APPOINTMENTS IN ARMY

Press, Volume LXXVIII, Issue 23538, 16 January 1942, Page 4

APPOINTMENTS IN ARMY

LIST OF PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED NEW MAJOR-GENERAL (P.A.) WELLINGTON, January 15. The appointment to the temporary rank of major-general of Brigadier W. H. Cunningham, C.B E., D.5.0.. V.D., is announced in to-night s Gazette. Lieutenant-Colonel L. Potter is granted the temporary rank of brigadier while commanding the 14th Infantry Brigade. _ _ ... Lieutenant-Colonel L. G. Goss, New Zealand Staff Corps, is appointed General Staff Officer (first grade) and granted the temporary rank of colonel. It is also announced that he is ap-

pointed commander of the Bth Infantry Brigade and granted the temporary rank of brigadier whilst holding such appointment. Lieutenant-Colonel W. Murphy, M.C., New Zealand Staff Corps,, is appointed General Staff Officer (first grade), Bth Brigade group, and Major G. H. Tomlirie, M.C., is appointed lieutenant-colonel and commanding officer, 35th Infantry (Mixed) Battalion. A large number of other military appointments affecting the higher ranks of the 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force are also contained in to-night’s Gazette, . , J Under the list of appointments is that of Brigadier A. S. Wilder, D.5.0., M.C., V.D., Central Infantry, who*re : linquishes command of the Maadi Training Camp and is appointed to command the sth New Zealand Infantry Brigade, vice Brigadier Hargest, who is reported missing. Lieutenant-Colonel H. K. Kippenberger, D.5.0., Southern Infantry, relinquishes the command of the 20th

New Zealand Battalion and is appointed to command the New Zealand Maadi Training Camp. He holds the temporary rank of brigadier while in command of the camp. Lieutenant-Colonel S. F. Allen, Central Infantry, relinquishes command of the Central Infantry Training Depot and is appointed to command the 21st New Zealand Battalion, vice Lieuten-ant-Colonel J. M. Allen, killed in action. Lieutenant-Colonel C. E. Weir, New Zealand Artillery, relinquishes command of the 16th New Zealand Field Regiment and is appointed to command the Royal Artillery, New Zealand Division, vice Brigadier Miles, who is posted missing. LieutenantColonel Weir is granted the temporary rank of colonel while thus acting. Lieutenant-Colonel K. W. R. Glasgow, New Zealand Artillery, relinquishes command of the 14th New Zealand Light Anti-aircraft Regiment and is appointed to command the sth New Zealand Field Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel K. W. Fraser, who is posted as missing. Lieutenant-Colonel C. L. Walter, Now Zealand Artillery, relinquishes command of the New Zealand Artillery Training Depot and is appointed to command the 6th New Zealand Field Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel S. M. Satterthwaite, Central Infantry, relinquishes the appointment of General Staff Officer (Staff Duties) Headquarters, 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, and is appointed to command the 26th New Zealand Battalion, vice LieutenantColonel J. R. Page, who is posted as missing. ■ Lieutenant-Colonel A. W. Greville, Central Infantry, relinquishes the appointment of Second in Command 22nd New Zealand Battalion, and is appointed to command the 24th New Zealand Battalion, vice Lieuten-ant-Colonel C. Shuttleworth, posted, as missing. Major (temporary Lieutenant-Col-onel) J. M. Mitchell relinquishes the appointment of Second in Command of the 4th New Zealand Field Regiment and is appointed to command the 7th New Zealand Anti-Tank Regiment, vice Lieutenant-Colonel T. H. K. Oakes, M.C., killed in action. Major T. C. V. Rabone, New Zealand Railway Construction and Maintenance Group, is appointed to command the New Zealand Engineer and Ordnance and Training Depot. The promotion of Lieutenant-Colonel W. G. Gentry, New Zealand Engineers,

general staff officer, to the rank of colonel, is also announced. ' Lieutenant-Colonel J. T. Burrows, Southern Infantry, relinquishes command of the Southern Infantry Training Depot and is appointed to command the 20th New Zealand Battalion.

Major G. J. O. Stewart. D.5.0., New Zealand Artillery, relinquishes the appointment of Second in Command New Zealand Artillery Training Depot, and is appointed to command that depot. Major (temporary LieutenantColonel) D. A. Carty, New Zealand

Artillery, relinquishes the appointment of Second in Command of the 14th New Zealand Light Anti-Air-craft Regiment, and is appointed to command that regiment. Major J. D. Armstrong is appointed Brigade Major the sth New Zealand Infantry Brigade. Major J. N. Peart, Northern Infantry, is appointed Lieutenant-Colonej as is Major G. L. Agar. 0.8. E., New Zealand Divisional Signallers. MAJOR GENERAL W. H. CUNNINGHAM DISTINGUISHED CAREER Major-General W. H. Cunningham is a well-known Wellington lawyer, and member of the firm of Luke, Cunningham, and Clere. He had a distinguished career in the last war. Major-General Cunningham was educated at Wanganui Collegiate School, He was admitted as a solicitor in 1907, and as a barrister in 1912. For some time he conducted his own practice in Wanganui.

At the outbreak of war in 1914 he volunteered and left New Zealand with the Main Body. He served throughout the war, being promoted in March, 1916, to Lieutenant-Colonel and to command the 2nd Battalion, Wellington Regiment. He was wounded at Gallipoli and was also mentioned in dispatches. He was awarded the D.S.O. and also the Order of St. Stanislaus (Russian), third class, for his services.

He returned to New Zealand in January. 1919, and was appointed Crown Solicitor in Wanganui shortly afterwards. He held that position in 1929. when the joined Mr Arthur Luke in Wellington, on the elevation of Mr Luke’s partner, the Hon. Mr Justice Kennedy, to the Supreme Court Bench. In 1936 he was appointed Crown Prosecutor in Wellington. Ho was a member of the council of the Wellington District Law Society for several years, and had a term as president. He served a term as honorary aide-de-camp to Lord Bledisloe when he was Governor-General.