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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 10

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 14th February, 1946.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotions

The undermentioned Squadron Leaders (Acting Wing Commanders) to be Wing Commanders (temp.) :-

Dated 27th December, 1945—
Maxwell WILKES.

Dated 4th January, 1946—
Robert George LINKLATER, A.F.C.

Dated 5th January, 1946—
Peter Alister MATHESON.

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

Dated 21st December, 1945—
Frederick Norman Rhys THOMAS, D.F.C.

Dated 11th January, 1946—
Geoffrey Stanton SHARP, D.S.O.

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

Dated 20th May, 1945—
Henry Maurice MASON, D.F.C.

Dated 21st December, 1945—
James Richard Robert DEVEREAUX.

Dated 26th January, 1946—
Douglas Haig PALMER.

Dated 27th January, 1946—
Rex Donald DANIELL, D.F.C., A.F.C.

Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant) Robert Alexander MARTIN to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 13th January, 1946.

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

Dated 29th October, 1945—
Leonard Arnold Ross HILL.

Dated 19th December, 1945—
George Gosling ABBOTT.

Dated 1st January, 1946—
Stuart LEWIS, D.F.C.

Dated 5th January, 1946—
Wilfred John MYGIND.

Dated 11th January, 1946—
Frederick Percival WALKER.
George Tayler KINNELL.

Dated 14th January, 1946—
Lloyd Miller NOBLE.
John Robert GRANT.
Harold Rae COSTLEY.

Dated 17th January, 1946—
Julian Robert ADAMS.
Colin Hayes HENRY, D.F.C.

Dated 25th January, 1946—
Dudley Watson ALLEN, D.F.C.
James Alan PEARCE, D.F.C.
Hugh Henry SKILLING.

Dated 26th January, 1946—
Sydney Harold MANNING, A.F.C.

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

Dated 19th September, 1945—
Robert David GEAR.

Dated 2nd January, 1946—
Leonard Nelson REEVES.
David Spencer DAVIDSON.
Joseph DAVISON.

Dated 3rd January, 1946—
Vivian Owen GALLAGHER.

Dated 6th January, 1946—
Oliver HOPKINS.
Foster Malcolm Neill TAPLIN.

Dated 10th January, 1946—
Frederick Edward BAILEY, D.F.C.

Relinquishments

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

Dated 7th December, 1945—
Squadron Leader Edgar Francis HARVIE, A.F.C.

Dated 9th January, 1946—
Flight Lieutenant Arthur George Lee HUMPHREYS, D.F.C.

Dated 20th January, 1946—
Flight Lieutenant Ivan Herbert AULIFF.

Dated 24th January, 1946—
Flying Officer Peter Lochhead KENNEDY.

Dated 30th January, 1946—
Flight Lieutenant Michael Cyril Wilder ORMOND.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION I : EQUIPMENT OFFICERS

Equipment Duties—

Promotions

Flight Lieutenant (Acting Squadron Leader) Cecil William FRANKS, M.B.E., to be Squadron Leader (temp.). Dated 10th January, 1946.

Flight Lieutenant Ronald Galpin THORBY to be Squadron Leader (temp.). Dated 3rd February, 1946.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION II : TECHNICAL OFFICERS

Radar Duties—

Promotion

Flying Officer Charles Douglas GEORGE to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 29th January, 1946.

Relinquishment

Flying Officer John Langford BARLOW is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 9th February, 1946.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotions

Squadron Leader (Acting Wing Commander) Frederick Charles FACER to be Wing Commander (temp.). Dated 27th January, 1946.

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

Dated 20th December, 1945—
Ernest William De SUZA.

Dated 28th February, 1946—
Francis James DEEGAN.

Flying Officer Eric GRANT to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 5th January, 1946.

Relinquishments

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

Dated 31st January, 1946—
Flying Officer Ian Alpin MCGREGOR.

Dated 27th February, 1946—
Squadron Leader Francis Gerald BOWLING.

Dated 1st March, 1946—
Flight Lieutenant, Walter Teviot BAKER.

Works Section—

Promotions

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

Dated 11th January, 1946—
Leo Joseph STANAWAY.

Dated 15th January, 1946—
Frederick Almond SISSON.
Walter Charles BIGNELL.

Meteorological Section—

Relinquishment

Flight Lieutenant Hubert Bruce SAPSFORD is permitted to relinquish his temporary commission. Dated 30th December, 1945.

Educational Section—

Promotion

Flying Officer (Acting Flight Lieutenant) James William ADAMS to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 15th January, 1946.

NEW ZEALAND WOMEN’S AUXILIARY AIR FORCE

Relinquishments

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

Dated 12th January, 1946—
Assistant Section Officer Dardanella WEAVER.

Dated 19th January, 1946—
Section Officer Phillida Beatrix DIVE.

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 28th November, 1945—
Flying Officer Leslie Charles BELL.

Dated 4th December, 1945—
Flying Officer Hector Alexander SINCLAIR.

Dated 7th December, 1945—
Flight Lieutenant Reginald Arthur MCDONALD.

Dated 11th December, 1945—
Flying Officer John KEYS.
Flying Officer Alfred Maurice BROWN.
Flying Officer James Turner TRINGHAM.