Nov. 15] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1417

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

Air Department,
Wellington 7th November, 1945.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotions

The undermentioned Flight Lieutenants (Acting Squadron
Leaders) to be Squadron Leaders (temp.) :—

Dated 3rd October, 1945—
Anthony Brownlow HORROCKS.
James Ralph COURT.

Dated 5th October, 1945 : Frank Henry DREW.
Dated 10th October, 1945 : William Johnstone MACLEOD.
Dated 16th October, 1945 : Bruce Hanan THOMSON.
Dated 18th October, 1945 : Guy Hamilton CORBET.
Dated 22nd October, 1945 : Gordon Andrew DELVES.

Flying Officer Leslie Samuel FORD to be Flight Lieutenant
(temp.). Dated 23rd July, 1945.

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

Dated 18th July, 1945 : William James TAIT.
Dated 24th July, 1945 : Osmond William HARRISON.

Relinquishments

The undermentioned officers are permitted to relinquish their
temporary commissions :—

Dated 26th September, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant John Henry
VERRALL, D.F.C.
Dated 12th October, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Jack D’Arcy
DAVIDSON.
Dated 22nd October, 1945 : Pilot Officer Douglas George
Masson BUIST.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION I : EQUIPMENT OFFICERS

Promotion

Equipment Duties—

Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant) John Alfred
HENDERSON to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 1st October,
1945.

Appointment

Accountant Duties—

NZ 42205 Warrant Officer David Arthur BERESFORD is
granted a temporary commission in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated
15th October, 1945.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II : TECHNICAL OFFICERS

Relinquishment

Radar Duties—

Flight Lieutenant Victor Alan STANLEY is permitted to
relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 23rd October, 1945.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotions

Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant) Percy Warwick
BLUNDELL to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 21st October,
1945.

Educational Section—

Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant) John Joseph Timothy
MCAULIFFE to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 21st September,
1945.

Relinquishments

Works Section—

The undermentioned officers are permitted to relinquish their
temporary commissions :—

Dated 24th October, 1945 : Flying Officer Alfred Thomas
JOHNS.
Dated 30th October, 1945 : Flying Officer Martin Bernard
HEFFERNAN.

MEDICAL BRANCH

Promotion

Flight Lieutenant (Acting Squadron Leader) Malcolm WATT,
M.B., Ch.B., to be Squadron Leader (temp.). Dated 18th October,
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 30th August, 1945—
Flying Officer Cyril Charles WILD.
Flying Officer John Patrick HICKSON.

Dated 19th September, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Bernard Leo MACEDO.
Flying Officer Peter George Guinness KISSEL.

Dated 25th September, 1945 : Flying Officer Gordon WHYTE.
Dated 26th September, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Albert
Vernon CADWALLADER.

Dated 2nd October, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Ernest Laurie PAGE.
Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey Osbourne RABONE.
Flying Officer James Ferguson KIDD.

Dated 3rd October, 1945—
Squadron Leader James Ralph COURT.
Squadron Leader Anthony Brownlow HORROCKS.
Flight Lieutenant Keith Gordon ALLINGTON.
Flight Lieutenant Albert Aubrey BEER.

Dated 4th October, 1945 : Pilot Officer Allan Albert MUIR.

Dated 5th October, 1945—
Squadron Leader Frank Henry DREW.
Flight Lieutenant Hugh Keith ANDERSON.
Flying Officer Trevor Joseph CALDWELL.

Dated 6th October, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Manson Harry BARRACLOUGH.
Flying Officer Basel Colmar CAMPBELL.
Flying Officer Donald Simmons BARKER.
Pilot Officer Keith Bertram Stanhope DUNLOP.

Dated 7th October, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Maurice George KEYS.
Flight Lieutenant Alan John LAWRENCE.
Flight Lieutenant Malcolm Hartnoll EDWARDS.
Flying Officer Robert Clive SHORTHOUSE.

Dated 8th October, 1945 : Pilot Officer William Mackreth
SWINBURN.

Dated 9th October, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant John Lindsay HILL.
Flying Officer Norman Douglas McKenzie MEIN.

Dated 10th October, 1945—
Squadron Leader William Johnstone MACLEOD.
Flight Lieutenant James Victor McIVOR.
Flying Officer Donald Newton BREWER.
Flying Officer Ronald Charles BEBARFALD.
Flying Officer John Steele GUTHRIE.

Dated 11th October, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Bryan Jeffrey
ANTCLIFF.

Dated 13th October, 1945 : Flying Officer Osmond William
HARRISON.

Dated 15th October, 1945 : Flying Officer Trevor James
NATION, D.F.C.

Dated 16th October, 1945—
Squadron Leader Bruce Hanan THOMSON.
Flying Officer Ronson William CLARKE.

Dated 17th October, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant James BROWN.

Dated 18th October, 1945—
Squadron Leader Guy Hamilton CORBET.
Flying Officer Charles Neil O’LOUGHLIN.
Flying Officer Alister Charles MARKS.
Flying Officer Anthony Francis HOUGH.

Dated 19th October, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Walter Lemnos WINCHESTER.
Pilot Officer Aubrey William GILBERD.

Dated 20th October, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Edwin Leonard AVERY, D.F.C.
Flying Officer Donald George FRASER.

Dated 22nd October, 1945—
Squadron Leader Gordon Andrew DELVES.
Flying Officer Albert Stephen NASH.

Dated 23rd October, 1945—
Flying Officer Peter Douglas Giffen AYSON.
Pilot Officer Morice William Hugh BOND.

Dated 27th October, 1945 : Flying Officer John Heathcote
GARLAND.

Dated 29th October, 1945 : Flying Officer Colin Edward WEST.

Dated 30th October, 1945—
Flying Officer Edwin Fitzherbert George BURROWES, D.F.C.
Flying Officer Ernest CLODE, D.F.M.

Dated 1st November, 1945 : Flying Officer Wyndham Arthur
HENSHAW.

Dated 9th November, 1945—
Flying Officer Francis Edward FERRIER.
Pilot Officer Allen Robert DONNELLY.

Dated 10th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Norman William
Trevor BEETHAM, D.F.C.

Dated 11th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Paul LEONARD.
Dated 12th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Harry Alexander
RAMSEY.

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

Dated 18th September, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Andrew
Cleland MILLAR.

Dated 21st September, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant John Joseph
Timothy MCAULIFFE.

Dated 22nd September, 1945 : Flying Officer Charles Launcelot
MOORE.

Dated 27th September, 1945 : Flying Officer Hirini Te Kani
FERRIS.

Dated 28th September, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Leonard
Frederick POORE.

Dated 1st October, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant John Alfred
HENDERSON.

Dated 2nd October, 1945 : Flying Officer Neil McDOUGALL.
Dated 4th October, 1945 : Flying Officer Owen James MORGAN.

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