1874
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 80

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

The undermentioned officers, and are posted to the Retired
List :—

Major W. A. Pyatt. Dated 18th September, 1945.
Captain (temp. Major) G. C. Weston, with the rank of Major.
Dated 31st October, 1945.

Captains—
A. S. Jamieson. Dated 3rd December, 1945.
F. M. S. Budd. Dated 6th December, 1945.

Lieutenants—
D. C. Coombe. Dated 19th May, 1943.
F. N. W. Richmond. Dated 6th December, 1945.

2nd Lieutenants—
D. G. Naylor, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 2nd
December, 1945.
B. Kissin. P. O. Lambly.
Dated 4th December, 1945.
R. Story. Dated 6th December, 1945.

The undermentioned officers, and are posted to the Reserve of
Officers, Supplementary List :—

Lieutenant-Colonel J. O. Kelsey, M.B.E. Dated 31st October,
1945.
Major J. W. McArthur, M.C. Dated 6th December, 1945.

Captains—
A. T. L. McKinstry. Dated 1st December, 1945.
E. T. Eastwood. Dated 5th December, 1945.
B. Campbell. T. M. Logie.
A. E. Kennard. L. A. Robert.
Dated 6th December, 1945.
R. Penny. Dated 11th December, 1945.

Temp. Captain J. Bennett. Dated 30th November, 1945.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. H. Whitaker. Dated 4th
October, 1945.
2nd Lieutenant A. L. McPhail. Dated 1st December, 1945.
Captain R. S. Cameron, and is retired. Dated 7th January,
1941.
Captain C. C. Pipson, and is reported to the Regiment of Royal
N.Z. Artillery. Dated 25th October, 1945.
R. M. Salmon, Esq., Y.M.C.A. Dated 12th November, 1945.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 10th December, 1945.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Promotions

Squadron Leader (Acting Wing Commander) John Henry
ARKWRIGHT, D.F.C., to be Wing Commander (temp.). Dated 9th
November, 1945.

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

Dated 20th November, 1945 : John Desmond PATERSON, O.B.E.
Dated 13th December, 1945 : Allan Henderson SMITH, D.F.C.

Flying Officer Joseph Alexander BRYERS to be Flight Lieutenant
(temp.). Dated 1st October, 1945.

Pilot Officer Jack Henry BUDD to be Flying Officer (temp.).
Dated 6th October, 1945.

Reduction in Seniority

Flying Officer John Peter HALLIGAN was dealt with summarily
under section 47 of the Air Force Act and was sentenced to take
rank and precedence as if his appointment as Flying Officer bore
date the 2nd August, 1945.

Relinquishments

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

Dated 28th November, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Stanley
Arthur Joseph ASKEW.
Dated 16th December, 1945 : Wing Commander Alfred John
TURNER, O.B.E.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH
Promotion

Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant) Ernest Edward DEAN
to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 28th November, 1945.

Relinquishment

Flying Officer Colin Arthur GILMOUR-WILSON is permitted to
relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 17th December, 1945.

Works Section—

Promotion

Flight Lieutenant (Acting Squadron Leader) John Lionel
WELLS to be Squadron Leader (temp.). Dated 21st November, 1945.

MEDICAL BRANCH
Promotion

Flight Lieutenant (Acting Squadron Leader) Charles SWANSTON,
M.B., Ch.B., to be Squadron Leader (temp.). Dated 3rd November,
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 9th November, 1945 : Wing Commander John Henry
ARKWRIGHT, D.F.C.
Dated 12th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Paul Nestor
VERSCHAFFELT.

Dated 14th November, 1945—
Flying Officer Roy Norton MCINTYRE.
Flying Officer Richard James Prescott VALENTINE.
Flying Officer Brian John O’DONOVAN.
Flying Officer Henry Peter BRADY.

Dated 15th November, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant William Andrew ALEXANDER.
Flying Officer William Keith PATTIE.

Dated 16th November, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Desmond Sidney BRUNDELL.
Flying Officer Stewart McKenzie BALLANTYNE.
Pilot Officer Ivor George FIELD.

Dated 18th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Kenneth Gordon
MASON.

Dated 19th November, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Frederick
Edward Richard NOBLE.

Dated 20th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Thomas Graham
WALKER.

Dated 22nd November, 1945 : Pilot Officer Roderick Francis
David BOURKE.

Dated 23rd November, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Laurie
GASSON, D.F.C.

Dated 24th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Jonathan James
JACOBS.

Dated 27th November, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Cyril Patrick
TOWSEY, D.F.C.

Dated 30th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Donald Ernest
HAGENSON.

Dated 4th December, 1945 : Flying Officer Cyril Toynbee
CHEESEMAN.

Dated 9th December, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Bruce COWIE.

Dated 11th December, 1945 : Pilot Officer Duncan Alister
ANDERSON.

Dated 17th December, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant James Sutton
PRENTICE.

Dated 18th December, 1945 : Flying Officer Donald Campbell
ROBBINS.

Dated 19th December, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Victor William
Hall TRAYES, D.F.C.

Dated 20th December, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Ross Braithwaite PULHAM.
Flying Officer Eric Ronald Eden GARRETT.
Flying Officer Charles Ian MARTYN.

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

Dated 24th September, 1945 : Flying Officer Lionel Thomas
DONOVAN.

Dated 3rd November, 1945 : Squadron Leader Charles
SWANSTON, M.B., Ch.B.

Dated 9th November, 1945 : Flying Officer John James
TRELOAR.

Dated 13th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Geoffrey Brandon
HARTY.

Dated 15th November, 1945—
Flying Officer Ronald William McNEUR.
Flying Officer John Nigel WILSON.

Dated 16th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Eric Francis
BROWN.

Dated 20th November, 1945—
Squadron Leader John Desmond PATERSON, O.B.E.
Flying Officer Kenneth Howard BAYLISS.

Dated 21st November, 1945 : Squadron Leader John Lionel
WELLS.

Dated 26th November, 1945 : Flying Officer Kenneth Leslie
USMAR.

Dated 28th November, 1945 : Flight Lieutenant Ernest Edward
DEAN.

Dated 1st December, 1945—
Flying Officer Norman Keith DAVIDSON.
Flying Officer John Stanley STRONG.

Dated 7th December, 1945 : Flying Officer Arthur Walter
MCGILL.

Dated 9th December, 1945 : Pilot Officer Arthur Joseph
Stephen SCANLAN.

Dated 13th December, 1945 : Squadron Leader Allan Henderson
SMITH, D.F.C.

Dated 16th December, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Robert Thomson FLEMING, D.F.C.
Flight Lieutenant Sydney Campbell PARKES.
Flying Officer Robert Gordon MCCARTNEY.