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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 41

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

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 Army:

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Regular Force

Captain R. W. Odin is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Captain. Dated 15 June 1953.

Territorial Force

1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Major J. R. Stone, E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., with the rank of Major, with seniority from 26 December 1942. Dated 11 June 1953.

Lieutenant A. W. F. Davey is transferred to the 3rd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 8 June 1953.

3rd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Lieutenant A. W. F. Davey, from the 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 5 January 1952. Dated 8 June 1953.

2nd Lieutenant D. J. Dobson to be Lieutenant. Dated 3 April 1953.

John Lindsay Ellis to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 19 April 1953.

5th Light Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Lieutenant H. B. Williams to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 July 1953.

Lieutenant P. H. Sceats to be temp. Captain. Dated 2 July 1953.

2nd Lieutenant E. C. Homewood, from the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 10 December 1952. Dated 1 April 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Regular Force

2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) Peter Gordon Wilkinson, from the 1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish), R.N.Z.A.C., is granted a short-service commission for a period of three years as from 30 June 1953 in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, and is appointed Assistant Public Relations Officer, Army Headquarters. Dated 30 June 1953.

Territorial Force

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

Captain W. G. Budge to be temp. Major. Dated 24 April 1953.

Captain D. S. George, E.D., to be temp. Major. Dated 1 May 1953.

Captain R. Penney is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps, with the rank of Captain. Dated 6 June 1953.

Captain F. H. Greer is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps, with the rank of Captain. Dated 10 June 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS

Territorial Force

Lieutenant-Colonel R. Trevor-Smith, O.B.E., A.M.I.C.E., M.N.Z.I.E., Retired List, is granted an extension of his appointment as Colonel Commandant, R.N.Z.E., for a period of four years as from 1 January 1953.

1st Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E.

Captain A. G. V. Woodward, from the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Engineers, to be Captain, with seniority from 30 April 1952. Dated 1 June 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

Territorial Force

1st Divisional Signals Regiment, R.N.Z. Sigs.

Captain G. M. Parkhouse to be temp. Major. Dated 1 May 1953.

Captain R. H. M. Pope to be temp. Major. Dated 8 June 1953.

Captain W. H. Hickson is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Divisional Signals Regiment, R.N.Z. Sigs., with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 16 January 1948. Dated 25 June 1953.

Lieutenant R. J. Henry to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 May 1953.

With reference to the notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 29 dated 28 May 1953, relative to the appointment of 2nd Lieutenants (on prob.), for ‘‘ Hugh David Cameron ’’ substitute ‘‘ Hugh Davis Cameron ’’.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force

N.Z. Regiment

With reference to the notices published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 35 dated 25 June 1953, relative to granting extensions of short-service commissions, for ‘‘ Captain T. W. Bate, M.A. (Hons.) ’’ substitute ‘‘ Captain (temp. Major) T. W. Bate, M.A. (Hons.) ’’.

Lieutenant and Quartermaster (temp. Captain and Quartermaster) C. V. Wilson, M.B.E., to be Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 1 May 1953.

The seniority of Lieutenant J. L. Knowles is antedated to 3 March 1948, next below Lieutenant A. G. Gray, R.N.Z.A.S.C.

Territorial Force

The Northland Regiment

Lieutenant B. G. Walker, from the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 9 August 1952, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 19 June 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Regular Force

Lieutenant (on prob.) J. G. Pitcairn to be Captain. Dated 23 December 1952.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Territorial Force

1st Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

Captain D. C. Campbell, M.B., Ch.B., to be temp. Major. Dated 1 January 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

Territorial Force

1st Field Regiment Light Aid Detachment, R.N.Z.E.M.E.

John James Ayton to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) and is appointed O.C., 1st Field Regiment Light Aid Detachment, R.N.Z.E.M.E. Dated 1 April 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Regular Force

Sister U. D. Hopkirk (née Deery) is posted to the Retired List. Dated 2 June 1953.

Territorial Force

Joan Frances Brown to be Sister (on prob.) and is taken on strength of the 1st General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C. Dated 10 June 1953.

N.Z. WOMEN’S ROYAL ARMY CORPS

Regular Force

Captain M. J. Hardcastle is granted an extension of her short-service commission for a period of two years as from 1 April 1952.

N.Z. CADET CORPS

Avondale College Cadets

2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) A. E. Dowding is transferred to the Seddon Memorial Technical College Cadets. Dated 1 January 1951.

Gisborne High School Cadets

Captain A. McGill resigns his commission. Dated 9 June 1953.

Hawera Technical High School Cadets

Charles Clarence Potts to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 19 March 1953.

Mount Roskill Grammar School Cadets

Captain J. H. Hodge, M.C., from the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, to be Captain, with seniority from 20 February 1950. Dated 1 February 1953.

Mount Albert Grammar School Cadets

2nd Lieutenant T. D. Davies, from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E., to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 2 August 1949. Dated 4 March 1953.

2nd Lieutenant T. D. Davies to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 2 August 1951. Dated 4 March 1953.

Opotiki District High School Cadets

The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:

Athol Bruce Forsyth, M.Sc.
David Forey Huggett, B.A.
Ronald Charles Middleton.

Dated 21 May 1953.

Seddon Memorial Technical College Cadets

2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) A. E. Dowding, from the Avondale College Cadets, to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), with seniority from 7 June 1946. Dated 1 January 1951.