N.Z. ARMY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3038, 27 March 1917, Page 6

N.Z. ARMY

PROMOTIONS OP OFFICERS NEW LIST OUT , APPOINTMENTS ON ACTIVE SERVICE Tlio following appointments, promotions, cancellations, and transfers of officers on active Service have been made:— , v Commands and Staff. Lieutenant-Colonel C. W. Melville, P.S.C., is granted the temporary lank of colonel. i Lieutenant-Colonel H. Hart, D.5.0.,, is granted tho temporary rank of colonel. Auckland Mounted Bifles. 2nd 'Lieutenant D. S. Manners is granted tho temporary rank of • lieutenant. The undermentioned to be 2nd lieutenants : —23/225' Sergeant-Major Victor Edward Adolph, 13/135 Sergeant Horace Vincent Byrne Speigbt, 2nd' Lieutenant C. B. K. Do Castro t6 be lieutenant. . Canterbury Mounted Bifles. Major P. M. Acton-Adams is granted the temporary rank of lieutenantcolonel. , ' Major P. M. Acton-Adams relinquishes the temporary rank of lieuten-ant-colonel. 7/1090 Sergeant Harry Aloysips .Lockington to be. 2nd lieutenant. 2nd Lieutenant W. J. Melville to bo lieutenant. ' Captain (temp, major) F. Gorton relinquishes the temporary rank of major. , Wellington Mounted Bifles. Major J. H. Whyte, D.5.0., is granted the temporary rank of lieutenantcolonel. Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel ) J. H. Whyte, D.5.0., relinquishes tho temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel. The undermentioned 2nd lieutenants to be lieutenants: —W. It. Foley, C. A. Marchant. ' N.Z. Field Artillery. The undermentioned captains to be, majors:—H. J. Daltry,,C.- Sommerville. The undermentioned 2nd lieutenants | are granted, tho temporary rank of lieutenant:—C. H. Nelson, F. J. W. Stallard, W. .Lucre.

N.Z. Engineers (Field TJnits). The undermentioned to be 2nd lieutenants 4/783 i Lance-Corporal A.. Lusli. 4'608 Corporal M. K. Draffin. 2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) C. W. Salmon relinquishes the temporary rank of captain* • N.Z. Engineers (Signal TJnits), Lieutenant P. B. Cooke is granted the temporary rank of captain. 2nd Lieutenant R. T. G- Patrick is granted the temporary rank of lieutenant. ' - Ota'go Regiment. Honorary 2nd Lieutenant and 'Bandmaster A. Wood to : be honorary lieu-i tenant. ' Captain (temp. Major) W. T. Joll relinquishes the temporary rank of major'. . . / . . ■ i 'JWellington Regiment. V •Lieutenant (temp. Captain) J. Macmorra'n relinquishes ife temporary rank of captain. ■ Lieutenant (temp. • Captain) J. ST. Rauch relinquished the .temporary rank' of captain. New Zealand Rifle Brigade. Lieutenant W. W. Dove, to be captain for specially good service In. the field. '■ > - ' Lieutenant W. N. Masefield to be captain for specially good service in the field. ; ' • ~ 2nd Lieutenant F. R. K. Waring to be lieutenant for specially good service in the'field. The undermentioned captains , are granted the temporary Tank of majors —W. G. Bishop, J. R. Cowles.' Lieutenant H. R. Mottram 5s granted'the temporary rank of captain. Lieutenant (temp. Captain) N. S! Johnson, relinquishes the temporary.rank of captain. Lieutenant (temp. Captain) W. C. Sumner relinquishes the temporary rank of captain. \ Lieutenant (temp. Captain) N. L. Macky, M.C., relinquishes the temporary rank of captain... ; - 1

New Zealand Pioneer Battalion, s Lieutenant T. Hiroti is granted the temporary rank of captain. , Now Zealand Machine Gun Section. 2nd Lieutenant R. E. Bibby, from the N.Z. Rifle Brigade, to ,be lieutenant.' - . - • . ' 2nd Lieutenant A. H. Preston, M.C., to be lieutenant. Lieutenant A. C. Finlayson is granted the temporary rank of captain., , '2nd Lieutenant A. C. Hinman' isgranted the temporary rank of lieutenant. , New Zealand Medical Corps. Captain W. Bruce, M.8.. is granted the temporary rank of major. New Zealand Army Nursing Service. Sister.C. Anderson to be matron..