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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
[No. 12
Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, and Resignations of Officers of the New Zealand Army
PURSUANT to section 16 of the New Zealand Army Act 1950, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve of the following appointments, promotions, transfers, and resignations of officers of the New Zealand Army:
THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY
Regular Force
Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Gilbert, D.S.O., O.B.E., relinquishes the appointment of Director of Plans and Intelligence, Army Headquarters, dated 7 February 1954, is posted for duty to Headquarters, Southern Military District, and is granted the acting rank of Brigadier, dated 8 February 1954.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) F. J. Evans lapses. Dated 31 December 1953.
Territorial Force
11th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Douglas Charles Higgins to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 10 October 1953.
Norman Kenneth Milne to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 17 October 1953.
1st Locating Battery, R.N.Z.A.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) C. E. West is transferred to the Divisional Counter Bombardment Staff Troop, H.Q., R.A., N.Z. Division. Dated 14 December 1953.
Divisional Counter Bombardment Staff Troop, H.Q., R.A., N.Z., Division.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) C. E. West, from the 1st Locating Battery, R.N.Z.A., to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 17 September 1948, retains the temporary rank of Captain, and is appointed D.C.B.O. Dated 14 December 1953.
THE ROYAL NEW ZEALAND ARMOURED CORPS
Territorial Force
Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.
2nd Lieutenant J. R. Gibson, from the 1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish) R.N.Z.A.C., to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 1 April 1952. Dated 5 January 1954.
1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish), R.N.Z.A.C.
2nd Lieutenant J. R. Gibson is transferred to the Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. Dated 5 January 1954.
THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS
Regular Force
Lieutenant C. A. Kibblewhite to be temp. Captain. Dated 9 December 1953.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) J. T. Blyth lapses. Dated 31 December 1953.
THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS
Regular Force
N.Z. Regiment
Captain B. F. E. Kelly, B.A., to be temp. Major. Dated 5 January 1954.
Captain A. N. King is seconded to the Fiji Military Forces. Dated 1 December 1953.
Territorial Force
The Hauraki Regiment
John Alfred Frank Vinson, late Lieutenant, the Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment, to be Lieutenant and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 5 December 1953.
2nd Lieutenant J. W. G. Black, 1st Battalion, to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 7 December 1953.
2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) B. E. Herbert, from the Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), with seniority from 4 July 1952, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 2 December 1953.
The Northland Regiment
Captain (temp. Major) E. G. Shucksmith, 1st Battalion, relinquishes the temporary rank of Major and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Northland Regiment, with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 1 January 1950. Dated 8 January 1954.
The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment
2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) B. E. Herbert, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Hauraki Regiment. Dated 2 December 1953.
2nd Lieutenant A. J. Reeves, from the Otago and Southland Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 6 December 1952 and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 11 January 1954.
The Otago and Southland Regiment
2nd Lieutenant A. J. Reeves, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment. Dated 11 January 1954.
Adam Miller Begg to be 2nd Lieutenant and is posted to the 1st Battalion with seniority next below 2nd Lieutenant E. B. Anderson. Dated 17 October 1953.
THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS
Regular Force
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) A. H. Lewis lapses. Dated 29 December 1953.
Territorial Force
6th Company, R.N.Z.A.S.C.
James Henry Peter McNeish to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 30 November 1953.
THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
Regular Force
Lieutenant A. W. Beasley, M.B., Ch.B., relinquishes the appointments of M.O., Linton Camp Hospital, and 2nd Field Dressing Station, R.N.Z.A.M.C., and is reposted to the Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, Territorial Force, with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 1 February 1951, and appointed R.M.O., 1st Battalion, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own). Dated 12 January 1954.
THE ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Territorial Force
1st Armoured Regiment, Light Aid Detachment, R.N.Z.E.M.E.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. E. C. Taylor relinquishes the appointment of O.C., 1st Armoured Regiment, Light Aid Detachment, R.N.Z.E.M.E., and the the temporary rank of Captain, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, with the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 31 July 1947. Dated 24 December 1953.
THE ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS
Regular Force
Captain A. H. E. Munden, B.D.S., relinquishes the appointment of Dental Officer, Burnham Dental Section, and is transferred to the 2nd Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C. (Territorial Force). Dated 29 January 1954.
Captain R. M. Ward, B.D.S., relinquishes the appointment of Dental Officer, Wigram Section, S.M.D. Dental Units, and is posted to the 3rd Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C. (Territorial Force), with the rank of Captain, with seniority from 15 January 1953. Dated 28 January 1954.
Lieutenant C. G. Black, B.D.S., to be Captain, with seniority from 17 January 1953. Dated 17 January 1954.
Corran Gibson Crawford, B.D.S., is granted a short-service commission for a period of three years as from 20 January 1954, in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 20 July 1953. Dated 20 January 1954.
Bruce McGibbon Elder, B.D.S., is granted a short-service commission for a period of three years as from 20 January 1954, in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 20 July 1953. Dated 20 January 1954.
Clifton James Woodhouse, B.D.S., is granted a short-service commission for a period of three years as from 20 January 1954, in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 20 July 1953. Dated 20 January 1954.
Territorial Force
2nd Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C.
Captain A. H. E. Munden, B.D.S., from the N.Z. Regular Force, to be Captain, with seniority from 15 January 1953. Dated 29 January 1954.
3rd Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C.
Captain R. M. Ward, B.D.S., from the N.Z. Regular Force, to be Captain, with seniority from 15 January 1953. Dated 28 January 1954.
Allan Bernard Jarmey, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 23 June 1953.
Martin Ralph Kean, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 29 June 1953.
Keith Ian Donaldson, B.D.S., (Sydney), F.D.S.R.C.S. (Eng.), to be Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 2 July 1953.
THE ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
Regular Force
Charge Sister P. M. Aitcheson, A.R.R.C., to be Matron. Dated 4 January 1954.
Sister J. C. Marshall resigns her commission. Dated 7 December 1953.
Territorial Force
Sister L. M. Bright (née Isbister), 2nd General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C., resigns her commission. Dated 14 January 1954.
N.Z. WOMEN'S ROYAL ARMY CORPS
Regular Force
36774 Corporal (temp. Sergeant) Joy Alison Simmers to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 12 January 1954.
N.Z. CADET CORPS
Gisborne High School Cadets
Walter George McIntosh, late 2nd Lieutenant, The Hawke's Bay Regiment (seconded to the Gisborne High School Cadets), to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 9 June 1953.