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APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:—
519802 Eric John Brennan, M.M., N.Z.A.C.
427180 Frank Fenton Greer, N.Z.A.C.
604120 George Samuel Hampton, N.Z.A.C.
117839 James Nigel Overton, N.Z.A.C.
548273 Arthur Harold Montague Maurice, N.Z.A.C.
475134 Jack Percival Price, N.Z. Inf.
800309 Norman Keith Cope, N.Z. Inf.
472527 Thomas Stuart Dickson Hayton, N.Z. Inf.
605169 Collyn John Harper-Parsonson, N.Z. Inf.
609176 John Joseph King, N.Z. Inf.
553107 Richard Edward Hiatt, N.Z. Inf.
602496 Samuel Frederick Shuttleworth, N.Z. Inf.

Dated 22nd August, 1944.

81620 Norman Lewis Shillito, N.Z.A.C.
467793 Alva Craig, N.Z. Inf.
44808 Thomas Martin Graham, N.Z. Inf.
439209 Lawrence Winston Lane, N.Z. Inf.
45231 August Digby Rockell, M.M., N.Z. Inf.
30743 Alfred Edison Eades, N.Z. Inf.
32880 Edward Robert Campbell Jackson, N.Z. Inf.
9551 Huntly Christie Anderson, N.Z. Inf.
18176 James Francis O'Reilly, N.Z. Inf.
13926 Albert Ronald George Lock, D.C.M., M.M., N.Z. Inf.

Dated 30th August, 1944.

42471 Charles Horatio Acheson, N.Z. Inf.

Dated 1st September, 1944.

459653 Robert Francis Yates, N.Z. Inf.
052093 William Louis Brown, N.Z.A.C.
441268 Allan Thomas Valois, N.Z. Inf.
47525 Alexander Reid McNeil, N.Z. Inf.
476829 Albert Clement Anderson, N.Z.A.
130653 Arthur Lincoln Laidlaw, N.Z.A.
446361 Ivan George Wilson, N.Z.A.
443293 George Crawford Ferens, Div. Cav.

Dated 4th September, 1944.

The undermentioned to be Hon. 2nd Lieutenants, Audit Branch:—
14561 Alexander Mather Dykes.
60687 Harry Thomas Ashby.
81688 Kenneth Reid Kay.

Dated 30th August, 1944.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Relinquishments of Commissions, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 16th October, 1944.

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

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF

Temp. Lieutenant F. R. Bishop to be temp. Captain. Dated 1st October, 1944.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant J. E. Petrie to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 23rd July, 1944.

TERRITORIAL FORCE

N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

2nd N.Z. Armoured Regiment

Captain D. H. S. Riddiford, M.C., is posted to the Retired List. Dated 26th December, 1942.

Temp. Captain C. E. H. Menzies is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Major. Dated 7th June, 1944.

Temp. Captain C. Deans is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 7th June, 1944.

Temp. Lieutenant E. W. Cheetham is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 7th June, 1944.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant D. C. Lane relinquishes his commission on appointment to the Royal N.Z. Navy. Dated 23rd October, 1941.

N.Z. ARTILLERY

Temp. Captain E. C. Foot is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 3rd September, 1944.

CORPS OF N.Z. ENGINEERS

The undermentioned Lieutenants, 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force, to be temp. Captains:—
T. L. Fancourt, and remains attached. Dated 14th August, 1944.
R. G. Howell, and remains attached. Dated 13th September, 1944.

N.Z. INFANTRY

The Wellington West Coast Regiment

Temp. Lieutenant G. E. Thompson is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 24th September, 1944.

The Taranaki Regiment

Temp. Lieutenant C. E. A. Maclean is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 6th October, 1944.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant R. S. Watson is posted to the Retired List with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 7th October, 1944.

The Canterbury Regiment

Temp. Lieutenant F. G. K. Gilchrist is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 5th October, 1944.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS

Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel D. G. Wallace, M.B., Ch.B., to be temp. Colonel. Dated 1st October, 1944.

Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel S. L. Wilson, D.S.O., M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.R.A.C.S., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 6th May, 1944.

Temp. Major W. J. Boyd, M.B., Ch.B., to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1st October, 1944.

Temp. Major D. D. McKenzie, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.R.A.C.S., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Major. Dated 7th October, 1944.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE

The undermentioned Sisters are posted to the Retired List:—
E. H. C. Clemens. Dated 7th October, 1944.
S. F. Marcroft. Dated 6th October, 1944.
J. Z. Garbett (née Saunders). Dated 7th October, 1944.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

N.Z. Medical Corps

Captain F. W. Moor, D.C.M., relinquishes his appointment as temp. Major in the N.Z. Temporary Staff, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, with the temporary rank of Major. Dated 17th October, 1944.

Supplementary List (Home Guard)

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant E. Percy relinquishes his commission on appointment to a commission in the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force. Dated 13th September, 1944.

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

Lieutenant-Colonel S. L. Wilson, D.S.O., M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.R.A.C.S., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 24th August, 1943. Dated 6th May, 1944.

Lieutenant-Colonel F. C. Cornwall, M.C., and is reposted to The North Auckland Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 27th September, 1943. Dated 7th October, 1944.

Major J. H. Kempthorne, and is reposted to The Otago Regiment with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 6th June, 1942. Dated 24th September, 1944.

Major G. R. Powles, and is reposted to the N.Z. Temporary Staff with the temporary rank of Major. Dated 1st October, 1944.

Major J. E. Giesen, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. (Eng.), M.B., B.S. (Lond.), N.Z. Medical Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 10th January, 1944. Dated 6th October, 1944.

Major D. D. McKenzie, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Eng.), F.R.A.C.S., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 27th August, 1941. Dated 7th October, 1944.

Major R. A. Young, and is reposted to The Canterbury Regiment with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 18th August, 1942. Dated 8th October, 1944.

Captain S. W. Ellingham, and is reposted to the 2nd N.Z. Armoured Regiment with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st December, 1939. Dated 28th September, 1944.

Captain A. M. Hartnell, M.B., Ch.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 22nd June, 1943. Dated 1st October, 1944.

Captain A. A. Elston, N.Z. Artillery, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 19th August, 1942. Dated 4th October, 1944.

Captain B. R. Page, B.D.S., N.Z. Dental Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 20th February, 1943. Dated 7th October, 1944.

Captain F. N. Sharpe, M.B., Ch.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is reposted to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 3rd January, 1943. Dated 8th October, 1944.

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 82, dated 5th October, 1944, relative to Captain N. A. Clouston, B.D.S., for "with seniority from 8th August, 1942," substitute "with seniority from 8th February, 1943."

Temp. Lieutenant H. J. Trevethick, and is reposted to the N.Z. Temporary Staff with the temporary rank of Lieutenant. Dated 11th September, 1944.

Lieutenant G. E. Thompson, and is reposted to The Wellington West Coast Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 18th April, 1944. Dated 24th September, 1944.

Lieutenant M. A. McKenzie, and is reposted to The Southland Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 15th December, 1941. Dated 25th September, 1944.

Lieutenant H. G. West, and is reposted to The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 5th February, 1942. Dated 4th October, 1944.

Lieutenant F. G. K. Gilchrist, and is reposted to The Canterbury Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 2nd January, 1943. Dated 5th October, 1944.

Lieutenant C. E. A. Maclean, and is reposted to The Taranaki Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 20th December, 1943. Dated 6th October, 1944.