Aug. 15]

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

Promotions and Relinquishment of Temporary Rank of Officers of
the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force

Army Department,
Wellington, 12th August, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following promotions and relinquishment of temporary rank of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force:

PROMOTIONS
N.Z. Artillery

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. D. P. Hassett to be Captain. Dated 1st February, 1946.

N.Z. Medical Corps

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. C. Doherty to be Captain. Dated 23rd January, 1946.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED
N.Z. Infantry

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 53, dated 1st August, 1946, relative to Captain (temp. Major) R. P. Norwood, is hereby cancelled, and the following substituted:

“Captain (temp. Major) R. P. Norwood relinquishes the temporary rank of Major and assumes the acting rank of Major. Dated 5th May, 1946.”

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Promotions of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (United Kingdom)

Army Department,
Wellington, 12th August, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to confirm the following promotions of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (United Kingdom):

PROMOTIONS
N.Z. Infantry

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) I. C. Cooper to be Captain. Dated 27th March, 1946.

N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. A. Prebble to be Captain. Dated 14th April, 1946.

N.Z. Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps

2nd Subaltern (temp. Junior Commander) B. A. Browne to be Subaltern, and retains the temporary rank of Junior Commander. Dated 4th May, 1946.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Transfers, Appointments, and Promotions of Officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Japan Section)

Army Department,
Wellington, 9th August, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following transfers, appointments, and promotions of officers of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force:

2ND N.Z. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (JAPAN SECTION)

TRANSFERS

The undermentioned are transferred from the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East) to the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Japan Section):

Captains—
W. A. Morgan, E.D. Dated 2nd May, 1946.
B. H. Palmer. Dated 16th March, 1946.
W. R. C. Saul. Dated 29th April, 1946.
M. Searancke. Dated 12th April, 1946.

Lieutenant V. G. Henderson. Dated 21st March, 1946.

2nd Lieutenants—
M. J. Egan. Dated 18th March, 1946.
H. Grant, M.M. Dated 6th March, 1946.

The undermentioned is transferred from the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (United Kingdom) to the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Japan Section):

2nd Lieutenant G. J. Kippenberger. Dated 20th June, 1946.

The undermentioned are transferred from the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Fiji) to the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force (Japan Section):

Captain H. A. Gauntlett-Curtis. Dated 30th June, 1946.
Temp. Lieutenant J. F. Byrne. Dated 11th May, 1946.

APPOINTMENTS (TEMPORARY)

The undermentioned are reposted to the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force:

Brigadier I. Potter, D.S.O. Dated 11th June, 1946.
Sister J. C. Aitken. Dated 3rd July, 1946.

Lieutenants—
R. P. A. Probert. J. N. Rutland. Dated 4th March, 1946.

Lieutenants—continued

J. L. Lawson. Dated 15th March, 1946.
W. Te A. Haig. Dated 16th March, 1946.
A. W. Kay. Dated 27th March, 1946.
R. L. D. Powrie. Dated 30th March, 1946.
P. Hetherington-Martin. Dated 24th May, 1946.
F. R. Bartley. Dated 6th June, 1946.

2nd Lieutenants—

B. J. Matson, M.M. Dated 6th March, 1946.
A. B. H. Naughton, M.M. Dated 7th March, 1946.
W. T. Davies. Dated 7th May, 1946.

The undermentioned is seconded from the N.Z. Staff Corps:

Lieutenant R. H. Smith. Dated 9th March, 1946.

The undermentioned are seconded from the N.Z. Temporary Staff. :

Temp. Major G. W. King. Dated 29th June, 1946.
Temp. Captain M. Pirritt. Dated 1st July, 1946.
Temp. Lieutenant R. B. G. Chadwick. Dated 8th July, 1946.

The undermentioned are seconded from the Territorial Force:

N.Z. Engineers

Temp. Lieutenant R. H. Kerr. Dated 20th June, 1946.
Temp. 2nd Lieutenant E. A. Flynn. Dated 16th July, 1946.

N.Z. Divisional Signals

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant M. J. Philpott. Dated 2nd April, 1946.

N.Z. Medical Corps

Lieutenants—
A. R. Cockerell, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 18th June, 1946.
K. M. Hole, M.B., Ch.B. Dated 1st July, 1946.
Temp. Lieutenant S. H. Diehl. Dated 13th June, 1946.

N.Z. Dental Corps

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. R. Eyles, B.D.S. Dated 19th July, 1946.
Lieutenant P. D. Duncalf, B.D.S. Dated 1st April, 1946.

N.Z. Chaplains Department

Rev. W. R. Cunliffe, Chaplain, 4th Class. Dated 16th March, 1946.
Rev. D. C. Spencer, Chaplain, 4th Class. Dated 8th June, 1946.
Rev. A. A. G. Welsh, Chaplain, 4th Class. Dated 5th June, 1946.
Rev. H. Whitfield, Chaplain, 4th Class. Dated 3rd May, 1946.

N.Z. Army Nursing Service

Sisters—
E. F. Begg. B. A. Lewis.
C. J. H. Dean. M. E. Ryan.
S. J. Harding. R. M. Simpson.
J. A. Horsley. E. M. Wallace.
B. G. Montgomery. O. M. Curle.
G. Seymour. D. C. Griffin.
P. F. Tully. E. Hartnett.
E. F. Collins. M. Mackenzie.
E. J. Grant. J. R. Scott.
E. P. M. Harper. P. L. Smith.

Dated 3rd July, 1946.

A. E. Johnson. Dated 19th July, 1946.

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMISSIONS

The undermentioned to be temp. Captains:

32375 Bruce Livingstone Hewitt, N.Z.E.R.S. Dated 11th June, 1946.
464511 Allan Nicholl Rutledge, War Correspondent. Dated 13th June, 1946.

The undermentioned to be temp. Lieutenants:

455929 John Moore Morris, N.Z. Div. Cav. Dated 12th March, 1946.
827401 Peter Duggan-Smith, N.Z. Inf. Dated 18th March, 1946.
259135 Murray Roberts King, N.Z. Inf.
815481 Ronald Deans Milne, N.Z. Inf.
436015 Charles Francis Howard Mansfield, N.Z. Inf. Dated 20th March, 1946.

819576 James Gowing Godwin, N.Z. Inf. Dated 25th March, 1946.
446243 Frank Ernest Prebble, D.F.C., N.Z. Inf. Dated 1st May, 1946.
827424 Edward McGregor Murray, N.Z. Inf. Dated 2nd May, 1946.
827429 Dallas Harley Yeoman, N.Z.A.S.C. Dated 15th May, 1946.
827437 Arthur Herbert Reynolds, N.Z. Div. Cav. Dated 3rd June, 1946.
821265 Colin James McDonald, N.Z.E. Dated 25th June, 1946.

The undermentioned to be temp. 2nd Lieutenants:

621199 Trevor Vinson Thiele, N.Z. Inf. Dated 5th March, 1946.
812745 James Ramsay Finlay, N.Z. Div. Cav. Dated 7th March, 1946.
643481 Ian James Strang Laidlaw, N.Z. Div. Cav. Dated 12th March, 1946.
622485 Peter Tancred Hamilton, N.Z. Inf.
265623 Godfrey Thomas Patrick Southall, N.Z. Int.

Dated 20th March, 1946.