OFFICERS OF THIRD ECHELON

Levin Daily Chronicle, 13 September 1940, Page 3

OFFICERS OF THIRD ECHELON

— Press Association

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WELLINGTON, Sept. 12. An extensive list of appointments to the third echelon of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Porce, with seniority in the units as indicated and taking effect in most cases from August 27, is gazetted to-night. The list ineludes the following: — Sixth Field Eegiment, Kew Zealand Artillery: Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Weir, Eoyal Kew Zealand Artillery, commanding officer; Major C. L. Walter, second in command (temporary); Major J. M. Mitehell, battery commander; Captain (temporary Major) A. T. Eawle, battery commander (temporary). Seventh Anti-tank Eegiment, 33rd Battery: Major E. E. Sleight. Second Kew Zealand Divisional Signals: Major G. H. Head, Kew Zealand Staff Corps. Twenty-fourth (Auckland) Battalion: Lieutenant-Colonel C. Chuttleworth, Kew Zealand Staff Corps, commanding officer; Major A. C. W. Mantell-Harding, second in command; Major F. G. Dill, company commander; Major E. V. Closey, company commander. Twenty-fifth (Wellington) Battalion: Lieutenant-Colonel A. S. Wilder, commanding officer (temporary), colonel as from August 28 while holding the appointment of officer commanding the third echelon; Major S. M. Satterthwaite, Kew Zealand Staff Corps, second in command; Major C. D. A. George, cofiipany commander; Major C, J. Williams, company commander. Twenty-sixth (Canterbury-Otago) Battalion: Lieutenant-Colonel J. E.

Page, Eoyal New Zealand Artillery, commanding officer; Major J. M. Samson, second in command; Major F. J. Brook, company commander; Major K. A. Eattray, company commander. Headquarters Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force base: Captain j (temporary Major) H. E. Crosse, administrative and eonducting officer 14th and 15th Forestry Companies, K.Z.E. Eailwav Operating Group, New Zealand Engineers: Lieutenant-Colonel A. H. Sage, commanding officer, Headquarters, Kew Zealand Eailway Operating Group, New Zealand Engineers; Major F. W. Aicken, officer commanding 16th New Zealand Eailway Operating Company, New Zealand Engineers; Major J. A. Jull, Headquarters New Zealand Eailway Operating Group, New Zealand Engineers; Major G. T. Poole, officer commanding 17th New Zealand Eailway Operating Company, New Zealand Engineers. Thirteenth Eailway Construetion Company, New Zealand Engineers: Major C. Langbcin, officer commanding. New Zealand Medical Corps: Lieu-tenant-Colonel F. M. Spencer (temporary colonel while holding appointment of officer commanding No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital); LieutenantColonel W. H. B. Bull, officer commanding Sixth Field Ambnlance New Zealand Medical Corps; Major J. L. E. Plimmer, second in command Sixth Field Ambulance New Zealand Medical Corps; Major A. L. de B. Noakes, registrar No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital; Major D. Pottinger (temporary lieutenant-eolonel while holding appointment of officer commanding Medical Division No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital) ; Major P. A. Ardaugli (temporary lieutenunt-colonel while holding appointment of officer commanding

Surgical Division No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital); Captain (temporary Major) G. F. V. Anson, No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital (anaesthetist). New Zealand Army Nursing ServiceSister (temporary charge sister) . D. F. Gatenby. New Zealand Dental Corps: Major J. A. S. Mackenzie, officer commanding Second New Zealand Divisional MobilcDental Sectiou N.Z.D.C.