New Zealand Gazette – 1945 – No. 20

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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 20

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE SECTION
Assistant Section Officer Rita Lois MacEwen is transferred
from the Active List to the Reserve. Dated 15th February, 1945.

CORRIGENDUM
In the notice in the New Zealand Gazette No. 3, dated 18th
January, 1945, page 38, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force
Officers—Transfers,” relating to “Flying Officer Kenneth Oscar
Law, D.F.M.” for “Dated 28th November, 1944,” read “Dated
28th December, 1944.”

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Reduction, and Transfers of Officers of
the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 15th March, 1945.

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve the following appointments, promotions, reduction,
and transfers of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force:—

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointments

As Pilots—
NZ 2420 Arthur Graham Gunn, on relinquishing his com-
mission in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, is granted a
temporary commission in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated 17th
May, 1944.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in
the rank of Pilot Officer:—

Dated 7th September, 1944—
NZ 44773 Warrant Officer Thomas Reid Caldwell.

Dated 8th November, 1944—
NZ 414384 Warrant Officer Gordon Arthur Felix
Heiford.

Dated 8th January, 1945—
NZ 391566 Warrant Officer Barry Arthur Houston
Stableford.

Dated 9th January, 1945—
NZ 425281 Flight Sergeant Jaek Newton Mills.

Dated 18th January, 1945—
NZ 413903 Warrant Officer Guthrie Cuthbertson
Stewart.

NZ 416186 Warrant Officer Solomon Henry Werner.

Dated 24th January, 1945—
NZ 4210922 Flight Sergeant William John Francis Keefe.

Dated 27th January, 1945—
NZ 416475 Warrant Officer Brian Squire Fowler.

Dated 4th February, 1945—
NZ 425271 Warrant Officer Douglas McClellan.

Dated 6th February, 1945—
NZ 4213804 Flight Sergeant Arthur Henry George
Mulligan.

Dated 7th February, 1945—
NZ 427282 Flight Sergeant Arthur Percy Hoare.

Dated 10th February, 1945—
NZ 4210995 Flight Sergeant William Caverhill Turnbull.
NZ 4214126 Flight Sergeant Alexander Pirie Philip.

Dated 11th February, 1945—
NZ 424817 Warrant Officer Ronald Stanley Anstey.

Dated 16th February, 1945—
NZ 438613 Sergeant Ralph Arthur Porter.
NZ 438599 Sergeant Keith George Beresford Wilson.
NZC 439182 Sergeant John Lindsay Irvine.
NZ 438731 Sergeant Donald Benjamin Pollard.
NZ 436817 Sergeant Melville Anderson.
NZC 437334 Sergeant James Avon Potter.
NZC 437330 Sergeant Donald Page.
NZC 437329 Sergeant Darcy George Packwood.

As Navigators—
Dated 19th January, 1945—
NZ 414313 Warrant Officer John McNamara.

Dated 5th February, 1945—
NZ 422096 Warrant Officer Frank Amuri Cardwell.

Dated 10th February, 1945—
NZ 428244 Flight Sergeant Arthur Leonard Humphries.

Dated 23rd February, 1945—
NZ 436810 Sergeant Kendrick Gilbert Smith.

As Navigators W.—
Dated 6th October, 1944—
NZ 434722 Sergeant James Bernard Mahoney.
NZC 433258 Sergeant Ronald William England.

As Wireless Operator/Air Gunners—
Dated 1st November, 1944—
NZ 417240 Warrant Officer Maurice Ralph Skeet.

Dated 24th January, 1945—
NZ 422708 Warrant Officer Osmond William Harrison.

Dated 25th January, 1945—
NZ 422733 Warrant Officer Charles Edward Ponui
Swann.

Dated 23rd February, 1945—
NZC 437280 Sergeant Keith Bertram Stanhope Dunlop.

As Air Gunners—
Dated 23rd December, 1944—
NZ 426063 Flight Sergeant Roy Alexander James Blair.

Dated 26th January, 1945—
NZ 428285 Flight Sergeant Vernon Alfred Clouston.

Dated 31st January, 1945—
NZ 412170 Warrant Officer Maurice Rangi Robson.

Promotions
The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants
(temp.) :—

Dated 6th November, 1944: Marsden Frederick Morby.
Dated 20th December, 1944: John Robert Rodgers, D.F.M.

Dated 22nd January, 1945—
John Davis Lunn.
Sigurd Montgomery Williams.

Dated 1st February, 1945—
William Edmund Gibbes.
Frank Leslie Henry.
Raymond Mervyn Nicholson.

Dated 3rd February, 1945: Peter John Oswald Buck, D.F.C.

Dated 6th February, 1945—
Maurice Colgan Mayston.
Lawrence Douglas McKenna,
Winston Leonard Bayliss.
D.F.C.
Ian Laurence Joiner.
Robert Sinclair Thomson.
John David Mouat, D.F.C.
John Jeremiah Caulton.

Dated 8th February, 1945—
Murdo John Kelt.
Alfred George Edward Pugh.

Dated 12th February, 1945: William John Simpson.
Dated 13th February, 1945: Ralph Carson Dunn.

Dated 15th February, 1945—
Keith Ross Simpson.
Ronald Ernest Priest.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers
(temp.) :—

Dated 21st October, 1944: Douglas Earl Reid.
Dated 30th December, 1944: Morris Raymond Croft.
Dated 29th January, 1945: Peter John Travers.
Dated 31st January, 1945: George Wirepa.

Dated 1st February, 1945—
George Thomas Curle.
Harry Alexander Ramsey.

Dated 2nd February, 1945—
Ivor Geoffrey Richards.
Maurice Colin Stanley.
John Frederick Rose.

Dated 3rd February, 1945—
John Charnley Simpson.
Francis Eyre Ogilvie Evans.

Dated 4th February, 1945: Alan Douglas Cross.

Dated 5th February, 1945—
Hugh Young.
Douglas Ross Sadgrove.
Albert Joseph Jeeves.
George Francis, A.F.C.
George Mansell Proctor.

Dated 7th February, 1945—
Murray Smith.
Eldrid Duke O’Callaghan.
Arthur John Prescott.
Roger Henry Bousfield.
Douglas Graeme Sutherland.
Bruce Grandville Fisher.

Dated 8th February, 1945—
Walter Oakman John Walker.
Richard Akehurst Egley.
Stewart Matthews.

Dated 10th February, 1945—
Maurice James Harrison.
Allan Reginald Carmichael.

Dated 11th February, 1945—
Maxwell Hubert Simpson.
James Alan Burnet.
Richard George Hobday.
William Joseph Rutledge.
Hugh Montgomery Good.
Bernard James Beadle.
Robert John Barron.
Robert Edward George Thomson.
Ronald Horace Marks.
John Charles Bishop.
William Harry Johns.
Charles Brian McCowan.
Rex Clayton Pickett.
Brian Nicolls Hunter Laird.
Colin Herbert McIsaac.
Trevor Brooks Mills.
Athol James Downer.
Ralph Herbert Waterman.

Dated 12th February, 1945—
Frederick James Mullon.
Clifton Hubert Jacka.
Harold James Hammond.

Dated 13th February, 1945—
Kenneth Arthur Dodman, D.F.C.
Harold Austin.
Cornelious James Sheddan.
Henry Bogie Huddleston.

Dated 14th February, 1945—
John Steadman.
Cecil Naylor Palmer.

Dated 15th February, 1945—
Brian John O’Connor.
Owen David Eagleson, D.F.C.
William Arthur Kalka.
Wentworth Nepean Smythe.

Reduction in Seniority
Flying Officer Bertram Frederick Collings was sentenced by
General Court-martial to take rank and precedence as if his appoint-
ment as Flying Officer bore date the 19th September, 1943.

Amendment
In the notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 14,
dated 22nd February, 1945, page 199, under the heading “General
Duties Branch—Appointments: As Pilots,” relating to “NZ 414225
Flight Sergeant Leslie Arthur Adams,” for “Dated 28th November,
1944,” read “Dated 1st December, 1944.”

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II: TECHNICAL OFFICERS
Promotion
Armament Duties—
Pilot Officer William Malloch Pointon to be Flying Officer
(temp.). Dated 3rd February, 1945.



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🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, and Relinquishments of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (continued from previous page)

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Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Relinquishments, Royal New Zealand Air Force
121 names identified
  • Rita Lois MacEwen (Assistant Section Officer), transferred from Active List to Reserve
  • Kenneth Oscar Law (Flying Officer), corrigendum to transfer date
  • Arthur Graham Gunn, granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Thomas Reid Caldwell (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Gordon Arthur Felix Heiford (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Barry Arthur Houston Stableford (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Jaek Newton Mills (Flight Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Guthrie Cuthbertson Stewart (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Solomon Henry Werner (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • William John Francis Keefe (Flight Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Brian Squire Fowler (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Douglas McClellan (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Arthur Henry George Mulligan (Flight Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Arthur Percy Hoare (Flight Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • William Caverhill Turnbull (Flight Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Alexander Pirie Philip (Flight Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Ronald Stanley Anstey (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Ralph Arthur Porter (Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Keith George Beresford Wilson (Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • John Lindsay Irvine (Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Donald Benjamin Pollard (Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Melville Anderson (Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • James Avon Potter (Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Donald Page (Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • Darcy George Packwood (Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Pilot Officer
  • John McNamara (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Navigator
  • Frank Amuri Cardwell (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Navigator
  • Arthur Leonard Humphries (Flight Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Navigator
  • Kendrick Gilbert Smith (Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Navigator
  • James Bernard Mahoney (Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Navigator W.
  • Ronald William England (Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Navigator W.
  • Maurice Ralph Skeet (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
  • Osmond William Harrison (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
  • Charles Edward Ponui Swann (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
  • Keith Bertram Stanhope Dunlop (Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
  • Roy Alexander James Blair (Flight Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Air Gunner
  • Vernon Alfred Clouston (Flight Sergeant), granted temporary commission as Air Gunner
  • Maurice Rangi Robson (Warrant Officer), granted temporary commission as Air Gunner
  • Marsden Frederick Morby (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • John Robert Rodgers (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • John Davis Lunn (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Sigurd Montgomery Williams (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • William Edmund Gibbes (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Frank Leslie Henry (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Raymond Mervyn Nicholson (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Peter John Oswald Buck (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Maurice Colgan Mayston (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Lawrence Douglas McKenna (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Winston Leonard Bayliss (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Ian Laurence Joiner (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Robert Sinclair Thomson (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • John David Mouat (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • John Jeremiah Caulton (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Murdo John Kelt (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Alfred George Edward Pugh (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • William John Simpson (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Ralph Carson Dunn (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Keith Ross Simpson (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Ronald Ernest Priest (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Douglas Earl Reid (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Morris Raymond Croft (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Peter John Travers (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • George Wirepa (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • George Thomas Curle (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Harry Alexander Ramsey (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Ivor Geoffrey Richards (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Maurice Colin Stanley (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • John Frederick Rose (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • John Charnley Simpson (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Francis Eyre Ogilvie Evans (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Alan Douglas Cross (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Hugh Young (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Douglas Ross Sadgrove (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Albert Joseph Jeeves (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • George Francis (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • George Mansell Proctor (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Murray Smith (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Eldrid Duke O’Callaghan (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Arthur John Prescott (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Roger Henry Bousfield (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Douglas Graeme Sutherland (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Bruce Grandville Fisher (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Walter Oakman John Walker (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Richard Akehurst Egley (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Stewart Matthews (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Maurice James Harrison (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Allan Reginald Carmichael (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Maxwell Hubert Simpson (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • James Alan Burnet (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Richard George Hobday (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • William Joseph Rutledge (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Hugh Montgomery Good (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Bernard James Beadle (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Robert John Barron (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Robert Edward George Thomson (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Ronald Horace Marks (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • John Charles Bishop (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • William Harry Johns (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Charles Brian McCowan (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Rex Clayton Pickett (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Brian Nicolls Hunter Laird (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Colin Herbert McIsaac (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Trevor Brooks Mills (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Athol James Downer (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Ralph Herbert Waterman (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Frederick James Mullon (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Clifton Hubert Jacka (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Harold James Hammond (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Kenneth Arthur Dodman (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Harold Austin (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Cornelious James Sheddan (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Henry Bogie Huddleston (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • John Steadman (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Cecil Naylor Palmer (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Brian John O’Connor (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Owen David Eagleson (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • William Arthur Kalka (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Wentworth Nepean Smythe (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Bertram Frederick Collings (Flying Officer), reduction in seniority
  • Leslie Arthur Adams (Flight Sergeant), corrigendum to appointment date
  • William Malloch Pointon (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer

  • F. Jones, Minister of Defence