OFFICERS POSTED.

Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 218, 13 September 1940, Page 3

OFFICERS POSTED.

THIRD ECHELON. COL A. S. WILDER'S COMMAND WELLINGTON, Thursday. 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.N.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). 7th Anti-tank Regiment, 33rd Battery.—Major R. E. Sleigh. Divisional Signals.—Ma ior G. H Heal, N.Z.S.C. 24th (Auckland) Battalion.—Lieu-tenant-Colonel C. Shuttleworth, N.Z. S.C., commanding officer; Major A. C. W. Man tell-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, commanding officer, temporary colonel as from August 28 while holding the apjiointment of officer commanding the Third Echelon; Major S. M. Sattertliwaite, N.Z.S.C., second in command; Major C. D. A. George, company commander; Major C. J. Williams, company commander. 2Gth (Canterbury-Otago) Battalion.— Lieutenant-Colonel J. R. Page, R.N.Z.A., commanding officer; Major J. M. Samson, second in command; Major F. J. Brook, company commander; Major N. A. Rattray, company commander. Headquarters Expeditionary Force Base.—Captain (temporary Major) H. E. Crosse, administrative and conducting officer 14th and 15th Forestry Companies. Railway Companies. Railway Operating Group, New Zealand Engineers.—Lieutenant-Colonel A. H. Sage, commanding officer; Major F. W. Aicken, officer commanding 16th Railway Operating Company; Major J. A. Jull, headquarters Railway Operating Group; Major G. T. Poole, officer commanding 17tli 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 No. 2 General Hospital; Lieutenant-Colonel W. H. B. Bull, officer commanding 6th Field Ambulance; Major J. L. R. Plimmer, second in command 6tli Field Ambulance; Major A. L. de B. Noakes, registrar No. 2 General Hospital; Major D. Pottinger, temporary lieutenant-colonel while holding the appointment of officer commanding the medical division No. 2 General Hospital; Major P. A. Ardagh, temporary lieutenant-colonel while holding the appointment of officer commanding the surgical division of No. 2 General Hospital; Captain (temporary Major) G. F. V. Anson, No. 2 General Hospital (anaesthetist). Army Nursing Service. —Sister (temporary Charge Sister) D. F. Gatenby. Dental Corps. —Major J. A. S. Mackenzie, officer commanding Second Divisional Mobile Dental Section.— (Press Assn.)