Military Appointments and Promotions




23 NOVEMBER
THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
2119

Takaro:
Brighton Crescent, Public School.
Kingswood Street, St. Oswald’s Church Hall.
Terrace End:
Fitzroy Street, Salvation Army Hall.
Rainforth Street, St. David’s Church Hall.
Ruahine Street, Public School.

As witness the hand of His Excellency the Administrator
of the Government this 17th day of November 1967.
J. R. HANAN, Minister of Justice.


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 Administrator of the Government has
been pleased to approve of the following appointments, pro-
motions, transfers, resignations and retirements of officers
of the New Zealand Army:

ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY

Regular Force
Captain J. M. Masters, M.C., to be acting Major. Dated
25 September 1967.
Lieutenant F. E. Page to be Captain. Dated 22 October 1967.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

Territorial Force
1st Reconnaissance Squadron (N.Z. Scottish), RNZAC
2nd Lieutenant Alastair Barrett Smith is transferred to
the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Armoured
Corps, in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 1 February 1967.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY REGIMENT

Regular Force
Major (acting Lieutenant-Colonel) S. R. McKeon, M.B.E.,
to be temp. Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 9 November 1967.
Major E. Marr, E.D., is re-engaged from 13 January 1968
to 18 September 1968.
The short-service engagement of Captain J. R. McGregor is
hereby converted to a long-service engagement in the rank of
Captain with seniority from 14 January 1966 and he is re-
engaged to retiring age for rank. Dated 1 November 1967.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. J. Booth to be Captain.
Dated 20 June 1967.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain, acting Major) and Quarter-
master L. E. D. Rosie, Commander, Tonga Defence Force,
is seconded to the Tonga Defence Force. Dated 12 October
1967.

Territorial Force
2nd Battalion (Canterbury and Nelson-Marlborough and West
Coast), RNZIR
Lieutenant G. R. Gardner to be temp. Captain. Dated
1 April 1967.
5th Battalion (Wellington West Coast and Taranaki), RNZIR
2nd Lieutenant M. Howse to be Lieutenant. Dated 8 August
1967.
2nd Lieutenant B. S. Standish to be Lieutenant. Dated
8 August 1967.
6th Battalion (Hauraki), RNZIR
Terence Alfred John O’Regan to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated
12 September 1967.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

Regular Force
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) D. T.
Weston is confirmed in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant with
seniority from 11 October 1966.

Territorial Force
1st Army Air Supply Organisation, RNZASC
Frank Albert Latta to be 2nd Lieutenant. Dated 9 July 1967.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

Regular Force
41962 Temp. Sergeant Bernard Joseph Bowen to be 2nd
Lieutenant with seniority from 1 July 1966. Dated 1 November
1967.

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

Regular Force
Captain and Quartermaster A. K. McMichael to be acting
Major and Quartermaster. Dated 18 October 1967.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) John Graham Thompson is
posted to the Retired List in the rank of Captain. Dated
30 October 1967.

ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT

Regular Force
The Rev. R. J. Stachurski, Chaplain 4th Class (Roman
Catholic), is re-engaged for two years as from 18 March 1968.
The Rev. A. M. Mushet, Chaplain 4th Class (Presbyterian),
is re-engaged for a period of three years as from 10 November
1967.

Territorial Force
The Rev. Ian Hamilton Graham, Chaplain 4th Class (Church
of England), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General
List, Royal N.Z. Chaplains Department, in the rank of
Chaplain 4th Class. Dated 17 July 1967.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY EDUCATION CORPS

Regular Force
Captain B. McWilliams, B.A., to be temp. Major. Dated
16 September 1967.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Regular Force
Sister D. M. Paterson is seconded to the Royal New
Zealand Air Force. Dated 9 November 1967.
Sister T. J. Meleisea is re-engaged for one year as from
4 January 1968.
Charmaine Elizabeth Hamilton is granted a short-service
commission for a period of two years in the rank of Sister
with seniority from 26 October 1966. Dated 26 October 1967.

N.Z. WOMEN’S ROYAL ARMY CORPS

Regular Force
Captain J. M. Burn is re-engaged for one year as from
1 December 1967.

EXTRA REGIMENTAL EMPLOYMENT

Territorial Force
Northern Military District Territorial Officers Special Training
Unit
Lieutenant Haddon George Cooper, RNZAC, is transferred
to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Armoured
Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 19 October 1967.

N.Z. CADET CORPS

Ashburton Secondary School Cadets
2nd Lieutenant A. B. Packman, L.T.C.L., to be Lieutenant.
Dated 9 April 1965.

Central Military District Cadet Officers ‘X’ List
Lieutenant Michael John Howard, DIP.AGR., is transferred
to the Reserve of Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet Corps,
in the rank of Lieutenant. Dated 25 August 1967.

Hastings Boys’ High School Cadets
Major Alfred Havelock Benge, E.D., is posted to the Retired
List. Dated 1 October 1967.

Northern Military District Cadet Officers ‘X’ List
Lieutenant Derek Robert Wolff is transferred to the Reserve
of Officers, General List, N.Z. Cadet Corps, in the rank of
Lieutenant. Dated 9 September 1967.

Palmerston North Boys’ High School Cadets
Lieutenant Murray Albert Charles resigns his commission.
Dated 9 October 1967.
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) James
Alexander Linton lapses. Dated 9 October 1967.

Pukekohe High School Cadets
2nd Lieutenant Brian Donald Muir, B.A., resigns his com-
mission. Dated 21 October 1967.

St. Peter’s Maori College Cadets
Lieutenant J. M. Sherry to be acting Captain. Dated
1 October 1967.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

General List
The following Officers are posted to the Retired List:
Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps
Major John Francis Dodson. Dated 30 October 1967.
Lieutenant Robert Gerald Hatchwell. Dated 30 October
1967.
Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment
Major Francis George Heard, T.D. Dated 4 November 1967.
Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps
Captain Ian Calderwood Fleming, M.B., CH.B. Dated
5 November 1967.
Captain Philip William Bruce Lane, M.B., CH.B. Dated
30 October 1967.
Captain Hamish Heathcote McCrostie, M.B., CH.B., M.R.C.O.G.
Dated 30 October 1967.
The Corps of Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Loudon Clacher. Dated
30 October 1967.



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🏛️ Polling Place Locations

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
17 November 1967
Polling Places, Takaro, Terrace End, Brighton Crescent, Kingswood Street, Fitzroy Street, Rainforth Street, Ruahine Street
  • J. R. Hanan, Minister of Justice

🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Army

🛡️ Defence & Military
New Zealand Army, Royal Regiment of NZ Artillery, Royal NZ Armoured Corps, Royal NZ Infantry Regiment, Royal NZ Army Service Corps, Royal NZ Army Medical Corps, Corps of Royal NZ Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, Royal NZ Chaplains Department, Royal NZ Army Education Corps, Royal NZ Nursing Corps, NZ Women's Royal Army Corps, NZ Cadet Corps, Reserve of Officers
41 names identified
  • J. M. Masters (Captain), acting Major, Royal Regiment of NZ Artillery
  • F. E. Page (Lieutenant), Captain, Royal Regiment of NZ Artillery
  • Alastair Barrett Smith (2nd Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve, Royal NZ Armoured Corps
  • S. R. McKeon (Major), acting Lieutenant-Colonel, temp. Lieutenant-Colonel, Royal NZ Infantry Regiment
  • E. Marr (Major), re-engaged, Royal NZ Infantry Regiment
  • J. R. McGregor (Captain), short-service engagement converted, Royal NZ Infantry Regiment
  • A. J. Booth (Lieutenant), temp. Captain, Captain, Royal NZ Infantry Regiment
  • L. E. D. Rosie (Lieutenant), temp. Captain, acting Major, seconded to Tonga Defence Force
  • G. R. Gardner (Lieutenant), temp. Captain, Royal NZ Infantry Regiment
  • M. Howse (2nd Lieutenant), Lieutenant, Royal NZ Infantry Regiment
  • B. S. Standish (2nd Lieutenant), Lieutenant, Royal NZ Infantry Regiment
  • Terence Alfred John O’Regan, 2nd Lieutenant, Royal NZ Infantry Regiment
  • D. T. Weston (2nd Lieutenant), commission confirmed, Royal NZ Army Service Corps
  • Frank Albert Latta, 2nd Lieutenant, Royal NZ Army Service Corps
  • Bernard Joseph Bowen (Temp. Sergeant), 2nd Lieutenant, Royal NZ Army Medical Corps
  • A. K. McMichael (Captain), acting Major, Corps of Royal NZ Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
  • John Graham Thompson (Lieutenant), temp. Captain, posted to Retired List, Captain
  • R. J. Stachurski (Rev.), Chaplain 4th Class, re-engaged, Royal NZ Chaplains Department
  • A. M. Mushet (Rev.), Chaplain 4th Class, re-engaged, Royal NZ Chaplains Department
  • Ian Hamilton Graham (Rev.), Chaplain 4th Class, transferred to Reserve, Royal NZ Chaplains Department
  • B. McWilliams (Captain), temp. Major, Royal NZ Army Education Corps
  • D. M. Paterson (Sister), seconded to Royal New Zealand Air Force, Royal NZ Nursing Corps
  • T. J. Meleisea (Sister), re-engaged, Royal NZ Nursing Corps
  • Charmaine Elizabeth Hamilton, short-service commission, Sister, Royal NZ Nursing Corps
  • J. M. Burn (Captain), re-engaged, NZ Women's Royal Army Corps
  • Haddon George Cooper (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve, Royal NZ Armoured Corps
  • A. B. Packman (2nd Lieutenant), Lieutenant, NZ Cadet Corps
  • Michael John Howard (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve, NZ Cadet Corps
  • Alfred Havelock Benge (Major), posted to Retired List, NZ Cadet Corps
  • Derek Robert Wolff (Lieutenant), transferred to Reserve, NZ Cadet Corps
  • Murray Albert Charles (Lieutenant), resigns commission, NZ Cadet Corps
  • James Alexander Linton (2nd Lieutenant), commission lapses, NZ Cadet Corps
  • Brian Donald Muir (2nd Lieutenant), resigns commission, NZ Cadet Corps
  • J. M. Sherry (Lieutenant), acting Captain, NZ Cadet Corps
  • John Francis Dodson (Major), posted to Retired List, Royal NZ Armoured Corps
  • Robert Gerald Hatchwell (Lieutenant), posted to Retired List, Royal NZ Armoured Corps
  • Francis George Heard (Major), posted to Retired List, Royal NZ Infantry Regiment
  • Ian Calderwood Fleming (Captain), posted to Retired List, Royal NZ Army Medical Corps
  • Philip William Bruce Lane (Captain), posted to Retired List, Royal NZ Army Medical Corps
  • Hamish Heathcote McCrostie (Captain), posted to Retired List, Royal NZ Army Medical Corps
  • Thomas Loudon Clacher (Lieutenant-Colonel), posted to Retired List, Corps of Royal NZ Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

  • His Excellency the Administrator of the Government