MILITARY POSTS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 77, 28 August 1942, Page 2

MILITARY POSTS

SEVERAL PROMOTIONS APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED Included among appointments and promotions of officers of the New Zealand military forces gazetted last night are the following:— STAFF APPOINTMENTS Major G. R. Rowbotham, Royal Artillery, is appointed to command an anti-aircraft brigade with the local I rank of colonel. I Lieutenant-Colonel V. A. Young, M.C.. Royal Artillery, is appointed to : a command in the Southern Military District with the rank of colonel. I Major E. Le Davies, Royal Artillery, is appointed to command an anti-aircraft brigade with th e local rank of colonel. Lieutenant-Colonel H. E. Fernyhough, Royal Artillery, acting-com-mandant of the New Zealand Staff College, is appointed commandant with the local rank of colonel. SECOND N.Z.E.F. APPOINTMENTS Brigadier K. MacCormick, C.8.E., D. 5.0., is appointed Director of Medical Services. Lieutenant-Colonel P. A. Ardagh, D. 5.0.. M.C., is to be Assistant Director of Medical Services. Lieutenant-Colonel L. J. Hunter is to command a casualty clearing station. Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel C. M. Williamson is to command a base camp. Major B. Barrington is to be Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, New Zealand Division. Lieutenant-Colonel D. T. Maxwell, to be colonel: Lieutenant-Colonel F. Prideaux, to be colonel; Major J. S. Martin, M.B E.. to be lieutenant-colonel; Major H W. D. Lake, to be temporary lieutenant-colonel. Major R. L. C. Grant, to be second in command of a Divisional Signals unit; Major S. J. Hodge, to be Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General of the base camp; Major C. G. Pryor, to command a signal school: Temporary Major I. A. Hart, to be second in command of an infantry training depot; Major J. F. R. Sprosen, to command a field regiment; Major L. B. Ballantyne, to command a composite training depot; Major H. E. Crosse, M C.. to command a reception depot; Major E. F. Walden. *to command an infantry training depot; Major E. T. Kensington, to command a field regiment; Major L. N. McKay, to command an artillery training depot: Major I. O. Manson, to command a battalion; Major J. S. King, M.8.E.. is appointed General Staff Officer, first grade, of the base camp; Major D E. Harper, to command an Engineer and Ordnance depot.