1118
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 79

Promotions, Variation in Rank, Relinquishments of Commissions,
and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 11th September, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve of the following promotions, variation in rank,
relinquishments of commissions, and retirements of officers of the
New Zealand Military Forces :—

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF

Temp. Captain K. I. Armour to be temp. Major. Dated
1st September, 1944.

Temp. Captain G. B. Morton is posted to the Retired List
with the rank of Captain. Dated 26th August, 1944.

TERRITORIAL FORCE

N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

2nd N.Z. Armoured Regiment

Temp. Captain F. B. Hopwood is posted to the Retired List
with the rank of Captain. Dated 13th August, 1944.

N.Z. ARTILLERY

Lieutenant (temp. Major) A. L. Tompkins is posted to the
Retired List with the rank of Major. Dated 1st September, 1944.

Temp. Captain C. N. Williamson is posted to the Retired List
with the rank of Captain. Dated 25th August, 1944.

Temp. Lieutenant A. S. Jameson is posted to the Retired List
with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 28th August, 1944.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 21, dated
1st April, 1943, relative to temp. 2nd Lieutenant A. J. Grinter,
is hereby cancelled.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS

Temp. Lieutenant W. F. Wise is posted to the Retired List
with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 18th August, 1944.

N.Z. INFANTRY

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)

Temp. Captain A. E. Andrewes relinquishes his commission
on appointment to a commission in the Royal N.Z. Air Force.
Dated 15th October, 1943.

Lieutenant W. H. Cooper to be temp. Captain. Dated 1st
August, 1944.

The Hauraki Regiment

Temp. Lieutenant G. S. McLaren is posted to the Retired List
with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 2nd September, 1944.

The Waikato Regiment

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. M. Watson is posted to the
Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 2nd September, 1944.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment

2nd Lieutenant P. S. Moore relinquishes his commission on
appointment to a commission in the British Army. Dated 28th
December, 1939.

N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Temp. Captain T. R. Edgerley is posted to the Retired List
with the rank of Captain. Dated 28th August, 1944.

Temp. Captain K. Ramsden relinquishes his appointment in
the N.Z. Temporary Staff and is posted to the Retired List with
the rank of Captain. Dated 9th September, 1944.

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 60, dated
20th July, 1944, relative to temp. Lieutenant P. G. Gill, is hereby
cancelled.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Brigadier) I. S. Wilson, O.B.E., M.C.,
E.D., M.D., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.R.A.C.P., relinquishes the temporary
rank of Brigadier, and assumes the temporary rank of Colonel on
relinquishing the appointment of Director-General of Medical
Services (Army and Air). Dated 19th August, 1944.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE

Charge Sister E. W. Bradly (née Smith) is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 4th September, 1944.

Sister E. E. Cobeldick is posted to the Retired List. Dated
2nd September, 1944.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Supplementary List (Home Guard)

Temp. Lieutenant E. Malkin relinquishes his commission on
appointment to a commission in the Air Training Corps. Dated
1st December, 1943.

OFFICERS CEASING TO BE SECONDED TO THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Colonel S. F. Hartnell, D.S.O., E.D., and is reposted to The
Taranaki Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel,
with seniority from 20th October, 1941. Dated 18th July, 1944.

Lieutenant-Colonel H. F. Allan, E.D., and is reposted to the
Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment with the rank of
Major, with seniority from 14th May, 1936. Dated 27th August,
1944.

Major M. Rose, M.R.C.S. (Eng.), L.R.C.P. (Lond.), N.Z. Medical
Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary
rank of Major, with seniority from 4th November, 1942. Dated
4th August, 1944.

Temp. Captain A. D. Sinclair, and is reposted to the N.Z.
Temporary Staff with the temporary rank of Captain. Dated
18th April, 1944.

Captain F. B. Hopwood and is reposted to the 2nd N.Z.
Armoured Regiment with the temporary rank of Captain, with
seniority from 14th February, 1942. Dated 13th August, 1944.

Captain G. B. Morton, and is reposted to the N.Z. Temporary
Staff with the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 26th August,
1944.

Captain T. R. Edgerley, N.Z. Army Service Corps, and is
reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain,
with seniority from 1st July, 1943. Dated 28th August, 1944.

Captain W. G. Albertson, B.D.S., N.Z. Dental Corps, and is
reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of
Captain, with seniority from 10th October, 1943. Dated 1st Sep-
tember, 1944.

Captain G. M. Watson, and is reposted to The Waikato Regi-
ment with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st
May, 1941. Dated 2nd September, 1944.

Lieutenant W. F. Wise, Corps of N.Z. Engineers, and is reposted
to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant,
with seniority from 10th January, 1943. Dated 18th August, 1944.

Lieutenant A. S. Jameson, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to
the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with
seniority from 1st August, 1943. Dated 28th August, 1944.

Lieutenant R. H. Metcalfe, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to
the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with
seniority from 1st July, 1943. Dated 31st August, 1944.

Lieutenant G. S. McLaren, and is reposted to The Hauraki
Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority
from 1st August, 1943. Dated 2nd September, 1944.

The Rev. F. Columb, Chaplain, 4th Class (Roman Catholic),
N.Z. Chaplains Department, and is reposted to the Territorial
Force with the rank of Chaplain, 4th Class, with seniority from
28th January, 1942. Dated 29th May, 1944.

Charge Sister E. W. Bradly (née Smith), N.Z. Army Nursing
Service, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of
Charge Sister, with seniority from 11th October, 1943. Dated 4th
September, 1944.

Sister G. H. Thompson, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is
reposted to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with
seniority from 24th September, 1940. Dated 1st September, 1944.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Captain G. L. Clark, M.B., Ch.B., and is posted to the Reserve
of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 1st September, 1944.

Hon. Captain A. H. Enright, and is posted to the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 24th August, 1944.

Lieutenant R. B. Armstrong, and is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 31st August, 1944.

Lieutenant R. B. Soanes, and is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 31st August, 1944.

Lieutenant B. G. S. Jackson, and is posted to the Retired List
with the rank of Captain. Dated 2nd September, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant H. M. Sullivan, and is posted to the Reserve
of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 19th August, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant P. S. Lewis, and is posted to the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 28th August, 1944.

2nd Lieutenant M. G. White, and is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 2nd September, 1944.

CORRIGENDUM

2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MIDDLE EAST)

PROMOTIONS

Commands and Staff

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand
Gazette No. 67, dated 3rd August, 1944 (vide List No. 148), relative
to the promotion of Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) Pleasants,
for “ E. T. Pleasants,” substitute “ C. L. Pleasants.”

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Reversions, and Relinquish-
ments of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 6th September, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve the following appointments, promotions, transfers,
reversions, and relinquishments 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 12th September, 1943—
NZ 402883 Warrant Officer David Malcolm McILROY.

Dated 6th June, 1944—
NZ 414711 Warrant Officer George Rowland WILSON.

Dated 6th July, 1944—
NZ 413403 Warrant Officer Alfred Powdrell GAMLIN.

Dated 11th July, 1944—
NZ 428793 Flight Sergeant Cyril Desmond MULCAHY.