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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED
N.Z. Artillery
Captain (temp. Major) J. M. D. McCredie relinquishes the temporary rank of Major. Dated 9th November, 1943.

N.Z. Infantry
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) R. G. Ward relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 5th November, 1943.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service
Sister (temp. Charge Sister) M. E. Palmer relinquishes the temporary rank of Charge Sister. Dated 10th October, 1943.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :-
15095 Charles Emmett Kelly, N.Z. Army Pay Corps.
33458 Patrick Nevill Ray, N.Z. Army Pay Corps.
Dated 28th October, 1943.

41901 William Brooke Dawson, N.Z. Medical Corps (Quartermaster). Dated 19th November, 1943.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Subaltern :
48391 Miss Mary Ethelwynne Harding, N.Z. Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (General Division). Dated 2nd November, 1943.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Promotions and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank of Officers on Active Service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East)

Army Department,
Wellington, 12th February, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following promotions and relinquishments of temporary rank of officers on active service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East), vide List No. 128 :-

PROMOTIONS
N.Z. Army Nursing Service
Matron E. C. MacKay, A.R.R.C., to be Principal Matron. Dated 22nd November, 1943.
Charge Sister M. E. Jackson to be Matron. Dated 22nd November, 1943.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED
N.Z. Railway Construction and Maintenance Group
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) T. A. Urwin relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 22nd November, 1943.

N.Z. Army Service Corps
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. C. Burgess relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 20th November, 1943.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, and Relinquishments of Temporary Rank of Officers on Active Service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East)

Army Department,
Wellington, 12th February, 1944.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following appointments, promotions, and relinquishments of temporary rank of officers on active service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East), vide List No. 130 :-

PROMOTIONS
N.Z. Artillery
The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains :-
G. P. Peacocke (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) L. F. Raven.
J. C. Stone (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) H. E. I. Reaney.
A. A. Roxburgh (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. S. Woodward.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) D. G. Edgar.
A. D. Jacobs (prisoner of war).
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) F. F. E. Polhill, M.C.
Dated 23rd December, 1943.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :-
E. T. Frazer. Dated 24th October, 1943.
B. D. Daniel. Dated 14th November, 1943.

N.Z. Engineers
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :-
I. G. Budge. E. Farnell. A. Veart.
Dated 10th December, 1943.

N.Z. Corps of Signals
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :-
A. D. Lawless. R. H. M. Pope.
F. J. Newhook. L. A. F. Rollet.
Dated 10th December, 1943.

N.Z. Infantry
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) S. M. Hewitt to be Captain. Dated 24th September, 1943.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—
O. G. McGregor. J. V. Ross.
A. D. Mills. J. E. England.
J. V. Mansill. I. J. Fallon.
T. A. Bullock.
I. G. McLean. W. R. J. Gray.
B. R. Grant. M. C. Sellars.
A. B. Dale. E. Sanders.
2nd Lieut. (temp. Lieut.) W. S. Nicol.
G. G. Turbott. E. T. Couch.
Dated 10th December, 1943.

N.Z. Army Service Corps
Major O. Bracegirdle, D.S.O., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 9th November, 1943.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—
R. H. Cabot. A. J. Slyfield.
I. F. Caie. C. Denham.
I. E. I. Markby. H. W. Boyce.
L. M. Seymour. A. M. Crawford.
G. H. Lloyd. R. W. Langley.
A. E. Thodey. C. H. Last.
G. Dykes. J. N. Brownlie.
M. A. Knyvett. A. Howard.
Dated 10th December, 1943.

J. S. Bracegirdle. W. E. Baldwin.
W. L. Dillon. T. J. Massey.
E. S. Toogood. J. H. Templeton.
E. L. Sibun. J. Butler.
Dated 12th December, 1943.

N.Z. Medical Corps
Major R. A. Elliott to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 20th December, 1943.

The undermentioned Captains to be Majors :—
B. M. Hay. A. W. Sutherland.
W. R. Carswell, M.C. Captain (temp. Major) J. M. Watt.
J. M. Staveley. M. R. Fitchett.
Dated 21st December, 1943.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. Williams to be Captain. Dated 23rd November, 1943.

N.Z. Chaplains Department
The undermentioned Chaplains, 4th Class, to be Chaplains, 3rd Class :—
Rev. J. T. Holland. Dated 3rd December, 1943.
Rev. V. D. Callaghan. Dated 21st December, 1943.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK
N.Z. Armoured Corps
The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors :—
L. Leeks. D. McInnes.
Dated 5th December, 1943.

Lieutenant K. G. Brown to be temp. Captain. Dated 5th December, 1943.
2nd Lieutenant P. Wynn-Williams to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 4th December, 1943.

N.Z. Artillery
The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—
R. Q. Short. Dated 5th September, 1943.
L. V. Hanson. Dated 7th September, 1943.
A. E. Simpson. Dated 19th November, 1943.
W. A. S. Armour. Dated 21st November, 1943.
A. G. Cook. Dated 25th November, 1943.
J. D. Gray. Dated 22nd December, 1943.

N.Z. Engineers
Captain D. U. White to be temp. Major. Dated 6th November, 1943.
Lieutenant J. B. Loudon to be temp. Captain. Dated 5th December, 1943.

N.Z. Corps of Signals
Lieutenant V. P. Missen to be temp. Captain. Dated 12th December, 1943.

N.Z. Infantry
The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors :—
S. M. Hewitt. Dated 28th November, 1943.
D. C. Piper. Dated 2nd December, 1943.
R. B. Abbott, M.C. Dated 5th December, 1943.
G. V. Turnbull. Dated 9th December, 1943.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—
W. R. Lowther. Dated 15th September, 1943.
T. A. Jarvie. Dated 10th October, 1943.
G. Butler. Dated 9th December, 1943.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—
P. Robson. Dated 6th September, 1943.
D. N. McDonald. C. M. Moncrieff.
Dated 14th November, 1943.
D. J. Pocknall. Dated 1st December, 1943.