Military Appointments and Promotions




ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS
Territorial Force
1st Mobile Dental Unit, RNZDC
Barry Michael Wilkinson, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant with
seniority from 24 March 1960. Dated 24 March 1961.
2nd Mobile Dental Unit, RNZDC
Captain (temp. Major) A. W. H. Jackson, B.D.S., relinquishes
the temp. rank of Major. Dated 12 September 1959.
ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
Regular Force
Sister K. H. Emery resigns her commission. Dated 8 May
1961.
Sister N. Harty ceases to be seconded to the RNZAF. Dated
27 April 1961.
Sister Ngaere Harty is posted to the Retired List. Dated
15 May 1961.
N.Z. CADET CORPS
Ashburton Technical College Cadets
Lieutenant Donald Newell Hawkins, M.A., from the Retired
List, to be Lieutenant with seniority from 30 August 1956.
Dated 17 March 1960.
Bayfield High School Cadets
Major Keith Alister Williamson, from the Reserve of
Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet Corps, to be Major with
seniority from 1 July 1958 and is appointed OC. Dated
23 March 1961.
Captain G. T. H. Maslin, from the Reserve of Officers,
General List, N.Z. Cadet Corps, to be Captain with seniority
from 1 February 1956. Dated 23 March 1961.
Feilding Agricultural High School Cadets
Lieutenant Benjamin Lindsay Evans, M.A., DIP.ED., is transferred
to the Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet
Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 2 March 1961.
Hastings Boys High School Cadets
Robert Smith to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated
27 March 1961.
Hokitika District High School Cadets
Lieutenant A. V. O'Brien to be Captain. Dated 21 May
1959.
Mana College Cadets
2nd Lieutenant J. A. Cooper to be Lieutenant. Dated
9 February 1961.
Marlborough College Cadets
Richard Perceval Davis, M.LITT., M.A., DIP.ED., to be 2nd
Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 21 March 1961.
Lloyd Galbraith Kerr, B.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on
prob.). Dated 21 March 1961.
Raymond John Miller to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.).
Dated 21 March 1961.
Mount Roskill Grammar School Cadets
Lieutenant S. K. Nield, B.A., to be Captain. Dated 7 May
1961.
Nelson College Cadets
2nd Lieutenant D. A. Foote resigns his commission. Dated
24 April 1961.
Otago Boys High School Cadets
Raymond Smith to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated
27 February 1961.
Rangiora High School Cadets
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) R. F. Young, 1st Battalion,
The Canterbury Regiment, RNZ Inf, attached, to be Captain.
Dated 22 July 1960.
Riverton District High School Cadets
2nd Lieutenant R. J. Clarkson, M.A., to be Lieutenant.
Dated 8 October 1959.
Lieutenant R. J. Clarkson, M.A., is appointed OC. Dated
9 March 1961.
Rongotai College Cadets
Captain Wallace Burdett Gosnell is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 1 May 1961.
Selwyn College Cadets
2nd Lieutenant E. B. Drumm, B.SC., to be Lieutenant.
Dated 4 February 1961.
2nd Lieutenant G. J. Dewhurst to be Lieutenant. Dated
14 April 1961.
Te Aute College Cadets
2nd Lieutenant H. M. Taumaunu to be Lieutenant. Dated
2 March 1961.
Te Awamutu College Cadets
2nd Lieutenant R. E. M. Hodge, M.SC., to be Lieutenant.
Dated 1 April 1961.
Wairarapa College Cadets
Lieutenant F. G. Wellington resigns his commission. Dated
18 April 1961.
2nd Lieutenant P. J. Voss to be Lieutenant. Dated 28 April
1960.
Wanaka-Cromwell District High School Cadets
The notice published in the Gazette, 29 March 1961, No.
22, page 497, relating to Captain John Cecil Witworth, B.A.,
should read “Captain John Cecil Whitworth, B.A., etc. . . .”
Wellington College Cadets
Lieutenant R. G. Watson resigns his commission. Dated
23 April 1961.
Lieutenant Leslie Alpine is transferred to the Reserve of
Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet Corps, in the rank of
Lieutenant. Dated 15 March 1961.
RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Regimental List
1st Battalion, The Auckland Regiment (Countess of
Ranfurly’s Own), RNZ Inf
Lieutenant-Colonel Victor Joseph Tanner, D.S.O., E.D., is
transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal
N.Z. Infantry Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated
1 March 1961.
1st Battalion, The Hauraki Regiment, RNZ Inf
Lieutenant Robert Lyne Paterson is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 22 March 1961.
1st Battalion, The Canerbury Regiment, RNZ Inf
Lieutenant Peter Thomas Mahon is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry
Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 18 April 1961.
Lieutenant William George Goodwin is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry
Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 18 April 1961.
1st Battalion, The Otago and Southland Regiment, RNZ Inf
Lieutenant John Macpherson Baird is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps,
in the rank of Captain. Dated 20 April 1961.
1st Infantry Workshop, RNZEME
Lieutenant Brian Gerald Ford 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
28 March 1961.
General List
Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery
Lieutenant-Colonel Albert Ernest Lambourn, D.S.O., E.D., is
posted to the Retired List. Dated 7 May 1961.
Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps
Major Kenneth Douglas Wood, E.D., is posted to the
Retired List. Dated 8 May 1961.
Captain Ronald Robert Eastgate is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 10 May 1961.
Lieutenant Patrick Biss Griffin is posted to the Retired List.
Dated 10 May 1961.
Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department
The Rev. John Kellet Watson, M.C., is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 24 March 1961.
Dated at Wellington this 31st day of May 1961.
DEAN J. EYRE, Minister of Defence.
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:
ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY
Regular Force
Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) R. J. H. Webb, M.B.E.,
relinquishes the temp. rank of Colonel. Dated 22 May 1961.
Captain G. A. Hitchings ceases to be seconded to the Fiji
Military Forces. Dated 27 May 1961.
Territorial Force
Headquarters, RA, N.Z. Division
Lieutenant J. Beaumont to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 April
1961.



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🛡️ Royal N.Z. Dental Corps Appointments and Promotions

🛡️ Defence & Military
24 March 1961
Royal N.Z. Dental Corps, Territorial Force, Lieutenant, Promotions, Captain, Major
  • Barry Michael Wilkinson, appointed Lieutenant
  • A. W. H. Jackson, relinquishes temporary rank of Major

🛡️ Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps Resignations and Transfers

🛡️ Defence & Military
8 May 1961
Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps, Regular Force, Sister, Resignation, Transfer, Retired List
  • K. H. Emery (Sister), resigns her commission
  • N. Harty (Sister), ceases to be seconded
  • Ngaere Harty (Sister), posted to Retired List

🛡️ N.Z. Cadet Corps Appointments and Promotions

🛡️ Defence & Military
17 March 1960
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Ashburton Technical College Cadets, Lieutenant, Retired List, Bayfield High School Cadets, Major, Reserve of Officers, Captain, Feilding Agricultural High School Cadets, Hastings Boys High School Cadets, 2nd Lieutenant, Hokitika District High School Cadets, Mana College Cadets, Marlborough College Cadets, Mount Roskill Grammar School Cadets, Nelson College Cadets, Otago Boys High School Cadets, Rangiora High School Cadets, Riverton District High School Cadets, Rongotai College Cadets, Selwyn College Cadets, Te Aute College Cadets, Te Awamutu College Cadets, Wairarapa College Cadets, Wanaka-Cromwell District High School Cadets, Wellington College Cadets
27 names identified
  • Donald Newell Hawkins (Lieutenant, M.A.), appointed Lieutenant
  • Keith Alister Williamson (Major), appointed Major and OC
  • G. T. H. Maslin (Captain), appointed Captain
  • Benjamin Lindsay Evans (Lieutenant, M.A., DIP.ED.), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Robert Smith (2nd Lieutenant), appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • A. V. O'Brien (Lieutenant), promoted to Captain
  • J. A. Cooper (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • Richard Perceval Davis (2nd Lieutenant), appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • Lloyd Galbraith Kerr (2nd Lieutenant, B.A.), appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • Raymond John Miller (2nd Lieutenant), appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • S. K. Nield (Lieutenant, B.A.), promoted to Captain
  • D. A. Foote (2nd Lieutenant), resigns his commission
  • Raymond Smith (2nd Lieutenant), appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • R. F. Young (Lieutenant, temp. Captain), promoted to Captain
  • R. J. Clarkson (2nd Lieutenant, M.A.), promoted to Lieutenant
  • R. J. Clarkson (Lieutenant, M.A.), appointed OC
  • Wallace Burdett Gosnell (Captain), posted to Retired List
  • E. B. Drumm (2nd Lieutenant, B.SC.), promoted to Lieutenant
  • G. J. Dewhurst (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • H. M. Taumaunu (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • R. E. M. Hodge (2nd Lieutenant, M.SC.), promoted to Lieutenant
  • F. G. Wellington (Lieutenant), resigns his commission
  • P. J. Voss (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant
  • John Cecil Witworth (Captain, B.A.), correction of name
  • John Cecil Whitworth (Captain, B.A.), correction of name
  • R. G. Watson (Lieutenant), resigns his commission
  • Leslie Alpine (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers

🛡️ Reserve of Officers Appointments and Transfers

🛡️ Defence & Military
1 March 1961
Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, RNZ Inf, Lieutenant-Colonel, Retired List, Hauraki Regiment, RNZEME, Royal N.Z. Artillery, Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department
11 names identified
  • Victor Joseph Tanner (Lieutenant-Colonel, D.S.O., E.D.), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Robert Lyne Paterson (Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • Peter Thomas Mahon (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • William George Goodwin (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • John Macpherson Baird (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Brian Gerald Ford (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers
  • Albert Ernest Lambourn (Lieutenant-Colonel, D.S.O., E.D.), posted to Retired List
  • Kenneth Douglas Wood (Major, E.D.), posted to Retired List
  • Ronald Robert Eastgate (Captain), posted to Retired List
  • Patrick Biss Griffin (Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • John Kellet Watson (Rev., M.C.), posted to Retired List

  • Dean J. Eyre, Minister of Defence

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

🛡️ Defence & Military
31 May 1961
New Zealand Army Act 1950, Governor-General, Officers, Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, Retirements, Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, Regular Force, Territorial Force
  • R. J. H. Webb (Lieutenant-Colonel, M.B.E.), relinquishes temporary rank of Colonel
  • G. A. Hitchings (Captain), ceases to be seconded
  • J. Beaumont (Lieutenant), promoted to temporary Captain

  • Dean J. Eyre, Minister of Defence