Aug. 17] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1031

Dated 2nd July, 1945—
John James SIMPSON.
Dated 3rd July, 1945: Alan Thomas POWELL.
Dated 4th July, 1945—
Donald Telford PERRIT.
Dated 5th July, 1945—
Alfred John DOWNES.
Bryan Burnard BOLAND.
Dated 7th July, 1945: James Alwyn WHITE.
Dated 8th July, 1945: Barry Arthur Houston STABLEFORD.
Dated 9th July, 1945—
Ronald Wynn RUSSELL.
Dornford Winstan ROBERTSON.
Jack Newton MILLS.
Harold Stanley BUSH.
Dated 10th July, 1945: Stanley Anthony WHITE.
Dated 11th July, 1945—
Robert Thomas McCONNELL
Esmond Edgar Delwyn WARE.
Dated 12th July, 1945: Robert SLOAN.
Dated 14th July, 1945—
Bruce William O’CONNOR.
Dated 15th July, 1945: Lindsay Roy SWITZER.
Dated 16th July, 1945: Charley Thomas HAMILTON.

Transfers

Flight Lieutenant Bruce St. John Campbell THOMSON, D.F.C., is transferred from the Reserve of Air Force Officers to the Active List, with seniority for rank and pay purposes as from 1st January, 1944. Dated 21st July, 1945.

Flying Officer Edmund LEADLEY is transferred from the Reserve of Air Force Officers to the Active List, with seniority for rank and pay purposes as from 5th November, 1944. Dated 19th July, 1945.

Amendment

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 14, dated 22nd February, 1945, page 199, under the heading “General Duties Branch—Appointments—As Pilots,” relating to “NZ 414206 Sergeant John James SIMPSON,” is amended to read “NZ 414206 Warrant Officer John James SIMPSON.”

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION I: EQUIPMENT OFFICERS

Appointment

Equipment Duties—
NZ 2458 William Peter Bruce CLEARY, on relinquishing his commission in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority as from 1st March, 1942. Dated 1st July, 1945.

Promotions

Accountant Duties—
Flight Lieutenant (temp.) John William VEALE to be Acting Squadron Leader (paid). Dated 1st August, 1945.
Flying Officer (temp.) Henry Aulton DAVISON to be Acting Flight Lieutenant (paid). Dated 19th July, 1945.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II: TECHNICAL OFFICERS

Appointment

Engineer Duties—
NZ 405136 Sergeant Rowland John Whitby LINDSAY is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated 1st June, 1945.

Promotion

Radar Duties—
Flying Officer Weston Woods MAHOOD to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 31st August, 1945.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotion

Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant) Frank CATTELL to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 31st July, 1945.

Transfer

Flying Officer Harold Lynton PARKER is transferred from the General Duties Branch to the Administrative and Special Duties Branch in his present rank and seniority. Dated 1st July, 1945.

Relinquishment

Flight Lieutenant Archibald JOHNSTON is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 7th August, 1945.

Promotion

Works Section—
Flying Officer (temp.) Geoffrey Brandon HARTY to be acting Flight Lieutenant (paid). Dated 19th May, 1945.

MEDICAL BRANCH

Promotions

The undermentioned Flight Lieutenants (temp.) to be Acting Squadron Leaders (paid) :—
Dated 19th July, 1945—
Michael Noel OLIVER, M.B., Ch.B.
Vivian Ian Edgar WHITEHEAD, M.B., Ch.B.
Dated 23rd July, 1945—
David Lloyd RICHWHITE, M.B., Ch.B.

B

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH, SECTION II (A.T.C.)

Relinquishment

Flying Officer Sydney WHITWORTH is permitted to relinquish his Air Training Corps Commission. Dated 31st July, 1945.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Transfers

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class A, Section I :—
Dated 3rd August, 1945—
Wing Commander Arthur Candlish ALLEN, A.F.C.
Dated 11th August, 1945—
Squadron Leader Roy Borgia MORPHY.
Dated 4th September, 1945—
Squadron Leader Louis Neil ORCHARD, D.F.C.
Dated 23rd July, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Campbell Edward LYE, D.F.C.
Dated 24th July, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant William Donald SMART.
Dated 25th July, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Hector John PLANK, D.F.C.
Dated 28th July, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Charles Robert KIDD.
Flight Lieutenant Colin Douglas CHAMMEN.
Dated 30th July, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant William Armstrong RICHARDSON.
Dated 4th August, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Kendall Clark BOLLAND.
Flight Lieutenant Arthur Norman SAMES, D.F.C.
Dated 6th August, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Albert Victor CLIFFE.
Dated 11th August, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Leslie Ernest BRADLEY.
Dated 13th August, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Arnold Haigh LAMB.
Dated 16th August, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Frederick James READ, D.F.C.
Dated 20th August, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Alexander Thomas ROWE.
Dated 31st August, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Bruce Irving HUNTER, D.F.C.
Dated 1st September, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Brian Guinness GLOVER, D.F.C.
Flight Lieutenant James Norby KING.
Flight Lieutenant Robert Cyril WALTON.
Flight Lieutenant Bryan Hubert THOMAS, D.F.C.
Dated 3rd September, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Anthony Charles HARLEY, D.F.C.
Dated 4th September, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Eric Richard BRUNTON.
Dated 5th September, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Harold John SHEILD, D.F.C.
Dated 10th September, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Kenneth Henry BECROFT, D.F.C.
Dated 23rd July, 1945—
Flying Officer Frank Ernest STOTT.
Flying Officer Douglas John LALOLI.
Flying Officer Athol Robert CRESSWELL, D.F.C.
Dated 24th July, 1945—
Flying Officer James Dalston HOWARD.
Dated 26th July, 1945—
Flying Officer Henry Charles BROUGHAM.
Dated 29th July, 1945—
Flying Officer Euan Royde WORTS.
Dated 2nd August, 1945—
Flying Officer David Frank SAGE.
Dated 4th August, 1945—
Flying Officer Vincent Robert McDONALD.
Dated 7th August, 1945—
Flying Officer Desmond Frederick William McLEAN.
Dated 10th August, 1945—
Flying Officer Alfred Philip HARVEY.
Dated 31st August, 1945—
Flying Officer Edwin Percy PUDDY.
Flying Officer Walter Henry CARTER.
Dated 1st September, 1945—
Flying Officer Walter Reginald BENNETT.
Flying Officer Bruce Grandville FISHER.
Flying Officer Jack MEEHAN.
Flying Officer Frank Rendall TIBBY.
Flying Officer Leonard Charles JAMES.
Dated 3rd September, 1945—
Flying Officer John Henry Francis WHYTE, D.F.C.
Flying Officer Arthur Alfred CHANDLER, D.F.C.
Dated 4th September, 1945—
Flying Officer Maurice Desmond ANDERSEN.
Flying Officer Thomas Henry RENDALL.
Dated 6th September, 1945—
Flying Officer Donald Grattan GUINNESS.
Flying Officer Norman Farquhar MACDONALD.
Dated 10th September, 1945—
Flying Officer Andrew Latham SHAW.
Dated 6th August, 1945—
Pilot Officer Spencer Gustave Hamilton SMITH.

The undermentioned officers are transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I :—
Dated 20th July, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Harold Wilfred MILLARD.
Dated 21st July, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Michael Lee DILLON.
Flight Lieutenant Hector James LAMBIE.