Military Appointments and Promotions




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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 36

Whangarei Boys’ High School Cadets—
Lieutenant A. Simpson is transferred to the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of
Lieutenant. Dated 18 April 1952.
2nd Lieutenant I. F. Payne resigns his commission. Dated
18 April 1952.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants (on prob.) :—
Douglas Henry Goodison.
Colin Duncan Campbell.
Dated 1 April 1952.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Regimental List—
2nd Armoured Regiment (Divisional Regiment) R.N.Z.A.C.—
2nd Lieutenant D. F. Cochrane is transferred to the Reserve
of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps, with
the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 15 April 1952.

The Northland Regiment—
Major A. D. W. Woolcott is attached to the Northland College
Cadets and is appointed O.C., Northland College Cadets. Dated
26 February 1952.

General List—
The Royal N.Z. Artillery—
Lieutenant-Colonel H. S. Jones is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 6 May 1952.
Major C. H. Loughnan, M.C., is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 7 May 1952.
Major A. D. Morris, E.D., is posted to the Retired List. Dated
6 May 1952.
Major J. R. Turnbull, E.D., is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 7 May 1952.
Captain J. G. Dick is posted to the Retired List. Dated 6
May 1952.
Captain D. K. Dunbar is posted to the Retired List. Dated
6 May 1952.

The Royal N.Z. Engineers—
Lieutenant C. R. Honey, from the Reserve of Officers, Supple-
mentary List, to be Captain. Dated 7 May 1952.
Lieutenant J. M. H. O’Reilly, from the Reserve of Officers,
Supplementary List, to be Lieutenant. Dated 7 May 1952.

OFFICER STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE EMERGENCY FORCE
2nd Lieutenant R. N. Dennis, R.N.Z. Sigs., and resigns his
commission. Dated 18 May 1952.
T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the Emergency Force

Army Department,
Wellington, 13 May 1952.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve of the following appointments and promotions
of officers of the Emergency Force :—

APPOINTMENTS

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Lieutenant S. C. N. Greathead (N.Z. Regular Force). Dated

26 February 1952.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants :—
    203535 John Humphrey Hewitt. Dated 19 April 1952.
    206660 James Conway Brown. Dated 1 May 1952.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Lieutenant B. M. Poananga (N.Z. Regular Force). Dated

13 March 1952.

PROMOTIONS

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Captain R. E. Mason, M.C., to be temp. Major whilst holding

the appointment of Battery Commander. Dated 12 March 1952.
Captain P. W. F. Joplin to be temp. Major whilst holding the
appointment of Battery Commander. Dated 1 April 1952.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) M. W. Allerby to be Lieutenant

and retains the temporary rank of Captain whilst holding the
appointment of Platoon Commander. Dated 20 February 1952.
Lieutenant D. S. Smith to be temp. Captain whilst holding the
appointment of Platoon Commander. Dated 20 March 1952.

THE N.Z. ARMY PAY CORPS

2nd Lieutenant D. A. Caldow to be temp. Lieutenant whilst

holding the appointment of 2 i/c N.Z. Pay and Records Section.
Dated 28 March 1952.

TEMPORARY RANK RELINQUISHED

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Captain (temp. Major) R. E. Mason, M.C., relinquishes the

temporary rank of Major on ceasing to hold the appointment of
Battery Commander. Dated 4 April 1952.

Captain (temp. Major) C. J. Moloughney relinquishes the
temporary rank of Major on ceasing to hold the appointment of
Battery Commander. Dated 1 April 1952.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) M. N. Velvin relinquishes the

temporary rank of Captain on ceasing to be employed as Troop
Commander. Dated 6 March 1952.
T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Appointments of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 16 May 1952.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve the following appointments of officers of the Royal
New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointments

The undermentioned Cadet Pilots are granted commissions

for a period of six years in the rank of Acting Pilot Officer (on
prob.) :—
71373 William Keith BLACK.
74967 Robert Bruce CRAIGIE.
74961 Richard Arthur CURRIN.
815730 Bryan Joseph DWYER.
551391 Mafeking Baden Powell PERE.
Dated 2 May 1952.

The undermentioned Cadet Pilots are granted commissions

for a period of eight years in the rank of Acting Pilot Officer (on
prob.) :—
74960 David Robert James BRUCE.
74963 Graham Ross GRIBBLE.
74964 Robert De Renzy HARMAN.
74202 John Douglas LACK.
75021 John Alexander LAING.
708494 Ronald Ian MCKENZIE.
592795 Ian Hayward OLIVER.
896554 William Keith WALSH.
Dated 2 May 1952.

The undermentioned Cadet Pilots are granted temporary

commissions in the rank of Acting Pilot Officer (on prob.) :—
783477 John William DELANEY.
551029 Barry Campbell KIRKPATRICK.
75547 Henry Thomas NORTON.
709338 James Maxwell SCEATS.
74959 Walter Johan WAGTENDONK.
815642 William Robert ENSOR.
708326 Grant Leov GASCOIGNE.
328145 Barry Frank Gardner HALL.
Dated 2 May 1952.
T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Termination of Commission, and Resignation of
Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Air Department,
Wellington, 16 May 1952.

HIS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to
approve the following appointments, termination of com-
mission, and resignation of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air
Force :—

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointments

The undermentioned Cadet Pilots are granted commissions

for a period of five years in the rank of Acting Pilot Officer (on
prob.) :—
329637 Kenneth Eric Webley MELVIN.
327303 Harold Ronald John MEAD.
921305 Raymond Albert BROWN.
621801 Peter Brydone WARD.
797031 James Robert HUTCHINSON.
458131 Patrick Gilbert VOWLES.
457404 Andrew Ian FRENCH.
329072 Joseph Gilbert DILLON.
329768 John St. Clair WOODLEY.
458256 William Brent WILKINSON.
326215 David Brian STEEDMAN.
Dated 23 April 1952.

AIR TRAINING CORPS
Termination of Commission

The commission of Flying Officer Alexander George MITCHELL

is terminated. Dated 30 September 1949.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
TECHNICAL BRANCH
Resignation

Wing Commander Thomas David James LEECH, C.B.E.,

B.Sc., B.E., (130700) resigns his commission. Dated 1 September
1950.
T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.



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🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Army (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
New Zealand Army, Royal N.Z. Artillery, Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps, Royal N.Z. Engineers, Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals, Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, Royal N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps, Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, N.Z. Army Nursing Service, N.Z. Cadet Corps, Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, Retirements
15 names identified
  • A. Simpson (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • I. F. Payne (2nd Lieutenant), resigned commission
  • Douglas Henry Goodison, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • Colin Duncan Campbell, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • D. F. Cochrane (2nd Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • A. D. W. Woolcott (Major), attached to Northland College Cadets
  • H. S. Jones (Lieutenant-Colonel), posted to Retired List
  • C. H. Loughnan (Major), posted to Retired List
  • A. D. Morris (Major), posted to Retired List
  • J. R. Turnbull (Major), posted to Retired List
  • J. G. Dick (Captain), posted to Retired List
  • D. K. Dunbar (Captain), posted to Retired List
  • C. R. Honey (Lieutenant), promoted to Captain
  • J. M. H. O’Reilly (Lieutenant), appointed Lieutenant
  • R. N. Dennis (2nd Lieutenant), resigned commission

  • T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the Emergency Force

🛡️ Defence & Military
13 May 1952
Emergency Force, Royal N.Z. Artillery, Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals, Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps, N.Z. Army Pay Corps, Appointments, Promotions
12 names identified
  • S. C. N. Greathead (Lieutenant), appointed to Royal N.Z. Artillery
  • John Humphrey Hewitt, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • James Conway Brown, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
  • B. M. Poananga (Lieutenant), appointed to Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps
  • R. E. Mason (Captain), promoted to temp. Major
  • P. W. F. Joplin (Captain), promoted to temp. Major
  • M. W. Allerby (2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), promoted to Lieutenant
  • D. S. Smith (Lieutenant), promoted to temp. Captain
  • D. A. Caldow (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to temp. Lieutenant
  • R. E. Mason (Captain (temp. Major)), relinquished temporary rank
  • C. J. Moloughney (Captain (temp. Major)), relinquished temporary rank
  • M. N. Velvin (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), relinquished temporary rank

  • T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Appointments of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

🛡️ Defence & Military
16 May 1952
Royal New Zealand Air Force, Regular Air Force, General Duties Branch, Cadet Pilots, Acting Pilot Officer
21 names identified
  • William Keith BLACK, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Robert Bruce CRAIGIE, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Richard Arthur CURRIN, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Bryan Joseph DWYER, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Mafeking Baden Powell PERE, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • David Robert James BRUCE, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Graham Ross GRIBBLE, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Robert De Renzy HARMAN, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • John Douglas LACK, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • John Alexander LAING, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Ronald Ian MCKENZIE, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Ian Hayward OLIVER, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • William Keith WALSH, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • John William DELANEY, granted temporary commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Barry Campbell KIRKPATRICK, granted temporary commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Henry Thomas NORTON, granted temporary commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • James Maxwell SCEATS, granted temporary commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Walter Johan WAGTENDONK, granted temporary commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • William Robert ENSOR, granted temporary commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Grant Leov GASCOIGNE, granted temporary commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Barry Frank Gardner HALL, granted temporary commission as Acting Pilot Officer

  • T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Appointments, Termination of Commission, and Resignation of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

🛡️ Defence & Military
16 May 1952
Royal New Zealand Air Force, Territorial Air Force, Air Training Corps, Reserve of Air Force Officers, Technical Branch, Appointments, Termination of Commission, Resignation
13 names identified
  • Kenneth Eric Webley MELVIN, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Harold Ronald John MEAD, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Raymond Albert BROWN, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Peter Brydone WARD, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • James Robert HUTCHINSON, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Patrick Gilbert VOWLES, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Andrew Ian FRENCH, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Joseph Gilbert DILLON, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • John St. Clair WOODLEY, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • William Brent WILKINSON, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • David Brian STEEDMAN, granted commission as Acting Pilot Officer
  • Alexander George MITCHELL (Flying Officer), commission terminated
  • Thomas David James LEECH (Wing Commander), resigned commission

  • T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence