Military Appointments and Promotions




1928

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 78

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

Regimental List

1st Battalion, The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own), RNZ Inf

Major Ormond John Hatton, E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, in the rank of Major. Dated 16 October 1959.

3rd Field Hygiene Section, RNZAMC

Captain Henry Francis O’Connor is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, in the rank of Captain. Dated 13 October 1959.

The Corps of Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Lieutenant Robert Edward Conway Taylor is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Corps of Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in the rank of Captain. Dated 24 October 1959.

General List

Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps

Major Francis George Heard, T.D., late Prince of Wales’ Own Regiment of Yorkshire, to be Major. Dated 17 October 1959.

Royal N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps

Major Frank Owen L’Estrange, from the British Regular Army Reserve of Officers, to be Major. Dated 11 November 1959.

Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department

The Rev. William Henry Darien Hartley, Chaplain 4th Class (Church of England), from the Reserve List, Class I, to be Chaplain 4th Class. Dated 1 November 1959.

The Rev. Herbert Hook, Chaplain 4th Class (Church of England), from the Reserve List, Class I, to be Chaplain 4th Class. Dated 1 November 1959.

The Rev. Neville Cecil Knox Titchener, Chaplain 4th Class (Church of England), from the Reserve List, Class I, to be Chaplain 4th Class. Dated 1 November 1959.

The under-mentioned are posted to the Retired List:

Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery

Captain John Summers Clark. Dated 1 November 1959.

Captain Patrick William Hilson. Dated 1 November 1959.

Captain Leslie Lewis Thompson. Dated 1 November 1959.

Lieutenant Walter Thomas Gee. Dated 1 November 1959.

Lieutenant Douglas Anthony Oliver. Dated 1 November 1959.

Lieutenant Harold Wilson Ruby. Dated 5 October 1959.

Lieutenant Graham Wilson Salmond. Dated 1 November 1959.

Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps

Major Arthur Russell Wethey. Dated 1 November 1959.

Captain Richard Holland Thevenard. Dated 1 November 1959.

Lieutenant Eric Arthur Renown Bishell. Dated 1 November 1959.

The Corps of Royal N.Z. Engineers

Lieutenant Alfred Neville Sexton, M.B.E. Dated 28 October 1959.

Lieutenant Leonard Bruce Wright. Dated 1 November 1959.

Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps

Captain Andrew Victor Bayliss. Dated 1 November 1959.

Captain Edward Vere Hayward. Dated 1 November 1959.

Lieutenant Robert Pembroke Clouston. Dated 1 November 1959.

Lieutenant Murray Lloyd Hill. Dated 1 November 1959.

Lieutenant Rangi Ian David Love. Dated 1 November 1959.

Lieutenant James Alan Oliver. Dated 1 November 1959.

Lieutenant Donald Macdonald Webster. Dated 1 November 1959.

Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps

Captain Stephen Peter Llewellyn, M.B.E. Dated 1 November 1959.

Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps

Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald William Stopford Thompson, O.B.E., M.B., CH.B.(EDIN.), D.P.H. Dated 1 November 1959.

Lieutenant George Douglas Stuart (non-medical). Dated 1 November 1959.

Royal N.Z. Dental Corps

Major Roger Muir Ward, B.D.S. Dated 1 November 1959.

Lieutenant Bruce Alexander McKay, B.D.S. Dated 1 November 1959.

Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps

Charge Sister Nancy Beatrice Brittain. Dated 1 November 1959.

RESERVE LIST

Sister Margaret Isobel Gavina Morris (née Clarke) is posted to the Retired List. Dated 1 November 1959.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of December 1959.

PHILLIP G. CONNOLLY, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotion, Extensions of Commissions, Transfer, Terminations of Commissions, and Retirement of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

Pursuant to section 15 of the Royal New Zealand Air Force Act 1950, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to approve the following appointments, promotion, extensions of commissions, transfer, terminations of commissions, and retirement of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE

GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH

Promotion

Flight Lieutenant Thomas Joseph Danaher (77768) to be Squadron Leader, with effect from 16 November 1959.

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH

Appointment

Special Duties Division

Brian Stanley Standbrook (79205) is granted a short-service commission in the Administrative and Supply Branch (Special Duties Division), Regular Air Force, for a period of five years to be followed by four years in the Reserve of Air Force Officers. He is appointed to the rank of Flying Officer, with seniority and with effect from 19 November 1959.

TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE

ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH

Extensions of Commissions

Special Duties Division

The under-mentioned officers are granted extensions of their present commissions until the dates shown:

Squadron Leaders (temp.):

Clyde McGregor Simpson, D.F.C. (130408), 31 December 1963.

Thomas Francis Sullivan (130410), 24 October 1964.

Flight Lieutenant Paul Anton Pasalich (130396), 30 September 1964.

AIR TRAINING CORPS

Appointment

Murray Robert Carr, B.SC., is granted a commission in the Air Training Corps in the rank of Pilot Officer, with seniority and with effect from 10 November 1959.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS

Extension of Commission

Flight Lieutenant Geoffrey John Fox, A.R.A.N.Z., A.C.I.S., A.C.A.I. (130070), is granted an extension of his present commission until 30 November 1963.

Transfer

Flight Lieutenant Edward Lunn, M.B.E., E.D., B.A., B.SC. (70322), is transferred from the Administrative and Supply Branch (Special Duties Division), Regular Air Force, to the Reserve of Air Force Officers, for a period of four years, with effect from 19 March 1959.

Terminations of Commissions

The commissions of the under-mentioned officers are terminated, with effect from the dates shown:

Flight Lieutenant Hugh Fergusson Priest, B.A. (819377), 28 July 1959.

Flying Officer Donald Lawrence Beattie (75354), 4 October 1959.

Retirement

Flying Officer Thomas Michael Le Mesurier, M.A. (133831), is retired, with effect from 9 September 1959.

Dated at Wellington this 8th day of December 1959.

PHILLIP G. CONNOLLY, Minister of Defence.

Member of Apple and Pear Marketing Board Appointed
(Notice No. Ag. 6888)

Pursuant to section 3 of the Apple and Pear Marketing Act 1948, His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint

Shapton Donald Sinclair (on the nomination of the New Zealand Fruitgrowers Federation Ltd.)

to be a member of the New Zealand Apple and Pear Marketing Board for a term of three years commencing on the 1st day of December 1959.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of December 1959.

C. F. SKINNER, Minister of Agriculture.

(Ag. 3328)



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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
34 names identified
  • Ormond John Hatton (Major), Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Henry Francis O’Connor (Captain), Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Robert Edward Conway Taylor (Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Francis George Heard (Major), Appointed Major
  • Frank Owen L’Estrange (Major), Appointed Major
  • William Henry Darien Hartley (Reverend), Posted to Chaplain 4th Class
  • Herbert Hook (Reverend), Posted to Chaplain 4th Class
  • Neville Cecil Knox Titchener (Reverend), Posted to Chaplain 4th Class
  • John Summers Clark (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • Patrick William Hilson (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • Leslie Lewis Thompson (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • Walter Thomas Gee (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Douglas Anthony Oliver (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Harold Wilson Ruby (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Graham Wilson Salmond (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Arthur Russell Wethey (Major), Posted to Retired List
  • Richard Holland Thevenard (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • Eric Arthur Renown Bishell (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Alfred Neville Sexton (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Leonard Bruce Wright (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Andrew Victor Bayliss (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • Edward Vere Hayward (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • Robert Pembroke Clouston (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Murray Lloyd Hill (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Rangi Ian David Love (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • James Alan Oliver (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Donald Macdonald Webster (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Stephen Peter Llewellyn (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • Archibald William Stopford Thompson (Lieutenant-Colonel), Posted to Retired List
  • George Douglas Stuart (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Roger Muir Ward (Major), Posted to Retired List
  • Bruce Alexander McKay (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List
  • Nancy Beatrice Brittain (Charge Sister), Posted to Retired List
  • Margaret Isobel Gavina Morris (Sister), Posted to Retired List

  • Phillip G. Connolly, Minister of Defence

🛡️ Air Force Appointments, Promotions, Extensions, Transfers, Terminations, and Retirements

🛡️ Defence & Military
8 December 1959
Royal New Zealand Air Force, Appointments, Promotions, Extensions of commissions, Transfers, Terminations, Retirements
11 names identified
  • Thomas Joseph Danaher (Flight Lieutenant), Promoted to Squadron Leader
  • Brian Stanley Standbrook, Granted short-service commission
  • Clyde McGregor Simpson (Squadron Leader), Commission extended
  • Thomas Francis Sullivan (Squadron Leader), Commission extended
  • Paul Anton Pasalich (Flight Lieutenant), Commission extended
  • Murray Robert Carr, Granted commission in Air Training Corps
  • Geoffrey John Fox (Flight Lieutenant), Commission extended
  • Edward Lunn (Flight Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Air Force Officers
  • Hugh Fergusson Priest (Flight Lieutenant), Commission terminated
  • Donald Lawrence Beattie (Flying Officer), Commission terminated
  • Thomas Michael Le Mesurier (Flying Officer), Retired

  • Phillip G. Connolly, Minister of Defence

🌾 Member of Apple and Pear Marketing Board Appointed

🌾 Primary Industries & Resources
9 December 1959
Apple and Pear Marketing Board, Appointment, Fruit marketing, Board membership
  • Shapton Donald Sinclair, Appointed to Apple and Pear Marketing Board

  • C. F. Skinner, Minister of Agriculture