THE N.Z. FORCES

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2672, 19 January 1916, Page 6

THE N.Z. FORCES

MORE PROMOTIONS IN ARY FORGES AESO-AT SAMOA ■fflro-' nndermentioned : grants of" temporary rank, appointments and promotions of officers employed with the New Zealand Expeditionary -Forco have been approved: -■ ,i. N.Z. Mounted Rifie Brigade. Auckland Mounted Rifle Regiment. Major/James Neil M'Carroll is appointed second in commaud, vice Major Frank Chapman (died of wounds). _ Captain William Cameron Morrison, ,-N.Z. Staff Corps, to be major, vice |"Major James Neil M'Carroll (appointed ■second in command), and he is appointed adjutant, vice Captain Ferdinand August Wood (wounded), who i vacates the appointment. Captain Ferdinand August Woofl, to major, vice. Major Wuliam Cameron Morrison, appointed adjutant. Captain Ralph Wyinan, to be major, vico Major Charles Reginald Ernest Mackesy, invalided. The notico published in New Zealand Gazette No. 143, dated December 16, ■1915, relative to the promotion of Captain George Augustus King, N.Z. Staff Corps, from Staff Captain Otago Mount-ed-Rifle Brigade to the rank of major, and his appointment as socond in com- . mand, vice Major Frank Chapman (died of wounds) is cancelled. Captain George Augustus King, N.Z. Staff Coips, resumes the duties of StaffCaptain; N.Z. Mounted Rifle Brigade. Tho notice published in N.Z. Ghzette, No. 143, dated December 16, 1915, relative to the appointment of Captain Hubert Cecil Glendining, N.Z. Staff Corps, as Staff-Captain, is cancelled. Captain Hubert Cecil Glendining, N.Z. Staff ! Corps, resumes the duties of Adjutant, Otago' Mounted Rifle Regiment.

Second-Lieut. Ralph Fitz-R-oaer Beetham is appointed orderly officer to the Brigadier-General Commanding, vico : Lieut. John Burnett Davis, who has vacated that appointment and is seconded "from his regiment. Otago Mounted Rifle Regiment. Captain and Adjutant Cecil Glendintng, N.Z., Staff Corps, to be major, vioo Major Donald Bruce M'Kenzie, invalided. Captain Bruce Somerville Hay (sinco killed in action), N.Z. Staff Corps, to be major, vice Major and Adjutant' : Hubert- Cecil Glendining, : who retains the appointment of adjutant. Captain. Cecil John Somerset Paddon, t<> bo major, vice Major Bruce Somerville Hay (lolled in action). N.Z. and Australian Divisional Artillery Captain James Macdonald Richmond, Royal N.Z. Artillery j to be brigademajor,- vice Captain Henry Arthur Davies, Royal N.Z.. Artillery, who vacates the appointment. . Captain Hewy Arthur Davies, to be Staff-Captain, rice Captain James Macdonald Richmond, who Vacates tho appointment. 1 : Lieut. Christopher Carrington, Royal N.Z/ Artilleiy, adjutant Ist N.Z. Field Artillery Brigade, to be captain. . Lieut.. and Adjutant Robert Charles .•Wickens, N.Z. Field Artillery, to be and to complete establishment, Ist. N.Z. Field Artillery Brigade, vice ■Major George Edward, Benson Mickle, ! returned to New Zealand. • Lieut. Henry Gordon Wilding, N.Z. Field Artillery, is appointed adjutant, 2nd N.Z. Field' Artillery Brigade, vice Lieut, and Adjutant Robert Charles Wickens, -who vacates tho appointment. New Zealand Field Artillery, i Sergt.-Major Victor George Jones is granted the temporary rank of secondBeutenajit, vice Second-Lieut.: Norman Harry Purdy (wounded). ~ - Sorgt. Gilbert Adams is granted tho temporary rank of : second-lieutenant, vice Lieut. Duncan Eric Gardner (6ick). .' Sergt. Archibald' Campbell Macdonald ,is granted:the temporary rank of secondlieutenant, vice Second-Lieut. Frederick Makiohn Turner (sick). ;

' . Gorpl. Gerland Lyon is granted the temporary rank of second-lieutenant, yice - Captain : Charles' Victor Leeming (sick). , '• '• • Lancelot Lewin is granted the temporary rajik of second-lieutenant, vice Second-Lieutenant Walter Lancelot Moore (sick).' . ' Sergt. Henry Norman. Webster , is gran kid tlie temporary rank of. secondlieufcehimt, vico Captain. Henry James Dal try (sick). New Zealand Engineers. Staff-Sergt.-Major Jolm,Joseph Moore (Royal Engineers) is granted tlie temporary rank of second-lieutcnant, vice Lieut. William Stevens M'Crorie (appointed adjutant).; Staff-Sergt.-Major Thomas, William DolKmore (Royal Engineers)- is granted the temporary rank- of second-lieutcnant, vice .Seoond-Lieufc. Henry Masterton Clark'(sick). \ : Second-Lieut. Hugh Sebastian King, relinquishes his appointment. ' New Zealand Infantry 'Brigade. '. :' Cajjtain'Francis^Henry Latnpen,' Now' Zealand; Staff Corps, is temporarily pointed brigado major N.Z. , Infantry vice Major Arthur Cecil Temperfey (sick) . Auckland Battalion. 1 Lient. George Harry Woollcy is temporarily appointed adjutant, vice Capt. Athol Graham Bissoll Price (sick). New Zealand Medical Corps. ! Sergt.-Major (W. 0.) William Tweedy, to be lieutenant, and is appointed quartermaster, vice Lioutenant and Quartermaster Georgo Purdy (struck oil strength). New Zealand Army Ordinance CoTps. The following second-lieutenants, to be lieutenants':—Second-Lieutenant ' Norman Joseph Levien; Second-Lieutenant Tliomas Joseph King. Samoa Expedition, Henry Cumberland Cotton, to be captain. To be second-lieutenants—Sergt.-Major George Nelson Moffatt, and Sergt. Andrew Melville Jamiesoa.