17 JUNE] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1005

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 H. B. Honor to be temp. Captain. Dated 22 April 1954.

Territorial Force

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

Lieutenant H. P. T. Willis to be temp. Captain. Dated 23 January 1954.

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

2nd Lieutenant C. M. Hercus to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 April 1954.

4th Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

2nd Lieutenant R. Kidd to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 April 1954.

2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) R. M. Gallagher to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 April 1954.

6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Ernest Allan Lawry to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 3 May 1954.

11th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. F. Sprosen, D.S.O., E.D., relinquishes the appointment of C.O., 11th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A., and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 31 March 1954.

13th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Captain I. G. Scott to be temp. Major. Dated 1 April 1954.

Captain J. Lendrum to be temp. Major. Dated 1 April 1954.

Captain R. A. Boyd to be temp. Major. Dated 1 April 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

Regular Force

Captain (temp. Major) N. R. Ingle, M.V.O., to be Major. Dated 25 January 1954.

Territorial Force

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

Major J. D. Snow is posted to the Retired List. Dated 30 April 1954.

Captain R. A. Garters is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals, with the rank of Captain. Dated 3 May 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force

N.Z. Regiment

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) W. M. Brown is granted a further extension of his short-service commission to 9 July 1955.

Territorial Force

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)

Bruce Charles James, late Flying Officer, Royal N.Z. Air Force, to be Lieutenant (on prob. for eighteen months) and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 26 April 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Territorial Force

Lieutenant J. P. McFaull ceases to be attached to the 2nd Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C., and is posted to Headquarters, C.R.A.S.C., N.Z. Division, with his present rank and seniority. Dated 1 May 1954.

N.Z. Divisional Headquarters Transport Platoon, R.N.Z.A.S.C.

Captain R. J. Lattimer, from the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps, to be Captain, with seniority from 23 July 1953. Dated 1 May 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Territorial Force

2nd Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

Lieutenant J. P. McFaull, R.N.Z.A.S.C., ceases to be attached for duty as R.N.Z.A.S.C. Officer. Dated 1 May 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS

Regular Force

Captain G. A. McGregor is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Major. Dated 4 June 1954.

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THE ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

Territorial Force

1st Infantry Workshops (Composite), R.N.Z.E.M.E.

Major G. R. Andrews, M.C., D.C.M., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, with the rank of Major. Dated 1 June 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

Territorial Force

The Rev. J. C. Draper, Chaplain, 3rd Class (Methodist), is posted to the Retired List. Dated 15 March 1954.

The Rev. A. T. Kent, Chaplain, 4th Class (Methodist), is posted to the Retired List. Dated 16 March 1954.

N.Z. CADET CORPS

Auckland Grammar School Cadets

Ivan Charles Robert Luketina, M.Sc., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 9 March 1954.

Murray Owen Nicholas, M.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob). Dated 9 March 1954.

Dannevirke High School Cadets

2nd Lieutenant R. G. Boswell to be Lieutenant. Dated 12 February 1953.

2nd Lieutenant J. L. Anderson to be Lieutenant. Dated 9 May 1954.

Dargaville Boys’ High School Cadets

Lieutenant Te Rawhiti Ihaka to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 April 1954.

Marist Brothers School Cadets

2nd Lieutenant J. McDiarmid resigns his commission. Dated 21 May 1954.

Marton District High School Cadets

The notice published in the New Zealand Gazette No. 21, dated 1 April 1954, relative to the appointment of Meredith Tocker, is hereby cancelled, and the following substituted:

‘‘Meredith Tocker, late Flight Lieutenant, R.N.Z.A.F., to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 22 October 1952. Dated 2 February 1954.’’

2nd Lieutenant R. G. Kirby to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 November 1952.

Motueka District High School Cadets

Allan Henry Beddow Holland, late temp. Sub. Lieutenant, R.N.Z.N.V.R., to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 31 March 1954.

Naenae College Cadets

Harold Lawrence Alban Wooster to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 16 February 1954.

Thomas Owen Fitzgibbon to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 16 February 1954.

Napier Boys’ High School Cadets

2nd Lieutenant A. D. Hunter to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 November 1951.

Papanui Technical College Cadets

Lieutenant W. K. Coatsworth to be Captain. Dated 26 August 1953.

Lieutenant N. D. Morris to be Captain. Dated 1 October 1953.

Pukekohe High School Cadets

Allan Dale Ruthe to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 15 March 1954.

St. Peter’s College Cadets

2nd Lieutenant T. F. Turnwald resigns his commission on appointment to the N.Z. Regular Force in the ranks. Dated 17 May 1954.

St. Peter’s (Maori) College Cadets

Peter Joseph Edmonds to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 22 February 1954.

Scots College Cadets

Major L. S. Hart is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Major. Dated 3 May 1954.

Seddon Memorial Technical College Cadets

Leo Desmond Pointon to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 1 April 1954.

Te Kaha Maori District High School Cadets

Donald Kingcome Reid, B.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 30 November 1953.

Waipukurau District High School Cadets

2nd Lieutenant R. W. Clevely to be Lieutenant. Dated 15 June 1953.