656
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
No. 29

HEADQUARTERS, 4TH ARMOURED BRIGADE
Major F. McB. Stewart, M.C., E.D., The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own), relinquishes the appointment of D.A.A. and Q.M.G., H.Q., 4th Armoured Brigade, on ceasing to be seconded. Dated 31 March 1956.
Lieutenant B. H. Martin, 1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish), R.N.Z.A.C., relinquishes the appointment of I.O., H.Q., 4th Armoured Brigade, on ceasing to be seconded. Dated 31 March 1956.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARTILLERY
Regular Force
Lieutenant G. A. Hitchings to be temp. Captain. Dated 21 February 1956.

Territorial Force
1st Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) J. Hall, M.B., CH.B., R.N.Z.A.M.C. (R.M.O.), is confirmed.
Lieutenant R. V. Carley is attached to St. Peter’s College Cadets. Dated 1 February 1956.

2nd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Lieutenant F. G. Matthews is posted to the Retired List. Dated 20 April 1956.

3rd Field Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Leslie Moriarty Woollard to be Honorary Lieutenant, and is appointed Bandmaster, S.M.D. Artillery Band. Dated 30 January 1956.

4th Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Major C. C. MacDonald is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Artillery, with the rank of Major. Dated 22 March 1956.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. L. Swarbrick, LL.B., to be Captain. Dated 31 March 1956.
Lieutenant R. M. Tompkins to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 April 1956.
Lieutenant R. Kidd to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 April 1956.
2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) T. N. Wise, from The Hawke’s Bay Regiment, The Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), with seniority from 15 April 1953. Dated 1 September 1955.

6th Light Anti-aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.
Lieutenant R. C. Birchall to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 March 1956.
Lieutenant R. L. Sanderson to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 March 1956.
Arthur Horsfield to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 20 November 1955.
John William Lavelle to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 18 February 1956.
Ian Mowlem Sinclair-Ross to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 18 February 1956.

151st Anti-aircraft Battery, R.N.Z.A.
George Cameron Spencer to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 24 September 1955.
Peter John Clifford Fleming to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 24 September 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS
Regular Force
Captain (temp. Major) R. N. Griggs to be Major. Dated 14 December 1955.
Lieutenant A. J. Hazeldine to be temp. Captain. Dated 27 February 1956.
Lieutenant (acting Captain) and Quartermaster D. P. Birch to be temp. Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 1 April 1956.
2nd Lieutenant T. Couzens to be Lieutenant. Dated 25 March 1956.

Territorial Force
1st Armoured Car Regiment (New Zealand Scottish), R.N.Z.A.C.
Lieutenant B. H. Martin ceases to be seconded to H.Q., 4th Armoured Brigade.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS
Territorial Force
1st Field Engineer Regiment, R.N.Z.E.
Major R. C. Pemberton, M.C., E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Field Engineer Regiment, The Royal N.Z. Engineers, in the rank of Major, with seniority from 10 January 1951. Dated 1 April 1956.
Major R. Gilmour, E.D., A.M.I.C.E., A.M.N.Z.I.E., A.A.S.C.(CIV.), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Engineers, with the rank of Major. Dated 31 March 1956.
Captain A. G. V. Woodward, B.E., A.M.I.E.E., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Royal N.Z. Engineers, with the rank of Captain. Dated 1 April 1956.
Lieutenant A. V. Hatrick to be temp. Captain. Dated 24 December 1955.

THE ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS
Regular Force
Lieutenant R. E. Chamble to be temp. Captain. Dated 28 March 1956.
2nd Lieutenant R. G. B. Coulam relinquishes his Regular Force commission, and is reposted to the Territorial Force. Dated 5 April 1956.

Territorial Force
1st Divisional Signal Regiment, R.N.Z. Sigs.
2nd Lieutenant Ralph George Bennett Coulam, from the N.Z. Regular Force, to be Lieutenant, with seniority from 6 December 1954. Dated 6 April 1956.

THE ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS
Regular Force
N.Z. Regiment
Lieutenant G. P. Brown to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 February 1956.

Territorial Force
The Northland Regiment
2nd Lieutenant I. A. Carley, 1st Battalion, is transferred to The Hawke’s Bay Regiment. Dated 7 February 1956.

The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own)
Lieutenant-Colonel C. F. Seaward, D.S.O., M.C., E.D., Retired List, relinquishes the appointment of Colonel of the Regiment. Dated 31 March 1956.
Brigadier J. Conolly, D.S.O., E.D., Reserve of Officers, General List, is appointed Colonel of the Regiment. Dated 1 April 1956.
Captain J. L. Ryan, 1st Battalion, seconded to H.Q., 1st Infantry Brigade, relinquishes the appointment of S.C., H.Q., 1st Infantry Brigade, and is appointed D.A.A. and Q.M.G., H.Q., 1st Infantry Brigade. Dated 1 April 1956.
Lieutenant C. S. Baker ceases to be seconded to Headquarters, 1st Infantry Brigade. Dated 31 March 1956.
Lieutenant R. E. Harvison, 1st Battalion, ceases to be seconded to H.Q., 1st Infantry Brigade. Dated 31 March 1956.
Lieutenant D. J. Napier, 1st Battalion, is seconded to Headquarters, 1st Infantry Brigade. Dated 1 April 1956.
Lieutenant P. R. Raue, 1st Battalion, is seconded to Headquarters, 1st Infantry Brigade. Dated 1 April 1956.

The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own)
Major F. McB. Stewart, M.C., E.D., ceases to be seconded to H.Q., 4th Armoured Brigade. Dated 31 March 1956.
2nd Lieutenant A. K. McKenzie, 1st Battalion, resigns his commission. Dated 15 April 1956.

The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment
Lieutenant-Colonel T. T. Murray, M.C., M.M., Retired List, relinquishes the appointment of Colonel of the Regiment. Dated 1 May 1956.
Lieutenant I. K. Wilson, M.B., CH.B., R.N.Z.A.M.C., relinquishes the appointment of R.M.O., 1st Battalion, The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki Regiment, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 1 October 1955.

The Hawke’s Bay Regiment
Captain (temp. Major) N. McK. Cotching, 1st Battalion, to be Major. Dated 1 October 1955.
2nd Lieutenant I. A. Carley, from The Northland Regiment, to be 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority from 29 July 1955 next below 2nd Lieutenant D. R. Crooks, and is posted to the 1st Battalion. Dated 7 February 1956.
2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) T. N. Wise, 1st Battalion, is transferred to the 4th Medium Regiment, R.N.Z.A. Dated 1 September 1955.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment
Lieutenant W. G. Rennie, 1st Battalion, to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 April 1955.

The Canterbury Regiment
Lieutenant H. T. Dean, 1st Battalion, to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 April 1956.
Lieutenant E. H. Poole, 1st Battalion, ceases to be attached to the St. Andrew’s College Cadets, and is attached to the Linwood High School Cadets. Dated 1 February 1956.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS
Regular Force
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. B. Elton to be Captain. Dated 6 March 1956.
Lieutenant and Quartermaster G. R. Marriner to be Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 29 March 1956.

Territorial Force
Headquarters, C.R.A.S.C., N.Z. Division
Lieutenant D. H. Barr, A.R.A.N.Z., to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 April 1956.

THE ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
Regular Force
Captain C. J. McGurk is posted to the Retired List. Dated 9 April 1956.