MAY 23] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 709

Lieutenants (Acting-Captains)—
W. Ball, with the rank of Captain. Dated 5th April, 1946.
G. A. T. Wood, with the rank of Captain.
A. H. Woolven, with the rank of Captain.
• Dated 21st April, 1946.
I. G. Turbott, with the rank of Captain. Dated 29th April, 1946.

Lieutenants—
H. Leslie. Dated 19th April, 1946.
D. B. Beard. Dated 21st April, 1946.
B. S. McCracken. Dated 24th April, 1946.
S. B. Allen. G. A. Burns.
Dated 25th April, 1946.
A. J. King. Dated 28th April, 1946.
R. E. Hermans. W. H. McHale.
R. S. Lee.
Dated 29th April, 1946.
R. A. Crane. J. C. Rogers.
M. P. McDermott.
Dated 2nd May, 1946.
L. C. Browne. Dated 4th May, 1946.
2nd Lieutenant (Acting-Lieutenant) E. S. Johnstone, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 6th May, 1946.

2nd Lieutenants—
A. C. Hubbard. Dated 10th April, 1946.
R. A. Witbrook, B.E.M. Dated 11th April, 1946.
D. F. Cochrane. Dated 20th April, 1946.
E. G. Prosser, M.C. Dated 23rd April, 1946.
A. J. Linehan. Dated 25th April, 1946.
E. A. R. Bishell, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 26th April, 1946.
G. M. Rogers, with the rank of Captain. Dated 27th April, 1946.
E. H. Garton, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 28th April, 1946.
C. K. Gledhill. Dated 2nd May, 1946.
F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

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Appointments, Promotions, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Military Forces

Army Department,
Wellington, 17th May, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Administrator of the Government has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces :—

N.Z. STAFF CORPS

Major (temp. Colonel) V. G. Jervis to be Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel). Dated 11th September, 1945.
Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) W. Murphy, C.B.E., M.C., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 30th November, 1945.
Major (temp. Colonel) L. W. Andrew, V.C., D.S.O., to be Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel). Dated 31st December, 1945.
Major (temp. Brigadier) W. G. Gentry, D.S.O., O.B.E., to be Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Brigadier). Dated 7th April, 1946.
Captain (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) A. R. Currie, D.S.O., to be Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel). Dated 24th February, 1946.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) D. C. Powrie to be Captain. Dated 15th January, 1946.
Lieutenant E. H. L. Maxwell to be Captain. Dated 24th February, 1946.
Lieutenant J. A. Pountney to be Captain. Dated 4th April, 1946.
Lieutenant (temp. Major) W. R. K. Morrison, D.S.O., to be Captain (temp. Major). Dated 7th April, 1946.
Captain J. Burns, M.B.E., to be temp. Major. Dated 1st February, 1946.

The undermentioned Lieutenant-Colonels (temp. Colonels) relinquish the temporary rank of Colonel :—
A. Bongard, O.B.E., M.C. S. M. Satterthwaite.
V. G. Jervis.
Dated 1st May, 1946.

REGIMENT OF ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Brigadier) G. B. Parkinson, C.B.E., D.S.O., to be Colonel (temp. Brigadier). Dated 7th April, 1946.
Captain L. W. Thornton, O.B.E., to be Major. Dated 7th April, 1946.

N.Z. PERMANENT STAFF

Staff Sergeant Robert William Robinson to be temp. Lieutenant and Quartermaster. Dated 7th April, 1946.

N.Z. TEMPORARY STAFF

Temp. Lieutenant C. W. Waymouth to be temp. Captain. Dated 10th May, 1946.
Temp. 2nd Lieutenant E. J. D. MacDonald to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 1st March, 1946.

TERRITORIAL FORCE

N.Z. INFANTRY

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)

Richard Newell Stevenson to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), and is seconded to the Seddon Memorial Technical College Cadets, Area 1. Dated 12th February, 1946.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment

Captain W. Ball, from the Retired List, to be temp. Captain, with seniority from 2nd November, 1941, and is seconded to the Wairarapa College Cadets, Area 7. Dated 5th April, 1946.

SCHOOL CADET UNITS

Avondale Technical High School Cadets, Area 1

Lieutenant M. J. O’Sullivan to be temp. Captain. Dated 5th February, 1946.

N.Z. MEDICAL CORPS

Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) E. Y. Comrie, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), F.R.A.C.S., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 10th April, 1946.

N.Z. ARMY NURSING SERVICE

Sister H. McH. Bremner to be temp. Charge Sister, and remains seconded. Dated 10th May, 1946.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Supplementary List

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 42, dated 25th May, 1944, relative to Lieutenant-Colonel R. T. Smith, O.B.E., relinquishing his commission, is hereby cancelled.

OFFICERS CEASING TO BE SECONDED TO THE 2ND NEW ZEALAND EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

Lieutenant-Colonel E. Y. Comrie, M.B., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Edin.), F.R.A.C.S., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel, with seniority from 1st January, 1945. Dated 10th April, 1946.
Major P. F. Howden, M.B., Ch.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 17th November, 1944. Dated 1st February, 1946.
Captain (Acting-Major) H. a’C. G. Fitzgerald, N.Z. Dental Corps, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Major, with seniority from 9th August, 1941. Dated 19th April, 1946.
Captain (Acting-Major) G. P. McElwee, N.Z. Artillery, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 12th January, 1943. Dated 24th April, 1946.
Captain (Acting-Major) W. E. S. Quartermain, and is reported to The Otago Regiment with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st January, 1943. Dated 5th May, 1946.
Captain (Acting-Major) A. H. Sutton, and is reported to The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own) with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 19th March. 1945. Dated 5th May, 1946.
Captain L. W. Blain, M.B., Ch.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st July, 1944. Dated 28th March, 1946.
Captain D. C. Campbell, M.B., Ch.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 6th January, 1944. Dated 19th April, 1946.
Captain J. L. Simcock, M.B., Ch.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 15th July, 1945. Dated 24th April, 1946.
Captain N. G. Marshall, M.B., Ch.B., N.Z. Medical Corps, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st July, 1944. Dated 27th April, 1946.
Captain M. A. Knyvett, N.Z. Army Service Corps, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 24th October, 1944. Dated 28th April, 1946.
Captain J. W. Stenberg, and is reported to the N.Z. Staff Corps with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 14th December, 1942. Dated 11th May, 1946.
Lieutenant (Acting-Captain) A. J. Smeaton, and is reported to the Otago Regiment with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 3rd December, 1941. Dated 5th May, 1946.
Lieutenant D. W. King, N.Z. Artillery, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 21st July, 1944. Dated 10th May, 1946.
2nd Lieutenant (Acting-Captain) B. M. B. Williams, N.Z. Army Service Corps, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the temporary rank of Captain, with seniority from 10th October, 1941. Dated 4th May, 1946.
Sister L. Ellison, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with seniority from 11th November, 1943. Dated 16th April, 1946.
Sister E. M. Kee, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with seniority from 1st December, 1941. Dated 24th April, 1946.
Sister M. J. O’Leary, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with seniority from 12th February, 1942. Dated 5th May, 1946.
Sister H. A. P. Wigley, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, and is reported to the Territorial Force with the rank of Sister, with seniority from 20th May, 1944. Dated 7th May, 1946.

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

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 4, dated 27th January, 1944, relative to Captain A. G. Park, is hereby cancelled and the following substituted :—

“Captain A. G. Park, and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List. Dated 21st December, 1943.”

Lieutenant (Acting-Captain) R. W. Robinson, and is reported to the N.Z. Permanent Staff. Dated 6th April, 1946.