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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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Dated 25th June, 1945—
John Moore MORRIS.
John Clement STUART, D.F.C.
Nelson Hastings BRIGHT.
Walter Edward JAY.
Cyril James WARD.
Maurice William SMYTH.
Clifford Douglas George DAVIDSON.
Gerald Keble Baxter, D.F.C.
Edward Francis THURSTON.

Dated 26th June, 1945 : Colin Alexander HYND, D.F.C.

Dated 28th June, 1945—
Malcolm James DILKS.
Roy Emile Le Long, D.F.C.

Dated 30th June, 1945—
Arthur Raymond ROWSELL, D.F.M.
Thomas Reginald Dion KEBBELL.
Kenneth Messines GIBSONE.
Raymond KASSLER.

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

Dated 13th October, 1944 : John Alister SANDERSON.

Dated 6th April, 1945—
James Bernard MAHONEY.
Ronald William ENGLAND.

Dated 9th May, 1945 : George Stanley DAVIES.

Dated 15th June, 1945 : William Thomas FERNANDEZ.

Dated 18th June, 1945—
Patrick Joseph McCARTHY.
Inia Whangataua MAKA.

Dated 19th June, 1945—
John Henry Thomas Wood, D.F.C.
Alexander James Graeme WILSON.
Gordon Paine WYLIE.

Dated 20th June, 1945—
John Strathearn LAWREY.
Donald Edwin GRANT.

Dated 21st June, 1945—
Arthur Joseph HOWARD.
Jack Russell MORRISON.

Dated 22nd June, 1945—
Frederick Henry MOFFETT.
Edmund James BREWSTER.
Edward Francis McPADDEN.
Mervyn REEVES.

Dated 23rd June, 1945—
Roy Alexander James BLAIR.
Ronald Lee.

Dated 25th June, 1945 : Edward Winsor COLBAN.

Dated 28th June, 1945 : John Hawkins CREEVEY.

Dated 29th June, 1945—
Norman Alexander WICKES.
Philip Aubrey Toussaint ABRAM.
Albert Robert Henry WARNER.
Pete Balfour EVANS.
Raymond Arthur KING.
William Warwick BOUSKILL.
Brian John HURLE.

Dated 30th June, 1945—
Valentine Richard EGGLESTONE. Arthur John COOPER.

Relinquishment
Flying Officer Roy Burt ANDERSON is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 6th March, 1945.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II: TECHNICAL OFFICERS
Engineer Duties—

Appointment
NZ 2455 Aidan Patrick Thomas HEALY, on relinquishing his commission in the Reserve of Air Force Officers (United Kingdom), is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flying Officer, with seniority as from 5th December, 1943. Dated Ist May, 1945.

Promotion
Flying Officer (temp.) Norman Roy MOORE to be Acting Flight Lieutenant (paid). Dated Ist July, 1945.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotions
Flight Lieutenant (temp.) George William MARTIN to be Acting Squadron Leader (paid). Dated 27th June, 1945.

The undermentioned Flying Officers (Acting Flight Lieutenants) to be Flight Lieutenants (temp.) :

Dated 24th July, 1945 : Victor Gerald SPILLER.
Dated 31st July, 1945 : Francis Augustine McCARTHY.

Relinquishment
Flying Officer Kenneth BALLANTYNE is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 17th July, 1945.

Amendment
The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 45, dated 28th June, 1945, page 843, under the heading “Administrative and Special Duties Branch—Reversion,” relating to “Acting Squadron Leader Thomas TWIGGE,” is amended to read “Dated 18th June, 1945.”

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Transfers
The undermentioned are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class A, Section I :

Dated 16th July, 1945 : Squadron Leader John Roy BUTCHER.
Dated 1st August, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Gordon Eric JOHNSTON.

Dated 19th August, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant John Samuel SHEPHARD.

Dated 12th July, 1945 : Flying Officer Gordon Langley PARKER.
Dated 23rd July, 1945 : Flying Officer Christie Eric SMITH.
Dated 30th August, 1945 : Flying Officer Eric Stanley HUBBERT.

Dated 31st August, 1945—
Flying Officer Gerald Scott PHILLIPS.
Flying Officer Cyril Francis KEEFE.

The undermentioned are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I :

Dated 16th August, 1945 : Squadron Leader Edgar Alexander PEVREAL.

Dated 10th July, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Francis Edwin HOSKING.

Dated 23rd July, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Maurice Edward SPIERS.

Dated 24th July, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Victor Gerald SPILLER.

Dated 31st July, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Francis Augustine McCARTHY.

Dated 13th July, 1945 : Flying Officer George Ernest LINDSAY.

Dated 13th August, 1945 : Flying Officer William Thompson WILLIAMSON.

Amendments
The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 24, dated 12th April, 1945, page 384, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers,” relating to “Flight Lieutenant Roy Reginald RAYNER,” is amended to read “Dated 29th April, 1945.”

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 30, dated 3rd May, 1945, page 455, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers,” relating to “Flying Officer Robert Blundell WYNYARD,” is amended to read “Flight Lieutenant Robert Blundell WYNYARD.”

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 37, dated 31st May, 1945, page 613, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers,” relating to “Pilot Officer David John MORIARTY, C.G.M.,” is amended to read “Flying Officer David John MORIARTY, C.G.M.”

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 16, dated 2nd March, 1944, page 216, under the heading “New Zealand Women’s Auxiliary Air Force—Transfer,” relating to “Assistant Section Officer Ruby Olive HITCH,” is amended to read “Dated 11th February, 1944.”

Relinquishment
Assistant Section Officer Ruby Olive HITCH is permitted to relinquish her commission. Dated 29th July, 1945.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Honours and Awards approved by His Majesty the King
Office of the Minister of Defence,
Wellington, 1st June, 1945.

HIS Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve the following immediate awards to members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force in recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in air operations against the enemy:

Distinguished Flying Cross
Flight Lieutenant Philip Frederick Southernwood (NZ 422438), of Auckland.
NZ 428148 Warrant Officer Ross Sinclair Priest, of Taranaki.

His Majesty the King has been graciously pleased to approve the following awards to members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force in recognition of gallantry and devotion to duty in air operations against the enemy:

Distinguished Flying Cross
12th June, 1945
Acting Squadron Leader James Mumford Cranstone (NZ 405520), of Wanganui.
Flight Lieutenant Mervyn Ryburn Breed (NZ 405518), of Otorohanga.
Flight Lieutenant James Edward Mortimer (NZ 412259), of Auckland.
Flight Lieutenant Alfred Muggeridge (NZ 421751), of Patea.
Flying Officer Terence William Parker (NZ 415009), of Gisborne.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Stipendiary Magistrate appointed
Department of Justice,
Wellington, 30th July, 1945.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Charles Croft Marsack, Esquire, of Masterton, to be a Stipendiary Magistrate to exercise criminal and civil jurisdiction within New Zealand.

H. G. R. MASON, Minister of Justice.