DEFENCE FORCE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10296, 3 June 1919, Page 9

DEFENCE FORCE

appointments and pro- „ .at qt ions. The following appointments, promotions, resignations, and ■ transfers of officers of the New -Zealand Staff Corps, Royal New Zealand Artillery, and Territorial Force. 1 and the reposting of officers from the New Zealand Expeditionary Force to the' New Zealand Stall Corps, Royal’New Zealand Artillery, and Territorial" Forced haye received approval:_ APPOINTMENTS. Major (lieutenant-colonel temporary) 1. T. Standish, C..M.G., D. 5.0., ivoj'al New Zealand Artillery, is appointed Director of Artillery (field), and .officer commanding the regiment, of Koyal New, Zealand Artillery. ... Lieutenant-Colonel (temporary) D. B. Blair. D. 5.0.. M.C., N.Z. Staff Corps, reUnciuishes the appointment of assistant military secretary and aide-de-camp to the commandant. N.Z, Military Forces, and retains the" temporary rank of lieut-enant-colonel until further notice.'- " Captain N. W. B, B. Thoms. D. 5.0., M. N.Z. Staff Corps, is appointed assistant military secretary. , (temporary), N. Military Forces, and retains the rank of major (temporary) whilst so em-‘ ployed. Honorary, , Captain ..A, A. Luckham (temporary’ staff) relinquished the appointment of assistant camp adjutant, and was appointed camp adjutant, Trentham Camp, dated. January 7th, 1919. and relinquishes, the appointment and the honorary rank of captain with effect from June 30th, 1910. Lieutenant F. G. Matthews, Reserve of Officers (temporary), private secretary to the Honourable .Minister for Defence, is granted the honorary rank of captain whilst so'employed. Lieutenant (temporary) H. S. Montgomery, N.Z. Permanent Staff, is appointed area officer. Port Chalmers, Otago military district. . J

Second Lieutenant (temporary lieutenant) O. G. Thomas. Unattached List (b), relinquishes the.appointment,of. 0.C..-De-tails in Trentham Comp and the temporary rank of lieutenant.'

Second Lieutenant (temporary) W. A. Gustafson. D.C.M.vN.Z. Permanent Staff, is appointed- area officer, Balchitha, Otago Military district. < ,

PROMOTIONS-. RESIGNATIONS AND transfers;

Royal New Zealand - Artillery—Captain (temporary major) -E. G. Hume, relinquishes, the command of the regiment, and retains the temporary, rank of major until further notice. Ist Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry)—Honorary Lieutenant and Bandmaster C. "Thom is transferred to the Unattached List (b). - -■ ■■■ ENGINEERS. _ Divisional Signal., tlompanies,. No. 1 Company (Auckland)—Second Lieutenant (temporary) A, J. .MacPherson js transferred to. the Unattached List (b). POST AND TELEGRAPH CORPS. North Island Battalion—The following resign their commissions,: Lieutenant (temporary) J. P. P. Clouston and Second Lieutenant (temporary) G. W. Kerr.. The following to be second lieutenants (on probation): Company Sergeant-Major j. Towers, J. J. Glynn and W. H. G. Brown. Second Lieutenant T. 'M. Cotter from the South Island Battalion to be second lieutenant. '■ 1 South Island' Battalion—Second Lieutenant T. M. Ctottor' is' transferred to the North Island Battalion. ■ - Hrd (Auckland) Regiment, Coast Defence Detachment—Lieutenant R. H. Lynch frQja the Unattached -List, (b) to. be lieutenant, .and '.Second Lieutenant (temporary), J. T, Hill to.be lieutenant (temporary). " . , ath- (Wellingbon) Regiment—Tij* undermentioned are transferred to the Reserve of Officers: Captain T, W. Slinn, and Lieutenant E. Hollis. . ,

• 7th .West Coast) Regiment—Second Lieutenant S. W. Eapley resigns His cbmmißsion. 12th (Nelson and Marlborough) Regiment—Sergeant A. K. Gray to be second lieutenant.

New Zealand Medical Corps—Captain W. J. B. Hislop, M. 8.. pei-lormed the duties of, a medical officer in a N.Z..-Ex-peditionary Force training camp from November 28th, 1918. .to May 28th, 1919. Chaplain's Department.—A. Gray (Salvation Army) chaplain to the forces, -tth Class,. performed the duties of a chaplain in a N.Z; Expeditionary Force training camp from December 16th, 1915. .to June 10th. 1919. _ '

Army Nursing Service—Sister (temporary matron) It. Gilmer 'relinquishes"the appointment *of matron,-- • Feathereton Military Hospital, and the temporary rank of matron, and Sister E. K. Wright, A.R.R.C., is appointed assistant matron at Trentnam Military Hospital with the rank of charge sister whilst so employed.

Unattached list (a)—A. D. Blythe (late captain Gloucestershire Regiment) to be captain (temporary). Unattached List (b) —Second Lieutenant H. B. Lusk to be lieutenant: Lieutenant F. J. Brabant is retired; Lieutenant T. G. Vincent is transferred to the Reserve of Officers: Lieutenant E. H. Lynch is transferred to the ‘ 3rd (Auckland) Regiment, Coast Defence Detachment: Honorary Lieutenant and Bandmaster C. Thom from the Ist Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry) to be honorary lieutenant ana bandmaster: Second Lieutenant (temporary) A. J. MaoPherson from the Corps of N.Z. Engineers, Divisional Signal Companies, to bo second lieutenant (temporary); and Sergeant, 0- 0. ..Lockwood ..to--be second lieutenant. Unattached List (b). General ' List— Second Lieutenant; P. G. Pearce resigns his commission. . OFFICERS STRUCK OFF THE ■ STRENGTH. The undermentioned are struck off the strength of the N.Z. -Expeditionary Fore© : Lieutenant-Colonel I.- T. Standish, C. D.S.O. Lieutenant-Colonel H; C. Glcndiniug. D. Major iG. H. -Hume. M.C. Major N. W. B. B. Thoms, D. 5.0., M.C. Captain G. W. Braddell. Captain D. ’E. O. Cardale. Lieutenant H/ S. - Montgomery Captain J. H. Don. Captain W. J. Renton. Captain F. C. Tibbs. Captain R. B. Cranwell. Captain E. G. Currie. Captain W. H. J. Poole., .. .. Lieutenant N. K. P. Ooldiontt. Second-Lieutenant W, A. Gustafson, D.C.M.‘, REPOSTED TO PERMANENT -AND TERRITORIAL FORCES.

The undermentioned, ■ struck off the strength of the N.Z., Expeditionary Force, are reposted to their respective units as under:—

New ■ Zealand. . Staff Corps.—Captain (late lieutenant-colonel, N.Z.L.F.) H. C. Gteudining, D. 5.0., and retains the rank of lieutenant-colonel (temporary) until further notice; Captain (late major, N.Z.8.F.) N. W. B. B. Thoms, D. 5.0., M.C.; Captain G. ,\V. ’Brad-dell; Captain D. J 3. Q. Cardajo; and Lieutenant (late inajor,, JSLZ.E'.F,), 6. ll. ; Hume, . M.C., and retains . the rank of major (temporary) ..until further notice. Koyal ■ N.Z., Artillery.—Major I. T. Stanoish, C.M.G., D. 5.0., and retains the rank of: lieutenant-colonel (temporary) until further notice. i’ermanent ' Staff. — StalF-Scrgcant-Major (late lieutenant* .N.Z.E.F.) ■: H. S. Montgomery, an,dn.retains the rank of .lieutenant! (temporary).until further notice; and' Staff-Sergeant-Major (late sccondlieutenant,..N.Z.E.F.) W. A- Gustafson, D.C.M., and retains the rank of secondlieutemrnt, (temporary) until further notice’." '' , . i . Dental Corps. The undermentioned

lieutenants (late captains, N.Z.E.F.): —; J. H. Don, W. J. Kenton, F. C. Tibbs,, Ei. B. Cranwell, B. G. Currie, and W.; H. J. Poole; N. K. P. Coldicutt (late lieutenant, N.Z.E.F.) to be lieutenant. EXPEDITIONARY FORCE. The undermentioned are granted the rank of seeoad-lieutenauts Auckland Mounted Rifles.—l3/1002 Trooper (temporary sergeant) O- A. Anderson. Canterbury Mounted Rifles. —7/199 Sergeant O. C. Freeth; and 7/IC6S Corporal (temporary sergeant) B. F. Dayman. Wellington Mounted Rifles (Mounted Section). —7/922-1 Sergeant A. W. Treae-j der, and 43786 Trooper temporary sergeant) H. D. Lylian. Machine-Gun Corps.—ll/1711 Lancet Corporal (temporary sergeant) F. J. : Horn. Engineers (Signal Troop). Lance-Corporal (temporary sergeant) F. W. Southgato. , The undermentioned are posted for duty:—Major G. K. Blackett, M.C., 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles, officer-in-charge Repatriation Guard, is reposted; Lieu--tenant A. O. Glasse, Unattached List (b). General List, attached for duty with Repatriation Guard, returns to; duty; Captain T. W. J. Childs, M. 8., N.Z. Medical Corps, returns to duty; and Sister R. Gilmer, N.Z. Army Nurs-] ing Service, returns to duty. Samoan .Garrison. — Captain A. W. A-, Richardson to be major.