25 MARCH]

Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements 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, resignations, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Army:

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Regular Force
Lieutenant-Colonel G. P. Cade, D.S.O., is appointed C.R.A., Headquarters, N.Z. Divisional Artillery, in addition to his present appointment of D.R.N.Z.A., Army Headquarters, and is granted the acting rank of Colonel. Dated 13 February 1954.

Territorial Force
6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Captain (temp. Major) R. J. Greenfield to be Major. Dated 3 October 1953.

9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. A. Higgs to be Captain. Dated 1 February 1954.

10th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
2nd Lieutenant W.I. Herbison to be Lieutenant. Dated 9 November 1953.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Regular Force
2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) Allan Lloyd Jones, from the 1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish), R.N.Z.A.C., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 4 March 1954.

Territorial Force
1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato), R.N.Z.A.C.
Major R. R. Atkinson, E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps, with the rank of Major. Dated 15 February 1954.

Captain (temp. Major) A. H. Woolven is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps, with the rank of Major. Dated 15 February 1954.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS

Territorial Force
1st Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) E. J. Crisp lapses and he reverts to the ranks. Dated 31 January 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force
N.Z. Regiment
Captain (temp. Major) R. M. D. Willcocks to be Major. Dated 24 January 1954.

Captain (temp. Major) T. W. Bate, M.A. (Hons.), is granted a further extension of his short-service commission to 31 January 1955.

Captain A. N. King to be temp. Major. Dated 15 January 1954.

Captain and Quartermaster G. H. Martin, having reached the normal age for retirement, is transferred to the Supernumerary List, N.Z. Regular Force, with his present rank and seniority. Dated 17 March 1954.

Lieutenant N. E. McLeod to be Captain. Dated 9 December 1953.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. L. Knowles to be Captain. Dated 3 March 1954.

Territorial Force
The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own)
Hon. Lieutenant W. H. Craven, from the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List, to be Hon. Lieutenant (Bandmaster), 1st Battalion, with seniority from 5 July 1949. Dated 10 March 1952.

The Northland Regiment
Captain L. H. P. Simmons, M.B., Ch.B., R.N.Z.A.M.C., R.M.O., 1st Battalion, to be Major. Dated 1 December 1953.

The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own)
Lancelot John Goldsmith Baker, late Flight Lieutenant, R.N.Z.A.F., to be Hon. Captain (Bandmaster), 1st Battalion, with seniority from 1 July 1944. Dated 5 February 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Regular Force
2nd Lieutenant Rex Vincent Richards, from the 1st Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 4 March 1954.

Territorial Force
1st Casualty Clearing Station, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
Major N. R. Jefferson, M.B., Ch.B., from the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, to be Major, with seniority from 22 February 1953. Dated 1 November 1953.

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Otago University Medical Company, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) G. R. Gordon, M.B., Ch.B., is confirmed.
The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) R. H. Hayward, M.B., Ch.B., is confirmed.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

Regular Force
Lieutenant and Quartermaster J. Elworthy to be Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 15 March 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Regular Force
Captain W. I. Scott, B.D.S., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C. Dated 19 February 1954.

Lieutenant W. H. Burton, B.D.S., to be Captain. Dated 17 January 1954.

Territorial Force
2nd Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C.
John Robert Bassett, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 1 February 1954.

3rd Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C.
Captain D. E. Poswillo, B.D.S. (N.Z.), F.D.S.R.C.S. (Eng.), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Dental Corps, with the rank of Captain. Dated 8 February 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

Territorial Force
The Rev. A. J. T. Fraser, Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of England), to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 16 July 1951.

The Rev. A. J. T. Fraser, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Church of England), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department, with the rank of Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 22 February 1954.

The Rev. J. D. Froud, Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of England), to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 9 August 1951.

The Rev. J. D. Froud, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Church of England), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department, with the rank of Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 22 February 1954.

The Rev. J. S. H. Perkins, Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of England), to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 20 August 1951.

The Rev. W. G. Parker, Chaplain, 4th Class (Methodist), Area 10, to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 6 March 1952.

The Rev. W. G. Parker, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Methodist), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department, with the rank of Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 2 February 1954.

The Rev. J. K. Watson, M.C., Chaplain, 4th Class (Methodist), Area 6, to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 18 July 1953.

The Rev. J. K. Watson, M.C., Chaplain, 3rd Class (Methodist), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department, with the rank of Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 22 February 1954.

The Rev. R. P. Andrews, Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of England), to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 21 October 1953.

The Rev. R. P. Andrews, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Church of England), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department, with the rank of Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 22 February 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Regular Force
Charge Sister F. Poynton is granted a further extension of her short-service commission to 31 March 1955.

Charge Sister M. A. Scott is granted a further extension of her short-service commission to 12 February 1956.

N.Z. DEFENCE SCIENTIFIC CORPS

Regular Force
Captain D. J. Ross, Ph.D., M.Sc., A.N.Z.I.E., to be Major. Dated 21 July 1953.

With reference to the notice published in the N.Z. Gazette No. 14, dated 1 March 1951, relative to the appointment of Lieutenant Edward Leonard Richards, M.Sc., for 'is granted a short-service commission for a period of five years', substitute 'is granted a short-service commission for a period of six years'.

Lieutenant E. L. Richards, M.Sc., to be Captain. Dated 28 April 1953.

N.Z. CADET CORPS

Christchurch West High School Cadets
Major A. J. Gainsford is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Major. Dated 25 February 1954.