NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22823, 23 September 1939, Page 19

NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE

LIST OF APPOINTMENTS GAZETTED • ■ ♦— — TEMPORARY COMMISSIONS GRANTED (PRESS ASSOCIATION TELEGRAM.) WELLINGTON, September 22. The following appointments in the Royal New Zealand Air Force were gazetted last night:— Flying Officer Greenaway, granted a permanent commission on completing his armament-training course and qualifying for symbol A. The following are granted temporary commissions and posted to No. 1 Elementary Flying School: — In the rank of Flying Officer —A. W. Burbidge, F. J. Adams, A. W; Britton, L. F. Poore. ■ In the rank of Pilot Officer —P. C. Lewis, E. F. Holdaway, M. H. McKenzie, N. A. Suttie. Equipment Branch, Section I—-J.1 — -J. B. Price, in the rank of flying officer to Air Headquarters; H. K. Tait, in the rank ol pilot officer to Air Headquarters; , Sergeant Owen Wares, in the rank of pilot officer to Air Headquarters. Section 2—H. T. Grigg, in the rank of pilot officer to Air Headquarters for engineering duties. Special Appointments Special appointments for administrative and instructional duties; G. E. Yates, in the rank of flight lieutenant to the Ground Training School, Rongotai. as officer commanding the training squadron and education officer; S. R. Neal, in the rank of flying officer to the Ground Training School, Rongotai, a- navigation officer; P. B. Roebuck, in the rank of flying officer to No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School as navigation officer; Lieutenant-Colonel A. J. Manson, M.C., E.D., Reserve of Officers, New Zealand Military Forces, to be attached. and is posted to Air Headquarters; Flying Officer R. J. H. Makgill. R.A.F. (Reserve), is appointed to a temporary commission for the duration of the war in his present rank; Flight Lieutenant C. E. Blaney, M.C., is permitted to resign his commission on his appointment to a commission in the Royal Australian Air Force Reserve. Temporary Commissions The following are appointed to temporary commissions equipment branch, section 2, as commissioned technical officers in the rank of flying officer:— Warrant Officer A. T. Giles; to be commissioned engineer officer and posted O.C. Otahuhu railway workshop aero shop; Warrant Officer H. H. Smith, to be commissioned engineer officer and posted as workshops officer, Hobsonville depot; Warrant Officer A. E. Pope, to be commissioned armament officer and posted as armament officer. Trade Test Board, Ohakea depot: Flight Sergeant A. Palmer, to be commissioned engineer officer and posted as workshops officer, Hobsonville depot; Flight Sergeant N. AVear. to be commissioned engineer officer and posted O.C. Dunedin railway workshops, aero shop; Flight Sergeant A. L. Partelow, to be commissioned signals officer and posted as signals officer, Blenheim,