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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

[No. 26

48233 Harry Holcombe Brown, N.Z. Div. Cav.
402624 Ivan Harrison Johnson, N.Z. Div. Cav.
409779 Ernest Harry Graves, M.M., N.Z. Inf.
227780 Frank Fielding, N.Z. Inf.
277174 Alexander Topham Fletcher, N.Z. Inf.
240123 Maurice Norman Reeve, N.Z. Inf.
807292 Alfred Preece, N.Z. Inf.
48221 Garth Ryder, M.M., N.Z.A.C.
48623 John Channing Macky, N.Z. Div. Cav.
292048 Patrick Joseph Henry Pope, N.Z. Inf.
246307 Kevin Patrick O'Sullivan, M.M., N.Z. Inf.
454470 Rex Bartholomew Burland, N.Z.A.C.
391061 Robert Hastings, N.Z. Inf.
573350 Frank Brice, N.Z.A.C.
50385 David James Selby, N.Z. Inf.
080197 Owen Darnill Taylor, N.Z. Inf.
804745 Alexander Johnston McTavish, N.Z. Inf.
614350 James Swietzer Ashmore, N.Z. Inf.
531677 Wilfred Hay Laws, N.Z. Inf.
81227 Robert Murray Newman, N.Z.A.C.
294044 James Macaulay Coleman, N.Z. Inf.
60721 Robert George Eivers, N.Z. Div. Cav.
241339 Anthony Gordon Clark, N.Z. Inf.
32967 Edward Cecil Homewood, N.Z. Inf.
448165 Stuart Studholme Deans, N.Z.A.C.
435491 William Leslie Abbot, N.Z. Inf.
445805 Archibald Graham, N.Z. Inf.
378389 Clifford Cranstone Harris, N.Z. Inf.
436772 Joseph William Coppell, N.Z. Inf.
262379 Charles Honeycombe, N.Z. Inf.
444116 Donald Voss, N.Z. Inf.

Dated 21st February, 1945.

62017 William Percival Hodgson, N.Z.A.C.
482944 Andrew Robert Craigie, N.Z.M.C. (Q.M. List).
49348 Norman Bradby Langston, N.Z.M.C. (Q.M. List).

Dated 25th February, 1945.

489393 Joseph George Whiteman, N.Z.E.M.E.

Dated 5th March, 1945.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Army Department,
Wellington 15th April, 1945.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments and promotions of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force :—

APPOINTMENT (TEMPORARY)

N.Z. Medical Corps

Temp. Captain O. R. B. Pringle, M.B., Ch.B., is seconded from the Territorial Force. Dated 29th December, 1944.

APPOINTMENTS (SUBSTANTIVE)

N.Z. Medical Corps

Captain O. R. B. Pringle’s temporary appointment is confirmed. Dated 5th January, 1945.

N.Z. Chaplains Department

Rev. W. E. Ryan, Chaplain, 4th Class, is reposted to the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Dated 5th January, 1945.

PROMOTIONS

N.Z. Artillery

Captain J. L. K. Brown to be temp. Major, and remains seconded for special duty. Dated 1st March, 1945.

N.Z. Infantry

2nd Lieutenant E. H. Thompson to be temp. Lieutenant, and remains seconded for special duty. Dated 1st March, 1945.

APPOINTMENT TO COMMISSION

N.Z. Infantry

The undermentioned to be temp. 2nd Lieutenant, and is seconded for special duty :—

633942 Arnold Graham. Dated 1st March, 1945.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (UNITED KINGDOM)

PROMOTION

N.Z. Army Nursing Service

Sister Z. M. Haworth to be temp. Charge Sister. Dated 19th January, 1945.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (TONGA)

PROMOTION

N.Z. Artillery

2nd Lieutenant A. M. R. Bliss to be Lieutenant. Dated 5th July, 1943.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN PACIFIC

PROMOTION

N.Z. Medical Corps

2nd Lieutenant H. H. S. Wood to be Lieutenant. Dated 31st March, 1945.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FIJI)

APPOINTMENT (TEMPORARY)

N.Z. Medical Corps

Lieutenant T. O. Gilbert, M.B., Ch.B., is seconded from the Territorial Force. Dated 19th March, 1945.

APPOINTMENT (SUBSTANTIVE)

N.Z. Medical Corps

Lieutenant T. O. Gilbert’s temporary appointment is confirmed. Dated 26th March, 1945.

APPOINTMENT TO COMMISSION

The undermentioned to be Hon. Lieutenant :—

555134 Frederick Barry Smyth. Dated 1st April, 1945.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 15th April, 1945.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, transfers, relinquishments of temporary rank, relinquishments of commissions, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces :—

N.Z. STAFF CORPS

Captain (temp. Major) G. F. Yerex is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Major. Dated 19th March, 1945.

REGIMENT OF ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Bombardier (temp. Lieutenant and Quartermaster) R. H. F. Adams relinquishes the temporary rank of Lieutenant and Quartermaster. Dated 8th March, 1945.

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF

Temp. Captain W. Dickson to be temp. Major. Dated 1st March, 1945.

The undermentioned to be temp. Lieutenants :—

Temp. Lieutenant G. W. Stanley, N.Z. Medical Corps. Dated 25th March, 1945.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant R. S. Clark. Dated 1st February, 1945.

TERRITORIAL FORCE

N.Z. ARTILLERY

With reference to the notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 4, dated 27th January, 1944, relative to the relinquishment of commission of temp. Lieutenant E. L. Jones, for “ Dated 21st December, 1943,” substitute “ Dated 1st February, 1944.”

Temp. Lieutenant R. L. Mark relinquishes his commission on appointment to the Royal N.Z. Navy. Dated 12th August, 1943.

Temp. Lieutenant M. V. West is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 15th March, 1945.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant R. D. Hawkins relinquishes his commission on appointment to the Royal N.Z. Air Force. Dated 31st July, 1943.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant J. P. Ralph relinquishes his commission on appointment to the Royal N.Z. Navy. Dated 14th October, 1943.

N.Z. INFANTRY

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)

Temp. Captain W. O. Hall is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 16th April, 1945.

SCHOOL CADET UNITS

Seddon Memorial Technical College Cadets, Area 1

Captain Andrew Frederick Ewart Tylee, B.Sc., Retired List, to be temp. Captain, with seniority from 1st December, 1941. Dated 1st March, 1945.

Opotiki District High School Cadets, Area 2

Temp. Lieutenant A. I. Isdale to be temp. Captain whilst commanding a company. Dated 1st October, 1944.

Cambridge District High School Cadets, Area 4

Donald Stuart Mackenzie to be temp. 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 5th February, 1942. Dated 8th December, 1944.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant D. S. Mackenzie to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 8th December, 1944.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS

Edwin Warwick Hunt, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant, and is granted the temporary rank of Captain. Dated 6th December, 1944.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant R. H. T. Holmden, M.B., Ch.B., from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant. Dated 15th November, 1944.