3 FEBRUARY

THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE

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Major B. D. Sinclair to be acting Lieutenant Colonel, with effect from 5 January 1977 and temp. Lieutenant Colonel, with effect from 12 January 1977.

Captain William James Baldie is posted to the Retired List, with effect from 2 December 1976.

Lieutenant Robert Phillip Halkett is posted to the Retired List, with effect from 9 December 1976.

P330086 Warrant Officer Class 1 Donald St Clare Stewart is appointed to a commission in the rank of Lieutenant and Quartermaster, with seniority and effect from 3 December 1976.

J37153 Warrant Officer Class 1 Desmond Pihopa Rogers is appointed to a commission in the rank of Lieutenant and Quartermaster, with seniority and effect from 9 December 1976.

Supernumerary List

Major Joseph John Storey is posted to the Retired List, with effect from 25 December 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY SERVICE CORPS

2nd Lieutenant J. P. Masson to be Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 20 December 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY ORDNANCE CORPS

Officer Cadet Richard Joseph Andrew Smith is appointed to a commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), with effect from 3 December 1976.

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

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) and Quartermaster R. Moore to be Captain and Quartermaster, with seniority and effect from 28 July 1976.

Lieutenant and Quartermaster B. J. Manly to be temp. Captain and Quartermaster, with effect from 11 September 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. DENTAL CORPS

Captain Alan Robert Park, B.D.S.(OTAGO), DIP.ORTH., RCS (ENG.), is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Dental Corps, in the rank of Captain, with effect from 1 November 1976.

N.Z. ARMY LEGAL SERVICE

Lieutenant Roger Lewis Howard is transferred from the Territorial Force, with seniority from 13 December 1975 and effect from 13 December 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. NURSING CORPS

Lieutenant K. M. Kearn to be Captain, with seniority and effect from 14 October 1976.

Lieutenant J. V. Carr: with reference to the notice published in the Gazette, No. 109, 21 October 1976, p. 2408, for the words “until 16 February 1981.”, substitute “until 16 March 1981.”

2nd Lieutenant Ronwyn Angela Allen is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps, in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with effect from 11 December 1976.

N.Z. WOMEN’S ROYAL ARMY CORPS

2nd Lieutenant P. M. Hamill to be Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 14 December 1976.

TERRITORIAL FORCE

ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY

16th Field Regiment, RNZA

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. H. M. Allison to be Captain, with seniority and effect from 21 October 1976.

Nicholas Joseph Rea is appointed to a commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), with effect from 19 November 1976.

David John Houghton Rhodes is appointed to a commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) with effect from 19 November 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. INFANTRY REGIMENT

2nd Battalion (Canterbury Nelson Marlborough West Coast) RNZIR.

Lieutenant Roger Lewis Howard is transferred to the Regular Force, with effect from 13 December 1976.

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

2nd Lieutenant Colin Henry Power resigns his commission, with effect from 3 November 1976.

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

Bruce Joseph Tinsley is appointed to a commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.) with effect from 21 July 1976.

Richard Thomas Steele is appointed to a commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant (on prob.), with effect from 14 October 1976.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMY MEDICAL CORPS

2nd (GH) Field Hospital, RNZAMC.

2nd Lieutenant S. W. Beasley to be Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 6 December 1975.

RESERVE OF OFFICERS

GENERAL LIST

The following officers are retired with effect from the dates shown:

Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps

Lieutenant Donald Wilson Laing, 13 December 1976.

2nd Lieutenant John Cranliegh Nuthall, 23 November 1976.

Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment

Major Arnold Alfred King, E.D., 10 December 1976.

Lieutenant David James Laurensen, 13 December 1976.

Lieutenant Terence Alfred John O’Regan, 15 December 1976.

Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps

Lieutenant John Kingston Reeve, M.B., CH.B., 8 December 1976.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of January 1977.

ALLAN MCCREADY, Minister of Defence.

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

PURSUANT to section 35 of the Defence Act 1971, His Excellency the Governor-General has approved the following appointments, promotions, extensions, transfers, resignations, and retirements of officers of the New Zealand Army.

REGULAR FORCE

GRADUATES—ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE, DUNTROON

The following Officer Cadets graduated from the Royal Military College, Duntroon, and are appointed to commissions in the rank of Lieutenant in order and Corps shown, with effect from 15 December 1976:

Mark Stephen Brown-Thomas, Royal N.Z. Armoured Corps.

Michael John Ford, Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment.

Ian James Juno, Royal N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps.

John Maurice Whiting, Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps.

Jeffery George Williams, Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals.

GRADUATES—OFFICER CADET SCHOOL, PORTSEA

The following Officer Cadets graduated from the Officer Cadet School, Portsea, and are appointed to commissions in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant in order and Corps shown, with effect from 11 December 1976:

Jeremiah Mateparae, Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment (with seniority from 11 August 1976).

Matthew David Beattie, Royal N.Z. Artillery.

Wayne Patrick Alexander Clemenger, Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps.

John David Guy Haddleton, Royal N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps.

Edward John Te Waiwai Marshall, Royal N.Z. Infantry Regiment.

Johnathan Veryard Sawyers, Royal N.Z. Army Service Corps.

COLONELS’ LIST

Colonel R. G. Williams, M.B.E., to be Brigadier, and is transferred to the Brigadiers’ List, with seniority and effect from 10 January 1977.

ROYAL REGIMENT OF N.Z. ARTILLERY

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Gerald Martin, M.B.E., is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, General List, Royal Regiment of N.Z. Artillery, in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, with effect from 1 January 1977.

Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. Marett is transferred to the Royal New Zealand Air Force, with effect from 10 January 1977.

ROYAL N.Z. ARMOURED CORPS

2nd Lieutenant A. G. Johnson to be Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 20 December 1976.