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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 15

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:

GRADUATES: ROYAL MILITARY ACADEMY, SANDHURST
Regular Force

The following Officer Cadets graduated from the Royal
Military Academy, Sandhurst, and are appointed to com-
missions in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in order shown:

Anthony Leonard Birks, N.Z. Regiment.
Maxwell Noall Ritchie, N.Z. Regiment.

Dated 21 December 1961.

ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY
Regular Force

Captain D. R. Kenning to be temp. Major. Dated 6 Decem-
ber 1961.

2nd Lieutenant W. Steward to be Lieutenant with seniority
from 13 December 1961 next below Lieutenant M. S. Woodard,
RNZAC. Dated 17 December 1961.

Territorial Force
Headquarters, RA

2nd Lieutenant J. H. Larsen relinquishes the appointment
of Assistant Counter Bombardment Officer and resigns his
commission. Dated 17 January 1962.

2nd Field Regiment, RNZA

Captain R. F. Horsley to be temp. Major. Dated 1 October
1961.

Captain Allan David Elliott Pettigrew is posted to the
Retired List. Dated 25 December 1961.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) L. R. Barker to be Captain.
Dated 29 September 1961.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Desmond John Morrison is
transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal
Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, in the rank of Captain. Dated
1 December 1961.

3rd Field Regiment, RNZA

Captain Leonard Brian Hogue is transferred to the Reserve
of Officers, General List, Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery,
in the rank of Captain. Dated 12 December 1961.

5th Light Regiment, RNZA

Lieutenant Robert Holmes Steele is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 7 October 1961.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Regular Force

Captain I. P. Marshall to be temp. Major. Dated 23 Nov-
ember 1961.

Lieutenant and Quartermaster E. Woodward to be Captain
and Quartermaster. Dated 9 January 1962.

Territorial Force
The Waikato Regiment, RNZAC

The seniority of 2nd Lieutenant A. H. Head is ante-dated
to 24 February 1961 next below 2nd Lieutenant G. L. A.
Allan.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS

Regular Force

Captain D. C. Nichols to be temp. Major. Dated 6 Decem-
ber 1961.

Lieutenant J. G. Kelly to be temp. Captain. Dated 15
November 1961.

Lieutenant R. K. Rutherford to be temp. Captain. Dated
20 November 1961.

Supernumerary List

Major E. W. Boyle, E.D., is re-engaged for a term of one
year as from 16 November 1961.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force
N.Z. Regiment

Captain J. Brooke to be Major. Dated 15 December 1961.

Captain (temp. Major) A. A. Sommerville, B.SC., to be
Major. Dated 8 January 1962.

Captain J. F. Kearney to be temp. Major. Dated 10 January
1962.

Captain Philip Francis Sharpley is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 31 December 1961.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) and Quartermaster W. H. F.
Lee to be Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 9 January 1962.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) M. J. Hall to be Captain.
Dated 13 December 1961.

The short-service engagement of Lieutenant J. G. Daniell
is hereby converted to a long-service engagement in the rank
of Lieutenant with seniority from 1 September 1958. Dated
22 December 1961.

The seniority of Lieutenant T. N. Turner is ante-dated to
13 December 1961 next below Lieutenant W. B. Middleton,
RNZEME.

2nd Lieutenant L. D. Grant to be Lieutenant. Dated 11
December 1961.

Territorial Force

1st Battalion, The Northland Regiment, RNZ Inf

Brigadier R. W. Harding, D.S.O., M.M., E.D., Retired List,
relinquishes the appointment of Honorary Colonel. Dated
1 February 1962.

Lieutenant-Colonel J. H. Garland, E.D., Retired List, is
appointed Honorary Colonel. Dated 1 February 1962.

2nd Lieutenant E. I. Manuera resigns his commission on
being appointed an Officer Cadet in the Regular Force to
attend the Officer Cadet School, Portsea. Dated 10 January
1962.

1st Battalion, The Hauraki Regiment, RNZ Inf

Lieutenant-Colonel R. F. Smith, O.B.E., E.D., Reserve of
Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, is appointed
Honorary Colonel. Dated 15 January 1962.

1st Battalion, The Wellington West Coast and Taranaki
Regiment, RNZ Inf

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) M. J.
Goulden is confirmed.

2nd Lieutenant M. J. Goulden to be Lieutenant. Dated
17 October 1961.

1st Battalion, The Hawke's Bay Regiment, RNZ Inf

Captain N. A. Sharp to be temp. Major. Dated 24 June 1961.

1st Battalion, The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast
Regiment, RNZ Inf

George Edward Hope to be Hon. Lieutenant while holding
the appointment of Director of Music. Dated 1 November 1961.

1st Battalion, The Canterbury Regiment, RNZ Inf

Lieutenant Thomas Murray Forbes Taylor, from the Retired
List, to be Lieutenant with seniority from 17 April 1959.
Dated 1 September 1961.

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

Captain I. G. Caigou to be temp. Major. Dated 1 October
1961.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Regular Force

Captain (temp. Major) P. L. Arcus is re-engaged until
retiring age for rank. Dated 1 February 1962.

Captain A. C. Hamilton is re-engaged until retiring age for
rank. Dated 25 January 1962.

Territorial Force

4th Transport Company, RNZASC

Lieutenant William Marcus Loewenthal is transferred to
the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army
Service Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 30 October
1961.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Territorial Force

1st Casualty Clearing Station, RNZAMC

Captain A. E. Dugdale, M.B., CH.B., resigns his commission.
Dated 7 September 1961.

2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC

Captain Lawrence Alan Day, M.B., CH.B., "W" Coy, resigns
his commission. Dated 1 October 1961.

Robert Bernard William Smith, M.B., CH.B. (provisionally
registered), to be Lieutenant (on prob.) with seniority from
6 December 1959 and is posted to "W" Coy. Dated 6 Decem-
ber 1961.

Jack Graham Learmonth, M.B., CH.B. (provisionally regis-
tered), to be Lieutenant (on prob.) with seniority from 7
December 1959 and is posted to "W" Coy. Dated 7 December
1961.

Otago University Medical Company, RNZAMC

John Cameron Cullen, M.B., CH.B. (provisionally registered),
to be Lieutenant (on prob.) with seniority from 7 December
1959. Dated 7 December 1961.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS

Regular Force

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) and Quartermaster R. H. Col-
will to be Captain and Quartermaster. Dated 9 January 1962.