May 31] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 613

Lieutenant F. N. Twigg, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 8th May, 1945.
Lieutenant R. A. Walker, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 8th May, 1945.
Lieutenant A. M. Swain, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 9th May, 1945.
Lieutenant J. G. Dick, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 10th May, 1945.
Lieutenant E. T. Whitford, and is posted to the N.Z. Artillery with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 20th March, 1944. Dated 13th May, 1945.
Lieutenant W. A. Bayliss, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 14th May, 1945.
Lieutenant N. G. Hansen, and is posted to The Hauraki Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 24th January, 1943. Dated 14th May, 1945.
Lieutenant G. D. L. White, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 14th May, 1945.
The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 16 dated 1st March, 1945, relative to 2nd Lieutenant E. M. Jones, is hereby cancelled and the following substituted :—
“Lieutenant E. M. Jones, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 8th February, 1945.”
2nd Lieutenant T. J. Ngapo, and is posted to The Hauraki Regiment with the temporary rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 22nd December 1943. Dated 12th April, 1945.
2nd Lieutenant C. G. T. Musson, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 10th May, 1945.
2nd Lieutenant I. Robertson, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 10th May, 1945.
2nd Lieutenant W. M. Sharp, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 12th May, 1945.
2nd Lieutenant J. G. Francis, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 13th May, 1945.
2nd Lieutenant R. G. Bell, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 15th May, 1945.
2nd Lieutenant J. Brown, D.C.M., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 15th May, 1945.
Mr. G. N. L. Watson, M.B.E., Y.M.C.A. Dated 13th May, 1945.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 24th May, 1945.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointments

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

As Pilots—
Dated 23rd December, 1944—
NZ 422101 Warrant Officer Robert Gordon McCARTNEY.
Dated 18th March, 1945—
NZ 414681 Warrant Officer Alfred James Cyril ROGERS.
Dated 26th March, 1945—
NZ 428776 Warrant Officer John Peace BRIGHTLING.
NZ 4211901 Flight Sergeant Douglas FAIRBAIRN.
NZC 4210037 Warrant Officer Norman Hewlett McIVOR.
Dated 28th March, 1945—
NZ 428073 Warrant Officer Mervyn Robert BISHOP.
Dated 31st March, 1945—
NZ 4211843 Flight Sergeant William George REAY.
Dated 8th April, 1945—
NZ 427430 Warrant Officer John Clifford FLANAGAN.
Dated 10th April, 1945—
NZ 422963 Warrant Officer Harold Spencer DAY.
Dated 27th April, 1945—
NZC 4213376 Warrant Officer Harvey Joseph MURPHY.

As Navigators—
Dated 28th February, 1945—
NZ 423918 Warrant Officer Naylor George HILLARY.
Dated 14th April, 1945—
NZ 4216217 Flight Sergeant William Bryce WATSON.
NZ 2434 Georges Gordon Kenneth SETTEN.
Dated 23rd April, 1945—
NZ 4214088 Flight Sergeant John Dallin DUNLOP.
Dated 2nd May, 1945—
NZ 422714 Warrant Officer John Edward MCCONACHIE.

As Wireless Operator/Air Gunners—
Dated 13th April, 1945—
NZ 4212831 Flight Sergeant Trevor Ambrose CONNELLY.
Dated 27th April, 1945—
NZ 412864 Warrant Officer Richard James CORKILL.

As Air Bomber—
Dated 25th April, 1945—
NZ 427357 Flight Sergeant Robert John WHYTE.

As Air Gunner—
Dated 9th April, 1945—
NZ 45452 Sergeant Warwick Vincent ALLEN.

Promotions

Group Captain (temp.) Keith Logan CALDWELL, C.B.E., M.C., D.F.C., to be Acting Air Commodore (paid). Dated 26th April, 1945.
Flight Lieutenant (Acting Squadron Leader) Kenneth Godfrey KING to be Squadron Leader (temp.), dated 1st May, 1945, and to be Acting Wing Commander (paid). Dated 7th May, 1945.
Flight Lieutenant (Acting Squadron Leader) Allan Gerald SIEVERS to be Squadron Leader (temp.), dated 14th May, 1945, and to be Acting Wing Commander (paid). Dated 15th May, 1945.
Flight Lieutenant Maechel Anthony ENSOR, D.S.O., D.F.C., to be Squadron Leader (temp.). Dated 19th April, 1945.

The undermentioned Flight Lieutenants (temp.) to be Acting Squadron Leaders (paid) :—
Dated 17th May, 1945 : William Alfred HARDHAM.
Dated 29th May, 1945 : Denis John Thomas SHARP, D.F.C.

The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants (temp.) :—
Dated 16th January, 1945 : John Forbes THOMSON, D.F.C.
Dated 14th March, 1945 : Terence Patrick RYAN.
Dated 7th April, 1945 : Charles Alexander IRVINE.

Dated 16th April, 1945—
Ernest Charles MAWSON.
William Allison KELLY.
Alan Harold CHING.

William McLeod Crosby IRVINE.
Thomas John ELLIOT.
Victor Clive MYGIND.

Dated 17th April, 1945 : Vincent Henry WILLIAMS.
Dated 19th April, 1945 : Hilton Clifford WILLIAMS, D.F.C.
Dated 20th April, 1945 : Walter Douglas SMELLIE, D.F.C.

Dated 21st April, 1945—
Kenneth Walter PARISH.

Keith Marcel FLEMING.

Dated 22nd April, 1945 : Edward ROBINS.
Dated 23rd April, 1945 : Frank SIMPSON.
Dated 24th April, 1945 : Jeffery Image REDDELL.
Dated 26th April, 1945 : Maurice Eugene MCGREAL.

Dated 27th April, 1945—
Frederick John BERTHELSEN.

Eric Willoughby McDOUALL.

Dated 28th April, 1945—
Leslie William KENNEDY.

Donald Matthew HUNTER.

Dated 30th April, 1945 : William James McLAY.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers (temp.) :—
Dated 27th November, 1944 : Trevor Raymond TEAGUE.
Dated 3rd March, 1945 : Wallace Edwin HIGGS.
Dated 5th March, 1945 : Langley Manning EMETT.
Dated 6th March, 1945 : Donald McKenzie TUNNICLIFFE, D.F.C.
Dated 16th March, 1945 : Reginald SHAND, D.F.C.
Dated 23rd March, 1945 : Ian Desmond GRANT.
Dated 27th March, 1945 : William Barry GARVIN.
Dated 29th March, 1945 : Percy Robert TEAGUE.
Dated 30th March, 1945 : Hugh John MILLS, D.F.M.
Dated 5th April, 1945 : John Lawrence COONEY.
Dated 16th April, 1945 : Jack MEEHAN.
Dated 18th April, 1945 : James Scott HENDERSON.

Dated 20th April, 1945—
John Rodney RYAN.
William Walter WILLIAMS.
Montagu Edward WILLIAMS.
Murray CARSON.
Wilfrid Louis OSBORN.
Noel Cameron KELLY.
Colin John GRAHAM.

Donald David Sydney NESBITT.
Francis William BLYTH.
Bruce Charles JAMES.
William Henry HAWKEN.
Brian Sarsfield KILPATRICK.
David Alan DUTHIE.
Kenneth John SUMMERHAYS.

Dated 22nd April, 1945—
Phillip Rex BEACH.
Frank Briand BAUDINET.

Clarence Godfrey Kirk BEALE.

Dated 23rd April, 1945—
David KAY.

Andrew Cowan LEES.

Dated 24th April, 1945—
Andrew Grant JAMIESON, D.F.C.

Aeneas Hendry McLEOD.

Dated 25th April, 1945 : Allan Patton REID.

Dated 26th April, 1945—
Robert Sinclair MILSON.

Aage Colridge JENSEN.

Dated 27th April, 1945—
William Keith Rendall.
Kiwi Ernest AMOHANGA.

Peter James MCARTHUR.
Leslie Herbert SINCLAIR.

Dated 28th April, 1945—
Edward James RALPH.

Gordon William BURNESS, D.F.M.

Dated 29th April, 1945 : Stuart Rossmore MCLAUGHLIN, D.F.C.
Dated 30th April, 1945 : Keith Burnett FITTON.

Reduction in Seniority

Flight Lieutenant Dean Frederick Sherrar BULLEN was dealt with summarily under section 47 of the Air Force Act and was sentenced to take rank and precedence as if his appointment as Flight Lieutenant bore date the 1st March, 1944.

Flying Officer John Alexander WYLIE was dealt with summarily under section 47 of the Air Force Act, and was sentenced to take rank and precedence as if his appointment as Flying Officer bore date the 22nd October, 1944.

Relinquishments

The undermentioned officers are permitted to relinquish their temporary commissions :—
Dated 15th May, 1945 : Flying Officer Gordon Hope GIBBONS.
Dated 23rd May, 1945 : Pilot Officer Edwin Robert HOPE.