NEW ZEALAND ARMY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3183, 6 September 1917, Page 9

NEW ZEALAND ARMY

FURTHER CHANGES NEW LIST OF PROMOTIONS Tho following military promolious, etc., were announced yesterday.— Appointments. Major William T. JoU, Queen Alexandra's 2nd (Wellington-West Coast) Mounted .Hides, is appointed sin attesting officer linilcr tlio Military Hcrvico Act, with tlio rank and pay of euplain whilst so employed. Major Donald li. M'Kcnsie, 7th (oouthland) Mounted Hiflcs, is iippointed an nUtwlinj; officer); also Honorary i.ieutouant Cecil 1). Bridge, Unattached List (b); Lieutenant Murray W. 1 , . Blathwayt, Unattached List (b). Lieutenant Loslio 1\ jS'ancarrow and Lieutenant Aaron. H. Rothcnbcrg, N.Z, Dental Corps, are appointed dental examining officers to a district medical board, and arc granted the rank of honorary captain temporarily whilst so employed. Honorary Captain David U. 'Iliomas and Honorary Captain Stuart A. IviobleCampbell relinquish their appointments as dental examining! ollicers to district medical boards and the- honorary rank of captain whilst eo employed. Expeditionary Force. Captain Ralph AVymaii, llrd (Auckland) Mounted lUflcs (Eeservo of Office; s), is appointed mounted rifles instructor in N.Z. L'xpeditionary I'orco Training Camps, and is granted the temporary rank of major whilst so employed. Auckland Mounted IJeeerve of Officers. Major Ralph Wyman, N.Z. Kxpeditionary Forco, is struck off tho strength, anb absorbed with, his original rank of captain. Southland Mounted Rifles. To 1)e 2nd Lieutenants (temporary):— Sergeant-Major John H. Gait; ScrgeantMajor William A. Diack; Company her-geant-Major John Butel; Sergeant-Ma-jor James L. Watson. Garrison Artillery (Auckland). X'aptain James F. Mien to be major, Canterbury Regiment. 2nd Lieutenants to bo Lieutenants-.— Syduey G. Bowron, Henry M. Foster, Andrew D. Wilkie, Launcelot L. T. Bush, Ernest H; L. Bernau, Harold IJ. Brittan, and Frank R. Bushell. South Canterbury Regiment. Lieutenant Newton C. Jones to be captain. Lieutenant John C. Hill is transferred to the Unattached List (I)),- General List. Auckland Regiment (Countess of Kanfurly's Own). Lieutenant James B. MacfarlaDo to be captain. Southland Regiment. 2nd Lieutenant (temporal?) Andrew J. Thompson from the 14th (South Oiago) Regiment to be 2nd lieutenant (temporary). Nelson and Marlborough Regiment. Lieutenant Frederick Milroy, N.Z. Expeditionary Force, is struck oil the strength, and is absorbed into the establishment with his original rank of lieutenant. South Otago Regiment. . 2nd Lieutenant (temporary)' Andrew .1. Thompson is transferred to tho Bth (Southland) Reginicut. Dental Corps. To bo Lieutenants:—John It. Burt, Stuart A. Noble-Campbell, and David E. Thomas. Chaplains' Department. The undermentioned chaplains to tho Forces, Ith Class, retire:—Rev.- "W. J. Elliott and Rev. James Johnston. Unattached List (b). 2nd Lieutenant Hugh G. Wake to be lieutenant. Tho appointment of 2nd Lieutenant (on probation) Harold B. Lusk is confirmed. James Flannery to lje 2nd lieutenant (temporary). Tho appointments of the undermentioned 2nd lieutenants on probation lapso:—Louis G. Whitehead, Altrea E. M'Narn; and Ernest Partridge. - Unattached List (b), General List. Lieutenant John C. Hill,, from the 2nd South Canterbury Regiment, to bo lieutenant. Lieutenant John C. Tikao,, Is./j. Lxpeditionary Force, is struck oft the strength, and is absorbed with his original rank of 2nd lieutenant. Tho appointment of Lieutenant (on probation) George M. Spenco is confirmed. 2nd Lieutenant Digory W. Pcaisc, N./. Expeditionary Force, is struck aft the strength, and is absorbed with his original rank of 2nd lieutenant. Expeditionary Force. Lieutenant (honorary Captain) Thomas J. L. Buxton ceases to act as ships quartermaster on H.M.N.Z. transports, and retains tho honorary rank of captain until further notice.