Military Personnel Changes




21 NOVEMBER THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE 2637

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS
Captain Peter Owen Beale is posted to the Retired List with effect from 18 September 1974.
Lieutenant (acting Captain) N. A. Philp to be temp. Captain with effect from 16 September 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS
Supernumerary List
Captain and Quartermaster Hector Searle McLachlan is posted to the Retired List with effect from 6 November 1974.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
Captain and Quartermaster R. S. Bennett to be temp. Major and Quartermaster with effect from 20 August 1974.
N36858 Warrant Officer Class II Brian John Manley is appointed to a Regular Commission in the rank of Lieutenant and Quartermaster with seniority and effect from 11 September 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS
Major (temp. Lieutenant Colonel) T. C. Satchell, B.D.S., D.D.P.H., to be Lieutenant Colonel with seniority and effect from 20 January 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS’ DEPARTMENT
Chaplain 4th Class G. S. Smith (Salvation Army) to be Chaplain 3rd Class with seniority and effect from 1 September 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
Charge Sister C. A. Sims is re-engaged until 2 November 1976.
Sister E. G. McLeod to be temp. Charge Sister with effect from 1 May 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY EDUCATION CORPS
Captain C. K. Adams is re-engaged until 4 October 1976.
Lieutenant L. McC. Gray, B.A., to be Captain with seniority and effect from 30 June 1974.

N.Z. WOMEN’S ROYAL ARMY CORPS
Captain P. K. Wells is re-engaged until 5 October 1975.

TERRITORIAL FORCE
ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY
3rd Field Regiment, RNZA
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) Rodger William Thompstone lapses with effect from 29 August 1974.
4th (G) Medium Battery, RNZA
Captain C. G. Rice to be temp. Major with effect from 17 July 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS
Queen Alexandra’s (Waikato/Wellington East Coast) Squadron, RNZAC
2nd Lieutenant Brian John Cassin resigns his commission with effect from 1 May 1974.

THE CORPS OF ROYAL N.Z. ENGINEERS
3rd Field Squadron, RNZE
2nd Lieutenant Graeme Ronald Keen resigns his commission with effect from 16 September 1974.
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) F. L. S. Galloway is confirmed, with effect from 21 November 1972.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY REGIMENT
2nd Battalion (Canterbury Nelson Marlborough West Coast), RNZIR
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) John Claude Halkett resigns his commission with effect from 1 October 1974.
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) P. H. Marston is confirmed with effect from 25 February 1973.
3rd Battalion (Auckland (Countess of Ranfurly’s Own) and Northland), RNZIR
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) Phillip Warren Scott lapses with effect from 10 September 1974.
Colin Henry Power is appointed to a commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) with effect from 7 February 1974.
Desmond John Daley is appointed to a commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) with effect from 31 July 1974.
5th Battalion (Wellington West Coast and Taranaki), RNZIR
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Harvey Winston Fewings is transferred to the Regular Force with effect from 9 October 1974.

N.Z. SPECIAL AIR SERVICE
Captain Peter Stephen Sullivan is transferred to the Regular Force with effect from 1 October 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS
3rd Transport Company (General Transport), RNZASC
Lieutenant John McDonald Coote is transferred to the Reserve of Officers Regimental List, 3rd Transport Company (General Transport), RNZASC, in his present rank and seniority, with effect from 27 August 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS
1st Casualty Clearing Station, RNZAMC
John Seymour Chapman-Smith, M.B., CH.B., is appointed to a commission in the rank of Captain with seniority and effect from 20 September 1974.
2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC
Lieutenant D. J. McHaffie, M.B., CH.B., to be Captain with seniority from 29 December 1972, and effect from 8 July 1974.
3rd Field Ambulance, RNZAMC
Captain Christopher John Rowland Feltham, M.B., CH.B., M.R.A.C.R., is posted to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 3rd Field Ambulance, RNZAMC, in his present rank and seniority with effect from 24 August 1974.
Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. C. Flanagan to be Captain with seniority and effect from 22 April 1974.
Lieutenant K. L. Lynn, M.B. CH.B., is posted to the Reserve of Officers Regimental List, 3rd Field Ambulance, RNZAMC, in his present rank and seniority with effect from 5 August 1974.
Lieutenant John Brian Kenny, M.B., CH.B., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Regimental List, 3rd Field Ambulance, RNZAMC, in his present rank and seniority, with effect from 5 August 1974.
Michael John Borrie is appointed to a commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) with effect from 6 September 1974.
University Medical Unit, RNZAMC
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) N. S. Pattison, B.SC., is confirmed with effect from 31 March 1974.
The commission of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) Vincent John Murphy lapses with effect from 4 July 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. CHAPLAINS’ DEPARTMENT
Chaplain 3rd Class Neil Gordon Churcher (Presbyterian) is posted to the Retired List with effect from 1 April 1974.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS
Sister Elizabeth Jill Penny, 2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC, resigns her commission with effect from 10 September 1974.
Jan Marjorie Grant is appointed to a commission in the rank of Sister with seniority from 15 August 1971 and effect from 15 August 1974.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS
Regimental List
7th Battalion (Wellington (City of Wellington’s Own) and Hawke’s Bay) RNZIR
Captain (temp. Major) Bruce Johnson, E.D., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment, in the rank of Captain, with effect from 1 October 1974.
2nd General Hospital, RNZAMC
Captain John Campbell Barrett, M.B., CH.B., F.F.A.R.A.C.S., is posted to the Retired List with effect from 1 October 1974.

General List
The following officers are posted to the Retired List with effect from the dates shown:
Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery
Captain Alfred Clinton Lyall, 21 September 1974.
The Corps of Royal N.Z. Engineers
Captain David Leicester Steven, 6 October 1974.
Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals
Captain David William Barr, 16 July 1974.
Royal N.Z. Dental Corps
Captain Harold Brian Foster Harris, B.D.S., 5 October 1974.
N.Z. Army Pay Corps
Lieutenant Alex Gowan Taylor, 4 October 1974.



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🛡️ Appointments, Promotions, Extensions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the New Zealand Army (continued from previous page)

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Army officers, Appointments, Promotions, Transfers, Retirements, Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps, Corps of Royal N.Z. Engineers, Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment
44 names identified
  • Peter Owen Beale (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • N. A. Philp (Lieutenant (acting Captain)), Promoted to temp. Captain
  • Hector Searle McLachlan (Captain and Quartermaster), Posted to Retired List
  • R. S. Bennett (Captain and Quartermaster), Promoted to temp. Major and Quartermaster
  • Brian John Manley (Warrant Officer Class II), Appointed to Regular Commission as Lieutenant and Quartermaster
  • T. C. Satchell (Major (temp. Lieutenant Colonel)), Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
  • G. S. Smith (Chaplain 4th Class), Promoted to Chaplain 3rd Class
  • C. A. Sims (Charge Sister), Re-engaged
  • E. G. McLeod (Sister), Promoted to temp. Charge Sister
  • C. K. Adams (Captain), Re-engaged
  • L. McC. Gray (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain
  • P. K. Wells (Captain), Re-engaged
  • Rodger William Thompstone (2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)), Commission lapses
  • C. G. Rice (Captain), Promoted to temp. Major
  • Brian John Cassin (2nd Lieutenant), Resigns commission
  • Graeme Ronald Keen (2nd Lieutenant), Resigns commission
  • F. L. S. Galloway (2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)), Commission confirmed
  • John Claude Halkett (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Resigns commission
  • P. H. Marston (2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)), Commission confirmed
  • Phillip Warren Scott (2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)), Commission lapses
  • Colin Henry Power, Appointed to commission as 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • Desmond John Daley, Appointed to commission as 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • Harvey Winston Fewings (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Transferred to Regular Force
  • Peter Stephen Sullivan (Captain), Transferred to Regular Force
  • John McDonald Coote (Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Officers Regimental List
  • John Seymour Chapman-Smith, Appointed to commission as Captain
  • D. J. McHaffie (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain
  • Christopher John Rowland Feltham (Captain), Posted to Reserve of Officers
  • J. C. Flanagan (Lieutenant (temp. Captain)), Promoted to Captain
  • K. L. Lynn (Lieutenant), Posted to Reserve of Officers Regimental List
  • John Brian Kenny (Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve of Officers Regimental List
  • Michael John Borrie, Appointed to commission as 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)
  • N. S. Pattison (2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)), Commission confirmed
  • Vincent John Murphy (2nd Lieutenant (on prob.)), Commission lapses
  • Neil Gordon Churcher (Chaplain 3rd Class), Posted to Retired List
  • Elizabeth Jill Penny (Sister), Resigns commission
  • Jan Marjorie Grant, Appointed to commission as Sister
  • Bruce Johnson (Captain (temp. Major)), Transferred to Reserve of Officers, General List
  • John Campbell Barrett (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • Alfred Clinton Lyall (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • David Leicester Steven (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • David William Barr (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • Harold Brian Foster Harris (Captain), Posted to Retired List
  • Alex Gowan Taylor (Lieutenant), Posted to Retired List