AUG. 2] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
973

The undermentioned Lieutenants (temp. Captains) relinquish
the temporary rank of Captain :—
D. H. Lloyd. Dated 1st June, 1945.
E. Morgan, and assumes the acting rank of Captain. Dated
22nd June, 1945.

N.Z. Education and Rehabilitation Service
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) T. Shaw relinquishes the temporary
rank of Captain. Dated 21st June, 1945.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
247472 Aubrey Victor William Martin, N.Z.A.S.C.
429565 Edwin John Stembridge, N.Z.A.S.C.
485457 Philip Leonard Phillipps, N.Z.A.S.C.
Dated 17th June, 1945.
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 26th July, 1945.

H IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve of the following :—

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FIJI)
LIST OF OFFICERS TAKEN ON THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND N.Z.
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FIJI)

The following is a list of officers, in order of seniority by Corps,
who have been taken on the strength of 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary
Force (Fiji), since 1st July, 1944, and who were still with
that Force on 21st May, 1945.
All ranks are substantive in that Force (except where otherwise
expressly stated) as from the dates shown opposite their names.
All previous reference to the ranks and seniority of such officers
in that Force where inconsistent with the ranks and seniority shown
below are hereby cancelled :—

N.Z. Infantry
Major—
G. W. Heatherwick. 1st February, 1943.
Lieutenants—
A. W. Kay. 4th November, 1942.
G. H. Perrett. 7th April, 1943.
E. J. Roughton. 19th June, 1943.
R. W. Connell. 27th January, 1944.
W. G. Purves. 27th January, 1944.
J. Sherwin. 4th March, 1944.

N.Z. Army Service Corps
Captain—
J. Graham. 11th August, 1943.
Lieutenant—
G. E. Cox. 13th July, 1943.

N.Z. Medical Corps
Captain—
W. R. Lane (temp. Major, 1st April, 1945). 4th January,
1942.
Lieutenants—
J. L. Meanie (temp. Captain, 7th May, 1945). 1st July,
1943.
W. R. Sexton. 21st May, 1944.
A. C. Hayton. 17th July, 1944.
D. D. Lyness. 18th October, 1944.
W. M. P. Barry (temp. Captain, 1st January, 1945).
21st October, 1944.
H. D. Law. 4th December, 1944.
T. O. Gilbert. 2nd February, 1945.

N.Z. Ordnance Corps
Lieutenant—
J. F. Latimer (temp. Captain. 1st June, 1944). 1st October,
1944.

N.Z. Army Pay Corps
2nd Lieutenant—
T. J. Gillick. 1st December, 1944.

N.Z. Army Educational and Welfare Services
Lieutenant—
E. G. Spraggon (temp. Captain, 1st March, 1945).
20th August, 1943.

N.Z. Chaplains Department
Chaplain, 4th Class—
Rev. W. N. Drake. 13th January, 1945.

Bandmaster
Hon. Lieutenant—
F. B. Smyth. 1st April, 1945.

PROMOTION
N.Z. Ordnance Corps
2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) H. A. Gauntlett-Curtis to
be Lieutenant. Dated 2nd June, 1945.

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APPOINTMENT TO COMMISSION
N.Z. Army Service Corps
67324 John Kenneth Gifford to be temp. 2nd Lieutenant.
Dated 31st May, 1945.

HOSPITAL SHIP “ORANJE”
APPOINTMENT TO COMMISSION
40817 Marcus Walter Good to be 2nd Lieutenant, N.Z.M.C.
(non-medical). Dated 26th May, 1945.

2nd N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE IN PACIFIC
PROMOTION
N.Z. Engineers
Captain S. T. Owen to be temp. Major. Dated 5th July, 1945.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS
N.Z. Engineers
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
602019 Francis Leslie Clark.
550272 John Matheson.
Dated 6th July, 1945.

2nd N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (MIDDLE EAST)
MEMORANDUM
Staff
The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 43, dated
21st June, 1945, relative to Colonel (temp. Brigadier) G. H. Clifton,
D.S.O., M.C., is hereby cancelled.
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Army Department,
Wellington, 31st July, 1945.

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

APPOINTMENT
Staff
Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel G. E. Archey, O.B.E. (Reserve of
Officers, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)),
is seconded to the 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force and is loaned to the
War Office for employment in the Civil Affairs Branch of the South
East Asia Command. Dated 27th July, 1945.

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (FIJI)
APPOINTMENT (TEMPORARY)
N.Z. Army Pay Corps
Temp. Captain T. C. Jones. Dated 15th June, 1945.

APPOINTMENT (SUBSTANTIVE)
N.Z. Army Pay Corps
Temp. Captain T. C. Jones’ temporary appointment is confirmed.
Dated 20th July, 1945.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
230137 Cedric Owen Jones, N.Z.A. Dated 30th June,
1945.
439206 William John Henry Keith, N.Z.A. Dated 4th
July, 1945.
48168 James William Hazlett, N.Z. Inf. Dated 28th
June, 1945.
246410 Anthony McIvor Clayton, N.Z. Inf. Dated 1st
July, 1945.
463273 Alan Hercules Wright, N.Z. Inf. Dated 2nd July,
1945.
471123 Herbert Spencer Triggs, N.Z. Inf. Dated 3rd July,
1945.
74183 Marshall Andrew Lornie, N.Z. Inf. Dated 6th
July, 1945.
504652 Wilfred James Ford, N.Z.O.C. Dated 6th July,
1945.
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, and Retirements of Officers of the New
Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 27th July, 1945.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve of the following appointments, promotions, and
retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces :—

N.Z. PERMANENT STAFF
Temp. Captain and Quartermaster W. L. Stewart to be temp.
Major and Quartermaster. Dated 1st July, 1945.

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF
Temp. Major W. G. Hammond, The Auckland Regiment
(Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), to be temp. Major. Dated 15th April,
1945.