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Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and
Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Army

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:

COLONELS' LIST

Regular Force

Colonel R. B. Dawson, D.S.O., to be temp. Brigadier. Dated
11 January 1960.

ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY

Regular Force

Major R. H. F. Holloway to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel.
Dated 22 December 1959.
Lieutenant N. McK. Sandman to be Captain. Dated 23
December 1959.

Territorial Force
3rd Field Regiment, RNZA

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) M. R. Graveston, B.A., is transferred
to the Regular Force for service with the N.Z. Army
Education Corps. Dated 2 January 1960.

5th Light Regiment, RNZA

2nd Lieutenant G. C. Barnett to be Lieutenant. Dated 13
October 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Territorial Force

The Waikato Regiment, RNZAC

Lieutenant Peter Derald Petherbridge is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Armoured
Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 9 November 1959.

The New Zealand Scottish Regiment, RNZAC

Lieutenant I. B. Blair is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, Regimental List, The New Zealand Scottish Regiment,
RNZAC, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 20
December 1959.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS

Territorial Force

1st Field Engineer Regiment, RNZE

Lieutenant D. G. Cox, M.E. (civ.), is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Field Engineer
Regiment, RNZE, in his present rank and seniority. Dated
15 December 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

Regular Force

Captain A. J. A. Cooper is re-engaged from 16 December
1960 until retiring age for rank.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force
N.Z. Regiment

Lieutenant-Colonel W. R. K. Morrison, D.S.O., to be temp.
Colonel. Dated 18 January 1960.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) E. V. Braggins to be Captain.
Dated 12 November 1959.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) G. MacK. McKay to be Captain.
Dated 9 December 1959.
Lieutenant P. F. Hayes to be Captain. Dated 9 December
1959.

Territorial Force

With reference to the notice published in the Gazette,
Volume I of 1942, page 906, under "The Wellington Regiment
(City of Wellington's Own)", relating to Captain L. A. C.
Warner, for "Dated 16 December 1941", substitute "Dated
14 January 1942".

1st Battalion, The Northland Regiment, RNZ Inf

Captain R. G. Brown, from the Reserve of Offices, Regimental
List, 1st Battalion, The Northland Regiment, RNZ
Inf, to be Captain with seniority from 17 November 1958.
Dated 2 December 1959.
Lieutenant E. C. Jack to be temp. Captain. Dated 10
November 1959.

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

Captain Duncan Stuart Cox is transferred to the Reserve
of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, in the
rank of Captain. Dated 10 December 1959.

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

Major-General Sir William G. Gentry, K.B.E., C.B., D.S.O.,
(Retired List), is reappointed Honorary Colonel for a further
term of four years. Dated 13 January 1960.
2nd Lieutenant L. W. Carman to be Lieutenant. Dated 7
October 1958.

No. 8

1st Battalion, The Hawke's Bay Regiment RNZ Inf
Lieutenant D. C. Wynne-Lewis resigns his commission.
Dated 17 December 1959.

1st Battalion, The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast
Regiment RNZ Inf
Lieutenant Timothy Arthur Blunt is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps,
in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 9 December 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Regular Force

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. C. Hamilton to be Captain.
Dated 9 December 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Territorial Force

Lieutenant-Colonel Hector Charles Tremewan, E.D., M.B.,
CH.B., D.PH., relinquishes the appointment of Deputy Assistant
Director of Army Health, Headquarters, Northern Military
District, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 31 December
1959.

2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC

Lieutenant W. C. Shirer, M.B., CH.B., "W" Coy., resigns
his commission. Dated 28 September 1959.
Robin Wayne Carrell, M.B., CH.B., to be Lieutenant (on
prob.) with seniority from 11 December 1957, and is posted
to "C" Coy. Dated 11 December 1959.
Brian Charles McCluskey, M.B., CH.B., to be Lieutenant (on
prob.) with seniority from 11 December 1957, and is posted
to "C" Coy. Dated 11 December 1959.

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

Regular Force

Major and Quartermaster Colin Edwin Chetwin is transferred
to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Corps of
Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in the rank
of Major and Quartermaster. Dated 16 January 1960.

Supernumerary List

Captain and Quartermaster J. M. Carmichael is re-engaged
for a term of one year as from 6 January 1960.

Territorial Force

12th Heavy Anti-aircraft Regiment Workshop, RNZEME

2nd Lieutenant P. T. Saxon resigns his commission on
enlistment in the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Dated 4
January 1960.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Territorial Force

3rd Mobile Dental Unit, RNZDC

Lieutenant D. R. Jack, B.D.S., resigns his commission.
Dated 1 December 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

Regular Force

The Rev. L. F. Allison, Chaplain 4th Class (Church of
England), is granted an extension of his engagement until
31 August 1960.

Territorial Force

The Rev. Andrew Macfarlane, Chaplain 3rd Class (Presbyterian),
from the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal
N.Z. Chaplains Department, to be Chaplain 3rd Class (temp.
Chaplain 2nd Class), while serving on the Chaplains' Dominion
Advisory Council. Dated 14 September 1959.

N.Z. ARMY EDUCATION CORPS

Regular Force

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) M. R. Graveston, B.A., from the
3rd Field Regiment, RNZA, is granted a short-service commission
for a period of three years, in the rank of Lieutenant
with seniority from 2 January 1957. Dated 2 January 1960.

N.Z. DEFENCE SCIENTIFIC CORPS

Regular Force

Lieutenant J. K. Bargh, B.E., to be Captain. Dated 3 April
1959.
Lieutenant W. S. Simpson, M.Sc., to be Captain. Dated 14
May 1959.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Regular Force

Charge Sister I. Frazer is re-engaged until retiring age for
rank. Dated 2 December 1959.
Charge Sister I. Frazer to be Matron. Dated 19 January
1960.
Charge Sister E. M. Larnder is seconded to the Royal New
Zealand Air Force for Duty. Dated 23 November 1959.
Sister F. E. McGilvary is re-engaged for a period of one
year as from 1 March 1960.
Sister N. Harty is re-engaged for a period of one year as
from 6 January 1960.