Mar. 22] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 309

The undermentioned to be Captains :—
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) W. D. Murie.
Lieutenant L. V. Brooks.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) L. Morgan.

Lieutenants—
E. W. Gumley (prisoner of war).
N. G. Blue.

Dated 19th January, 1945.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) M. A. Brook to be Lieutenant. Dated 30th January, 1945.

N.Z. Army Service Corps

The undermentioned to be Majors :—
Captain (temp. Major) R. P. Latimer.
Captain A. H. Burt.
Captain (temp. Major) A. G. Gray.

Dated 19th January, 1945.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. J. Slyfield to be Captain. Dated 19th January, 1945.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—
A. K. Catran. H. K. Bull.

Dated 30th January, 1945.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps

2nd Lieutenant E. S. Wallace to be Lieutenant. Dated 30th January, 1945.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service

The undermentioned Sisters to be Charge Sisters :—
A. M. Becker. Dated 6th November, 1944.
C. Leslie. Dated 7th December, 1944.

N.Z. Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps

Second Subaltern D. P. Lamason to be Subaltern. Dated 23rd January, 1945.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

N.Z. Divisional Cavalry

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) I. L. Bonifant, D.S.O., to be temp. Brigadier. Dated 25th January, 1945.

N.Z. Artillery

Lieutenant K. H. Bryan to be temp. Captain. Dated 5th January, 1945.

2nd Lieutenant D. J. Sinclair to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 1st February, 1945.

N.Z. Infantry

2nd Lieutenant W. F. Marriott to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 26th January, 1945.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service

The undermentioned Sisters to be temp. Charge Sisters :—
A. C. Anderson. E. J. Wilson.
A. B. Ussher, A.R.R.C.

Dated 26th December, 1944.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

N.Z. Artillery

Lieutenant (temp. Major) C. R. Clayton relinquishes the temporary rank of Major and assumes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 26th January, 1945.

N.Z. Infantry

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) A. S. Muir, O.B.E., E.D., relinquishes the temporary rank of Colonel and assumes the acting rank of Colonel. Dated 22nd November, 1944.

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) J. E. F. Vogel, O.B.E., relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel and assumes the acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 8th December, 1944.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) S. S. Williams relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain and assumes the acting rank of Captain. Dated 31st January, 1945.

SENIORITY

N.Z. Infantry

The undermentioned Captains are granted seniority as Captains from 22nd April, 1944 :—
G. W. Greensmith. H. W. Chambers. L. C. Friend.
P. Robertson, M.C. A. C. Carnachan. A. H. Empson, M.M.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
48135 Patrick John Flood, N.Z.E.M.E.
295762 John Leitch Livingston, N.Z. Sigs.

Dated 24th January, 1945.

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, 16th March, 1945.

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. 180, dated 9th February, 1945 :—

PROMOTIONS

N.Z. Divisional Cavalry

The undermentioned to be Captains :—
Lieutenant J. R. Talbot (prisoner of war).

Lieutenants (temp. Captains)—
B. F. Sceats. S. R. Young.
W. C. Sutherland. R. A. Tinker, M.C., M.M.
R. H. Kerr.

Lieutenant R. J. Landon-Lane.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) C. W. Mack, D.C.M.
Lieutenant L. W. J. Thomas.

Dated 19th January, 1945.

N.Z. Armoured Corps

Lieutenant T. Hyde to be Captain. Dated 19th January, 1945.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants :—
F. A. Hadfield. Dated 1st January, 1945.
J. P. Lockie. Dated 2nd January, 1945.

N.Z. Artillery

Captain (temp. Major) E. G. Lewis, M.B.E., to be Major, with seniority from 28th September, 1944, and pay and allowances from 24th December, 1944.

N.Z. Engineers

Captain (temp. Major) K. F. Jones to be Major. Dated 30th January, 1945.

Lieutenant N. J. H. Harris to be Captain. Dated 19th January, 1945.

N.Z. Infantry

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) F. S. Hallett to be Captain. Dated 3rd February, 1945.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service

The undermentioned Sisters to be Charge Sisters :—
I. R. Short. M. H. King.

Dated 4th January, 1945.

N.Z. Dental Corps

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains :—
J. C. S. Tonkin. Dated 18th December, 1944.
J. Hunter. Dated 18th January, 1945.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps

Lieutenant J. A. Tremain to be Captain. Dated 1st February, 1945.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK

N.Z. Divisional Cavalry

Lieutenant R. A. Tinker, M.C., M.M., to be temp. Captain. Dated 2nd January, 1945.

N.Z. Armoured Corps

Captain H. M. Swinburn to be temp. Major. Dated 11th January, 1945.

Lieutenant B. W. Tipling to be temp. Captain. Dated 12th September, 1944.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants :—
T. J. Minhinnick. Dated 19th December, 1944.
G. T. Kerr. Dated 16th January, 1945.

N.Z. Artillery

The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors :—
J. R. H. Biss. Dated 13th January, 1945.
E. Butcher. Dated 14th January, 1945.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—
T. Vaughan. Dated 1st January, 1945.
R. K. Baker. J. H. Fisher.

Dated 13th January, 1945.

N.Z. Engineers

Captain G. K. Armstrong, M.C., to be temp. Major. Dated 1st December, 1944.

N.Z. Signals

2nd Lieutenant M. J. Leonard to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 27th January, 1945.

N.Z. Infantry

Captain D. L. Wood, M.C., to be temp. Major. Dated 20th January, 1945.

2nd Lieutenant T. P. McCarthy to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 9th February, 1945.

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