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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 36

N.Z. CADET CORPS

Gore High School Cadets—

Terence Richard Hitchings to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) and is posted to the Gore High School Cadets, Area 12. Dated 21st February, 1951.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

General List—

The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps—

Captain E. H. Hill, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 1st July, 1948. Dated 1st May, 1949.

Lieutenant J. R. Johnston, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 12th January, 1948. Dated 1st May, 1949.

The Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers—

Captain F. J. Webber, B.E.M., from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Captain, with seniority from 14th August, 1948. Dated 1st May, 1949.

Supplementary List—

Colonel D. J. Fountaine, D.S.O., M.C., is posted to the Retired List. Dated 21st February, 1951.

T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

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

Army Department,
Wellington, 27th April, 1951.

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—

John Harvey Lavington Scrivener to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 27th March. 1951.

Territorial Force—

2nd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

2nd Lieutenant P. H. Sceats to be Lieutenant. Dated 1st April, 1951.

4th Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Lieutenant M. V. West is posted to the Retired List. Dated 22nd February, 1951.

9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Peter Marie Cummuskey to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 13th February, 1951.

11th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

Robert Haste Stonyer to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 24th February, 1951.

14th Composite Anti-aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.—

The undermentioned Lieutenants to be temp. Captains :—

J. T. Wickham. Dated 1st February, 1951.
K. R. Porter. Dated 2nd February, 1951.
C. N. Johnson. Dated 3rd February, 1951.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Territorial Force.—

1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato) R.N.Z.A.C.—

Major E. J. Scotland, E.D., is posted to the Retired List. Dated 9th February, 1951.

Captain A. T. Caley is posted to the Retired List. Dated 20th March, 1951.

Captain D. W. Hodge, from the Retired List, to be Captain, with seniority from 19th May, 1949. Dated 22nd March, 1951.

2nd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.—

Major G. P. R. Thomas is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 2nd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C., with the rank of Major, with seniority from 22nd August, 1947. Dated 12th March, 1951.

1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish) R.N.Z.A.C.—

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 27, dated 5th April, 1951, relative to the appointment of Alexander Vaughan Hatrick, is hereby cancelled.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS

Regular Force—

Major G. W. King is posted to the Retired List. Dated 31st March, 1951.

Lieutenant A. C. Hurdsfield, B.E.M., to be Captain. Dated 31st March, 1951.

The undermentioned officers are granted an extension of their short-service commissions for a further term of three years as from 1st April, 1951 :—

Captain (temp. Major) D. P. Wakefield.
Captain J. J. L. Casey.
Captain A. C. Hurdsfield, B.E.M.

Territorial Force—

Captain N. G. Hansen, A.M.I.C.E., A.M.N.Z.I.E., A.M.I.E. (Aust.), from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Hauraki Regiment, to be Captain, with seniority from 23rd February, 1949, and is posted to the 1st Field Squadron, R.N.Z.E. Dated 14th March, 1951.

Captain E. G. Prosser, M.C., 2nd Field Squadron, R.N.Z.E., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Engineers, with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st December, 1948. Dated 21st February, 1951.

Lieutenant J. W. Ridley, B.E., B.Sc., Grad. N.Z.I.E., A.M.I.C.E., B.A. (Oxon.), 2nd Field Squadron, R.N.Z.E., to be Captain. Dated 14th February, 1951.

Alexander Vaughan Hatrick to be 2nd Lieutenant and is posted to the 2nd Field Squadron, R.N.Z.E. Dated 24th December, 1950.

Captain D. B. Smith, B.E., A.M.I.C.E., A.M.I.Struct., A.M.N.Z.I.E., 5th Assault Squadron, R.N.Z.E., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Royal N.Z. Engineers, with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 20th October, 1945. Dated 13th April, 1951.

Lieutenant E. J. A. Fraser, D.C.M., 5th Assault Squadron, R.N.Z.E., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Royal N.Z. Engineers, with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 1st December, 1948. Dated 13th April, 1951.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force—

N.Z. Regiment—

Major E. G. Spraggon is granted an extension of his short-service commission for a period of one year as from 1st April, 1951.

Captain A. S. King is granted an extension of his short-service commission for a period of one year as from 1st April, 1951.

Lieutenant R. E. Greaves to be Captain. Dated 17th April, 1951.

Private (temp. Staff Sergeant) Donald Norman Miller to be Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 30th March, 1951.

Territorial Force—

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

Captain W. M. Tongue, E.D., 1st Battalion, to be Major, with seniority from 1st January, 1950. Dated 27th March, 1951.

Captain A. Norton-Taylor, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 18th November, 1947. Dated 1st March, 1951.

Francis Joseph Maskell, late Major, The South Lancashire Regiment, to be Captain, with seniority from 1st April, 1942, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 6th March, 1951.

2nd Lieutenant A. V. Bayliss, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 10th February, 1951.

The Hauraki Regiment—

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) H. W. Sayers, seconded to the Hamilton High School Cadets, to be Captain, with seniority from 18th November, 1943, and is transferred to the N.Z. Cadet Corps. Dated 1st March, 1951.

Temp. Captain A. Macomish, M.B.E., seconded to Morrinsville College Cadets, to be Captain, with seniority from 2nd November, 1945, and is transferred to the N.Z. Cadet Corps. Dated 1st March, 1951.

Captain (temp. Major) R. G. Webb, E.D., seconded to the Rotorua High School Cadets, to be Major, with seniority from 7th February, 1942, and is transferred to the N.Z. Cadet Corps. Dated 1st March, 1951.

The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own)—

Major G. A. W. Wylie ceases to be seconded to the N.Z. Army Legal Department for duty as Legal Staff Officer, Central Military District, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 2nd April, 1951.

Captain T. G. N. Carter, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own), with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 31st January, 1942. Dated 30th March, 1951.

Lieutenant F. W. Conway, 1st Battalion, to be Temp. Captain. Dated 1st April, 1951.

Lieutenant A. F. Pyne, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own), with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 24th January, 1946. Dated 3rd April, 1951.

Lieutenant J. R. McIntosh, from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own), to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 9th August, 1948, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 6th April, 1951.

The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment—

Captain J. McG. Alexander, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 1st April, 1950. Dated 4th April, 1951.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment—

Major D. F. Muir, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve fo Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Major, with seniority from 1st February, 1948. Dated 14th March, 1951.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. W. Langhorne ceases to be seconded to the Gisborne High School Cadets and is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Captain. Dated 23rd March, 1951.

2nd Lieutenant C. M. Le Quesne, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant. Dated 5th March, 1951.