NEW ZEALAND ARMY

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 90, 10 January 1919, Page 8

NEW ZEALAND ARMY

PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS

The appointments, promotions, resignations, and transfers'of the, undermentioned officers of tho New Zealand Staff Corps, Koyal New Zealand Artillery, and Territorial Force have been approved:— APPOINTMENTS. Colonel (temporary) Clarence R. Macdonald, C.M.G., 1.G.5., is appointed Camp Comuiaiidant, Featherston Military camp. (November 26, 1918.) ' Note—This officer held tho appointment of Acting Camp Commandant from November U, 1918, to November 9, 1918. Lieutenant-Colonel Hoy W. Gumming, ICtli (Waikato) Regiment, held the appointment of Acting Camp Commandant, Featherston Military Cainp, % fronv November 9, 1918,. to Novembor 26, 1918. Captain James W. Silcock, 6th (Haiiroki) Regiment, relinquishes the appointniDut of Assistant Camp Adjutant, ieathurstoii Military Camp. (November 12, 1918.)' ..'.■' , ,„■ Cnptnin (temporary) I.nwis A. Clement, N.Z. Pennaucnt Staff, Assistant Chip ■ Quartermaster, held the appointment of camp qunrtprninstcr, I'tothprston'Military Camp., from November 5,. 1918, 'to November 22, 1918: Captain Robert" Irvine, JI.N./.A. (N.Z.E.F.), is appointed 0.C.. N.Z. Field Artillerv, Featherston , Military C*mp. (November 25. 1918.) ■■ Captain Felix H. Levien, ICtli (Waikato) Kegiment, Eeservo of' Officers re.linquishes the appointment of military representative to a military service board. ' (October 22, 1918.) I Honorary Lieutenant (temp. Honorary Captain) William. O.'Bradley, Koyal N.Z. Artillery, relinquishes tho appointment of instructor, of artiUery, N.Z. Expeditionary Force training camps and the honorary rank of captain, whilst'6o employed. (November 12, 1918.) .' Captain (temp.) James B. Bdale, Unattached List (bj, General List, relinquishes tho appointment .of military ,represeritativo to a military service board and tho temporary' rant of ■.. captain whilst so employed.' (September . 11, 1918.) , j ■ 2nd Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Chai'le.3 Gray," Hth' Itogimont (Taranaki Rifle.?), relinquishes' the appointment of assist- j ant provost-marshal in a military dis-J trict and the temporary rank of captain whilst so employed. (January i, 1.919.) j Lieutenant Charles C. Miles; sth (Wei- j lington) Ecgiment, relinquishes the np- j pointmeht of assistant provost-mnrshal, ■Auckland military district. (January 7, i 1919.) . ■ Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Cecil G. Gray, 'N.Z. Dental Corps, is appointed Assistant-Director of Dentsii .Services.. (December 10, 1918.) ; Lieutenant Alfred W. Baldwin, N.Z, ! Army Ordnance Department, is appoint- j ed- camp quartermaster,' Featfipretoh | ililitary Camp, and is granted the tern- 1 porary rank of-captain whilst so employed. (November 18, 1918.) I ■Lieutenant Charles Gamble, Unattach- j ed List (b), General List, is appointed camp paymaster (temp.), Featherstbn .Military Camp, and is grunted the temporary rank of captain whilst.6o- employed. (August'2B, 1918.) Captain (temp. Major): Ralph Wyman, 3rd Auckland Mounted KiHos (Eeservo of Officers), (relinquishes' tho a'ppoiutmeht of mounted'rifles instructor, in N.Z.E.F. training camps and Iho temporary rank of major whilst so omployod. (January 3. 1919.). Lieutenant John M. Ferriday, Corps of N.Z. Engineers, N.Z. Railway Battalions, relinquishes the 'appointment of mortar instructor, field artillery reinforcements, Featherston Camp? (January 2,' ; 1919.) 2nd Lieutenant (tenii). Lieutenant) Harry H. Doughty, N.Z.: Field Artillery, "A" Battery, relinquishes tho appoint-, m.ent of field artillery' .'instructor in N:Z.B.F.- training camps, and Iho temporary rank of lieutenant whilst so employed. (January 2, 1919.) ' 2nd Lieutenant (temp. Lieutenant) Valentine Stocker, M:C. Unattached.List (b), General List, relinquishes ' the ajmoinlmerit of physical and bayonet-fighting instructor,' in N.Z.E.F. training camps and the temporary rank-of lieutenant whilst so employed.' (January 9, 1919). 2nd Lieutenant' (temp.' 'Lieutenant).. Cyprian F.' Bridge. N.Z. Rifle Brigade (Earl of Liverpool's Own), relinquishes the'appointment of Lewis gun instructor:; in N.Z.E.F. tracing camps and the torn-' porarv rank of lieutenant whilst so «m-' ployed. (January 3, 1919). ''

PROMOTIONS. RESIGNATIONS, AND TR.I.NSFERS. ' N.Z. Staff Corps.Captain (temp. Major) .Henry C. Nutsford to bo major. Dated November 25, 1918, vice Major :W: C. Morrison, deceased. ~ , ' Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Arthur C. C. Steven? resisms-his commission.(LV, cember 31, 1918). , Pay Department. 'Honorary Lieutenant (temp. Captain) Thorns* H. .Tono=. from the Unattached List (M, General List, to be accountant, with tho rank of' captain, ■Toseph B. IS van, deceased. '(Nos-cmber 7, 1918). /'■/:■ . ■ 9th (Wellington-Host Coast) Mounted . : .. Rifles. '.■',. ■The nnderme-.iioned- captains to,.lie majors, under the provisions of paragraph 111. General Beenlntions, l913:-,Tolm"C. M'Killop (June 25. 1918); Eric IT. Bea'misl> (August 1. 19)8). i ::.'.■ Lieutenant James B. Poynter to be captain, under the provisions of pnrncrnph 111. General Reunlnlions, 1913: (October 1, 1918). ' 2nd Lieutenant William G. Wood to be lieutenant. (Soi)t«niher 23. 1917). Charles Wchb-Bown In be lieutenant 20, 1918). .' N.Z. Tield Artillery. . ->■ ■ -' A Battery. Captain Walter L. Titchencr to bo major. (November W,. "1918). D' ; : Battery.;-;. ;■ ■■'. Sergeant Arthur T. Walli? to bo 2nd lieutenant.' (November ,21, 1918).

D ;; Battery. :' ' 2nd Lieutenant (temp.) John.B. Gauntlet resigns his appointment. (December 7, 1918). .•" ' ■ ; ' N.Z. Garrison* Artillery. Wellington G.A. Division. ■ 2nd Lieutenant Robert W. Bothamley is transferred to .the reserve of officers. (November 2(1, 1918). ■' "' Corps of N.Z. Engineors. • N.Z. Tost and Telegraph Corps (North Island). Captain Valentine Dunne to he major. (December 11, 1918).

Lieutenant Jolyi M. Craig to bo captain, under the provisions of narasraph 111, General Regulations, 1913. (October 1, 1918). " .. Lieutenant Henry W. Allan retires, under, the provisions of paragraph 127, General BPB-nlatiniis. IM3. (Dwmlx" 7. 1918). 2nd.Lieutenant William. H. Nankervis to bo'lieutenant, under the nrovisions of paragraph lll.Oncriil lirgulations,.l9l3. (November fl. 101R). . N.Z. Medical Corps. Samuel Green, M.E.C.S., to lie captain (temp.). (November 20, 1918.) Captain (toinp.) Francis. R. Hotop, M.8., vacatc<l his appointment as a member of a special District medical board on February 11, 1918, and" relinquish*! his rank and appointment in the N.Z. Medical Corps as from Marcji 11, 1918, on the termination of his military duties.' Captain Alexander Hendry,, M.8., having vacated tho nnpointmont of urincipnl medical, officer. Queen Mary. Hospital, Hanmer. relinquishes his rank and ap'nointinent in the N.Z. Medical Corps. (November 28,. 1918.) Note.—This officer performed tho duties nf principnl medical officer, Queen Mary Tfosnital, Hnnnier, from March 12,-1918. to November 28, 1918. and acted ns. n member of a special district medical board from January 25, 1918,, to October 23. 1918.

The undermentioned members of the Otagn University Officers' Training Corps (uiedicnl). having diilv finn'i'M. are'nti. pointed lieutenants (on probation), under the provisions of imrngranh 13. J!p(pi'"tions for Officers' Training Corps (medi call. (November 21. 1918.)

Serireiiiit-Mnjor Edward .1. Oronin. Staff-Sor'ircnut Hnr'old S. Billcliff, Sereeants Herbert J. Cnlvin. Paipcrt S. A. firab.'im. Frank C. JTiiicliismi. Norulnn F. Bong, Cvril A. King, .William It. Lawrence Graham T). Lindsay, Hector AL Munro, Pa rid M. Mitchell. WiHinm B. Ttepkie. Corpnrnls .lohn M. Clarke, Colin ,T; Campbell. Alfred S. Gray, Eobcrt F. Bakcwell, John C. M'Kenzie, Alan

K. Park, Harry K. Christie, Lance-Cor-poral James N.Wftddell. N.Z. Dental Corps. T){e .undermentioned lieutenants aro granted the temporary rank of captain whilst employed in N.Z.E.F. training camps, with effect from November 25, 1918:—Charles,E. Carter, Knox Gilmer, William H. J. Poole, George I. Marshall, Frederick W. Walters, Roy G. Crawford, Leonard R. D. Benjamin, Aaron H, R-othonbcrg, John Y. Warren, John Bird, John R. Burl, Stewart A. Noble-Camp-bell, James Glendining, Sir Charles G. Burdett, Bart, (since deceased). Corporal Oliver M. Paulin is granted the temporary rank of lieutenant whilst employed as dental officer, Trenthara Camp. (April 19, 1918.) The undermentioned lieutenants (temp, captains) relinquish their appointments as dental officers iu N.Z.E.F. training camps ; and the temporary rank of captain whilst so employed. (December 11, 1918):—Edmund L. Renton, Thomas J. Rowley, "William 11. J. Poole, Leonard R. D. Benjaman, John Bird, John R. Burl. N.Z. Army Nursing Service. Tho undermentioned to be staff nurses: Lucy M. Bowie. (October 1, 1918.) Muriel B. Bartlett. (November 5, 1918.) Grace Cunningham. (November 23. 1918.) _ - Hospital Ship Maheno. The undermentioned aro appointed fot duty on H.M.N.Z. Hospital Ship Maheno (sth Commission), with the ranks specified against their nnuies. (Dated December 11, 1918) kN.Z. Medical Corps. Lieutenant-Colonel Ernest E. Porritt, M.S., Edin. Captain William M. Thomson, M.B. Captain John C. Johnson, M.B. Captain Kenneth Ross, M.B. Captain John M. Hyde'. „ N.Z.' Dental Corps. Captain Roy G. Crawford ■N.Z, Army Nursing Service,Matron Elsie M'Cailum. • Sister Florence' Gill. - - ■ Elsie A. Aitkenhead. • Muriel F.' Goulstone. Gladys A. Robinson. Rosamind Punter. ■ Isobel Grey. ' Mary S.'Nenl. Grace Cunningham,

N.Z. Expeditionary Force, Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas A. Hunter, 018. E., N.Z. Dental' Corps, Director of Dental Services, N.Z. Military Forces, proceeds to N.Z.E.F.., Headquarters for duty, aud.is.taken on the strength of the N.Z.E.F. ; (December 11, 1918.) Lieutenant .William R. Hursthouse, N.Z. Dental Corps, is posted for duty with the rank of major. (December 15,

Honorary Lieutenant William O. Bradley, R.N.Z.A., is posted for duty' with' the rank of captain. (November 12, 1918.) Lieutenant Robert B. Dodds, N.Z. Dental Corps, is posted for duty. (December 15, 1918.) ~.<,...

Captain James W. : Silcock, 6th (Hauraki) Regiment, is posted for duty. (November 12, 1915.) The undermentioned officers of the N.Z Dental Corps are appointed to the N.kE.F., with the'rank of captain, to date from December 11, 1918:—Lieutenants Edmund L. Renton, -Thomas J. Rnwley, William H.' J. Poole, Leonard- R. D. Benjamin, John Bird, John R. Burt. The undermentioned officers of tjjfl N.Z. Dental Corps are appointed to the N.Z.E.F., with-the rank of lieutenant, to date from December 11, 1918:—Lieutenants Ernest G. Bender, Carl Rl Prime, Charles A..Sinnll, Albert Binsted. v Samoan'Garrison. Major Charles M'B. Dawson, M.8., N.Z. Medical Corps, was posted for duty as Principal Medical Officer as from November , 12, 1911. ,j v Corporal Ernest J. Dinglo was appointed 2nd\Lieutennnt (September 3, 1911).