✨ Military Appointments & Promotions
3 FEB.
COLONELS’ LIST
Regular Force
Brigadier J. T. Burrows, D.S.O., E.D., M.A., is appointed
Commander, Southern Military District. Dated 6 January 1955.
THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY
Regular Force
31001 W.O. I Frederic Francis Eastgate to be Lieutenant
and Quartermaster. Dated 10 January 1955.
Territorial Force
With reference to the notice published in the N.Z. Gazette,
Volume I, 1946, page 215, relative to temp. Captain H.
Hanson, for ‘is posted to the Retired List’, substitute ‘is
posted to the Reserve of Officers, Supplementary List’.
1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Peter Robert James Joseph Goddard to be 2nd Lieutenant.
Dated 25 September 1954.
3rd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:
Robert George Ritchie.
George Frederick Stuart Spears.
Donald John Wilson.
John Boyd Hamel.
Michael Richard Graveston.
Francis John Evans.
Leslie James William Stewart.
Douglas Stuart Preston.
Dated 25 September 1954.
4th Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
2nd Lieutenant R. J. Williams resigns his commission.
Dated 1 November 1954.
6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Captain K. R. Huband, LL.B., from the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, to be Captain, with
seniority from 1 September 1953. Dated 1 December 1954.
Captain D. L. Shaw, from the Reserve of Officers, General
List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, to be Captain, with seniority
from 1 December 1954. Dated 1 December 1954.
9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) B. A. Penk to be Captain.
Dated 9 October 1954.
14th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:
David James Roberts.
Charles John Clemow Marchant.
Robert Angus Burns.
Dated 25 September 1954.
THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMoured CORPS
Territorial Force
1st Armoured Regiment (Waikato), R.N.Z.A.C.
Donald Nelson Sanders to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 1
October 1954.
Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:
Michael Palairet Weldon Carter.
Bernard Warren Frame.
Dated 25 September 1954.
The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants:
R. G. Barker.
R. H. Bell.
B. R. Gilbertson.
Dated 6 December 1954.
1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish),
R.N.Z.A.C.
2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) R. G. McCulloch is transferred
to the Hawke’s Bay Regiment. Dated 29 November 1954.
2nd Lieutenant I. R. Roy resigns his commission. Dated
5 January 1955.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants:
William Gavin Thomson.
Dated 4 September 1954.
Graeme Burnet McKenzie Law.
Robert Owen Campbell.
Donald Wilson Lang.
John Lyel Gordon McLean.
Alexander Joseph MacLeod.
Jonathan Pearce Carey.
Graeme Lindsay Arnott.
Dated 25 September 1954.
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
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THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS
Regular Force
Major H. W. Jacka, M.B.E., is re-engaged until 31 December
1956.
Captain G. C. Peebles is granted a further extension of his
short-service commission to 31 March 1956.
Captain and Quartermaster L. G. Williams, E.D., to be
Major and Quartermaster. Dated 8 December 1954.
Captain H. J. Edwards is posted to the Retired List. Dated
14 January 1955.
Territorial Force
1st Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E.
Captain C. G. Hunt, A.M.I.C.E., A.M.N.Z.I.E., from the
Reserve of Officers, General List, The Corps of Royal N.Z.
Engineers, to be Captain, with seniority from 23 December
1953. Dated 20 December 1954.
THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS
Regular Force
Major G. T. Haines is granted the acting rank of Lieutenant-
Colonel. Dated 2 January 1955.
Territorial Force
1st Divisional Signals Regiment, R.N.Z. Sigs.
2nd Lieutenant R. G. B. Coulam to be Lieutenant. Dated
6 December 1954.
THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS
Regular Force
N.Z. Regiment
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. G. Williams ceases to be
seconded to the Fiji Military Forces and relinquishes the
temporary rank of Captain. Dated 13 January 1955.
Lieutenant J. Brooke to be Captain. Dated 15 December
1954.
Territorial Force
The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)
Lieutenant-Colonel C. F. Seaward, D.S.O., M.C., E.D.,
Retired List, is granted a further extension of his appointment
as Colonel of the Regiment to 31 December 1955.
The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own)
Lieutenant-Colonel C. N. Watson, M.C., E.D., 1st Battalion,
is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The
Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Lieutenant-
Colonel. Dated 11 November 1954.
The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment
2nd Lieutenant T. L. Garmonsway, 1st Battalion, to be
Lieutenant. Dated 6 December 1954.
2nd Lieutenant A. J. Reeves, 1st Battalion, to be Lieutenant.
Dated 6 December 1954.
The Hawke’s Bay Regiment
2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) R. G. McCulloch, from the 1st
Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish), R.N.Z.A.C.,
to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) and is posted to the 1st
Battalion, with seniority from 4 July 1952, next below 2nd
Lieutenant (on prob.) D. A. Yule. Dated 29 November 1954.
The Canterbury Regiment
Major E. T. H. Taylor, from the Reserve of Officers,
Regimental List, The Canterbury Regiment, to be Major, with
seniority from 10 December 1952 and is posted to the 1st
Battalion. Dated 1 April 1954.
The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment
Captain (temp. Major) W. A. Reeves, 1st Battalion, is
transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal
N.Z. Infantry Corps, with the rank of Major. Dated 8
December 1954.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants and are posted
to the 1st Battalion:
James Douglas McGilvary.
James Garth Russell.
Dated 26 September 1954.
The Otago and Southland Regiment
Captain J. S. Brown-Rennie, from the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals, to be Captain,
with seniority from 25 September 1952, and is posted to the
1st Battalion. Dated 1 November 1954.
Lieutenant J. F. Hargest, from the Reserve of Officers,
General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, to be Lieutenant, with
seniority from 1 April 1953, and is posted to the 1st Battalion.
Dated 29 November 1954.
The undermentioned to be 2nd Lieutenants and are posted
to the 1st Battalion:
Harold Mayborn Barrowclough.
Robert Stewart Boyd.
Gerald Ian Crichton McDouall.
Eric Joseph Weatherall.
Dated 25 September 1954.
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NZ Gazette 1955, No 6
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NZ Gazette 1955, No 6
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🛡️ Colonel's List - Regular Force Appointments
🛡️ Defence & Military6 January 1955
Army, Regular Force, Commander, Military District
- J. T. Burrows (Brigadier), appointed Commander, Southern Military District
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Artillery - Regular Force Promotions
🛡️ Defence & Military10 January 1955
Army, Regular Force, Lieutenant, Quartermaster
- Frederic Francis Eastgate (W.O. I), promoted to Lieutenant and Quartermaster
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Artillery - Territorial Force Corrections
🛡️ Defence & MilitaryArmy, Territorial Force, Retired List, Reserve of Officers
- H. Hanson (temp. Captain), correction to posting notice
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Artillery - 1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Appointments
🛡️ Defence & Military25 September 1954
Army, Territorial Force, 2nd Lieutenant
- Peter Robert James Joseph Goddard, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Artillery - 3rd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Appointments
🛡️ Defence & Military25 September 1954
Army, Territorial Force, 2nd Lieutenant
8 names identified
- Robert George Ritchie, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- George Frederick Stuart Spears, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Donald John Wilson, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- John Boyd Hamel, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Michael Richard Graveston, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Francis John Evans, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Leslie James William Stewart, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Douglas Stuart Preston, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Artillery - 4th Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Resignation
🛡️ Defence & Military1 November 1954
Army, Territorial Force, 2nd Lieutenant, Resignation
- R. J. Williams (2nd Lieutenant), resigned his commission
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Artillery - 6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Appointments
🛡️ Defence & Military1 September 1953
Army, Territorial Force, Captain, Reserve of Officers
- K. R. Huband (Captain), appointed Captain with seniority
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Artillery - 6th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Appointments
🛡️ Defence & Military1 December 1954
Army, Territorial Force, Captain, Reserve of Officers
- D. L. Shaw (Captain), appointed Captain with seniority
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Artillery - 9th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Promotion
🛡️ Defence & Military9 October 1954
Army, Territorial Force, Captain, Promotion
- B. A. Penk (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), promoted to Captain
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Artillery - 14th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Appointments
🛡️ Defence & Military25 September 1954
Army, Territorial Force, 2nd Lieutenant
- David James Roberts, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Charles John Clemow Marchant, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Robert Angus Burns, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps - 1st Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. Appointment
🛡️ Defence & Military1 October 1954
Army, Territorial Force, 2nd Lieutenant
- Donald Nelson Sanders, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps - Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. Appointments
🛡️ Defence & Military25 September 1954
Army, Territorial Force, 2nd Lieutenant
- Michael Palairet Weldon Carter, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Bernard Warren Frame, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps - Divisional Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. Promotions
🛡️ Defence & Military6 December 1954
Army, Territorial Force, Lieutenant, Promotion
- R. G. Barker (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
- R. H. Bell (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
- B. R. Gilbertson (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps - 1st Armoured Car Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. Transfer
🛡️ Defence & Military29 November 1954
Army, Territorial Force, 2nd Lieutenant, Transfer
- R. G. McCulloch (2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)), transferred to Hawke’s Bay Regiment
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps - 1st Armoured Car Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. Resignation
🛡️ Defence & Military5 January 1955
Army, Territorial Force, 2nd Lieutenant, Resignation
- I. R. Roy (2nd Lieutenant), resigned his commission
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps - 1st Armoured Car Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. Appointments
🛡️ Defence & Military4 September 1954
Army, Territorial Force, 2nd Lieutenant
- William Gavin Thomson, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps - 1st Armoured Car Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. Appointments
🛡️ Defence & Military25 September 1954
Army, Territorial Force, 2nd Lieutenant
7 names identified
- Graeme Burnet McKenzie Law, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Robert Owen Campbell, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Donald Wilson Lang, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- John Lyel Gordon McLean, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Alexander Joseph MacLeod, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Jonathan Pearce Carey, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Graeme Lindsay Arnott, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
🛡️ The Corps of Royal N.Z. Engineers - Regular Force Engagements & Promotions
🛡️ Defence & Military8 December 1954
Army, Regular Force, Major, Quartermaster, Promotion
- H. W. Jacka (Major), re-engaged until December 1956
- G. C. Peebles (Captain), granted extension of commission
- L. G. Williams (Captain and Quartermaster), promoted to Major and Quartermaster
🛡️ The Corps of Royal N.Z. Engineers - Regular Force Posting
🛡️ Defence & Military14 January 1955
Army, Regular Force, Captain, Retired List
- H. J. Edwards (Captain), posted to the Retired List
🛡️ The Corps of Royal N.Z. Engineers - 1st Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E. Appointments
🛡️ Defence & Military23 December 1953
Army, Territorial Force, Captain, Reserve of Officers
- C. G. Hunt (Captain), appointed Captain with seniority
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals - Regular Force Acting Rank
🛡️ Defence & Military2 January 1955
Army, Regular Force, Lieutenant-Colonel, Acting Rank
- G. T. Haines (Major), granted acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals - 1st Divisional Signals Regiment, R.N.Z. Sigs. Promotion
🛡️ Defence & Military6 December 1954
Army, Territorial Force, Lieutenant, Promotion
- R. G. B. Coulam (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps - Regular Force Transfers & Rank Changes
🛡️ Defence & Military13 January 1955
Army, Regular Force, Lieutenant, Fiji Military Forces
- R. G. Williams (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), ceases secondment and relinquishes rank
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps - Regular Force Promotion
🛡️ Defence & Military15 December 1954
Army, Regular Force, Captain, Promotion
- J. Brooke (Lieutenant), promoted to Captain
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps - Territorial Force Extension of Appointment
🛡️ Defence & Military31 December 1955
Army, Territorial Force, Colonel, Appointment Extension
- C. F. Seaward (Lieutenant-Colonel), extension of appointment as Colonel
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps - The Wellington Regiment, Territorial Force Transfer
🛡️ Defence & Military11 November 1954
Army, Territorial Force, Lieutenant-Colonel, Reserve of Officers
- C. N. Watson (Lieutenant-Colonel), transferred to Reserve of Officers
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps - The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment Promotions
🛡️ Defence & Military6 December 1954
Army, Territorial Force, Lieutenant, Promotion
- T. L. Garmonsway (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
- A. J. Reeves (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps - The Hawke’s Bay Regiment Appointment
🛡️ Defence & Military4 July 1952
Army, Territorial Force, 2nd Lieutenant, Transfer
- R. G. McCulloch (2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)), appointed 2nd Lieutenant and posted
- D. A. Yule (2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)), seniority noted
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps - The Canterbury Regiment Appointment
🛡️ Defence & Military10 December 1952
Army, Territorial Force, Major, Reserve of Officers
- E. T. H. Taylor (Major), appointed Major with seniority
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps - The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment Transfer
🛡️ Defence & Military8 December 1954
Army, Territorial Force, Major, Reserve of Officers
- W. A. Reeves (Captain (temp. Major)), transferred to Reserve of Officers with rank of Major
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps - The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment Appointments
🛡️ Defence & Military26 September 1954
Army, Territorial Force, 2nd Lieutenant
- James Douglas McGilvary, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- James Garth Russell, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps - The Otago and Southland Regiment Appointment
🛡️ Defence & Military25 September 1952
Army, Territorial Force, Captain, Reserve of Officers
- J. S. Brown-Rennie (Captain), appointed Captain with seniority
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps - The Otago and Southland Regiment Appointment
🛡️ Defence & Military1 April 1953
Army, Territorial Force, Lieutenant, Reserve of Officers
- J. F. Hargest (Lieutenant), appointed Lieutenant with seniority
🛡️ The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps - The Otago and Southland Regiment Appointments
🛡️ Defence & Military25 September 1954
Army, Territorial Force, 2nd Lieutenant
- Harold Mayborn Barrowclough, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Robert Stewart Boyd, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Gerald Ian Crichton McDouall, appointed 2nd Lieutenant
- Eric Joseph Weatherall, appointed 2nd Lieutenant