Aug. 11] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1681

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 4th August, 1949.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, transfers, resignations, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Military Forces :-

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Regular Force—

Captain (temp. Major, Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel) G. P. Cade, D.S.O., to be Major (Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel), and is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 22nd July, 1949.

Territorial Force—

Temp. Captain P. Woolley, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 7th October, 1944, and is posted to the 13th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Temp. Captain I. G. Scott, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 3rd April, 1947, and is posted to the 13th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Temp. Captain J. M. McDermott, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 1st August, 1948, and is posted to the 13th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Temp. Lieutenant B. H. Gascoigne, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 24th February, 1946, and is posted to the 13th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant C. J. Hayden, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 8th March, 1948, and is posted to the 13th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1st December, 1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Regular Force—

Captain (temp. Major) D. A Caughley to be Major. Dated 22nd July, 1949.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force—

N.Z. Regiment—

Captain (temp. Major) R. B. Dawson, D.S.O., to be Major. Dated 19th July, 1949.

Captain (temp. Major) B. R. Bullot to be Major. Dated 20th July, 1949.

Territorial Force—

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)—

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) I. McD. Matheson, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the North Auckland Regiment. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant J. Bremner, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 4th January, 1949, and is seconded to the Auckland Grammar School Cadets, Area 1. Dated 26th May, 1949.

Eric Evan Fraser to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) and is seconded to St. Peter’s College Cadets, Area 1. Dated 12th July, 1949.

The North Auckland Regiment—

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) I. McD. Matheson, from the Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), to be Captain, with seniority from 17th May, 1942, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Captain A. C. Pryde, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 22nd January, 1948, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Temp. Captain R. G. Murdoch, 1st Battalion, is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 31st May, 1949.

Temp. Lieutenant E. H. J. Fairley, 1st Battalion, to be Captain, with seniority from 12th November, 1947. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Lieutenant E. G. Shucksmith, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 23rd April, 1946, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Lieutenant W. Alison, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 14th August, 1948, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Temp. Lieutenant J. L. Wyatt, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 26th June, 1942. Dated 4th July, 1949.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant C. Rumble, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 27th January, 1943. Dated 29th June, 1949.

Temp. 2nd Lieutenant C. E. Spanhake, 1st Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 5th July, 1949.

The Waikato Regiment (disbanded)—

Temp. Lieutenant N. J. Holden, 1st Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 8th October, 1948.

Hon. Lieutenant (Bandmaster) A. E. Savage, 1st Battalion, is posted to the Retired List. Dated 8th October, 1948.

The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment—

Robert Ayton Foster to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) and is seconded to the Taumarunui District High School Cadets, Area 8. Dated 13th June, 1949.

The Canterbury Regiment—

Major W. B. Cox, M.C., from the Retired List, to be Captain, with seniority from 1st November, 1945, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st December, 1948.

2nd Lieutenant D. P. Corrigan, M.M., from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st December, 1948, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st December, 1948.

The Otago and Southland Regiment—

Jack Roy Neil, late Captain, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, to be Captain, with seniority from 14th April, 1946, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 1st December, 1948.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Territorial Force—

Archibald William Stopford Thompson, O.B.E., M.B., Ch.B. (Edin.), D.P.H., late Royal Army Medical Corps, to be Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel), with seniority from 1st December, 1948, and is posted to the 1st General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Raeburn Rodd Talbot, M.B., Ch.B., late Major, Royal Army Medical Corps, to be Major, with seniority from 18th June, 1945, and is posted to the 1st General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Selwyn Bentham Morris, M.B., Ch.B., to be Major, with seniority from 1st December, 1948, and is posted to the 1st General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C. Dated 1st December, 1948.

Major G. W. Key, from the Retired List, to be Captain (non-medical), with seniority from 5th August, 1946, and is appointed O.C. 2nd Field Sanitary Section, R.N.Z.A.M.C. Dated 1st December, 1948.

William Henry Brockett, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant (on prob.) and is posted to the 3rd Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C. Dated 1st January, 1949.

The undermentioned to be Lieutenants (on prob.) and are posted to the 2nd General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C. :-

James Escott Church, M.B., Ch.B.

Colin Richmond Climie, M.B., Ch.B.

Dated 14th April, 1949.

Oliver Ross Nicholson, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant (on prob.) and is posted to the 1st General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C. Dated 5th July, 1949.

Anthony Frederick Hunter, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant (on prob.) and is posted to the 1st General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C. Dated 7th July, 1949.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

Regular Force—

Roy Suter Mitchell, late Captain, Royal Army Service Corps, to be Temp. Captain (on prob.), and is posted for duty to the Army School, Trentham. Dated 12th July, 1949.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

Territorial Force—

The Rev. William James Hughes to be Chaplain, 4th Class, Church of England, Area 3. Dated 7th July, 1949.

N.Z. ARMY LEGAL DEPARTMENT

Territorial Force—

Major A. B. Sievwright, E.D., relinquishes the appointment of Legal Staff Officer, Central Military District, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 31st March, 1949.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Regimental List—

The North Auckland Regiment—

Major and Quartermaster M. R. Downey, E.D., is posted to the Retired List. Dated 29th June, 1949.

Lieutenant E. B. Berry is posted to the Retired List. Dated 27th June, 1949.

Lieutenant A. P. Gibbons is posted to the Retired List. Dated 27th June, 1949.

Lieutenant W. E. B. Dunningham is posted to the Retired List. Dated 4th July, 1949.

Lieutenant A. H. Hitchcock is posted to the Retired List. Dated 14th July, 1949.

The Waikato Regiment (disbanded)—

Captain W. L. Waddel is posted to the Retired List. Dated 8th October, 1948.

The Hawkes Bay Regiment—

Major R. W. Berry, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Major, with seniority from 8th August, 1947. Dated 1st May, 1949.

Captain R. B. Sinclair, from the Retired List, to be Captain, with seniority from 12th March, 1946. Dated 1st May, 1949.

Lieutenant R. S. Liddell, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 14th January, 1948. Dated 1st May, 1949.

Lieutenant G. H. Rush, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 17th January, 1948. Dated 1st May, 1949.

2nd Lieutenant P. A. de Lautour, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 21st March, 1948. Dated 1st May, 1949.

F. JONES, Minister of Defence.