β¨ Military Personnel Updates
6 NOVEMBER
ENGINEER BRANCH
Promotion
Flying Officer (temp. Flight Lieutenant) N. G. Munro
to be Flight Lieutenant with seniority from 6 September
1973 and effect from 1 July 1975.
Transfer to Retired List
Squadron Leader Eric William Metcalf, B.E.M., is transferred
to the Retired List "A" with effect from 18 October
1974.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH
Promotion
Special Duties Division
Flight Lieutenant R. Edwards, M.N.Z.I.C.W., to be Squadron
Leader with seniority and effect from 4 September 1975.
Transfer to Reserve
Special Duties Division
Flight Lieutenant Peter James William Strugnell is transferred
to the Reserve of Air Force Officers until 16 September
1979 with effect from 17 September 1975.
WOMEN'S ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE
Extension of Commission
The commission of Section Officer V. M. Marett is extended
to 3 April 1976.
TERRITORIAL AIR FORCE
GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH
Promotion
Pilot Officer C. J. Collier to be Flying Officer with seniority
and effect from 24 September 1974.
ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPLY BRANCH
Extension of Commission
Special Duties Division
The commission of Flight Lieutenant G. M. Smith is
extended to 7 July 1980, to be followed by 4 years on the
Reserve of Air Force Officers.
RESERVE OF AIR FORCE OFFICERS
Extensions of Commission
The commission of Flight Lieutenant R. M. Sinclair is
extended to 1 August 1979.
The commission of Flight Lieutenant G. C. Trethewey
is extended to 7 January 1979.
The commission of Flight Lieutenant L. N. Mitchell is
extended to 1 August 1980.
Retirements
The following officers are retired with effect from the
dates shown:
Flight Lieutenant Harold Hamon Blampied, D.F.C., 12 Sep-
tember 1975.
Flight Lieutenant Herbert Charles Plank, 7 September 1975.
Flying Officer Charles Alexander George, 31 August 1975.
Flying Officer Robert James Benton, 27 September 1975.
AIR TRAINING CORPS
Consequent to the implementation of the Defence Act 1971
the following Air Training Corps Officers are retired with
effect from the dates shown below, at which appointment to
commission expired, with a view to reappointment to cadet
commissions in the New Zealand Cadet Forces:
Squadron Leader Martin David Burns, MBE, 30 March 1974.
Squadron Leader Vernon Leslie Alexander Powell, 29
November 1973.
Squadron Leader Denton Norman Tyler, 30 March 1973.
Squadron Leader Alfred Dennis Mehlhopt, 30 March 1973.
Squadron Leader Stuart Ross McRobie, 30 March 1973.
Squadron Leader Brian Keith Plowright, 30 March 1973.
Squadron Leader Donald Trevor Hunt, 31 March 1973.
Squadron Leader Francis Ross Godwin, 30 March 1973.
Squadron Leader Arnold Morris Askew, 12 March 1973.
Flight Lieutenant Maxwell Francis Brister, 28 June 1973.
Flight Lieutenant Leslie James Stringer, 30 March 1974.
Flight Lieutenant Robert McMahon Black, 30 March 1973.
Flight Lieutenant (temp. Squadron Leader) Graham Andrew
Church, 31 March 1973.
Flight Lieutenant (temp. Squadron Leader) Reginald Davis
Woollard, 4 March 1973.
Flight Lieutenant Lawrence William Kemble, 17 May 1970.
Flight Lieutenant (temp. Squadron Leader) Clifford James
Stratton, 21 May 1974.
Flight Lieutenant Allen James Lowry, 21 May 1974.
Flight Lieutenant Alfred Leonard Downing, 23 June 1971.
Flight Lieutenant William Gordon Paterson, 26 April 1973.
Flight Lieutenant John Campbell Pattie, 29 May 1974.
Flight Lieutenant Richard Alexander Whyte, 30 March 1974.
Flight Lieutenant Alwyn Erasmus Boyd, 19 August 1973.
Flight Lieutenant William John Wells, 27 August 1973.
Flight Lieutenant Murray John Charles Lind, 2 September
1973.
Flight Lieutenant John Ledingham McIlroy, 9 January 1973.
Flight Lieutenant (temp. Squadron Leader) Raymond
Andrew Reekie, 26 November 1973.
Flight Lieutenant Edward Thomas Hamill, 29 January 1975.
Flight Lieutenant Peter James Boyd, 5 February 1975.
Flight Lieutenant John Barnett Lockett, 20 March 1974.
Flight Lieutenant Neville Edward Warsaw, 27 April 1972.
Flight Lieutenant Graham Barry Wright Wangford, 12 May
1974.
Flight Lieutenant Richard Albert Patston, 10 July 1974.
Flight Lieutenant (temp. Squadron Leader) John Allison
Whelan, 30 March 1973.
Flight Lieutenant Ernest Joseph Abraham, 22 March 1973.
Flight Lieutenant John Dobson Irving, 25 September 1974.
Flight Lieutenant Robert Kerr Yule, 10 August 1973.
Flying Officer Michael James Fairgray, 7 February 1973.
Flying Officer James Walter Findlay, 26 July 1972.
Flying Officer Travis Life King, 29 October 1972.
Flying Officer Herbert Grant Longley, 26 November 1972.
Flying Officer Nigel Douglas Mouat, 4 February 1973.
Flying Officer Peter Childerhouse, 10 July 1973.
Flying Officer Ian Campbell Reynolds, 22 February 1973.
Flying Officer Ian Gareth Spicer, 12 March 1973.
Flying Officer Evan Cameron McFarlane, 25 March 1972.
Flying Officer Clive Basil Cleland, 7 April 1973.
Flying Officer Malcolm Russell Campbell, 21 August 1973.
Flying Officer Derek McClement Williams, 20 August 1973.
Flying Officer Malcolm Tait McLean, 31 May 1971.
Flying Officer John Gordon Sinclair, 6 June 1973.
Flying Officer Ian Floyd Paterson, 9 October 1972.
Flying Officer Kevin John Dey, 8 February 1973.
Flying Officer Neil James Fitzsimmons, 16 September 1973.
Flying Officer (temp. Flight Lieutenant) Allan Edward
Shea, 23 September 1974.
Flying Officer Thomas Clifton Walsh, 9 December 1973.
Flying Officer Peter Joseph Dobson, 22 January 1974.
Flying Officer (temp. Flight Lieutenant) Russell Walsingham
Brown, 12 May 1973.
Flying Officer Rodney George Trott, 20 January 1974.
Flying Officer Graham Maurice Hider, 21 November 1974.
Flying Officer Wayne Leslie Buckingham, 21 February 1974.
Flying Officer Robert Arthur Oddy, 22 January 1975.
Flying Officer Ronald Keith Hope, 23 August 1974.
Flying Officer Malcolm Peter Walker, 22 August 1974.
Flying Officer (temp. Flight Lieutenant) Alan Edward
Anderson, 13 October 1973.
Pilot Officer Christopher Horton Bennetts, 17 September
1972.
Pilot Officer Colin Allan Hastie, 19 September 1972.
Pilot Officer Gavin William Robins, 16 March 1972.
Pilot Officer Bruce Arthur John Hirtzell, 16 February 1971.
Pilot Officer Peter Mintorn Vaughan, 30 May 1971.
Pilot Officer Ross McEwan Evans, 31 May 1971.
Pilot Officer Howard Jackson Wall, 4 July 1971.
Pilot Officer Robert Patrick Byrne, 16 May 1971.
Pilot Officer James Stuart Rogerson, 5 March 1971.
Pilot Officer Bruce Stanley Milner, 26 September 1971.
Pilot Officer John Peter Cheeseman, 2 October 1971.
Pilot Officer Reginald Walter Fleet, 25 October 1971.
Pilot Officer Harold Alan Clark, 21 November 1971.
Pilot Officer John Petrie Dallas, 22 November 1971.
Pilot Officer James Alfred Kennedy, 28 November 1971.
Pilot Officer Garrick Keith Andrews, 31 January 1972.
Pilot Officer Robert John Tritt, 14 February 1972.
Pilot Officer Bryan Joseph Spencer, 26 February 1971.
Pilot Officer Owen Keith Stensness, 7 March 1971.
Pilot Officer Neil Leonard West, 5 May 1971.
Pilot Officer Douglas Thomas Francis Finlay, 27 May 1971.
Pilot Officer Evan Geoffrey Spittle, 17 August 1971.
Pilot Officer Michael Wallace Duncan, 17 September 1971.
Pilot Officer Garrick Neville Carter, 6 May 1971.
Pilot Officer Richard Kent Moody, 20 January 1971.
Dated at Wellington this 21st day of October 1975.
W. A. FRASER, Minister of Defence.
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Appointments, Promotions, Extensions, Transfers, Resignations, and Retirements of Officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
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π‘οΈ Defence & Military21 October 1975
military appointments, promotions, transfers, resignations, retirements, Royal New Zealand Air Force
103 names identified
- N. G. Munro (Flying Officer), Promoted to Flight Lieutenant
- Eric William Metcalf (Squadron Leader), Transferred to Retired List
- R. Edwards (Flight Lieutenant), Promoted to Squadron Leader
- Peter James William Strugnell (Flight Lieutenant), Transferred to Reserve
- V. M. Marett (Section Officer), Commission extended
- C. J. Collier (Pilot Officer), Promoted to Flying Officer
- G. M. Smith (Flight Lieutenant), Commission extended
- R. M. Sinclair (Flight Lieutenant), Commission extended
- G. C. Trethewey (Flight Lieutenant), Commission extended
- L. N. Mitchell (Flight Lieutenant), Commission extended
- Harold Hamon Blampied (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Herbert Charles Plank (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Charles Alexander George (Flying Officer), Retired
- Robert James Benton (Flying Officer), Retired
- Martin David Burns (Squadron Leader), Retired
- Vernon Leslie Alexander Powell (Squadron Leader), Retired
- Denton Norman Tyler (Squadron Leader), Retired
- Alfred Dennis Mehlhopt (Squadron Leader), Retired
- Stuart Ross McRobie (Squadron Leader), Retired
- Brian Keith Plowright (Squadron Leader), Retired
- Donald Trevor Hunt (Squadron Leader), Retired
- Francis Ross Godwin (Squadron Leader), Retired
- Arnold Morris Askew (Squadron Leader), Retired
- Maxwell Francis Brister (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Leslie James Stringer (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Robert McMahon Black (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Graham Andrew Church (Flight Lieutenant (temp. Squadron Leader)), Retired
- Reginald Davis Woollard (Flight Lieutenant (temp. Squadron Leader)), Retired
- Lawrence William Kemble (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Clifford James Stratton (Flight Lieutenant (temp. Squadron Leader)), Retired
- Allen James Lowry (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Alfred Leonard Downing (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- William Gordon Paterson (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- John Campbell Pattie (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Richard Alexander Whyte (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Alwyn Erasmus Boyd (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- William John Wells (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Murray John Charles Lind (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- John Ledingham McIlroy (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Raymond Andrew Reekie (Flight Lieutenant (temp. Squadron Leader)), Retired
- Edward Thomas Hamill (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Peter James Boyd (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- John Barnett Lockett (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Neville Edward Warsaw (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Graham Barry Wright Wangford (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Richard Albert Patston (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- John Allison Whelan (Flight Lieutenant (temp. Squadron Leader)), Retired
- Ernest Joseph Abraham (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- John Dobson Irving (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Robert Kerr Yule (Flight Lieutenant), Retired
- Michael James Fairgray (Flying Officer), Retired
- James Walter Findlay (Flying Officer), Retired
- Travis Life King (Flying Officer), Retired
- Herbert Grant Longley (Flying Officer), Retired
- Nigel Douglas Mouat (Flying Officer), Retired
- Peter Childerhouse (Flying Officer), Retired
- Ian Campbell Reynolds (Flying Officer), Retired
- Ian Gareth Spicer (Flying Officer), Retired
- Evan Cameron McFarlane (Flying Officer), Retired
- Clive Basil Cleland (Flying Officer), Retired
- Malcolm Russell Campbell (Flying Officer), Retired
- Derek McClement Williams (Flying Officer), Retired
- Malcolm Tait McLean (Flying Officer), Retired
- John Gordon Sinclair (Flying Officer), Retired
- Ian Floyd Paterson (Flying Officer), Retired
- Kevin John Dey (Flying Officer), Retired
- Neil James Fitzsimmons (Flying Officer), Retired
- Allan Edward Shea (Flying Officer (temp. Flight Lieutenant)), Retired
- Thomas Clifton Walsh (Flying Officer), Retired
- Peter Joseph Dobson (Flying Officer), Retired
- Russell Walsingham Brown (Flying Officer (temp. Flight Lieutenant)), Retired
- Rodney George Trott (Flying Officer), Retired
- Graham Maurice Hider (Flying Officer), Retired
- Wayne Leslie Buckingham (Flying Officer), Retired
- Robert Arthur Oddy (Flying Officer), Retired
- Ronald Keith Hope (Flying Officer), Retired
- Malcolm Peter Walker (Flying Officer), Retired
- Alan Edward Anderson (Flying Officer (temp. Flight Lieutenant)), Retired
- Christopher Horton Bennetts (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Colin Allan Hastie (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Gavin William Robins (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Bruce Arthur John Hirtzell (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Peter Mintorn Vaughan (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Ross McEwan Evans (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Howard Jackson Wall (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Robert Patrick Byrne (Pilot Officer), Retired
- James Stuart Rogerson (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Bruce Stanley Milner (Pilot Officer), Retired
- John Peter Cheeseman (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Reginald Walter Fleet (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Harold Alan Clark (Pilot Officer), Retired
- John Petrie Dallas (Pilot Officer), Retired
- James Alfred Kennedy (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Garrick Keith Andrews (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Robert John Tritt (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Bryan Joseph Spencer (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Owen Keith Stensness (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Neil Leonard West (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Douglas Thomas Francis Finlay (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Evan Geoffrey Spittle (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Michael Wallace Duncan (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Garrick Neville Carter (Pilot Officer), Retired
- Richard Kent Moody (Pilot Officer), Retired
- W. A. Fraser, Minister of Defence