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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 87

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

Air Department,
Wellington, 6th December, 1946.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotions

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

Dated 4th July, 1946 : NZ 42477 Trevor Herbert STRONG, D.F.C.

Dated 11th July, 1946 : NZ 421518 Donald William MCKENZIE, D.F.C.

Dated 14th July, 1946—
NZ 1949 Frank Lloyd CHAPMAN.
NZ 436272 Ronald Maddox Hector WEBBER.
NZ 425229 Jack BUTTERWORTH.

Dated 25th July, 1946 : NZ 391059 John Stuart MACDONALD.

Dated 28th July, 1946 : NZ 2039 Derek Olsen TURNER.

Dated 5th August, 1946 : NZ 405226 George FRANCIS, A.F.C.

Dated 12th August, 1946 : NZ 427174 Desmond Yarborough ANDREWES.

Dated 22nd August, 1946 : NZ 427451 Clive Leslie BLOWS.

Dated 25th August, 1946 : NZ 431291 Harold Maxwell SMITH.

Dated 5th September, 1946 : NZ 426057 Donald John PHILLIPS, D.F.C.

Dated 19th September, 1946 : NZ 42445 Lawrence Phillip PATTERTON.

Dated 28th September, 1946 : NZ 422053 Eric SUND.

Dated 2nd October, 1946 : NZ 429318 Geoffrey Harold ESQUILANT.

Dated 27th October, 1946 : NZ 424255 Peter James MCARTHUR.

Reversion

NZ 2506 Flight Lieutenant (Acting Squadron Leader) Charles Roy BUSH, D.F.C., reverts to the temporary rank of Flight Lieutenant. Dated 15th May, 1946.

Transfer

NZ 1027 Squadron Leader John ADAMS, D.F.C., A.F.C., is transferred from the Reserve of Air Force Officers to the Active List in the rank of Squadron Leader (Acting Wing Commander) with present seniority. Dated 10th July, 1944.

Relinquishments

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

Dated 31st October, 1946 : NZ 42424 Flight Lieutenant Owen James MCCABE.

Dated 17th January, 1947 : NZ 415191 Flight Lieutenant Lawrence Alfred IDLE.

EQUIPMENT BRANCH SECTION I : EQUIPMENT OFFICERS

Appointment

Equipment Duties—
NZ 2498 William John NICHOLAS, on relinquishing his commission in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (United Kingdom), is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority as from 1st September, 1942. Dated 1st 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 July, 1944 : NZ 1027 Squadron Leader John ADAMS, D.F.C., A.F.C.

Dated 7th December, 1946 : NZ 42477 Flight Lieutenant Trevor Herbert STRONG, D.F.C.

Dated 8th January, 1947 : NZ 431291 Flight Lieutenant Harold Maxwell SMITH.

NZ 421518 Flight Lieutenant Donald William MCKENZIE, D.F.C., is transferred from the Active List to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, Class B, Section I. Dated 2nd January, 1947.

Relinquishments

The undermentioned officers are permitted to relinquish their commissions :—

Dated 4th February, 1946 : NZ 1667 Pilot Officer Evan Pratt BLAMPIED.

Dated 12th June, 1946 : NZ 1539 Flying Officer James Francis SHARKEY, M.B.E.

Dated 1st October, 1946 : NZ 391969 Flying Officer James William Frederick HOLDEN.

Dated 31st December, 1946 : NZ 1762 Flight Lieutenant Reginald Gustav LUND, M.B.E.

Retired List

NZ 1001 Group Captain Thomas Martin WILKES, C.B.E., M.C., is placed on the Retired List. Dated 7th December, 1946.

Amendments

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 66, dated 26th September, 1946, page 1296, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers,” relating to “Flying Officer Derek Olsen TURNER,” is amended to read “Flight Lieutenant Derek Olsen TURNER.”

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 73, dated 17th October, 1946, page 1606, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers,” relating to “Flying Officer John Stuart MACDONALD,” is amended to read “Flight Lieutenant John Stuart MACDONALD.”

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 83, dated 21st November, 1946, page 1769, under the heading “Reserve of Air Force Officers—Transfers,” relating to “Flying Officer Desmond Yarborough ANDREWES,” is amended to read “Flight Lieutenant Desmond Yarborough ANDREWES.”

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Promotion and Transfers of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 6th December, 1946.

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

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotion

NZ 431714 Flying Officer Herbert GRIMSON to be Flight Lieutenant (temp.). Dated 5th May, 1946.

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 25th October, 1946 : NZ 2395 Flying Officer Edward Ernest de Joux, C.G.M., D.F.M.

Dated 4th November, 1946 : NZ 401283 Flight Lieutenant Arthur Herbert MANZ.

Dated 20th December, 1946 : NZ 411342 Flying Officer Hamilton Morton ESDAILE.

Dated 1st January, 1947 : NZ 403623 Flying Officer Ansell Clifford JAMES.

Dated 7th January, 1947 : NZ 4214152 Flying Officer James Serge GOW.

Dated 12th January, 1947 : NZ 4216242 Flight Lieutenant Raymond Mansell DAVIES.

Dated 18th January, 1947—
NZ 2352 Flight Lieutenant Donald Geoffrey AURISCH, A.F.C.
NZ 4215892 Flying Officer Nelson Keith Haldane RENNER.

Dated 25th January, 1947 : NZ 2494 Flight Lieutenant Eric Ralph EDMUNDS.

Dated 28th January, 1947—
NZ 391694 Flight Lieutenant Maurice Allington CARTER, D.F.C.
NZ 421079 Flying Officer John MITCHELL.

Dated 4th February, 1947 : NZ 415351 Flight Lieutenant James Herbert MOORE, D.F.C.

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

Dated 2nd October, 1946 : NZ 2458 Flight Lieutenant William Peter Bruce CLEARY.

Dated 25th November, 1946 : NZ 1435 Flight Lieutenant Colin Galloway GREEN.

Dated 30th November, 1946 : NZ 2448 Wing Commander Arthur Edward Vincent MATHIAS.

Dated 22nd December, 1946 : NZ 426775 Flying Officer Nelson Valentine BREWERTON.

Dated 18th January, 1947 : NZ 2389 Wing Commander John Howard Marcus SMITH, A.F.C.

Dated 25th January, 1947 : NZ 4212839 Flying Officer Kenneth Marne HAUGHEY.

Amendment

The notice appearing in the New Zealand Gazette No. 91, dated 21st October, 1943, page 1230, under the heading “Equipment Branch, Section I—Transfer,” relating to “Flight Lieutenant Ernest Edwin PITROCK,” is amended to read “Class B, Section I.”

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.

Consul of Sweden at Wellington appointed

Ministry of External Affairs,
Wellington, 4th December, 1946.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General directs it to be notified that His Majesty’s exequatur empowering

Eric Wilhelm Erland Kleen, Esquire,

to act as Consul of Sweden at Wellington for New Zealand has been issued.

P. FRASER, Minister of External Affairs.