THIRD ECHELON

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23760, 13 September 1940, Page 9

THIRD ECHELON

POSTING .OF OFFICEES COLONEL WILDER'S COMMAND LEADERS OF VARIOUS UNITS [BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION] i WELLINGTON, Thursday i An extensive list of appointments to ■ the third echelon, with seniority in units as indicated, taking effect in most cases from August 27, is gazetted to-night. The list includes the following: 6th Field Regiment, New Zealand Artillery.—Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Weir, R.X.Z.A., 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). "th Anti-tank Regiment, 33rd Battery.—Major R. E. Sleigh. Divisional Signals.—Major G. H. Heal, N.Z.S.C. 24th (Auckland) Battalion. —Lieu-tenant-Colonel C. Shuttloworthj, N.Z. S.C., commanding officer; Major A. C. YY. Mantcll-Harding, second in command; Major F. G. Dill, company commander; Major R. V. Closey, company commander. Southern Battalions 25th (Wellington) Battalion.—Lieu-tenant-Colonel A. S. Wilder, commandnig officer, temporary colonel as from August 2S while holding the appointment of officer commanding the third echelon; Major S. M. Satterthwaite, N.Z.S.C., second in command; Major C. 1). A. George, company commander; Major C. J. Williams, company commander. 2(ptli (Canterbury-Otago) Battalion. —Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. Page, R.X.Z.A., commanding officer; Major J. M- Samson, second in command; Major F. .7. Brook, company commander; Major X. A. Rattray, company commander. Headquarters Expeditionary Force Base.—Captain (temporary Major) H. E. Crosse, administrative and conducting officer 14th and loth Forestry Companies. Railway Companies Railway Operating Group, New Zealand .Engineers.—Lieutenant-Colonel A. H. Sage, commanding officer; Major F. W. Aicken, officer commanding ltith | Railway Operating Company; Major J. A. Jull, headquarters Railway Operating Group; Major G. T. l'oole, officer commanding 17th Railway Operating Company. 13th Railway Construction Company. —Major R. L. Smith, officer commanding.

19th Army Troops Company, New Zealand Engineers.-—Major C. Langbein, officer commanding. Medical and Dental Corps

Medical Corps.—Lieutenant-Colonel F. M. Spencer, temporary colonel while holding the appointment of officer commanding the Xo. 2 General Hospital; Lieutenant-Colonel W: H. B. Bull, officer commanding 6th Field Ambulance; Major J. L. IT. Plimmer, second in command 6tli Field Ambulance; Major A. L. do B. Xoakes, registrar Xo. 2 General Hospital; Major D. Pottinper, temporary lieutenantcolonel while holding the appointment of officer commanding the medical division Xo. 2 General Hospital; Major P. A. Ardagh, temporary lieutenantcolonel while holding the appointment of officer commanding the surgical division of Xo. 2 General Hospital; Captain (temporary Major) G. F. V. Anson, Xo. 2 General Hospital (anaesthetist). Army Xursing Service. —Sister (temporary Charge Sister) D. F. Gatenby. Dental Corps.—Major J. A. S. Mackenzie, officer commanding Second Divisional Mobile Dental Section.

FOURTH REINFORCEMENTS POSTIXGS TO X GAR UA W A HIA A number of officers are to go into camp at Xgaruawahia with the 4th Reinforcements for service overseas. They include two who have been transferred from other units, Captain C. H. Loughnan, M.C., and Captain F. C. Rawle. Xew appointments are: —Major H. J. Thompson, M.C., Major G. T. Ivellaway, Lieutenant M. Steele, with the rank of captain, Captain G. S. Tomlin and Captain M. Fell.