New Zealand Gazette – 1959 – No. 78

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✨ Military Appointments and Promotions



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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 78

5th Independent Field Squadron, RNZE

2nd Lieutenant F. A. West to be Lieutenant. Dated 2 August 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

Territorial Force

1st Divisional Signal Regiment, RNZ Sigs

Lieutenant A. D. MacDonald is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Divisional Signal Regiment, RNZ Sigs, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 9 September 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force

N.Z. Regiment

Major R. M. Gurr, M.B.E., to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 30 November 1959.

Captain and Quartermaster P. Gowland is re-engaged for a period of one year as from 5 February 1960.

Captain and Quartermaster James Vernon Slack is posted to the Retired List. Dated 28 November 1959.

Territorial Force

Headquarters, 1st Infantry Brigade

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) D. J. Napier, 1st Battalion, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), RNZ Inf, seconded, to be Captain. Dated 4 September 1959.

1st Battalion, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), RNZ Inf

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. E. Harvison to be Captain. Dated 2 May 1959.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) D. J. Napier, seconded HQ, 1st Infantry Brigade, to be Captain. Dated 4 September 1959.

Lieutenant Hugh Jenner Wily is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 30 September 1959.

1st Battalion, The Otago and Southland Regiment, RNZ Inf

Captain D. J. Horn, also attached to the John McGlashan College Cadets, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Battalion, The Otago and Southland Regiment, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 16 September 1959.

Lieutenant A. R. Fraser is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Battalion, The Otago and Southland Regiment, RNZ Inf, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 22 July 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Regular Force

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. J. K. McKinnon to be Captain. Dated 12 November 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Regular Force

Captain K. E. Ussher, M.B., CH.B., to be temp. Major. Dated 7 October 1959.

Territorial Force

1st Field Ambulance, RNZAMC

Lieutenant Bryan William Christmas, M.B., CH.B., D.P.H.(N.Z.), from the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, to be Captain with seniority from 19 July 1959. Dated 4 August 1959.

3rd Field Ambulance, RNZAMC

Lieutenant G. C. Staniland, M.B., CH.B., resigns his commission. Dated 11 November 1959.

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

Territorial Force

1st Infantry Workshop, RNZEME

Lieutenant St. J. L. L. McGuire relinquishes the appointment of OC, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Infantry Workshop, RNZEME, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 1 November 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Territorial Force

2nd Mobile Dental Unit, RNZDC

The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) J. M. Thomson lapses. Dated 16 October 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

Regular Force

The Rev. Patrick Maurice Michael Carmody is granted a Regular short-service commission for a term of three years, in the rank of Chaplain 4th Class (Roman Catholic). Dated 5 November 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Regular Force

Kathleen Bland, late RNZNC and QARANC, is granted a short-service commission and engaged to 9 June 1961, in the rank of Charge Sister with seniority from 9 November 1953. Dated 28 September 1959.

N.Z. CADET CORPS

Henderson High School Cadets

Brian Wilfred Davies to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 29 June 1959.

Horowhenua College Cadets

Lieutenant A. J. Weir, B.SC., A.R.A.N.Z., resigns his commission. Dated 29 October 1959.

John McGlashan College Cadets

Captain D. J. Horn, 1st Battalion, The Otago and Southland Regiment, RNZ Inf, attached, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Battalion, The Otago and Southland Regiment, RNZ Inf, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 16 September 1959.

New Plymouth Boys High School Cadets

Major L. J. Slyfield, E.D., to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 1 September 1959.

Waitaki Boys High School Cadets

Squadron Leader G. S. Sharp, D.S.O., ceased to be seconded. Dated 1 March 1954.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Regimental List

The Waikato Regiment, RNZAC

Lieutenant Rupert Henry Goodall is posted to the Retired List. Dated 1 November 1959.

1st Battalion, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own), RNZ Inf

Major George Henry Hawkesby, D.S.O., E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, in the rank of Major. Dated 4 November 1959.

Major Horace George St. Vincent Beechey is posted to the Retired List. Dated 24 September 1959.

1st Field Dressing Station, RNZAMC

Major Murray Thomson Greig, M.B., CH.B., is posted to the Retired List. Dated 14 October 1959.

Royal N.Z. Dental Corps

Lieutenant Alan Alfred Joel, B.D.S., is posted to the Retired List. Dated 17 November 1959.

General List

The under-mentioned are posted to the Retired List:

Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery

Major Harry Cowley Bliss, E.D. Dated 1 December 1959.

Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps

Major Douglas Charles Carr. Dated 20 November 1959.

The Corps of Royal N.Z. Engineers

2nd Lieutenant George Davis King. Dated 1 November 1959.

Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps

Captain Colin Reay McRae. Dated 1 November 1959.

Captain Alexander Noy Reid. Dated 17 November 1959.

Lieutenant Muir James McGlashen. Dated 1 December 1959.

Lieutenant Rodney Wallace Smith, M.C. Dated 1 December 1959.

Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps

Lieutenant Kenneth Harry Leyman. Dated 1 December 1959.

Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department

The Rev. Edward Kinsella Norman, D.S.O., M.C., B.A., Chaplain 4th Class (Church of England). Dated 1 November 1959.

RESERVE LIST—CLASS I

The Rt. Rev. Allen Howard Johnston, Chaplain 4th Class (Church of England), is posted to the Retired List. Dated 1 December 1959.

The Rev. Weldon Deverell Whelan, Chaplain 4th Class (Church of England), is posted to the Retired List. Dated 1 December 1959.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of December 1959.

PHILLIP G. CONNOLLY, Minister of Defence.



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🛡️ Army Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements (continued from previous page)

🛡️ Defence & Military
Army appointments, Military promotions, Territorial Force, Regular Force, Officer transfers
40 names identified
  • F. A. West, Promoted to Lieutenant
  • A. D. MacDonald, Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • R. M. Gurr (Major, M.B.E.), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant-Colonel
  • P. Gowland (Captain and Quartermaster), Re-engaged for one year
  • James Vernon Slack (Captain and Quartermaster), Posted to Retired List
  • D. J. Napier (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • R. E. Harvison (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • D. J. Napier (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • Hugh Jenner Wily (Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • D. J. Horn (Captain), Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • A. R. Fraser (Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • R. J. K. McKinnon (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • K. E. Ussher (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • Bryan William Christmas (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain
  • G. C. Staniland (Lieutenant), Resigns commission
  • St. J. L. L. McGuire (Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • J. M. Thomson (Lieutenant (on prob.)), Appointment lapses
  • Patrick Maurice Michael Carmody (The Rev.), Granted Regular short-service commission
  • Kathleen Bland, Granted short-service commission
  • Brian Wilfred Davies, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • A. J. Weir (Lieutenant), Resigns commission
  • D. J. Horn (Captain), Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • L. J. Slyfield (Major, E.D.), Promoted to temp. Lieutenant-Colonel
  • G. S. Sharp (Squadron Leader, D.S.O.), Ceased to be seconded
  • Rupert Henry Goodall (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • George Henry Hawkesby (Major, D.S.O., E.D.), Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Horace George St. Vincent Beechey (Major), Posted to Retired List
  • Murray Thomson Greig (Major), Posted to Retired List
  • Alan Alfred Joel (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Harry Cowley Bliss (Major, E.D.), Posted to Retired List
  • Douglas Charles Carr (Major), Posted to Retired List
  • George Davis King (2nd Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Colin Reay McRae (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • Alexander Noy Reid (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • Muir James McGlashen (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Rodney Wallace Smith (Lieutenant, M.C.), Posted to Retired List
  • Kenneth Harry Leyman (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Edward Kinsella Norman (The Rev., D.S.O., M.C., B.A., Chaplain 4th Class (Church of England)), Posted to Retired List
  • Allen Howard Johnston (The Rt. Rev., Chaplain 4th Class (Church of England)), Posted to Retired List
  • Weldon Deverell Whelan (The Rev., Chaplain 4th Class (Church of England)), Posted to Retired List

  • PHILLIP G. CONNOLLY, Minister of Defence