Dec. 6] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1519

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 1st December, 1945.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointments

As Pilots—
NZ 2484 Ronald George Wigg, on relinquishing his com-
mission in the Reserve of Air Force Officers (United Kingdom), is
granted a temporary commission in the rank of Squadron Leader,
with seniority as from 1st July, 1945. Dated 1st August, 1945.

The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions in
the rank of Pilot Officer :—
Dated 24th April, 1945—
NZ 425493 Warrant Officer Donald Sidney ANDERSON.

Dated 30th August, 1945—
NZ 425930 Warrant Officer Kenneth PERRY.

Dated 3rd October, 1945—
NZ 428098 Warrant Officer Arthur William FITZHERBERT.

Promotions

Flight Lieutenant William Papillion KEMP, D.S.O., D.F.C., to
be Squadron Leader (temp.). Dated 3rd November, 1945.

Flight Lieutenant (Acting Squadron Leader) Jack Graeme
HANNAH to be Squadron Leader (temp.). Dated 28th November,
1945.

The undermentioned Flying Officers to be Flight Lieutenants
(temp.) :—
Dated 25th September, 1945 : Ernest Wellesly Cox.
Dated 5th October, 1945 : Gordon Lindsay KENNEDY, D.F.C.
Dated 26th October, 1945 : Alan Edgar JOHNSON, D.F.C.

Dated 29th October, 1945—
Colin MUIR.
Gordon Howe WARREN.
Arthur Francis THOMPSON.
William George BIRNIE.
Eric James PARSONS.
Roderick George HOFFMAN.
Allan Montague BEZZANT.
Ronald Fergusson O’BRIEN.
Neill Henry ELLIS.
Jack Raymond KEARSE.

Dated 31st October, 1945 : Lawrence William HITCHINS, D.F.M.

Dated 11th November, 1945—
James DARRAGH.
Ralph Osbourne BROWN.

Dated 12th November, 1945—
Noel Manning William MANSILL.
Leslie Brian TAYLOR.
Gibson Carson FRITH.
Eric David VALLANCE.
Francis Alexander Cox.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers
(temp.) :—
Dated 23rd October, 1945 : Cecil Spencer TOD.
Dated 26th October, 1945 : Carl William COLLINS.
Dated 28th October, 1945 : John Simpson YOUNG.
Dated 30th October, 1945 : Ross Sinclair PRIEST, D.F.C.
Dated 1st November, 1945 : Glen MADDAFORD.

Dated 2nd November, 1945—
Eric Charles MUNT.
Ronald Norman DRUMMOND.
Ivan Walter George ROWLANDS.

Dated 5th November, 1945 : Alexander Hugh FARQUHARSON.
Dated 6th November, 1945 : Peter Alexander CANNONS, D.F.C.
Dated 10th November, 1945 : Thomas Gordon DEEGAN.

Dated 12th November, 1945 :—
Roy George Tawa ILES.
Roger William RENNIE.

Reversion

Acting Squadron Leader Robert Duncan McVICKER reverts to
the temporary rank of Flight Lieutenant. Dated 17th November,
1945.

Relinquishment

Flight Lieutenant James Michael DERMODY is permitted to
relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 6th December, 1945.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION I: EQUIPMENT OFFICERS

Relinquishment

Accountant Duties—
Flying Officer Richard Howard GRUGEON is permitted to
relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 7th December, 1945.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II: TECHNICAL OFFICERS

Relinquishment

Radar Duties—
Flying Officer Jackson GRAHAME is permitted to relinquish
his temporary commission. Dated 3rd December, 1945.

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ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Appointments

The undermentioned officers, on relinquishing their commissions
in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, are granted temporary
commissions in the rank of Flying Officer, with seniority as from
2nd July, 1942 :—

Dated 1st June, 1944—
NZ 2489 Flying Officer William Noel Stanley BROOKMAN.
NZ 2488 Flying Officer John Leonard CLEGG.

Promotion

Group Captain (Acting Air Commodore) Ronald Burns
BANNERMAN, C.B.E., D.F.C., F.D., to be Air Commodore (temp.).
Dated 10th December, 1945.

Relinquishment

Flying Officer Albyn James QUILL is permitted to relinquish
his temporary commission. Dated 1st December, 1945.

Works Section—

Promotion

Flying Officer (Acting Squadron Leader) Tom LEARMONT to
be Flight Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 28th November, 1945.

CHAPLAINS BRANCH

Flight Lieutenant The Reverend Eric Ellerslie BAMFORD is
permitted to relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 30th
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 7th October, 1945 : Flying Officer Albert PRENTER.
Dated 27th October, 1945 : Flying Officer Alfred Mather
WILKINSON.

Dated 5th November, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Wallace
Noel D’AUDNEY.

Dated 8th November, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant James Gordon
Thomas PETTIGREW.

Dated 9th November, 1945—
Flying Officer Colin Fergus BROWN.
Pilot Officer Richard Augustine Murray SOAR.

Dated 10th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Ernest Joseph
ABRAHAM.

Dated 13th November, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Cecil Halliday Fox, A.F.C.
Flight Lieutenant Frank SCOTT.

Dated 16th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Russell Arthur
COULTER.

Dated 17th November, 1945 : Flying Officer James Herbert
COULAM.

Dated 26th November, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant James
Edward SHIELDS.

Dated 28th November, 1945 : Squadron Leader Jack Graeme
HANNAH.

Dated 1st December, 1945 : Flying Officer David William
BARR.

Dated 2nd December, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant John Frederick Arthur NEEDHAM.
Flight Lieutenant Edward Guy PIERCE.
Flying Officer Bernard Charles BAKER.

Dated 3rd December, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Philip Walter d’Arcy STEWART.
Flight Lieutenant Watson James LAING.
Flying Officer Adam Park CHISHOLM.

Dated 4th December, 1945.
Flight Lieutenant William Richard Allan MASON.
Flight Lieutenant James McCallum TOCKER.
Flying Officer Reginald John Forrest REID.

Dated 6th December, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Ian Graham
GRANT.

Dated 7th December, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Leslie Hood, D.F.C.
Flying Officer Alan HOLDSWORTH.

Dated 8th December, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Stanley
Charles BROWN.

Dated 9th December, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Derek Frank
BLACKMORE.

Dated 11th December, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Ernest
Ronald RUFFLES.

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

Dated 30th October, 1945 : Flying Officer Ronald Alfred
JOHNSON.

Dated 9th November, 1945 : Flying Officer John Edward
TURNER.

Dated 13th November, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant The Reverend
James Evan STEWART.

Dated 15th November, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Douglas James NILSSON.
Flight Lieutenant Douglas Mitchell WHITNEY.

Dated 20th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Joseph RUSSELL.