✨ Military and Judicial Appointments




THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

No. 4

4th Battalion (Otago and Southland), RNZIR

Graham Callon Ockwell to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 10 December 1968.

6th Battalion (Hauraki), RNZIR

John Claude Halkett to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 10 December 1968.

Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps

Regular Force

Major J. I. Turner is re-engaged until 7 September 1972.
Captain and Quartermaster Roy Kenneth Garner is posted to the Retired List. Dated 27 December 1968.

Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps

Regular Force

Captain (temp. Major) B. T. McMahon, M.B., Ch.B., to be Major. Dated 19 August 1968.
The short-service commission of Lieutenant J. S. Wilson is hereby converted to long service in his present rank and seniority. Dated 15 October 1968.

Supernumerary List

Captain (acting Major) and Quartermaster J. D. Thomson, A.N.Z.I.M., to be temp. Major and Quartermaster. Dated 1 August 1968.

Territorial Force

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) H. J. Weston, M.B., Ch.B., M.R.C.P.(LOND.), F.R.A.C.P., D.C.H., R.C.P.(LOND.), R.C.S.(ENG.), to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Dated 20 November 1968.
Michael Noel Hosking, M.B., Ch.B. (conditionally registered), to be Lieutenant (on prob.), with seniority from 6 May 1966. Dated 6 May 1968.

2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC

Arthur Wesley Kingston McDowell to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 10 December 1968.
Neville Bruce McKenzie to be 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 10 December 1968.

1st Field Ambulance, RNZAMC

Major P. P. E. Savage, E.D., M.B., Ch.B., from the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 1st Field Ambulance, RNZAMC, to be Major, with seniority from 24 November 1967. Dated 21 November 1968.

The Corps of Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers

Regular Force

Captain (temp. Major) and Quartermaster James David Mouat Gerrie is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, The Corps of Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, in the rank of Major and Quartermaster. Dated 1 January 1969.

Royal N.Z. Dental Corps

Regular Force

Lieutenant Alan Graham Simpson, B.D.S., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Dental Corps, in the rank of Lieutenant, for a minimum period of 3 years. Dated 18 January 1969.

Royal N.Z. Army Education Corps

Colonel Commandant

Lieutenant-Colonel S. H. Johnson, E.D., Retired List, is appointed Colonel Commandant, RNZAEC, for a period of 4 years. Dated 12 December 1968.

Regular Force

Brian Stanley Coomber is granted a commission in the Regular Force for an initial period of 3 years in the rank of Captain, with seniority from 6 January 1964. Dated 6 January 1969.

Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps

Regular Force

Sister (temp. Charge Sister) C. F. Jacobson is re-engaged for the period 22 January 1969 to 30 June 1969.
Sister K. D. Clark is seconded to the Royal New Zealand Air Force. Dated 1 December 1968.

Territorial Force

Sister (temp. Charge Sister) Lenora Joyce Keys, 1st Casualty Clearing Station, RNZAMC, is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps, in the rank of Charge Sister. Dated 25 November 1968.

N.Z. Women's Royal Army Corps

Regular Force

Prudence Kirsten Bent is appointed to a commission in the Regular Force for an initial period of 2 years in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 6 January 1969.
Katherine Christine Gilbert, B.A., is appointed to a commission in the Regular Force for an initial period of 2 years in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.). Dated 6 January 1969.

Extra Regimental Employment

Territorial Force

Headquarters, 3rd Infantry Brigade Group
Captain Bernard Leslie Redshaw, R.N.Z. Sigs., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals, in the rank of Captain. Dated 1 November 1968.

N.Z. Cadet Corps

King's College Cadets

The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) Ian Stewart Geoffrey Foster, B.A., lapses. Dated 8 November 1968.

Rotorua Boys' High School Cadets

Captain Charles Keith Edge is posted to the Retired List. Dated 6 December 1968.

Reserve of Officers

Regimental List

1st Field Ambulance, RNZAMC
Captain Ronald Graham Stephens, M.B., Ch.B., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps, in the rank of Captain. Dated 25 October 1968.

General List

Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery
Captain James Graham McClennan is posted to the Retired List. Dated 11 August 1968.
Captain Thomas Alfred Noel Vine is posted to the Retired List. Dated 18 December 1968.

Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals
Lieutenant Allan Geoffrey Mills is posted to the Retired List. Dated 19 December 1968.

Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps
Charge Sister Margaret Ellen Haverfield (nΓ©e Jones) is posted to the Retired List. Dated 10 December 1968.


David Thomson, Minister of Defence.


Crown Solicitor Appointed

His Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased to appoint Thomas Murray Thorp, Esquire, of Gisborne, Barrister, to be Crown Solicitor at Gisborne during the illness of James Gould Nolan, Esquire, Crown Solicitor.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of January 1969.

J. R. HANAN, Attorney-General.


Temporary Judge of the Supreme Court Appointed

His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen, has been pleased to appoint The Hon. Arthur Lance Tompkins, of Wellington, to be a temporary Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, for a period of one calendar month from and inclusive of the 1st day of February 1969.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of December 1968.

J. R. HANAN, Minister of Justice.



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πŸ›‘οΈ Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Army (continued from previous page)

πŸ›‘οΈ Defence & Military
21 January 1969
Military appointments, promotions, transfers, resignations, retirements
29 names identified
  • Graham Callon Ockwell, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • John Claude Halkett, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • J. I. Turner (Major), Re-engaged until 7 September 1972
  • Roy Kenneth Garner (Captain and Quartermaster), Posted to the Retired List
  • B. T. McMahon (Captain (temp. Major)), Promoted to Major
  • J. S. Wilson (Lieutenant), Short-service commission converted to long service
  • J. D. Thomson (Captain (acting Major) and Quartermaster), Promoted to temp. Major and Quartermaster
  • H. J. Weston (Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel)), Promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel
  • Michael Noel Hosking, Promoted to Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • Arthur Wesley Kingston McDowell, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • Neville Bruce McKenzie, Promoted to 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • P. P. E. Savage (Major), Transferred to Major, with seniority from 24 November 1967
  • James David Mouat Gerrie (Captain (temp. Major) and Quartermaster), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List
  • Alan Graham Simpson (Lieutenant), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List
  • S. H. Johnson (Lieutenant-Colonel), Appointed Colonel Commandant
  • Brian Stanley Coomber, Granted a commission in the Regular Force
  • C. F. Jacobson (Sister (temp. Charge Sister)), Re-engaged for the period 22 January 1969 to 30 June 1969
  • K. D. Clark (Sister), Seconded to the Royal New Zealand Air Force
  • Lenora Joyce Keys (Sister (temp. Charge Sister)), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List
  • Prudence Kirsten Bent, Appointed to a commission in the Regular Force
  • Katherine Christine Gilbert, Appointed to a commission in the Regular Force
  • Bernard Leslie Redshaw (Captain), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List
  • Ian Stewart Geoffrey Foster (2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)), Commission lapses
  • Charles Keith Edge (Captain), Posted to the Retired List
  • Ronald Graham Stephens (Captain), Transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List
  • James Graham McClennan (Captain), Posted to the Retired List
  • Thomas Alfred Noel Vine (Captain), Posted to the Retired List
  • Allan Geoffrey Mills (Lieutenant), Posted to the Retired List
  • Margaret Ellen Haverfield (Charge Sister), Posted to the Retired List

  • David Thomson, Minister of Defence

βš–οΈ Appointment of Crown Solicitor

βš–οΈ Justice & Law Enforcement
23 January 1969
Crown Solicitor, Appointment, Gisborne
  • Thomas Murray Thorp (Esquire), Appointed Crown Solicitor at Gisborne

  • J. R. Hanan, Attorney-General

βš–οΈ Appointment of Temporary Judge of the Supreme Court

βš–οΈ Justice & Law Enforcement
16 December 1968
Temporary Judge, Supreme Court, Appointment
  • Arthur Lance Tompkins (The Hon.), Appointed temporary Judge of the Supreme Court

  • J. R. Hanan, Minister of Justice