TERRITORIAL ARMY

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3107, 11 June 1917, Page 6

TERRITORIAL ARMY

RETURNED OFFICERS ABSORBED The following appointments, promotions, transfers, and resignations of ofiicers of the New Zealand Staff Corps and Territorial Force have been. approved :— N.Z. Staff Corps. Major Daniel Aloyeius Hickey is appointed Assistant Quartermaster-General, Otago Military District. Dated February 10, 11)17. 9th (Wellington Jiast Coast) M.R. John Joseph Mead to be 2nd lieutenant (temporary), vice Lieut. Poyntor, on N.Z. Engineers, No. 1 Field Company. William Meek Page to be 2nd lieutenant (temporary). Dated May IS, 1017. Motor Service Corps. Motor-cur Section, Wellington. Eangi ICorehpwa to bo 2nd lieutenant on probation. Dated March 15, 19)7. N.Z. Medical Corps. William Arthur Wheeler, M.0.D.. 8.5.. and Gilbert Hnywood Jliranis, M.8.. ■S.S., to be captains. Charles Benjamin .Uossitcr is grunted the temporary rank of captain while doing duty with the Now Zealand Expeditionary Force. 3rd (Auckland) Mounted Eifles. Major S. C. Schofield, N.Z.E F is struck off the strensth and absorbed into the establishment with his original rank and seniority. Dated June 26. New Zealand Field Artillery. Lieut. H. H. Doushty, K.Z.1i.1' , ., is strucs oil the streiißCu and absorbed into the establishment with his original rank of 2nd lieutenant. Dated June %>. 1017. N Z. Rifle Brigade (Territorial). »nd Lieut. W. W. irUelland, N t rJ F., is struck oft' the strength anil absorbed with lu* orignul rauii ami seniority-viss., 2nd lieutenant. Datea Juno lti. N.Z. Chaplains Department. The' Kev. T. F. Connolly, Chaplain to the Forces, Ith Class, is transferred iroin a hospital ship, and is posted tor limy wittt the N.Z.KF. Dateu May 29, 191.. Tho Uev. J. C. Murphy, Chaplain to the Forces, -Ith Class, is posted far duty with a hospital ship, third charter. The Kev. G. Thornton, .N.Z.I'., Chaplain to the Forces, 4th Class is.struck oil , the "strength, and .absorbed with hi* original rank and seniority. Dated beptember 16, 1916. Unattached List (b). Capt. F. E. Logan. N.Z.F., is struck off tho strength yid absorbed with his original rauk and seniority, viz., lieutenant. Dated. May 17. 1917. General List. Lieut. T. A. Clark, NXE.F., is struck off the strength and absorbed with his original rank and seniority, viz., 2nd lieutenant. Dated May SI. Lieut. J. K. Patuson, N.Z.E.I'.. is stj-uck off the strength and absorbed with his original rauk and seniority, viz.; 2nd lieutenant. Dated June 22. 2nd Lieut. J. Geudall, N.Z.E.F a is struck otf the strength and absorbed with his original rank and seniority, viz., 2nd lieutenant. Dattd June 24. 2nd Lieut. W. Scoft-Hieginson, N.Z.E.F., is struck off the strength and absorbed with liis original rank and seniority, viz., 2nd lieutenant. Dated June 23, 1917. 2nd Lieut. A. C. Aitken, N.Z.E.F.. is struck off the strength and absorbed with his original rapk and seniority, viz., 2nd lieutenant. Dated June 21, 1917.

Sergt.' S. L. Searell is appointed Assistant Paymaster in the N.Z.E.F., for dutyHm New Zealand transports, and is granted the honorary rank of lieutenant whilst so employed. Baled May 21, 1917.