1st July, 1944—
Alex Beresford Speedy HOLDSWORTH.
Alfred Herbert HARDING, D.F.C.

Transfer
Flying Officer Arthur Haig O’BRIEN is transferred from the
Reserve of Air Force Officers to the Active List. Dated 15th May,
1944.

Amendments
In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 13, dated
24th February, 1944, page 193, under the heading “General Duties
Branch—Appointments”, relating to “NZ 2059 Flight Lieutenant
Maurice Craig KINDER, A.F.C.”, for “Dated 29th November, 1943”,
read “Dated 15th December, 1943”.

In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 49, dated
15th June, 1944, page 712, under the heading “General Duties
Branch—Appointments: As Pilots”, relating to “NZ 4310157
Flight Sergeant Ian Robertson WEIR”, read “NZ 4310157 Flight
Sergeant Ian Robertson McKenzie WEIR”.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH
Change of Name
Flight Lieutenant Grevis Götz assumes the name of Grevis
GOETZ.

MEDICAL BRANCH
Promotions
The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants
(temp.) :—
Dated 1st June, 1944: Francis Harding SIMS, M.Sc., M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 1st July, 1944: Robert Duncan SCOTT, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 7th July, 1944—
John Colin BAIRD, M.B., Ch.B.
John Clarke McNEUR, M.B., Ch.B.
Roland Arnold RODDA, M.B., Ch.B.
Robert Thomson SUTHERLAND, M.B., Ch.B.
Richard Ewart RAWSTRON, M.B., Ch.B.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Transfers
Flying Officer John Henry DODDS is transferred from the Active
List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class A, Section I. Dated
29th July, 1944.

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active
List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I :—
Dated 21st June, 1944: Squadron Leader Edward Buckland
FIRTH, A.F.C.
Dated 11th June, 1944: Flying Officer Arthur Haig O’BRIEN.
Dated 11th July, 1944: Pilot Officer Douglas William Willetts
WHITE.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Honours and Awards approved by His Majesty the King
Office of the Minister of Defence,
Wellington, 23rd June, 1944.

HIS Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to give orders
for the following appointments and to approve the following
awards, in recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in opera-
tions against the enemy :—

Bar to the Distinguished Service Order
Acting Wing Commander James Fraser Barron, D.S.O., D.F.C.,
D.F.M. (NZ 401749), Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Palmers-
ton South.

To be Companions of the Distinguished Service Order
Acting Wing Commander Stephen Delancy Watts, D.F.C. (NZ
404008), Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Morrinsville.
Acting Squadron Leader Harold Wright Heney (NZ 39918), Royal
New Zealand Air Force, of Kaiapoi.

Distinguished Flying Cross
Acting Squadron Leader James Phillip Farrow, D.F.M. (NZ 402136),
Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Gisborne.
Flight Lieutenant Kossuth John Newman (NZ 401286), Royal New
Zealand Air Force, of Wakefield.
Acting Flight Lieutenant David Franklin Livingstone (NZ 403966),
Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Tauranga.
Flying Officer Hector Alfred Jamieson (NZ 404712), Royal New
Zealand Air Force, of Pukekohe.

Conspicuous Gallantry Medal (Flying)
NZ 421067 Flight Sergeant Marcus Louis Langley, Royal New
Zealand Air Force, of Wellington.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Honours and Awards approved by His Majesty the King
Office of the Minister of Defence,
Wellington, 30th June, 1944.

HIS Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to give orders
for the following appointment and to approve the following
awards, in recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty :—

To be an Additional Member of the Military Division of the Most
Excellent Order of the British Empire
Acting Flight Lieutenant Charlie Eddy (NZ 39003), Royal New
Zealand Air Force, of Australia.

Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross
Acting Squadron Leader Philip John Lamason, D.F.C. (NZ 403460),
Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Napier.
Acting Squadron Leader George Alfred Patrick, D.F.C. (NZ 411442),
Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Dunedin.

Distinguished Flying Cross
Flight Lieutenant Alexander Stuart Keith (NZ 414300), Royal New
Zealand Air Force, of Masterton.
Acting Flight Lieutenant Douglas Stanley Peche Smith (NZ 41948),
Royal New Zealand Air Force, of Auckland.
Flying Officer Balfour Richard John Hay (NZ 411892), Royal New
Zealand Air Force, of Auckland.
Flying Officer Ivon George Kaye (NZ 39558), Royal New Zealand
Air Force, of Christchurch.
Flying Officer Gordon Ballingall Page (NZ 417289), Royal New
Zealand Air Force, of Christchurch.
Flying Officer John Duncomb Whiteman (NZ 421948), Royal New
Zealand Air Force, of Wanganui.
Pilot Officer David Buchanan Thomas (NZ 417127), Royal New
Zealand Air Force, of Napier.
Pilot Officer Francis Lincoln Welford (NZ 414366), Royal New
Zealand Air Force, of Timaru.

Distinguished Flying Medal
NZ 422574 Flight Sergeant (now Pilot Officer) Ernest Clode, Royal
New Zealand Air Force, of Auckland.
NZ 411347 Flight Sergeant Adrian Leslie Bernard Carson, Royal
New Zealand Air Force, of Wanganui.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Honours and Awards approved by His Majesty the King
Office of the Minister of Defence,
Wellington 24th June, 1944.

HIS Majesty the King has been graciously pleased, on the
occasion of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the
following appointment to the Most Excellent Order of the British
Empire :—

To be an Additional Member of the Military Division of the said
Most Excellent Order
Flying Officer John Padraic Weippert Pollard (NZ 403527), Royal
New Zealand Air Force, of Christchurch.

His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve
the following awards :—

Air Force Cross
Acting Squadron Leader Allan John Price (NZ 413176), Royal New
Zealand Air Force, of Auckland.
Flying Officer Thomas Alexander (NZ 413800), Royal New Zealand
Air Force, of Auckland.