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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 12

Territorial Force
5th Light Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Captain A. G. Northover to be temp. Major. Dated 7 December 1954.

9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) P. J. Kennerly is confirmed.
2nd Lieutenant P. J. Kennerly to be Lieutenant. Dated 19 December 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Territorial Force
2nd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.
Lieutenant R. F. Horsley to be temp. Captain. Dated 3 February 1955.

3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.
Allen Albert Findlay to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority next below 2nd Lieutenant E. J. De Joux. Dated 4 September 1954.

1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish), R.N.Z.A.C.
Captain T. H. Rutherford, from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C., to be Captain, with seniority from 1 April 1950. Dated 18 January 1955.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS

Territorial Force
1st Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E.
Lieutenant E. Senior to be temp. Captain. Dated 3 February 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

Regular Force
Lieutenant Ralph George Bennett Coulam, from the 1st Divisional Signals Regiment, R.N.Z. Sigs., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 13 December 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force

N.Z. Regiment
Captain B. T. Poananga ceases to be seconded to the Fiji Military Forces. Dated 28 January 1955.
Lieutenant C. D. Geary is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 28 January 1955.

Territorial Forces
The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly's Own)
Captain J. D. Rose, E.D., 1st Battalion, to be temp. Major. Dated 3 October 1954.
Lieutenant D. G. Whiting, 1st Battalion, to be temp. Captain. Dated 3 October 1954.
Lieutenant D. S. Cox, 1st Battalion, to be temp. Captain. Dated 3 October 1954.

The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington's Own)
Captain W. S. Taylor, 1st Battalion, to be temp. Major. Dated 1 November 1954.

The Otago and Southland Regiment
Major J. D. Gihb, E.D., 1st Battalion, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, The Otago and Southland Regiment, with the rank of Major, with seniority from 1 April 1950. Dated 16 December 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Regular Force
Captain A. H. Willson is posted to the Retired List. Dated 31 January 1955.

Territorial Force
4th Company, R.N.Z.A.S.C.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. H. Templeton to be Captain. Dated 19 November 1954.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Regular Force
Major S. C. H. Worseldine, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P.(Lond.), is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Colonel. Dated 25 January 1955.
Captain James Frederick Moodie, M.C., M.B., Ch.B., from the 3rd Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.A.M.C., is granted a short-service commission for a period of four and a half years as from 1 January 1955 in the rank of Captain. Dated 1 January 1955.

Territorial Force
2nd General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
Garth Grierson Holdaway, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant (Provisionally Registered). Dated 1 January 1955.

3rd Field Dressing Station, R.N.Z.A.M.C.
The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) A. E. Dugdale, M.B., Ch.B., is confirmed.

THE ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Territorial Force
2nd Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C.
Donald James Beck, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 9 February 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

Territorial Force
The Rev. C. W. Kent-Johnston, Chaplain, 4th Class (Church of England), is posted to the Retired List. Dated 18 January 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Regular Force
Elizabeth Wray Baxter, late Sister, Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service, is granted a short-service commission for a period of two years as from 5 January 1955 in the rank of Charge Sister (on prob.), with seniority from 5 January 1953, and is seconded to the Royal N.Z. Air Force for duty with the Director of Medical Services (Air). Dated 5 January 1955.

Janette Pamela Davis is granted a short-service commission for a period of two years as from 10 January 1955 in the rank of Sister, with seniority from 10 January 1954. Dated 10 January 1955.

Territorial Force
Sister J. E. Hoadley (née Ironside) resigns her commission. Dated 20 November 1954.

N.Z. DEFENCE SCIENTIFIC CORPS

Regular Force
Captain J. C. Hawke, M.Sc., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Defence Scientific Corps. Dated 28 November 1954.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Regimental List
1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato), R.N.Z.A.C.
Major R. B. McQueen, E.D., is posted to the Retired List with the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 10 December 1954.

3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.
Captain T. H. Rutherford is transferred to the 1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish), R.N.Z.A.C. Dated 18 January 1955.

The Otago and Southland Regiment
Major D. H. Lloyd is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Major. Dated 4 December 1954.
Major E. F. Walden, E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Major. Dated 20 December 1954.

Supplementary List
Temp. Major R. R. Spiers resigns his commission. Dated 19 January 1955.

OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE STRENGTH OF THE EMERGENCY FORCE
Captain W. P. Riley, R.N.Z.A.S.C., and is reposted to the N.Z. Regular Force in his Regular Force rank of Lieutenant. Dated 2 November 1954.
Captain James Conway Brown, M.B.E., R.N.Z.A., dated 13 January 1955, and is posted to the N.Z. Regular Force (The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps) with the rank of Lieutenant (on prob.), dated 14 January 1955.
Lieutenant E. W. Burtt, R.N.Z.A., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 18 December 1954.
Lieutenant R. A. Gibson, R.N.Z.A., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 19 January 1955.
Lieutenant I. N. Thompson, R.N.Z.A., and is transferred from the 4th Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A., to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 21 January 1955.
2nd Lieutenant F. E. Hopkinson, R.N.Z.A., and is posted to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 15 January 1955.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of February 1955.
T. L. MACDONALD, Minister of Defence.