APRIL 19] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 409

The undermentioned to be Majors:—
Captain A. L. Bryant, M.C.
Captains (temp. Majors)—
V. T. Pearse. E. O. Dawson.
Dated 1st March, 1945.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains:—
K. H. Patterson. Dated 1st February, 1945.
P. W. E. Moore.
R. S. H. Brown (Quartermaster). Dated 14th February, 1945.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps
The undermentioned to be Majors:—
Captain H. L. McLaren.
Captain (temp. Major) H. Cordery. Dated 1st February, 1945.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) to be Captains:—
H. J. Mockridge. Dated 1st February, 1945.
E. P. Galt. Dated 10th February, 1945.
I. E. Richardson. Dated 20th February, 1945.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps
Captain (Acting-Major) R. B. Whitehead to be Major, with seniority dated 20th January, 1945, and pay and allowances from 1st March, 1945.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service
Sister E. M. Nesham to be Charge Sister. Dated 1st February, 1945.

GRANTS OF TEMPORARY RANK
N.Z. Divisional Cavalry
Lieutenant R. M. Stewart to be temp. Captain. Dated 20th January, 1945.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants:—
S. B. Allen. Dated 5th January, 1945.
H. J. Stace. Dated 3rd February, 1945.
J. T. Clark. Dated 10th February, 1945.

N.Z. Armoured Corps.
Major A. S. Playle to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 28th February, 1945.

The undermentioned Captains to be temp. Majors:—
K. G. Brown. Dated 4th February, 1945.
C. S. Passmore. Dated 11th February, 1945.

A. J. McBeath. E. J. Scotland. G. B. Nelson. Dated 28th February, 1945.

Lieutenant P. G. Brown to be temp. Captain. Dated 15th February, 1945.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) A. H. Woolven to be temp. Captain. Dated 20th February, 1945.

2nd Lieutenant F. M. Milne, M.M., to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 17th February, 1945.

N.Z. Infantry
Captain T. A. Bullock to be temp. Major. Dated 26th January, 1945.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) to be temp. Majors:—
W. T. Swanson. Dated 6th February, 1945.
W. Brown-Bayliss. Dated 17th February, 1945.
G. G. Turbott. Dated 27th February, 1945.

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains:—
H. H. Lawrence. Dated 12th December, 1944.
W. B. Adair. Dated 29th January, 1945.
I. G. McLean. B. R. Grant. Dated 3rd February, 1945.

I. J. Fallon. Dated 6th February, 1945.
F. F. Massey. Dated 11th February, 1945.
H. C. Stead. Dated 27th February, 1945.

The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be temp. Lieutenants:—
K. S. Crawshaw. Dated 22nd November, 1944.
K. H. Munro. Dated 23rd January, 1945.
H. R. Evans. Dated 27th January, 1945.
H. P. Whyman. Dated 5th February, 1945.
N. D. Cullen. Dated 18th February, 1945.
S. F. Shuttleworth. Dated 1st March, 1945.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) L. N. Marshall to be temp. Captain. Dated 10th February, 1945.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service
Sister E. D. Cargo to be temp. Charge Sister. Dated 22nd February, 1945.

MEMORANDA
Major J. F. G. Stark, E.D., N.Z. Artillery, is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel whilst commanding an anti-tank regiment for the period 21st January, 1945, to 15th February, 1945.

Lieutenant A. J. McBeath, N.Z. Armoured Corps, is granted the temporary rank of Captain whilst employed as G.S.O. III of an armoured brigade for the period 21st May, 1943, to 15th June, 1943.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED
N.Z. Artillery
The undermentioned Captains (temp. Majors) relinquish the temporary rank of Major and assume the acting rank of Major:—
H. G. Vivian. J. R. H. Biss. Dated 5th March, 1945.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) relinquish the temporary rank of Captain and assume the acting rank of Captain:—
J. F. Millward. Dated 3rd March, 1945.
L. Franks. Dated 5th March, 1945.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. F. Dunlop relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 2nd March, 1945.

N.Z. Engineers
Captain (temp. Major) M. A. Andrew, M.C., relinquishes the temporary rank of Major and assumes the acting rank of Major. Dated 5th March, 1945.

N.Z. Infantry
Captain (temp. Major) H. Mackey, M.M., relinquishes the temporary rank of Major and assumes the acting rank of Major. Dated 5th March, 1945.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain, Acting-Major) R. G. Campbell relinquishes the temporary rank of Captain and retains the acting rank of Major. Dated 5th March, 1945.

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) relinquish the temporary rank of Captain and assume the acting rank of Captain:—
D. W. C. Jones. Dated 12th February, 1945.
J. D. Jepson. Dated 3rd March, 1945.
D. B. Hill. Dated 5th March, 1945.

ACTING RANK RELINQUISHED
N.Z. Artillery
Captain (Acting-Major) J. F. Spring relinquishes the acting rank of Major. Dated 19th February, 1945.

SENIORITY
N.Z. Army Pay Corps
Major I. H. Galbraith is granted seniority as a Major, dated 21st January, 1945, next below Major R. B. Whitehead.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS
The undermentioned to be Second Subaltern:—
811156 Miss Mary Constance Burrell, N.Z. W.A.A.C. (Med. Div.). Dated 3rd February, 1945.

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:—
43231 Kenneth William Gemmell, N.Z.M.C. (Q.M. List). Dated 15th February, 1945.
14402 Robert James Bailey Fullerton, N.Z. Div. Cav. Dated 16th February, 1945.
48632 Bruce Henderson Smith, N.Z. Div. Cav.
416366 Neville Henry Thornton, N.Z. Inf.
012313 Frederick William Coventry, N.Z. Sigs.
80931 Colin Lloyd Don, N.Z.A.C.
607632 Geoffrey Paul Duff, N.Z. Inf.
477160 Francis Edwin Clark, N.Z.O.C.
630608 John Campbell Montgomery, N.Z.A.C.
446606 Philip Skelley, N.Z. Div. Cav.
48218 Robert Gordon McMillan, N.Z.A.C.
502840 Frank Boxall, N.Z.E.
8800 Edmond James Barclay, N.Z. Inf.
43350 Desmond Godfrey Leitch, N.Z.O.C.
112267 James Neville Wallace, N.Z. Inf.
48696 Herbert Thomas Stribling, N.Z.A.C.
451818 Michael Ralph Kennedy, N.Z. Inf.
263115 Herbert Elmer Gibson, N.Z.E.
260819 William Robert Thayer, N.Z. Inf.
65654 Cyril James Lorimer, N.Z.A.C.
438968 Leo Beban, N.Z. Inf.
436770 Leonard Garth Dinsdale, N.Z. Inf.
483716 Kenneth de Ghazel Castle-Spence, N.Z. Inf.
81703 Lawrence Herbert Govan, N.Z.A.C.
17252 Ernest Ivan Megget, N.Z.O.C.
188487 Edwin Frank Carr, D.C.M., N.Z. Inf.
457340 Bronson Geoffrey Smyth, N.Z. Inf.
48615 Malcolm George Johnston, N.Z.A.C.
81349 James Bernard Malachi Lenihan, N.Z.A.C.
437179 Walter Thomas Davies, N.Z. Inf.
257308 Keith Archibald Watson, N.Z. Inf.
81540 Alan Henry White, N.Z.A.C.
48215 George Cowan Laidlaw, N.Z.A.C.
48203 David John Clark, N.Z.A.C.
800166 Jack Kingsley Burleigh, N.Z. Inf.
48673 Robert James Booth, N.Z.A.C.
68210 King Allen, N.Z. Inf.
618657 Peter Harvey Bell, N.Z.A.C.
420798 Allan John Joseph Edmonds, N.Z. Inf.
117783 Joseph Robert Lionel Pledger, N.Z. Inf.
45756 Noel Lund Jenkins, N.Z.A.C.