N.Z. ARMY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3126, 3 July 1917, Page 7

N.Z. ARMY

THE LATEST CHANGES A LONG LIST The following military appointments, promotions, resignations, and transfers havo been approved:— New Zealand Staff Corps. Captain Prank Hudson performed tho duties of Camp Adjutant, A.wapuni Camp, from May IS, 191", and is confirmed in tho appointment as from that date.

Auckland Garrison Artillery. Lieutenant Angus Gordon Macdoimld, from the Now Zealand Army Service Corps (No. 2 Coy.), to bo lieutenant (supernumerary to establishment).

AVellingtou Garrison Artillery. Captain Vivian Palmer ITaughlon, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, is struck off the strength mid absorbed with the rank of lieutenaut. Railway Battalions. Edward Leonard Hornibrook, Assistant Director of "Works (administrative, duties), is granted the honorary rank of captain, temporarily, whilst so employed, and is attached to headquarters, North Island Battalion. Post and Telegraph Corps. ; . Sergeant Wm. C. E. Hudson to be sec-ond-lieutenant on probation. / Wellington Eegiment. The following captains to Iμ majors:— Joseph Garrett Eoache, Beginald L. Evatt. Tho appointment of second-lieutenant (on probation) Cyril Lindsay Andrews lapses. Amvy Service Corps. Tho appointment of Second-Lieutenant, (on probation) Bobert !N.. Todd is confirmed. , . Medical Corps. : Walter Wm. Moore, M.8., 8.5., New Zealand University, to bo captain (temporarily) whilst doing dnty with the Now Zealand Expeditionary Force. Win, Douglas Fitzgerald, M.8., 8.5., to be lieutenant. Captain Peter M'Nab, M.8., 8.5., is retired. . Captain Wm.. M'Ara, M.8., Ch.B., N.Z. University, is retired. Dental Corps. Honorary Captain R. G Crawford, who relinquished tho rank of hon. captain, on ceasing to act as an' expert dental adviser to a special district medical board, and was posted for duty in Expeditionary Force Training Camps, with tho rank of lieutenant, resumes duty as expert adviser to a board, with the • honorary rank of captain whilst so employed.

To be Lieutenants. —Leonard E. D. Benjamin, Wm. James Eenton, Fredk. Chas. Tibbs.

Chaplains' Dopartmont. Tbo Bov. Hector A. Hawkins is struck off tho strength and absorbed with tlio rank of chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class. Chaplains retired—The Revs. Chas. Murray, John Dicksori, Alex. S. Morrison, Chaa. Macdonald, James A. Brown, Win. M'Afa, Win. T. Todd, Wui. 0. Kobb. ' ■ . Nursing Staff. Staff-Nurso Rachael Nellie Gray is struck off tho Expeditionary lorco strength, and resigns her appointrnout. Unattached List (o). Captain Arthur James Wobbor his commission. Unattached List (b). Second-Lieutenant A. S. Bailey to bo lieutenant. . . Lieutenant S. Bongard is struck off tho Expeditionary Force strength and absorbed as a lieutenant. Lieutenant Wm. 11. Thorn is struck off the strength o£ tho Expeditionary Forco and absorbed >'is a necond-lieuton-ant. Genoral List. .'

Regimental Sergeant-major K. B. AlacRae, N.Z. Expeditionary Force, to be second-lieutenant and h> be tstruck off thn strength. Lieutenant Chas. Barrj, N.K. TlxpcdiHonary Force, (id struck off the strength and absorbed as a second-lioutonant.

Company Sergeant-Major James Doyle, Expeditionary Force, to be second-lieu-tenant, and is struck off tho strength and absorbed.

* Expeditionary Force. Secoad-Lieutonant J. G. W. Salt is granted tho temporary rank of lieutenant whilst employed as instructor to tho Army Service Corps. Tjioutonftnt-Colonel (temporary C'olonoH W. H. Parkes, C.M.G., D.D.M.S., to bo colonel.

Lieutonant-Colonel (temporary Colonel) CM- Bejfc, CM.G, A.D.M.9., to bo wloncl.

Lieutenant and Quartermaster W. Tweedy to>bo captain. Honorary! Lieutenant and Qiiartea-maS' ter- G. Sandham'to be hon. captain.