New Zealand Gazette – 1954 – No. 54

Page 1431

✨ Air Force Promotions and Appointments



9 SEPT.] THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 1431

AIR TRAINING CORPS
Promotions

Flying Officer Noel Herbert SCOTT to be Flight Lieutenant. Dated 18 June 1954.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers with effect from the date shown after each name:

Raymond Trevor BOWES. 25 February 1954.
Owen TEMPLETON. 14 January 1954.
Clive Charles ALLPRESS. 11 April 1954.

Dated at Wellington this 31st day of August 1954.

T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Promotions of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

PURSUANT to section 15 of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following promotions of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force:

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Promotions

The undermentioned officers are granted substantive rank as listed, with seniority as shown after each name:

Flight Lieutenants

Raymond Jack Nelson ARCHIBALD, D.F.C. (130088). 1 January 1949.
David Francis Thomas SHEEHAN, D.F.C. (133696). 15 May 1949.
James Ralph COURT, D.F.C. (130701). 1 April 1950.
Desmond Xavier O’HALLORAN (133067). 1 May 1950.
Leslie Oscar HUNTER (131506). 19 June 1950.
Patrick Charles Kenneth MORRISON (133717). 6 July 1950.
Lindsay JAMES (130735). 1 August 1950.
John Benjamin BRAZIER (130827). 1 June 1951.
George Currie COUPER (130113). 1 July 1951.
James COWPER (133822). 4 December 1951.
Eric Desmond MCCABE (130910). 1 January 1952.
Allan Archibald WATSON, D.F.C., B.Com., A.R.A.N.Z., A.I.I.A.(N.Z.), (131766). 1 February 1952.
Herbert William Bernard PATTERSON (133563). 4 February 1952.
Allan Graham MOFFITT (133081). 20 April 1952.
Jack Brusso SPENCER (133708). 23 April 1952.
John Henry Kay, D.F.C. (132136). 28 April 1952.
Eric James LEADLEY (133706). 6 May 1952.
Vernon Leslie Alexander POWELL (130653). 1 August 1952.
David Julian BARNSTON (130703). 1 August 1952.
Harold Watson LONGLEY, D.F.C. (130831). 1 August 1952.
Neville Batchelor COLLINS (130544). 1 October 1952.
Peter Chalmers MCKINLEY (133828). 22 October 1952.
Garth Seymour GRIFFITHS (130695). 28 December 1952.
Bryan Elliott YOUNG (130919). 1 July 1953.
Henry Edward OLDALE (132198). 1 July 1953.

Flying Officers

Desmond Weston WHEELER (132718). 16 November 1950.
Thompson Wayne NICHOLLS, A.R.A.N.Z. (130737). 16 January 1951.
Patrick Desmond MULLOOLY (133705). 23 June 1951.
David Alan THOM (130666). 1 July 1951.
Rex Howard EMBLING (132701). 22 August 1951.
Ernest Bongard KIRK (130080). 1 September 1951.
Peter Ernest WESTON (130079). 1 September 1951.
William Pat LAWSON (130112). 1 September 1951.
Malcolm Albert PETERSON, D.F.C. (132528). 4 October 1951.
Eric Stanley HUBBERT (131918). 8 October 1951.
Ian James Strang LAIDLAW (130740). 23 November 1951.
Peter Hamilton SCOTT (130817). 1 December 1951.
Ronald Arthur SLADE (130818). 1 December 1951.
Albert Frederick McCOOK (130717). 1 December 1951.
Keith Forsyth ROLLO (131716). 1 January 1952.
Richard Basil ROBERTSON (133409). 1 January 1952.
Robert Victor WHITTLE (132804). 25 January 1952.
Berin SPIRO (132469). 8 February 1952.
Ronald Daniel Walter DRAKE (132638). 14 February 1952.
Noel Jonathan Wylie TANNER (132475). 5 April 1952.
John Thompson BARR (131572). 27 July 1952.
John CHURCH (133644). 28 November 1952.
Harold Edward TULLY (132543). 1 January 1953.
Colin William CALDER (133374). 1 January 1953.
Eric John WRATTEN (130742). 17 February 1953.
Ronald Edward BRIZZELL (132697). 8 March 1953.
Murray Webb NYE (133490). 24 May 1953.
Stanley Russell QUENNELL (130797). 24 July 1953.
Robert Campbell WHYTE (815051). 7 September 1953.
Murray Ross MCFADDEN (74951). 7 September 1953.
Kenneth Hilton KERSLEY (130829). 15 September 1953.

TECHNICAL BRANCH
Promotions

The undermentioned officers are granted substantive rank as listed, with seniority as shown after each name:

Engineer Division

Flight Lieutenant James Campbell RITCHIE (131893). 11 March 1954.
Flying Officer Aidan Patrick Thomas HEALY (130683). 16 December 1950.

Armament Division

Flight Lieutenant Robert Leith BEGG (130754). 1 January 1952.
Flying Officer Charles John MALZARD (130771). 27 August 1951.

Secretarial Division

Flight Lieutenant Ernest Scott PALLISER (130114). 1 March 1947.
Flight Lieutenant Keith Whynn HODGSON (130111). 1 January 1952.
Flying Officer Corwyn Maxwell LOACH (131112). 10 July 1953.
Pilot Officer Francis Bernard BENNETT, B.A. (133856). 19 February 1953.

EDUCATION BRANCH
Promotion

Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Leonard Williams EAST, B.Sc. (130714), is granted the substantive rank of Flight Lieutenant with seniority as from 3 October 1947.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of August 1954.

T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Transfer, Extension of Commission, Cancellation of Commissions, and Resignation of Commission of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

PURSUANT to section 15 of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, promotions, transfer, extension of commission, cancellation of commission, and resignation of commission of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointment

John Francis Tovey HENLEY (76717) is granted a commission in the General Duties Branch, Regular Air Force, for a period of two years, with the rank of Flying Officer, and with seniority as from 10 June 1952, to be followed by a period of four years in the Reserve of Air Force Officers. Dated 10 June 1954.

Confirmation of Appointments

The undermentioned Acting Pilot Officers are confirmed in their appointment and are promoted to the rank of Pilot Officer:

Donald Clive KYLE (75037).
Neil Raymond CURRIE (969663).

Dated 21 October 1953.

Promotions

The undermentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers:

Graham Ernest HOUNSELL (72697).

Dated 8 February 1954.

Graham Ross GRIBBLE (74963).
Robert de Renzy HARMAN (74964).
Richard Arthur CURRIN (74961).
Mafeking Baden Powell PERE (551391).
Neil Francis ANDERSON (815351).
Ronald Ian MCKENZIE (708494).
Ian Hayward OLIVER (592795).
Walter Johan WAGTENDONK (74959).
William Keith WALSH (896554).
Rex Stephenson FORD (592604).
John Alexander LAING (75021).
Bryan Joseph DWYER (815730).

Dated 26 March 1954.

Henry John COVENTRY (75047).
William Anthony DEVESCOVI (73883).
Arthur Alister HENDERSON (75051).
Arthur Ronald Lawrence RUSSELL (76075).
Peter Joseph HEARES (73433).
John Mitchell FOSTER (75230).

Dated 16 April 1954.

The undermentioned Pilot Officers (on prob.) are confirmed in their appointments and are promoted to the rank of Flying Officer:

Lyall John HOLDGATE (72879).
George Roydon BLACKETT (74562).
Graham Charles PETTERSON (72499).

Dated 8 April 1954.



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🛡️ Air Training Corps Promotions

🛡️ Defence & Military
31 August 1954
Air Training Corps, Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant, Pilot Officer
  • Noel Herbert Scott (Flying Officer), promoted to Flight Lieutenant
  • Raymond Trevor Bowes (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Owen Templeton (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Clive Charles Allpress (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer

  • T. L. Macdonald, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Royal New Zealand Air Force Territorial Air Force Promotions

🛡️ Defence & Military
Royal New Zealand Air Force, Territorial Air Force, General Duties Branch, Flight Lieutenants, Flying Officers
56 names identified
  • Raymond Jack Nelson Archibald (Flight Lieutenant), granted substantive rank
  • David Francis Thomas Sheehan (Flight Lieutenant), granted substantive rank
  • James Ralph Court (Flight Lieutenant), granted substantive rank
  • Desmond Xavier O'Halloran, granted substantive rank
  • Leslie Oscar Hunter, granted substantive rank
  • Patrick Charles Kenneth Morrison, granted substantive rank
  • Lindsay James, granted substantive rank
  • John Benjamin Brazier, granted substantive rank
  • George Currie Couper, granted substantive rank
  • James Cowper, granted substantive rank
  • Eric Desmond McCabe, granted substantive rank
  • Allan Archibald Watson (Flight Lieutenant), granted substantive rank
  • Herbert William Bernard Patterson, granted substantive rank
  • Allan Graham Moffitt, granted substantive rank
  • Jack Brusso Spencer, granted substantive rank
  • John Henry Kay (Flight Lieutenant), granted substantive rank
  • Eric James Leadley, granted substantive rank
  • Vernon Leslie Alexander Powell, granted substantive rank
  • David Julian Barnston, granted substantive rank
  • Harold Watson Longley (Flight Lieutenant), granted substantive rank
  • Neville Batchelor Collins, granted substantive rank
  • Peter Chalmers McKinley, granted substantive rank
  • Garth Seymour Griffiths, granted substantive rank
  • Bryan Elliott Young, granted substantive rank
  • Henry Edward Oldale, granted substantive rank
  • Desmond Weston Wheeler (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Thompson Wayne Nicholls (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Patrick Desmond Mullooly (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • David Alan Thom (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Rex Howard Embling (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Ernest Bongard Kirk (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Peter Ernest Weston (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • William Pat Lawson (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Malcolm Albert Peterson (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Eric Stanley Hubbert (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Ian James Strang Laidlaw (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Peter Hamilton Scott (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Ronald Arthur Slade (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Albert Frederick McCook (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Keith Forsyth Rollo (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Richard Basil Robertson (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Robert Victor Whittle (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Berin Spiro (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Ronald Daniel Walter Drake (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Noel Jonathan Wylie Tanner (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • John Thompson Barr (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • John Church (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Harold Edward Tully (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Colin William Calder (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Eric John Wratten (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Ronald Edward Brizzell (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Murray Webb Nye (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Stanley Russell Quennell (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Robert Campbell Whyte (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Murray Ross McFadden (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Kenneth Hilton Kersley (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank

🛡️ Royal New Zealand Air Force Technical Branch Promotions

🛡️ Defence & Military
Royal New Zealand Air Force, Technical Branch, Engineer Division, Armament Division, Secretarial Division
8 names identified
  • James Campbell Ritchie (Flight Lieutenant), granted substantive rank
  • Aidan Patrick Thomas Healy (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Robert Leith Begg (Flight Lieutenant), granted substantive rank
  • Charles John Malzard (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Ernest Scott Palliser (Flight Lieutenant), granted substantive rank
  • Keith Whynn Hodgson (Flight Lieutenant), granted substantive rank
  • Corwyn Maxwell Loach (Flying Officer), granted substantive rank
  • Francis Bernard Bennett (Pilot Officer), granted substantive rank

🛡️ Royal New Zealand Air Force Education Branch Promotion

🛡️ Defence & Military
24 August 1954
Royal New Zealand Air Force, Education Branch, Flight Lieutenant
  • Leonard Williams East (Flight Lieutenant (temp.)), granted substantive rank

  • T. L. Macdonald, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Royal New Zealand Air Force Appointments, Promotions, Transfer, Extension, Cancellation, and Resignation of Commission

🛡️ Defence & Military
Royal New Zealand Air Force, Regular Air Force, General Duties Branch, Appointment, Pilot Officer, Flying Officer
25 names identified
  • John Francis Tovey Henley, granted commission as Flying Officer
  • Donald Clive Kyle (Acting Pilot Officer), confirmed in appointment and promoted
  • Neil Raymond Currie (Acting Pilot Officer), confirmed in appointment and promoted
  • Graham Ernest Hounsell (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Graham Ross Gribble (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Robert de Renzy Harman (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Richard Arthur Currin (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Mafeking Baden Powell (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Neil Francis Anderson (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Ronald Ian McKenzie (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Ian Hayward Oliver (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Walter Johan Wagtendonk (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • William Keith Walsh (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Rex Stephenson Ford (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • John Alexander Laing (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Bryan Joseph Dwyer (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Henry John Coventry (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • William Anthony Deveskovi (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Arthur Alister Henderson (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Arthur Ronald Lawrence Russell (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Peter Joseph Heares (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • John Mitchell Foster (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Lyall John Holdgate (Pilot Officer (on prob.)), confirmed in appointment and promoted
  • George Roydon Blackett (Pilot Officer (on prob.)), confirmed in appointment and promoted
  • Graham Charles Petterson (Pilot Officer (on prob.)), confirmed in appointment and promoted