Military Appointments and Promotions

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 86, Issue 105, 26 January 1943, Page 2

Military Appointments and Promotions

(P.A.)

• WELLINGTON, Jan. 25.

The following appointments and promotions of officers on active service with the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force overseas have been gazetted: N,Z. Armoured Corps, The following captains (temp. majors) have been promoted majors:— A, S, Flayle, A. M, Everist, and H, A. Robinson, M.C, % N.Z. Englneers, Captain (temp. major) D, S. Q. Marchbanks to be major. N.Z. Divisional Signals. Captain (temp, major) E. L. J, Marshall to be major. N.Z, Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel R. C. Queree to be Colonel (temp.). Captain W. S. Bent to be major (temp-). Captain (temp, major) O. G. Wiles to be major. N.Z. Infaaitry, Captain (temp, major), C. M. Bemiett to be major. Captain G, M. Robertson to be major (temp.), N,Z. Dental Corps, Captain (temp, major) G, H. Gilbert to be major.Appointments and promotions of officers of the 2nd N.Z.E.F,! include the following:— N.Z. Armoured Corps. Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonelj x. C. Wallace to be lieutenant-colonel. The following are seqonded for duty on a transport: Colonel -J, H. Whyte, D.S.O., D.C.M. (N.Z. Staff Corps) with the pay and rank of LieutenantColonel; Lieutenant-Colonel J. B. Davis, V.D, (Reserve of Officers), and Lieutenant-Colonel M. A. Stedman, M.C, (N.Z. Staff Corps). Brigadier (temp. Major-General) N. W, McD, Weir, C.B.E., relinqujshes the temporary rank of major-general on being seqonded to the 2nd N.Z.E.F. Appointments in the Territorial Force include the following:— The Otago Mounted Rifles: Major (temp.) W. R, Pigod, 2nd N.Z.E.F., is granted the temporary rank of Lieu-tenant-Colonel while commanding a regiment. W ellington- W est Coast Regiment: Captain (temp.) N. M. Izard to be major (temp.) while hoiding the appointment of Brigade Major. Canterbury Regiment: Captain (temp.) J. P, Gresson is granted the temporary rank of Major while hoiding the appointment of Brigade Major. Captqin (Lieutenant-Colonel), 2nd N.Z.E.F.) G, H, Tomllne, M.C.,* the Wellington Regiment (City of WeJIingtbn's • Own) ceases to be seconded to the 2nd N.Z.E.F, and is posted to the * N.Z. Ternporary Staff with ' the rank of Major.