✨ Military Appointments and Promotions




31 JANUARY
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
99
SOUTHERN MILITARY DISTRICT
TERRITORIAL OFFICERS SPECIAL TRAINING UNIT
Captain Robert Edward Norman Oakley, B.Arch., A.N.Z.I.A.,
A.R.I.B.A., Dip.URB.VAL., from the Reserve of Officers, General
List, The Corps of Royal N.Z. Engineers, to be Captain with
seniority from 24 February 1957. Dated 28 November 1962.
N.Z. CADET CORPS
Burnside High School Cadets
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) J. A. Dowie,
M.A., lapses. Dated 12 December 1962.
Christchurch West High School Cadets
Lieutenant J. T. Dykes, M.A., to be Captain. Dated 19 May
1960.
Hamilton Technical College Cadets
Walter Frederick Sayers to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.).
Dated 28 November 1962.
Hastings Boys High School Cadets
Lieutenant W. S. Huckstep resigns his commission. Dated
6 December 1962.
Kaikorai Valley High School Cadets
2nd Lieutenant K. R. Klitscher, B.A., resigns his commission.
Dated 20 December 1962.
Linwood High School Cadets
2nd Lieutenant E. J. M. Walls to be Lieutenant. Dated 16
February 1962.
Naenae College Cadets
Captain H. L. A. Wooster resigns his commission. Dated
1 January 1963.
Lieutenant Brian Shires Painter, M.Sc.(Hons.), is transferred
to the Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet
Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 1 January 1963.
Papanui High School Cadets
Lieutenant Rex Frederick King is transferred to the Reserve
of Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet Corps, in the rank of
Lieutenant. Dated 14 December 1962.
St. Andrew's College Cadets
Peter Loudon Shaw, B.A., to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.).
Dated 26 November 1962.
Taita College Cadets
The appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) M. R.
Macaskill lapses. Dated 21 November 1962.
Waipu District High School Cadets
Captain John Stanley McPherson is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet Corps, in the
rank of Captain. Dated 14 December 1962.
Whakatane High School Cadets
Leonard Hendrik Gysbert Volmuller to be 2nd Lieutenant
(on prob.). Dated 23 November 1962.
RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Regimental List
4th Medium Regiment, RNZA
Lieutenant Roger Manning Tompkins is transferred to the
Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal Regiment of N.Z.
Artillery, in the rank of Captain. Dated 30 June 1962.
General List
The following are posted to the Retired List:
Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery
Captain Edward Worthington, E.D. Dated 18 December 1962.
Lieutenant Ernest Mervyn Hall Kemp. Dated 3 December
1962.
Royal N.Z. Infantry Corps
Major William Alfred Bryan. Dated 29 December 1962.
Major Keith Hamilton Hume. Dated 30 December 1962.
Lieutenant Richard John William Oakden. Dated 20 December
1962.
Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps
Lieutenant Leslie Moore Atkinson. Dated 18 December
1962.
Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps
Captain Lester Noel Medlin, S.D.O.(N.Z.). Dated 28 December
1962.
N.Z. Army Education Corps
Captain Ronald Edwin Greaves, B.A. Dated 20 December
1962.
N.Z. Cadet Corps
Captain Howard Leopold Botting, B.A., B.AGR.SC. Dated 17
December 1962.
Lieutenant Thomas William Curham. Dated 3 January
1963.
Lieutenant Donald Voss MacDonald, B.A., DIP.ED.PSYCH.
Dated 19 December 1962.
Dated at Wellington this 24th day of January 1963.
DEAN J. EYRE, Minister of Defence.
Appointments, Promotions, Relinquishment of Temporary
Rank, Extensions of Commissions, and Date of Retirement,
Transfers, Terminations and Cancellations of Commissions,
and Resignation of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air
Force
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,
relinquishment of temporary rank, extensions of commissions,
and date of retirement, transfers, terminations and cancellations
of commissions, and resignation of officers of the Royal
New Zealand Air Force.
REGULAR AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Appointments
Group Captain Albert Samuel Agar, A.F.C., i.d.c., p.s.c.
(70046), to be temporary Air Commodore, with effect from
1 January 1963.
The under-mentioned Squadron Leaders are granted permanent
commissions in the General Duties Branch, Regular Air
Force, with effect from 26 October 1962:
Thomas Joseph Danaher, A.F.C. (77768).
Bernard Joseph O'Connor (814234).
Master Navigator Hamilton Rex Hunt (73482) is granted
a short-service commission in the General Duties Branch,
Regular Air Force, for a period ending 7 October 1972, to be
followed by four years in the Reserve of Air Force Officers.
He is appointed in the rank of Flying Officer with seniority
from 8 October 1959, with effect from 8 October 1962.
The under-mentioned Flight Sergeants are granted short-
service commissions in the General Duties Branch, Regular
Air Force, for periods ending on the date shown, to be
followed by four years in the Reserve of Air Force Officers.
They are appointed in the rank of Pilot Officer, with seniority
and effect from 24 September 1962:
Frank Joseph Doyle (74428), 18 February 1969.
Raymond Turner (75893), 10 April 1971.
Promotions
The under-mentioned Pilot Officers to be Flying Officers,
with effect from the date shown:
Malcolm Ross Forsyth (80032), 15 December 1962.
Michael Maurice Spring (80020), 10 January 1963.
Relinquishment of Temporary Rank
Wing Commander (temp.) John Nigel Trolove, A.F.C.,
p.s.c. (70144), relinquishes the temporary rank of Wing
Commander and reverts to the rank of Squadron Leader
with seniority from 1 January 1955, with effect from 7
January 1963.
Extensions of Commissions
The under-mentioned officers are granted extensions of their
commissions until the date shown:
Flight Lieutenant Albert Broomhead, D.F.C. (76937), 11
June 1963.
Flight Lieutenant Ivan Jardine Webster (75166), 2 January
1973.
Flying Officer Peter David Smillie (528679), 2 July 1971.
Extension of Date of Retirement
The age for retirement of Squadron Leader Morgan Brown-
son Edwards, O.B.E., p.s.c. (78669), is further extended for the
period 14 December 1962 to 13 March 1963.
Cancellations of Commissions
The commissions of the under-mentioned Acting Pilot
Officers are cancelled, with effect from 19 December 1962:
Philip Hipkins Clarke (79658).
Jason Craig Frear (77923).
TECHNICAL BRANCH
Appointments
Engineer Division
Flight Lieutenant Vivian Leonard Victor Crawshay, M.B.E.
(70392), to be temporary Squadron Leader, with effect from
1 November 1962.
Flying Officer Bruce Roland Herbert (71696) to be temporary
Flight Lieutenant, with effect from 1 November 1962.
The under-mentioned airmen are granted short-service commissions
in the Technical Branch (Engineer Division), Regular
Air Force, for a period ending 23 September 1974, to be
followed by four years in the Reserve of Air Force Officers.



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πŸ›‘οΈ Territorial Officer Special Training Unit Appointments and Seniority

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
28 November 1962
Territorial Officers, Special Training Unit, Royal N.Z. Engineers, Captain, seniority
  • Robert Edward Norman Oakley (Captain), appointed Captain with seniority

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps - Burnside High School Cadets Appointment Lapsed

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
12 December 1962
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Burnside High School, 2nd Lieutenant, appointment lapsed
  • J. A. Dowie (2nd Lieutenant), appointment lapses

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps - Christchurch West High School Cadets Promotion

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
19 May 1960
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Christchurch West High School, Lieutenant, Captain, promotion
  • J. T. Dykes (Lieutenant), promoted to Captain

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps - Hamilton Technical College Cadets Appointment

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
28 November 1962
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Hamilton Technical College, 2nd Lieutenant, appointment
  • Walter Frederick Sayers, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps - Hastings Boys High School Cadets Resignation

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
6 December 1962
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Hastings Boys High School, Lieutenant, resignation
  • W. S. Huckstep (Lieutenant), resigns his commission

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps - Kaikorai Valley High School Cadets Resignation

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
20 December 1962
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Kaikorai Valley High School, 2nd Lieutenant, resignation
  • K. R. Klitscher (2nd Lieutenant), resigns his commission

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps - Linwood High School Cadets Promotion

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
16 February 1962
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Linwood High School, 2nd Lieutenant, Lieutenant, promotion
  • E. J. M. Walls (2nd Lieutenant), promoted to Lieutenant

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps - Naenae College Cadets Resignation and Transfer

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
1 January 1963
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Naenae College, Captain, Lieutenant, resignation, transfer
  • H. L. A. Wooster (Captain), resigns his commission
  • Brian Shires Painter (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps - Papanui High School Cadets Transfer

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
14 December 1962
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Papanui High School, Lieutenant, transfer
  • Rex Frederick King (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps - St. Andrew's College Cadets Appointment

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
26 November 1962
N.Z. Cadet Corps, St. Andrew's College, 2nd Lieutenant, appointment
  • Peter Loudon Shaw, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps - Taita College Cadets Appointment Lapsed

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
21 November 1962
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Taita College, 2nd Lieutenant, appointment lapsed
  • M. R. Macaskill (2nd Lieutenant), appointment lapses

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps - Waipu District High School Cadets Transfer

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
14 December 1962
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Waipu District High School, Captain, transfer
  • John Stanley McPherson (Captain), transferred to Reserve of Officers

πŸ›‘οΈ N.Z. Cadet Corps - Whakatane High School Cadets Appointment

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
23 November 1962
N.Z. Cadet Corps, Whakatane High School, 2nd Lieutenant, appointment
  • Leonard Hendrik Gysbert Volmuller, appointed 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)

πŸ›‘οΈ Reserve of Officers - 4th Medium Regiment, RNZA Transfer

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
30 June 1962
Reserve of Officers, RNZA, Lieutenant, Captain, transfer
  • Roger Manning Tompkins (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve of Officers as Captain

πŸ›‘οΈ Reserve of Officers - Retired List Postings

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
3 January 1963
Reserve of Officers, Retired List, RNZA, RNZ Infantry Corps, RNZ Army Service Corps, RNZ Army Medical Corps, Army Education Corps, Cadet Corps
11 names identified
  • Edward Worthington (Captain), posted to Retired List
  • Ernest Mervyn Hall Kemp (Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • William Alfred Bryan (Major), posted to Retired List
  • Keith Hamilton Hume (Major), posted to Retired List
  • Richard John William Oakden (Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • Leslie Moore Atkinson (Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • Lester Noel Medlin (Captain), posted to Retired List
  • Ronald Edwin Greaves (Captain), posted to Retired List
  • Howard Leopold Botting (Captain), posted to Retired List
  • Thomas William Curham (Lieutenant), posted to Retired List
  • Donald Voss MacDonald (Lieutenant), posted to Retired List

  • Dean J. Eyre, Minister of Defence

πŸ›‘οΈ Royal New Zealand Air Force - Appointments, Promotions, etc.

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
24 January 1963
Royal New Zealand Air Force, Air Force Act 1950, Governor-General, appointments, promotions, transfers, resignations
17 names identified
  • Albert Samuel Agar (Group Captain), appointed temporary Air Commodore
  • Thomas Joseph Danaher (Squadron Leader), granted permanent commission
  • Bernard Joseph O'Connor (Squadron Leader), granted permanent commission
  • Hamilton Rex Hunt (Master Navigator), granted short-service commission
  • Frank Joseph Doyle (Flight Sergeant), granted short-service commission
  • Raymond Turner (Flight Sergeant), granted short-service commission
  • Malcolm Ross Forsyth (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • Michael Maurice Spring (Pilot Officer), promoted to Flying Officer
  • John Nigel Trolove (Wing Commander), relinquishes temporary rank
  • Albert Broomhead (Flight Lieutenant), extension of commission
  • Ivan Jardine Webster (Flight Lieutenant), extension of commission
  • Peter David Smillie (Flying Officer), extension of commission
  • Morgan Brownson Edwards (Squadron Leader), extension of retirement date
  • Philip Hipkins Clarke (Acting Pilot Officer), commission cancelled
  • Jason Craig Frear (Acting Pilot Officer), commission cancelled
  • Vivian Leonard Victor Crawshay (Flight Lieutenant), appointed temporary Squadron Leader
  • Bruce Roland Herbert (Flying Officer), appointed temporary Flight Lieutenant

  • Dean J. Eyre, Minister of Defence