MILITARY FORCES

Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 290, 5 September 1942, Page 3

MILITARY FORCES

Appointments In Senior Ranks PROMOTIONS GAZETTED The following appointments and promotions of officers of the New Zealand ■Military Forces were gazetted this week: — Staff. Lieut.-Colonel (temp. Brigadier) F. L. Hunt, 2nd N.Z.E.F., relinquishes the temporary rank of Brigadier, and is appointed General Staff Officer, Ist Grade (Training), Army Headquarters. Major T. C. V. Unbone, 2nd A.Z.8.F., Commander of Engineers, Central Milltary District, is granted the temporary rank of Lieut.-Colonel while so employed. Major J. D. Armstrong, 2nd N.Z.E.F., is appointed to the Directing Staff, N.Z. Staff College, and is granted the acting rank of Lieut.-Colonel while so employed. Captain T. A. Turner, 2nd N.Z.E.F., Artillery Brigade Major in a North Island division, is granted the temporary rank of Major while so employed. Territorial Army. Manawatu Mounted . Rifles. —Captain (temp.) S. C. W. Watkins to be Major (temp.). . Corps of N.Z. Engineers.—Major (temp.) J. H. Williamson, Commander of Engineers in a South Island division, to be Lieut.-Colonel (temp.). Major (temp.) V. A. Murphy, Commander of Engineers in a North Island division, to be Lieut.Colonel (temp.).' , N.Z. Defence Engineer Service Corps. —Lieut, (temp.) C. W. Sampson, of a North Island company, to be Major (temp.). Lieut, (temp.) A. Dinnie, of a North Island company, to be Major infantry .—Major, A. C. Trousdale, 2nd N.Z.E.F., is appointed to command a battalion of the North Auckland Regiment, and is granted the temporary rank of Lieut.-Colonel. ,Lieut.-Colonel E. M. Stace, E.D., from the Reserve of Officers, to be Major (temp.), and is-posted to a battalion of the Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own). N.Z. Army Service Corps.—Lieut, (temp. Captain) R. Bl Wood, commanding a Composite Company, to be Major (temp.). The following other appointments were also announced: — Staff. Captain (temp. Major) F. M. Mitchell, M.C., is appointed to command a battalion of the Canterbury Regiment. Lieut.-Colonel J. M. Twhigg, D. 5.0., 2nd N.Z.E.F., is appointed vkssistaut Director of Medical Services in a. North Island Division. • . Major E. F. J. Reeves, M.C., is appointed General Staff Officer, 2nd Grade (Staff duties), Army Headquarters. Major G. J. Howcroft, M.C., is appointed Brigade Major in a North Island fortress. . , , Territorial Army. Majors A. J. Worsnop, D. G. Morrison and J. B. Ferguson, all 2nd N.Z.E.F., are appointed the respective seconds in command ih three tank The following officers from the Reserve of Officers are posted to the Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington s Own) in the ranks stated Majorsi H. G. Whitehead, D. C. Armstrong, M.C., V.D., and J. A. McQueen. 2nd N.Z. Expeditionary Force. The. following appointments and promotions of officers of the 2nd N.Z.E.D. were gazetted last night Commands and Staff. Major R. C. Queree, N.Z. Artillery, is appointed to command a Field Regiment,'and.is granted the temporary rank of Lieut.-Colonel while so employed. Major J. W. MeKergow is seconded for special duty with the Royal Greek Army, and is granted the temporary rank of Lieut.-Colonel while so employed. , N.Z. Infantry.—The following to be Majors:—Captain E. H. Boulton, Captain (temp. Major) R. E. Romans, Captain (temp. Major) J. C. Porter, Captain (temp. Major) E. G. Kedgley and CaptaN.Z.' Med?ca\ m Corps.—The following to be Colonels: Lieut.-Colonel (temp. Colonel) T. D. M. Stout, D. 5.0., 0.8. E, Lieut-Colonel (temp. Colonel) J. RBovd. M.C., and Lieut.-Colonel P. A. Ardagh, D. 5.0., M.C. The undermentioned Majors to be Lieut.-Colonels. J. D. Cottrell, J. M. Clarke and E. G. Savers. The undermentioned to be Majors: R. G. Park, T. P. H. fjcal, Capt. (temp. Major) M. Kronfeld, Cupt. (temp. Major) J. M. Coutts, K. G. Salmond, H. T. Knight, and Capt. (temp. Major) T. W. Harrison, Capt. (temp. Major) W. H. Simpson. . N.Z. Army Nursing Service. —Charge Sister M. Hennessey to be Matron. N.Z. Engineers. —Capt. (temp. Major) A. J. Learmonth to be Major. Grants of Temporary Rank.

N.Z. Divisional Cavalry.—Lieut, (temp. Capt.) C. S. Morris, M.C., to be Major (temp.) while commanding a, Long Range Desert Group squadron. N.Z. Artillery—Capt. S. 11. Dawe to be Major (temp.) while commanding a ' )iI N C Z > Engineers.—Capt. H. M. Reid to be Major (temp.) while commanding a Field Company. . • N.Z. Railway Operating Group.—Capt. R. O. Pearse to be Major (temp.) while commanding a Field Company. N.Z. Infantry.—Capt. G. C. Weston to be Major (temp.) while/employed ns a Brigade Major. Capt T. B. Morten to be Major (temp.) while commanding a company. Major J. S. King, M.8.E., to be Eieut.Colonel (temp.) while employed as, G.fe.O. 1, Maadi Camp. . N.Z. Medical Corps.—Captain G. M . Hayward to bo Major (temp.) while specially, employed. Captain A. L. Lomas, M.C.. to be Major (temp.) while commanding a N.Z. Camp Hospital. N.Z. Ordnance Corps.—Captain H. b. Ward to be Major (temp.) while commanding a N.Z. Divisional Ordnance Field Park. ■ '