17 AUGUST
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
1265

St. Paul’s Collegiate School Cadets
Christopher Tillard Cooke (late Captain, REME) to be Lieutenant with seniority from 27 April 1957. Dated 7 March 1961.

St. Stephen’s School Cadets
2nd Lieutenant F. McPherson, B.A., to be Lieutenant. Dated 19 May 1960.

Scots College Cadets
Lieutenant Harold Maxwell Donnellan is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet Corps. Dated 5 July 1961.

Selwyn College Cadets
Major James Douglas Neil McDonald, E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet Corps, in the rank of Major. Dated 15 December 1960.

Southern Military District Cadet Officers’ “X” List
Lieutenant J. O. Corbett resigns his commission. Dated 22 June 1961.

Taupo-Nui-A-Tia College Cadets
Lieutenant M. O. Nicholas to be Captain. Dated 20 May 1961.

Te Kao Maori District High School Cadets
Abel George Clark to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 21 July 1961.

Te Kuiti High School Cadets
Louis Gerard Kelly, M.A.(HONS.), to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 22 March 1961.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Regimental List
1st Field Engineer Regiment, RNZE
Major Cedric Geoffrey Hunt, A.M.I.C.E., A.M.N.Z.I.E., from the Regular Force, to be Major with seniority from 7 April 1959. Dated 7 June 1961.

1st Casualty Clearing Station, RNZAMC
Major J. A. R. Miles, M.A., M.D., B.CHIR.(CANTAB.), from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC, to be Major with seniority from 7 February 1956. Dated 17 February 1960.

2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC
Major J. A. R. Miles, M.A., M.D., B.CHIR.(CANTAB.), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Casualty Clearing Station, RNZAMC. Dated 17 February 1960.

General List
The Corps of Royal N.Z. Engineers
Captain John Anthony Anderson, from the Royal Engineers, British Regular Army Reserve of Officers, to be Captain. Dated 18 July 1961.

Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps
Major William Jamieson, from the British Regular Army Reserve of Officers, to be Major. Dated 2 July 1961.

The following are posted to the Retired List:

Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery
Captain Murray Harding Packer. Dated 17 July 1961.

Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps
Captain Bruce Campbell. Dated 25 July 1961.
Captain Robert Ernest Harvison. Dated 23 July 1961.

Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department
The Rev. David Bruce Gordon, Chaplain 4th Class (Methodist). Dated 12 August 1960.

N.Z. Army Education Corps
Major Raymond Francis Chappell, B.COM. Dated 14 July 1961.

N.Z. Cadet Corps
Lieutenant Lyall Joseph William Smith. Dated 4 July 1961.

RETIRED LIST
Major Alexander Douglas, M.B., CH.B., D.P.H., D.T.M. and H.(LOND.), relinquishes his N.Z. commission. Dated 4 July 1961.

Dated at Wellington this 11th day of August 1961.
DEAN J. EYRE, Minister of Defence.

Appointments, Promotions, Extensions of Commissions, and Date of Retirement, and Retirement of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

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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, promotions, extensions of commissions, and date of retirement, and retirement of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Extensions of Commissions
The under-mentioned Flying Officers are granted extensions of their commissions until the date shown:
Derek Mileman (553542), 18 December 1965.
Noel James Stewart Rodger (346442), 18 December 1969.

Extension of Date of Retirement
The age for retirement of Wing Commander Lawrence Hugh Edwards, O.B.E. (70047), is extended for a period of two years, with effect from 22 June 1961.

TECHNICAL BRANCH
Promotion
Engineer Division
Flight Lieutenant Errol Horace Law, A.F.R.Ae.S. (70616), to be Squadron Leader, with effect from 25 July 1961.

AIR TRAINING CORPS
Appointments
The under mentioned are granted commissions in the Air Training Corps in the rank of Pilot Officer, with effect from the date shown:
Charles James Kerr, 6 April 1961.
Leonard Warwick Newman, 18 July 1961.
Alan Legale, 24 July 1961.

Promotion
Flying Officer James Graham Stewart to be Flight Lieutenant, with effect from 1 July 1961.

RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Appointment
Flying Officer Mervyn James Dunn (131340) to be temporary Flight Lieutenant while attached to the Air Training Corps, with effect from 1 July 1961.

Extensions of Commissions
The under-mentioned officers are granted extensions of their commissions until the date shown:
Flight Lieutenants:
Arthur Oliver Hewitt, A.F.C. (73649), 1 May 1968.
Frederick Arthur Jolly (70247), 29 October 1973.
Reginald William Henderson (70190), 18 February 1978.
Flight Lieutenants (temp.):
Ernest Robert Reynolds (133881), 16 October 1973.
Malcolm Albert Peterson, D.F.C. (132528), 21 August 1975.
Robert Campbell Whyte (815051), 18 September 1987.
Flying Officers:
Brian Denis Dunn (914109), 4 September 1987.
Thomas Neal McCosker (623071), 6 May 1989.
Murray Ashley Pickering, M.A. (820127), 11 June 1989.

Retirement
Flight Lieutenant (temp.) Matthew Park (133949) is retired, with effect from 31 July 1961.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of August 1961.
DEAN J. EYRE, Minister of Defence.
(Air 12/11/9)

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Appointments, Promotion, Extensions of Commissions, and Date of Retirement, Transfer, Termination, and Cancellation of Commissions, Resignation, and Retirements of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force

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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, and date of retirement, transfer, termination, and cancellation of commissions, resignation, and retirements of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

REGULAR AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Extension of Commission
Flight Lieutenant Sydney Albert Vincent (76191) is granted an extension of his commission until 29 December 1968.