16 MAY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
657

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

Captain Noel McKay Sandman is posted to the Retired List. Dated 9 May 1963.

Captain A. H. Hayman is granted an extension of his engagement from 1 March 1963 until 31 March 1963.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Territorial Force

The New Zealand Scottish Regiment, RNZAC

Geoffrey Francis White, A.R.I.B.A., A.N.Z.I.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 28 June 1962.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS

Territorial Force

1st Field Engineer Regiment, RNZE

Captain (temp. Major) Peter Gray Scoular, B.E.(CIV.), (HONS.), A.M.I.C.E., A.M.N.Z.I.E., is posted to the Retired List in the rank of Major. Dated 9 April 1963.

ROYAL N.Z. CORPS OF SIGNALS

Territorial Force

1st Divisional Signal Regiment, RNZ Sigs

Lieutenant T. A. R. Lacy to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 April 1963.

Lieutenant D. W. Barr to be temp. Captain. Dated 1 April 1963.

3rd Infantry Brigade Group Signal Squadron, RNZ Sigs

Lieutenant Valdimar Eric McKay, from the Retired List, to be Lieutenant with seniority from 14 June 1962. Dated 13 February 1963.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY CORPS

Regular Force

N.Z. Regiment

Captain J. F. Hargest is granted an extension of his engagement from 1 April 1963 until 30 April 1963.

Captain T. B. Butson is re-engaged to retiring age for rank as from 2 March 1964.

Supernumerary List

Captain and Quartermaster Jack Halligan is posted to the Retired List. Dated 4 May 1963.

Territorial Force

The Northland Regiment, RNZ Inf

Angus MacAulay to be Hon. Lieutenant and is appointed Director of Music. Dated 26 July 1962.

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

Captain Bruce Farquhar Narbey, RNZ Inf, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, in the rank of Captain. Dated 1 April 1963.

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

Captain (temp. Major) R. S. Fendall to be Major. Dated 1 October 1962.

The Nelson, Marlborough, and West Coast Regiment, RNZ Inf

Ratapu Elkington Hippolite to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 24 November 1962.

1st Battalion, The Canterbury Regiment, RNZ Inf

Brian Gordon Kierby Smith, M.S.I.N.Z., to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 24 November 1962.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Territorial Force

3rd Transport Company, RNZASC

Thomas Geoffrey Leigs to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 24 November 1962.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Territorial Force

Colonel Raeburn Rodd Talbot, M.B., CH.B., F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S., M.R.C.O.G., relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Director of Medical Services, HQ Northern Military District/1st Infantry Brigade Group, and is posted to the Retired List. Dated 1 April 1963.

Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Irving Cawkwell, E.D., M.B., CH.B., F.R.C.S.(ENG.), from the Retired List, to be Colonel and is appointed Assistant Director of Medical Services, HQ Northern Military District/1st Infantry Brigade Group. Dated 1 April 1963.

Lieutenant-Colonel Graham Francis Hall, M.A., M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.P.(EDIN.), M.R.A.C.P., relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Director of Medical Services, Army Headquarters, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 30 March 1963.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Territorial Force

3rd Mobile Dental Unit, RNZDC

Lieutenant N. A. Williams (non-professional) to be Captain. Dated 18 February 1963.

N.Z. ARMY EDUCATION CORPS

Regular Force

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) Charles Wilbur Mack, D.C.M., M.A., DIP.ED., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Army Education Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 5 May 1963.

Captain S. Dickson is re-engaged for a term of one year as from 14 April 1963.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Regular Force

Matron M. W. Wilson is granted an extension of her engagement from 3 May 1964 to 5 July 1964.

SOUTHERN MILITARY DISTRICT TERRITORIAL OFFICERS SPECIAL TRAINING UNIT

Captain Sydney Garmston Hunter, RNZ Inf, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps, in the rank of Captain. Dated 2 April 1963.

Captain Cleveland Ross Sheppard, M.B., CH.B., RNZAMC, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, in the rank of Captain. Dated 1 May 1963.

Lieutenant John Simon Beaven, RNZA, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 1 April 1963.

N.Z. CADET CORPS

Central Military District/2nd Infantry Brigade Group Cadet Officers X List

Lieutenant G. G. Gillespie, B.A., resigns his commission. Dated 21 August 1961.

Christchurch West High School Cadets

2nd Lieutenant H. E. Venz to be Lieutenant. Dated 7 April 1963.

Edmund Campion College Cadets

Captain Peter John O’Dowd is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet Corps, in the rank of Captain. Dated 5 February 1963.

Gisborne Boys’ High School Cadets

Major Reginald Harry Cook, E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet Corps, in the rank of Major. Dated 28 February 1963.

Greymouth High School Cadets

Lieutenant L. J. Sullivan to be Captain. Dated 1 May 1963.

Hastings Boys’ High School Cadets

The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) N. McNamara, B.SC., lapses. Dated 11 April 1963.

Hutt Valley High School Cadets

2nd Lieutenant K. J. Elsom, B.A., to be Lieutenant. Dated 9 March 1963.

2nd Lieutenant W. J. R. Haskell, B.A., to be Lieutenant. Dated 9 March 1963.

Hutt Valley Memorial Technical College Cadets

2nd Lieutenant W. P. Scrivens to be Lieutenant. Dated 23 March 1963.

James Hargest High School Cadets

Bernard Bullock, B.SC., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 21 March 1963.

Jonathan William Edward Tucker, B.A.(HONS.)(DUBLIN), to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 21 March 1963.

John Barry Wills to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 21 March 1963.

Napier Boys’ High School Cadets

2nd Lieutenant C. F. Smith to be Lieutenant. Dated 1 March 1963.

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