Officers of Third Echelon

Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 217, 13 September 1940, Page 6

Officers of Third Echelon

LIST OF APPOINTMENTS Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, Sept. 12. An extensive list of appointments to the third echelon of the Second New Zealand Expeditionary. Force, with seniority in the units as indicated and taking effect in most cases from August 27, is gazetted to-night. The list includes the following:— Sixth Field Regiment, New Zealand Artillery: Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Weir, Royal New Zealand Artillery, commanding officer; Major C. L. Walter, second in command (temporary); Major J, M. Mitchell, battery commander; Captain (temporary Major) A. T. Rawle, battery commander (temporary). Seventh Anti-tank Regiment, 33rd Battery: Major B. E. Sleight. Second New Zealand Divisional Signals: Major G. H. Head, New Zealand Staff Corps. Twenty-fourth (Auckland) Battalion: Lieutenant-Colonel C. Chuttleworth, New Zealand Staff Corps, commanding officer; Major A. C. W. Mantell-Harding, second in command; Major F. G. Dill company comm and or; Major B. V. Close:-, company commander. Twenty-fifth (Wellington) Battalion: Lieutenant-Colonel A. S. Wilder, commanding officer (temporary), colonel as August 28 while holding the appointment of officer commanding the third echelon; Major S. M. Satterthwaite, New Zealand Staff Corps, second in command; Major C. D. A. George, company commander; Major C, <T. Williams, company commander. Twenty-sixth (Can terbury-Otago) Battalion: Lieutenant-Colonel J. R, Page, Royal New Zealand Artillery, commanding officer; Major J. M. Samson, second in command; Major F. ,T. Brook, company eommander; Major N. A. Rattraj’, company commander. Headquarters Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force base: Captain (temporary Major) H. E. Crosse, administrative and conducting officer 14th and 15th Forestry Companies, N.Z.E. Railway Operating Group, New Zealand Engineers: Lieutenant-Colonel A. H. Sage, commanding officer, Headquarters, Now Zealand Railway Operating Group, New Zealand Engineers; Major F. W. Aickon, officer commanding 16t.h New Zealand Railway Operating Company, New Zealand Engineers; Major J. A. Jill], Headquarters New Zealand Railway Operating Group, New Zealand Engineers; Major G. T. Poole, officer commanding 17th New Zealand Railway Operating Company, New Zealand Engineers. Thirteenth Railway Construction Company, New Zealand Engineers: Major C. Langbein, officer commanding. Now 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 Ambulance New Zealand Medical Corps; Major J. L. R, 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-colonel while holding appointment of officer commanding Medical Division No. 2 New Zealand Ooneral Hospital); Major P. A. Ardaugh (temporary lieutenant-colonel while holding appointment of officer commanding Surgical Division No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital); Captain (temporary Major) G. F. V. Anson, No. 2 Now Zea land General Hospital (anaesthetist). New Zealand Army Nursing Service. Sister (temporary charge sister) D. F. Gatcnby.

New Zealand Dental Corps: Major J. A. S. Mackenzie, officer commanding Second New Zealand Divisional Mobile Dental Section N.Z.D.C.