3 JUNE
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and
Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Army

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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 ARMY BOARD

Brigadier F. M. H. Hanson, C.B.E., D.S.O., M.M., E.D.,
relinquishes the appointment of Associate Member of the Army
Board, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 30 April 1955.
Brigadier M. C. Fairbrother, D.S.O., O.B.E., E.D., 2nd
Infantry Brigade, is appointed Associate Member of the Army
Board. Dated 1 May 1955.

HONORARY NURSING SISTER TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN

With reference to the notice published in the N.Z. Gazette,
May 1955, No. 32, page 738, relative to Matron-in-Chief D.
Brown, R.R.C., for ‘The Royal N.Z. Army Nursing Corps’,
Institute ‘The Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps’.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY

Territorial Force

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

Captain (temp. Major) A. V. McClelland, E.D., to be Major.
Dated 9 October 1954.
2nd Lieutenant B. D. Lynch resigns his commission. Dated
7 May 1955.

2nd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Lieutenant L. F. Maultsaid to be temp. Captain. Dated 1
December 1954.

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

Lieutenant E. P. Lucie-Smith, from the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, to be Lieutenant, with
seniority from 26 September 1954. Dated 11 March 1955.

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

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) B. J. Dwyer
ceases. Dated 17 May 1955.

5th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.

Captain A. W. Coutts, E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, Regimental List, 13th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regi-
ment, R.N.Z.A., with the rank of Captain, with seniority from
April 1952. Dated 26 April 1955.

Captain F. Rogers, E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, Regimental List, 13th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regi-
ment, R.N.Z.A., with the rank of Captain, with seniority from
1 October 1953, and remains attached to the Auckland Gram-
mar School Cadets. Dated 26 April 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Regular Force

Captain (temp. Major) A. E. M. Lawrence to be Major.
Dated 24 May 1955.

Territorial Force

1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato), R.N.Z.A.C.

Major D. Carey is posted to the Retired List. Dated 5 May
1955.
Richard Sibbald Fox to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 19
February 1955.

2nd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.

Captain A. E. Clutterbuck, E.D., from the Reserve of Officers,
Regimental List, 2nd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C., to be
Captain, with seniority from 8 November 1947. Dated 1
February 1955.

3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.

Lieutenant G. T. Kerr, from the Reserve of Officers, Regi-
mental List, 3rd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C., to be Lieu-
tenant, with seniority from 19 May 1948. Dated 1 April 1955.

Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.

2nd Lieutenant J. R. Gibson to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 April
1955.

1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish),
R.N.Z.A.C.

Captain (temp. Major) D. I. Ross relinquishes the temporary
rank of Major and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers,
Regimental List, 1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand
Scottish), R.N.Z.A.C., with the rank of Captain, with seniority
from 13 September 1947. Dated 24 February 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force

N.Z. Regiment

Major W. B. J. Spittle is granted an extension of his short-
service commission for a period of one year as from 7 May
1955.
Captain (temp. Major) F. Rennie to be Major. Dated 29
May 1955.
Captain A. N. King to be temp. Major. Dated 31 May 1955.

Territorial Force

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)

2nd Lieutenant D. W. Featherston, 1st Battalion, is trans-
ferred to the Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment.
Dated 14 March 1955.

The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own)

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) E. D. Abbott,
1st Battalion, lapses, and he reverts to the ranks. Dated 19
April 1955.

The Canterbury Regiment

2nd Lieutenant D. M. Withell, 1st Battalion, to be Lieu-
tenant. Dated 15 April 1955.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment

Major P. J. Rogers, from the Retired List, to be Captain,
with seniority from 1 August 1950, and is posted to the 1st
Battalion. Dated 30 April 1955.
Lieutenant D. L. Macbeath, 1st Battalion, is posted to the
Retired List. Dated 31 March 1955.
2nd Lieutenant D. W. Featherston, from the Auckland
Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), to be 2nd Lieutenant,
with seniority from 11 October 1953, and is posted to the 1st
Battalion. Dated 14 March 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Territorial Force

1st Company, R.N.Z.A.S.C.

2nd Lieutenant T. J. Eagle to be Lieutenant. Dated 3 May
1955.

5th Company, R.N.Z.A.S.C.

Paul Graham Ricketts to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 18
February 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Territorial Force

2nd General Hospital, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

Richard Thomas Aldridge, M.B., Ch.B., to be Lieutenant.
Dated 14 April 1955.

1st Casualty Clearing Station, R.N.Z.A.M.C.

Major N. R. Jefferson, M.B., Ch.B., is appointed C.O., 1st
Casualty Clearing Station, R.N.Z.A.M.C., and is granted the
temporary rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1 May 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS

Regular Force

Captain and Quartermaster K. A. Bailey, M.M., to be Major
and Quartermaster. Dated 2 May 1955.
Captain (temp. Major) K. G. K. Cropp, E.D., to be Major.
Dated 26 May 1955.
Lieutenant G. W. Peters is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps,
with the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 18 June 1955.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL
ENGINEERS

Regular Force

Captain (temp. Major) B. A. McConnel, A.M.I.Mech.E., to
be Major. Dated 28 May 1955.

Territorial Force

3rd Infantry Workshops (Composite), R.N.Z.E.M.E.

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) P. T. Kelly
is confirmed.

THE ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Territorial Force

1st Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C.

The appointments of the undermentioned Lieutenants (on
prob.) are confirmed:

I. R. Tailby, B.D.S
R. Church, B.D.S.
J. S. Howie, B.D.S.(N.Z.), F.D.S.R.C.S.(Edin.).
M. C. Churton, B.D.S.

Robert William Covich, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant (on prob.).
Dated 28 January 1955.

2nd Mobile Dental Unit, R.N.Z.D.C.

William Gregory Martin, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant (on
prob.). Dated 4 May 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

Territorial Force

The Rev. C. W. R. Madill, Chaplain, 4th Class (Presbyterian),
to be Chaplain, 3rd Class. Dated 31 December 1952.

SUPERNUMERARY LIST, N.Z. REGULAR FORCE

Captain and Quartermaster T. G. Chapman is posted to the
Retired List. Dated 30 May 1955.