DEFENCE FORCE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2815, 5 July 1916, Page 7

DEFENCE FORCE

LATEST PROMOTIONS

The.following promotions, resignations, and transfers of Stall iiiid •' Territorial officers-have been made:—

Staff.'—Temp. fiergt.-lustruetor Albert A; Luekhiiin (King's Dragoon Guards) is granted the honorary rank of lieutenant during tho period of'the war.'

New Zealand Garrison Artillery.— Lieut'. William H.-''Johnson- to'bo'cap-tain,-2nd Lieut. Benjamin J. Agor to bo lieutenant; 2nd Lieut. Frank O. Harris is tbarisferred' to tho Eeservo of Officers; Prank Pinch to be-'lieutenant '(temp.) (Auckland' Garrison Artillery Division), vice Lic'u't.' H. 6;- Wilding, oil' active service;' I 'The' appontmciit of 2nd Lieut.-(on probation) liooert W. Botliamley' js--con-' Urmod. tlorpl". Horace P. C. Clark to bo 2nd. lieutenant (Auckland Garrison Artillery Division), (supernumerary to establishment), ' •■'.■■ 'Now ilealaud "Field Artillery .—The appointment of 2nd.-Lierit. (oil probation). Ueiiry. C. Cock is confirmed. . ' Sew Zealand,- Engineers,— 2nd Lieut. William. S.-M'Croric is struck off "tho N.Z. Expeditionary Forces,'and. is absorbed into the establishment. New Zealand Army Scrvico Corps.—2nd Lieut, (temp.) Arthur IJ. Standish resigns his appointment. N.Z. Forces Motor Service Corps.— .flcnry C. Stoddart to bo 2nd lieutenant (on probation);-': '■"•■" Ne'sv' Zealand Medical Corps.—Walter S. Eobertson M.8.,--B.S:, to : be captain while 'employed as - meklieal officer on a transport'; Lieut; (temp.) Erio'M, Wyllio to be captain (temp.) wliilo employed with tho. jST.Z. - Expeditionary Force.'-. ' New Zealand; Dental. Corps.—Clias.'' C. MolSt to be' lieutenant;■ •'• •"•' i New .Zealand ; Veterinary 1 'Corpsi-rHon. Captain' W. "P.- .'BecgjCM.R.C.V'.-S.',: is struclc. off , the strength of'tlie' JS.Z.-.-Ex-pe;ditionary Force,.. and is absorbed into the establishment. "Captain 'J. Dansldii is struck off the strength of the N.Z.- Expeditionary Force ami is absorbe'd "into the'establishment. *•"••' .'■; ■ ; New Zealand Chaplaiiis Department!— The Eev, J: T. Brehnaii, chaplain to' the Forces (ith olaiss), is' .struck off. ' the strength of the N.Z; Expeditionary 'l?Qrce and is posted to the Retired List, with perfnission to retain his liank and wear the prescribed.weapon. . Inp.ltev. ,S. F. Hunter-to be chaplain to'.tfae.Forces.ilth class). Unattache<r List.—Capt. Ci.' G.' Curtis from tlie Eeserve.'of Officers to be' captaiii. .' .:■. . , -."'■■• .; ,-'■ Tho undcrinentionod'2nd lieutenants- to 1)0' lieuteriants:—Wm. •' H. Jones,. Joseph B. Da'wson.vl'ercy Sta'ckpoole; to be'2nd lieutenant oil probation. : ... The. undermentioned to be 2nd: lieutenants . (iem'p,); vice officers on active service:—Hugh. W. Crawford, vice Lieut. Thomas; y3. ~T. A. Howie, vice Lieut. Bongard; Geo. J. Morrall, vice 2nd Lieut. Tonkin;■ Frederick 'S. Caiie, vice 2nd Lieut. S.tcrndai.o;; Frank D. It. !sco.tt, Vice 2mLLieut..Vorcoe; Alfred C. Martin, vice.2nd Lieut. Maben.- 2ml-Lieut.. A. C. Clayton, having been granted a. commission in .the Koyal Sussex Regiment, re-, linquishes his appointment. 2nd Lieut, (on probation) Percy W. Simpson relinquishes his appointment as supply officer, AVellington Doolcs, and is temporarily.retained on. tho strength.