✨ Military Appointments and Promotions
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2nd Lieutenant S.L. Mills to be Lieutenant with seniority and effect from 17 December 1994.
Royal N.Z. Army Medical Corps
Colonel Commandant
Colonel P.N. Leslie, O.B.E., E.D., Retired List, is appointed Colonel Commandant, RNZAMC, for a period of 4 years with effect from 1 July 1995, vice Brigadier B.T. McMahon, O.B.E., Retired List.
Major J.G. Walkinshaw is transferred from the SSL of the Army Reserve on a fixed engagement of 2 years in his present rank, with seniority from 10 August 1990 and effect from 13 June 1995.
Lieutenant C.P. Mitchell to be Captain with seniority and effect from 20 December 1994.
Bernadette Clare Cole is appointed to commission on a fixed engagement of 3 years in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 13 March 1994 and effect from 13 March 1995.
2nd Lieutenant M.C. de Vries is transferred to the Army Reserve, General List of Officers, with effect from 13 February 1995, and to the Territorial Force with effect from 20 March 1995.
Royal N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps
Lieutenant Colonel L.J. Gardiner, B.A.(MIL.) to be Colonel with seniority from 1 July 1994, effect from 6 March 1995 and is transferred to the Colonels’ List.
Major R.M.S. Johnston, B.A.(MIL.), M.SC.(HONS) to be acting Lieutenant Colonel with effect from 13 December 1993 and Lieutenant Colonel with seniority and effect from 21 December 1993.
Major N.A. Hitchings is transferred from the SSL of the Army Reserve on a fixed engagement of 3 years in his present rank, with seniority from 29 May 1991 and effect from 29 May 1995.
Acting Major C.A. Tarrant relinquishes her acting rank with effect from 17 March 1995.
The following Captain and Quartermasters to be acting Major and Quartermaster with effect from 21 December 1994:
L.D. Murch
J.K. Weeds
Lieutenant and Quartermaster J.P. Fletcher to be Captain and Quartermaster with seniority from 16 September 1994 and effect from 23 November 1994.
2nd Lieutenant R.W. Gillies to be Lieutenant with seniority and effect from 17 June 1995.
The Corps of Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers
Captain S.G. Odell, B.E.(MECH.), N.Z.C.E., to be acting Major with effect from 23 December 1994.
Acting Major S.W. Watson relinquishes his acting rank with effect from 26 May 1994; to be acting Major with effect from 23 December 1994.
The following are transferred to the Army Reserve, General List of Officers, with effect from the date shown:
Captain Kenneth Bernhard Pettigrew, 3 March 1995
Lieutenant Jason Dean Vlaar, 17 February 1995
Christopher Robert Bourne, B.A., is appointed to commission on a fixed engagement of 3 years in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 9 January 1995.
Royal N.Z. Dental Corps
Colonel Commandant
Lieutenant Colonel J.A.A. Hood, E.D., Retired List, is appointed Colonel Commandant, RNZDC, for a period of 4 years with effect from 1 April 1995, vice Colonel J.A. McArthur, O.B.E., Retired List.
The following are transferred to the Army Reserve, General List of Officers, with effect from the date shown:
Major Gary Ewart Mitchelmore, B.D.S., 17 February 1995
Captain Susan Pamela Church, B.D.S., 6 March 1995
Captain L. Caulton, B.D.S., is re-engaged until 1 June 1996.
Lieutenant and Quartermaster Allan Ross McLean is transferred to the Army Reserve, General List of Officers, with effect from 31 May 1995.
Royal N.Z. Chaplains’ Department
The following are transferred to the Army Reserve, General List of Officers, with effect from the date shown:
Chaplain Class II Ian David Hanley, 18 May 1995
Chaplain Class III Kenneth David Baker, B.SC., DIP.ED., B.TH., 28 February 1995
Chaplain Class III J.E. Scutter, O.B.E., is transferred from the SSL of the Army Reserve on a fixed engagement of 2 years in the rank of Chaplain Class II, with seniority and effect from 17 May 1995.
Chaplain Class IV S.M. Warner, B.A., B.TH., to be Chaplain Class III with seniority from 14 September 1994 and effect from 5 April 1995.
Chaplain Class IV W.T. Gray is re-engaged until 5 February 1997.
N.Z. Army Legal Service
Pilot Officer Francesco Alessandro Conte, LL.B., RNZAF, is transferred to the Regular Force in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 17 October 1991 and effect from 6 March 1995.
Royal N.Z. Military Police
Corporal David James Murphy is appointed to commission in the rank of 2nd Lieutenant, with seniority and effect from 25 February 1995.
Royal N.Z. Army Education Corps
Lieutenant Colonel Janet Barbara Turner, B.A., DIP.BUS.STUDIES, is transferred to the Army Reserve, General List of Officers, with effect from 8 May 1995.
Acting Lieutenant Colonel A.J. Morris, B.ED., to be Lieutenant Colonel with seniority from 1 May 1995 and effect from 21 June 1995.
Captain Paul Gregory Garner is transferred to the Army Reserve, General List of Officers, with effect from 24 April 1995.
Lieutenant C.A. Reid, B.ED., DIP.TCHG., to be Captain with seniority and effect from 8 November 1994.
Sergeant Karen Denise Millner is appointed to commission in the rank of Lieutenant, with seniority from 8 May 1992 and effect from 26 May 1995.
The seniority of 2nd Lieutenant R.H. Stott, B.SC.(HONS), is antedated to 9 January 1993 with effect from 16 June 1995.
Royal N.Z. Nursing Corps
Major Nia Karen Carter is transferred to the Army Reserve, General List of Officers, with effect from 3 April 1995.
Acting Major S. Chambers to be Major with seniority from 16 December 1994 and effect from 8 March 1995.
Captain Brenda Karen Baker is transferred to the Army Reserve.
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42 names identified
- S.L. Mills (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
- P.N. Leslie (Colonel), Appointed Colonel Commandant
- B.T. McMahon (Brigadier), Replaced as Colonel Commandant
- J.G. Walkinshaw (Major), Transferred from Army Reserve
- C.P. Mitchell (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain
- Bernadette Clare Cole, Appointed to commission
- M.C. de Vries (2nd Lieutenant), Transferred to Army Reserve
- L.J. Gardiner (Lieutenant Colonel), Promoted to Colonel
- R.M.S. Johnston (Major), Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
- N.A. Hitchings (Major), Transferred from Army Reserve
- C.A. Tarrant (Acting Major), Relinquished acting rank
- L.D. Murch, Promoted to acting Major
- J.K. Weeds, Promoted to acting Major
- J.P. Fletcher (Lieutenant and Quartermaster), Promoted to Captain and Quartermaster
- R.W. Gillies (2nd Lieutenant), Promoted to Lieutenant
- S.G. Odell (Captain), Promoted to acting Major
- S.W. Watson (Acting Major), Relinquished acting rank
- Kenneth Bernhard Pettigrew (Captain), Transferred to Army Reserve
- Jason Dean Vlaar (Lieutenant), Transferred to Army Reserve
- Christopher Robert Bourne, Appointed to commission
- J.A.A. Hood (Lieutenant Colonel), Appointed Colonel Commandant
- J.A. McArthur (Colonel), Replaced as Colonel Commandant
- Gary Ewart Mitchelmore (Major), Transferred to Army Reserve
- Susan Pamela Church (Captain), Transferred to Army Reserve
- L. Caulton (Captain), Re-engaged
- Allan Ross McLean (Lieutenant and Quartermaster), Transferred to Army Reserve
- Ian David Hanley (Chaplain Class II), Transferred to Army Reserve
- Kenneth David Baker (Chaplain Class III), Transferred to Army Reserve
- J.E. Scutter (Chaplain Class III), Transferred from Army Reserve
- S.M. Warner (Chaplain Class IV), Promoted to Chaplain Class III
- W.T. Gray (Chaplain Class IV), Re-engaged
- Francesco Alessandro Conte (Pilot Officer), Transferred to Regular Force
- David James Murphy (Corporal), Appointed to commission
- Janet Barbara Turner (Lieutenant Colonel), Transferred to Army Reserve
- A.J. Morris (Acting Lieutenant Colonel), Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
- Paul Gregory Garner (Captain), Transferred to Army Reserve
- C.A. Reid (Lieutenant), Promoted to Captain
- Karen Denise Millner (Sergeant), Appointed to commission
- R.H. Stott (2nd Lieutenant), Seniority antedated
- Nia Karen Carter (Major), Transferred to Army Reserve
- S. Chambers (Acting Major), Promoted to Major
- Brenda Karen Baker (Captain), Transferred to Army Reserve