MAY 31] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 615

Promotions

The undermentioned Flight Lieutenants (temp.) to be Acting Squadron Leaders (paid) :—
Dated 11th April, 1945 : Neil Dougall WATKINS.
Dated 14th May, 1945 : Roy Bramwell SPEAR, D.F.C.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers (temp.) :—
Dated 1st April, 1945—
Rowan Alexander BLAIR. Leo James LYONS.
Colin Francis TAPPIN. Raymond Charles George DIXIE.
Colin Edward PALMER. Leo Stephenson BATES.
Donald Simmons BARKER. Jack LITHERLAND.
Ernest Robert REYNOLDS. John James COYLE.
John Kennett ROGERS. Don Alexander FALCONER.

Dated 6th April, 1945—
Thomas Llywellyn POWICK. Richard James SMEATON.
Leslie James McGREGOR. Lauri Lees BOATWOOD.

Dated 9th April, 1945 : Ian Ronald DONALDSON.

Dated 18th April, 1945—
Clifford William DALE. Peter Kelvin FRAME.

Dated 20th April, 1945—
Richard Donald CLARK. Elvet Taliesin EVANS.
Trevor Joseph CALDWELL. Ross Alister HUNTER.
Ronald Leonard PARLANE. John Douglas DILLON.
Horace Allan SOMMERVILLE. Geoffrey Hardiman BAKER.
John Harry Deacon WICKHAM. Alexander Herbert WILLIAMS.
Fred Greenhalgh HILL. James Tasman DAWSON.
Allan William ANDERSON. Charles Warren TYLER.
John Allan THATCHER. Lance GATEHOUSE.
Sydney James Charles PRISCOTT. James Ferguson KIDD.
John Leslie Woollacott LOGAN. William Paul SILVERWOOD.
Wilfred Samuel TAYLOR. Leslie Gordon STOTT.
Robert John GILMORE. Alan Clifford LEWIS.
Keith Stewart TAYLOR. David Serpell BROKENSHIRE.
John Clive Appleby FASTER. Roy Norton McINTYRE.
Roger Russell KING. Ronald Arthur Robert ALEXANDER.
Albert Norman McINTOSH. John Frazer ROBERTSON.
Douglas Raymond FARIS. Clarence Wilmot MARSHALL.
Pierce Dudley ANDREWS. James Andrew Stark LAWRIE.
Stewart Donald Francis ERIKSON. Archie William THOMAS.
Ralston John WRIGHT. Walter George JUNO.
Morris Noel LUPTON. William HANSEN.
Eric William Coll BELL. Mervyn James DUNN.
John William Prideaux COOK.
John Brynn CHRISTIE.

Dated 27th April, 1945—
Campbell Clark LANGLANDS. Samuel Henry LOWRY.
Harry Page STOCKER. Francis John Guinness HINTON.

Dated 28th April, 1945—
Edward Thomas HAUGHEY. Andrew Logan LESLIE.

Dated 30th April, 1945—
Phillips Stratton THOMPSON. Arthur Brian SHAW.
Robert Hector BULL.

Dated 3rd May, 1945—
William Leo PETERSON. Ralph Norman DENNIS.
Peter Douglas Giffen AYSON. Clifford Samuel DALE.
Athol Ross OHLSON. Allan D’Arcy LOW.
Tracy Edward MORESBY. Walter Alexander McCaul.
Norman Eric MOTE.

Dated 5th May, 1945—
Francis Rawson DAVISON. Vernon Leslie Alexander POWELL.
John William O’BRIEN. John Lee DUNCAN.
James Desmond WASHINGTON. Douglas Frank CALVERT.
William Keith PATTIE.
Rowland HARRISON.

Dated 17th May, 1945—
Claude Clare Neville KITCHINGMAN.
Stuart Alexander HUNTER.

Dated 25th May, 1945—
Joseph Seymour JOHNSTON. Bernard Charles EDGECOMBE.
Raymond Keith GOULD. Donald William GEE.
Peter John SHERNING.

Dated 28th May, 1945—
Frederick Walter MAYER, A.F.M. John Francis Gregory ANDERSON.
Robert Douglas HARBOROW. Charles Oscar LARSEN.
Kennedy Charles WALLACE. Edward Reid HOLLAND.
Donald Arthur SPIERS. Mervyn Bennett HINKLEY.
Keith Cameron LOCKIE.
Ronald Dunstan PEARCE.

Transfer

Pilot Officer Francis James GILL is transferred from the Administrative and Special Duties Branch to the General Duties Branch (as Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) in his present rank. Dated 16th March, 1945.

Relinquishments

The undermentioned officers are permitted to relinquish their temporary commissions :—
Dated 9th June, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant John Leonard MCPHAIL.
Dated 7th June, 1945 : Flying Officer David William Ashley FAULKNER.

Amendments

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 78, dated 7th September, 1944, page 1094, under the heading “ General Duties Branch—Promotions,” relating to “ Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant) Jesse Julius de WILLIMOFF, D.F.C.,” is amended to read “ To be Flight Lieutenant (temp.), dated 1st April, 1944, and to be Acting Squadron Leader (paid), dated 7th August, 1944.”

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 30, dated 3rd May, 1945, page 455, under the heading “ General Duties Branch—Appointments : As Navigators,” is amended so far as it relates to “ NZC 439234 Sergeant Maurice Gilbert PROCTER, NZC 436940 Sergeant Robert DOBSON, and NZ 436691 Sergeant Charles Joseph McMENAMIN,” to read “ As Navigators W.”

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 30, dated 3rd May, 1945, page 455, under the heading “ General Duties Branch—Appointments : As Wireless Operators (Air),” is amended so far as it relates to “ NZC 4311643 L.A.C. Allan Desmond BERGQUIST,” to read “ As Wireless Operator/Air Gunner. Dated 29th March, 1945.”

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION I : EQUIPMENT OFFICERS

Promotions

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

Equipment Duties—
Dated 28th May, 1945—
Colin George KIRKWOOD. Bernard Frederick James BEU.
Neville Alan MILLAR. Adam STEIN.
William James BROWN. Donald Stuart ARKLE.
Brian George WHITEHOUSE.

Accountant Duties—
Dated 28th May, 1945—
Thomas Edward ROFF. Edward John PRENDEVILLE.
Ivan Charles John LAUGHTON. Maurice George CATRAN.
Halford William MEYER. David KIRKCALDIE.
Reginald Wilson SADD.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II : TECHNICAL OFFICERS

Promotions

Engineer Duties—

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers (temp.) :—
Dated 28th May, 1945—
Allan John LOCKHART. David Benjamin BROOK.
Donald David BEATTIE.

Transfer

Flying Officer John Neill KOFOED is transferred from the Administrative and Special Duties Branch (Works Section) to the Equipment Branch, Section II, Technical Officers (Engineer Duties), in his present rank and seniority. Dated 15th May, 1945.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotions

Flying Officer (temp.) Patrick John SHEEHAN to be Acting Flight Lieutenant (paid). Dated 1st May, 1945.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers (temp.) :—
Dated 28th May, 1945—
William Nicholas Joynt THACKER. Edward Hartley EVERETT.
George Thomas BEBAN. Wallace HONEYFIELD.
Norman Keith DAVIDSON. John Slingsby BARRAUD.
Allan Leopold FLYGER. Arthur Lionel JOHNSTON.
Douglas Haswell VAHRY. Noel Leo FIELD.

Reversion

Acting Flight Lieutenant Somers William COX reverts to the temporary rank of Flying Officer. Dated 9th May, 1945.

WORKS SECTION

Appointment

NZ 414157 Flight Sergeant Edward Horatio ARCHER is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated 21st May, 1945.

METEOROLOGICAL SECTION

Promotions

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers (temp.) :—
Dated 13th May, 1945—
Robert Owen DAVIES. Frank HURST.
Waldour Ross FAMILTON. Herbert George HOPEWELL.
John Beresford OWEN. Philip Bridson ALDRIDGE.
Alan George FRIEBERG.

EDUCATIONAL SECTION

Pilot Officer William Charles McGregor JESS to be Flying Officer (temp.). Dated 28th May, 1945.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class A, Section I :—
Dated 13th June, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Brian Mark Livingstone TAPLEY.
Dated 1st June, 1945 : Pilot Officer John Douglas HAMILTON.

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I :—
Dated 2nd June, 1945 : Flying Officer Robert James FINLAYSON.
Dated 5th July, 1945 : Flying Officer Graham Thomas GOLLINS.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.