16 JUNE

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

953

Captain James Frank Hargest is posted to the Retired List. Dated 26 May 1966.

Lieutenant B. D. Sinclair to be Captain. Dated 20 December 1965.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) L. D. Grant to be Captain. Dated 20 December 1965.

Territorial Force

2nd Battalion (Canterbury and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast), RNZIR

Major E. H. Poole is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 2nd Battalion (Canterbury and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast), RNZIR, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 1 December 1965.

Captain P. Yeoman is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 2nd Battalion (Canterbury and Nelson-Marlborough and West Coast), RNZIR, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 1 December 1965.

2nd Lieutenant O. M. Jones, M.A.(HONS.), to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 1 April 1966.

2nd Lieutenant G. B. Robertson to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 1 April 1966.

2nd Lieutenant P. E. Burrell to be temp. Lieutenant. Dated 1 May 1966.

3rd Battalion (Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own) and Northland), RNZIR

Major J. B. McDougall, E.D., B.AGR.SC., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 3rd Battalion (Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own) and Northland), RNZIR, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 1 April 1966.

7th Battalion (Wellington (City of Wellington’s Own) and Hawke’s Bay), RNZIR

Captain (temp. Major) Graham Kirk Vette, E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment, in the rank of Major. Dated 1 February 1966.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. S. Kruger to be Captain. Dated 19 February 1966.

Lieutenant William Arthur Rate is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment, in the rank of Captain. Dated 16 February 1966.

4th Battalion (Otago and Southland), RNZIR

John Francis Gates to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 1 April 1966.

5th Battalion (Wellington West Coast and Taranaki), RNZIR

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. C. Ritchie is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 5th Battalion (Wellington West Coast and Taranaki), RNZIR, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 1 May 1966.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Territorial Force

3rd Transport Company, RNZASC

John Winstone Stoddart to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 5 April 1966.

1st Transport Company (General Transport), RNZASC

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. D. Broadbent to be Captain. Dated 2 August 1963.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Territorial Force

Brigadier Frank Leo Hutter, C.B.E., E.D., M.B., CH.B., F.R.C.S.(ENG.), F.R.A.C.S., Q.H.S., relinquishes the appointment of Director General of Medical Services, Army Headquarters, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Brigadiers’ List, in the rank of Brigadier. Dated 1 May 1966.

Colonel Joseph Richard Dawson, E.D., M.B., CH.B., F.R.A.C.S., relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Director of Medical Services, Southern Military District, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, in the rank of Colonel. Dated 1 April 1966.

Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) G. P. Hallwright, M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.P., F.R.A.C.P., to be Colonel (temp. Brigadier) on relinquishing the appointment of Assistant Director of Medical Services, Central Military District and assuming the appointment of Director General of Medical Services, Army Headquarters. Dated 1 May 1966.

Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Marshall Luke, M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.P.(LOND.), M.R.A.C.P., from the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, to be Lieutenant-Colonel (temp. Colonel) and is appointed Assistant Director of Medical Services, Central Military District. Dated 1 May 1966.

3rd Field Ambulance, RNZAMC

John Herbert Howe, D.P.H., to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 26 February 1966.

1st Casualty Clearing Station, RNZAMC

The appointment of Lieutenant (on prob.) T. K. Sidey, M.B., CH.B., is confirmed on his being granted full registration on 6 December 1963.

Lieutenant T. K. Sidey, M.B., CH.B., to be Captain with seniority from 6 December 1964. Dated 4 May 1965.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS

Regular Force

Captain P. S. W. Gifkins to be acting Major. Dated 1 March 1966.

Territorial Force

3rd Infantry Workshop, RNZEME

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) E. B. Farrant is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 3rd Infantry Workshop, RNZEME, in his present rank and seniority. Dated 21 November 1965.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Regular Force

Robert William Beckman, B.D.S., late Lieutenant, RNZDC (Territorial Force), is granted a short-service commission for a period of four and a half years on a Special Dental Engagement in the rank of Captain with seniority from 2 May 1961. Dated 2 May 1966.

Territorial Force

Terence Richard Gross, B.D.S., to be Lieutenant with seniority from 9 December 1964 and is posted to the Otago University Medical Company, RNZAMC. Dated 9 December 1965.

1st Mobile Dental Unit, RNZDC

Captain William Brian Jolly, B.D.S., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Dental Corps, in the rank of Captain. Dated 1 April 1966.

ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

Territorial Force

The Rev. Bruce William Don, Chaplain 4th Class (Church of England), ceases to be posted to Southern Military District Chaplains Pool and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department, in the rank of Chaplain 4th Class. Dated 2 May 1966.

The Rev. Gordon Frederick Coombs, Chaplain 4th Class (Baptist), ceases to be posted to Southern Military District Chaplains Pool, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department, in the rank of Chaplain 4th Class. Dated 2 May 1966.

The Rev. Samuel William Ross Heyward, Chaplain 4th Class (Church of Christ), ceases to be posted to Southern Military District Chaplains Pool, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department, in the rank of Chaplain 4th Class. Dated 2 May 1966.

ROYAL N.Z. PROVOST CORPS

Territorial Force

1st Infantry Brigade Group Provost Unit, RNZPro

John George Edhouse to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 5 March 1966.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY EDUCATION CORPS

Regular Force

Supernumerary List

Captain S. Dickson is re-engaged for a period of one year as from 14 April 1966.

Captain R. Swallow is re-engaged for the period 30 January 1967 to 30 November 1967.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Regular Force

Sister E. D. Davis is seconded to the Royal New Zealand Air Force for duty. Dated 11 May 1966.

Sister H. M. Robb is re-engaged for a period of one year as from 20 May 1966.

Jill Elizabeth Murphy is granted a short-service commission for a period of two years in the rank of Sister with seniority from 2 September 1965. Dated 2 May 1966.

Margaret Torrey is granted a short-service commission for a period of two years in the rank of Sister. Dated 4 May 1966.

Territorial Force

Matron J. G. Woodruff-Dickson, A.R.R.C., 2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC, to be Principal Matron. Dated 3 February 1966.

Sister (temp. Charge Sister) S. M. Simpson, 1st Casualty Clearing Station, RNZAMC, to be Charge Sister. Dated 22 January 1966.

The commission of Sister (on prob.) Brenda Alison Eales, 2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC, lapses. Dated 1 April 1966.

N.Z. WOMEN’S ROYAL ARMY CORPS

Regular Force

The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) M. I. Bottern is confirmed in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant with seniority from 5 April 1965.