UNITS OF 3RD ECHELON

Southland Times, Issue 24230, 13 September 1940, Page 6

UNITS OF 3RD ECHELON

Appointments Of

Officers

LIEUT.-COLONEL WILDER IN COMMAND (United Press Association) WELLINGTON, September 12. An extensive list of appointments td the 3rd Echelon of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force with seniority in units as indicated, taking effect in most cases from August 27, is Gazetted tonight. The list includes the following 6th 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). 7th Anti-Tank Regiment, 33rd Battery.—Major R. E. Sleigh. _ 2nd New Zealand Divisional Signals. —Major G. H. Heal, New Zealand Staff Corps. 24th (Auckland) Battalion, Lieuten-ant-Colonel C. Shuttleworth, New Zealand Staff Corps, commanding officer; Major A. C. W. Mantell-Harding. sec-ond-in-command; Major F. G. Dill, company commander; Major R. V. Closey, company commander. 25th (Wellington) Battalion.—Lieu-tenant-Colonel A. S. Wilder, commanding officer (temporary Colonel as from August 28, while holding the appointment of officer commanding the 3rd Echelon); Major S. M. Satterthwaite, New Zealand Staff Corps, second in command; Major C. D. A. George, company commander; Major C. J. Williams, company commander. 26th (Canterbury-Otago) Battalion.— Lieutenant-Colonel J. ,R. Page, Royal New Zealand Artillery, commanding officer;'Major J. M. Samson, second-in-command; Major F. J. Brook, company commander; Major N. A. Rattray, company commander. Headquarters, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force Base. —Captain (temporary Major) H. E. Crosse, administrative and conducting officer. Railway Operating Group, New Zealand Engineers.—lieutenant-Colonel A H. Sage,, commanding officer, headquarters; Major F. W. Aicken, officer commanding 16th New Zealand Railway Operating Company, New Zealand Engineers; Major J. A. Jull; headquarters, Nevz Zealand Railway Operating Group, New Zealand Engineers; Major G. T. Poole, officer commanding 17th New Zealand Railway Operating Company, New Zealand Engineers. 13th Railway Construction Company,

New Zealand Engineers.—Major R. L. Smith, officer commanding. 19th Army Troops Company, New Zealand Engineers.—Major C. Langbein, officer commanding. New Zealand Medical Corps.—Lieu-tenant-Colonel F. M. Spencer (temporary Colonel while holding rhe appointment of officer commanding No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital); LieutenantColonel W. H. B. Eull, officer commanding the 6th Field Ambulance, New Zealand Medical Corps; Major J. L. R. Plimmer, second in command, 6th Field Ambulance; Major A. L. de B. Noakes, registrar, No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital; Major X>. Pottinger (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel while holding the appointment of officer commanding the medical division, No. 2 New Zealand General Hospital); Major P. A. Ardagh (temporary Lieutenant-Colonel while holding the appointment of officer commanding the 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 Service. —Sister in temporary charge.—Sister D. F. Gatenby. New Zealand Dental Corps.—Major J. A. S. Mackenzie, officer commanding the 2nd New Zealand Divisional Mobile Dental Section.