MILITARY FORCES
Promotions And Transfers The following appointments, promotions and transfers in the New Zealand military forces are ineluded in u list published in last night’s Gazette. Major S. C. V. W. Sagden, New Zealand Staff Corps, relinquishes the appointment of Staff Officer, Training, Mobilization Camp, Papakura, and is attached to the General Staff Branch, Army Headquarters, Wellington. . Major (Acting Lieutenant-Colonel) A. R. Cockerell, D. 5.0., 2nd New Zealand Expeditionary Force, relinquishes the appointment of General Staff Officer, 2nd Grade, New Zealand Staff College, Palmerston North, and the acting rank of Lieu-tenant-Colonel, and is appointed General .Staff Officer, i2nd Grade, Southern Military District, Christchurch. Lieutenant-Colonel R. C. Wickeds, D. 5.0., V.D., relinquishes the appointment of Commandant, Military Camp, Addington, and is appointed Area Commander. Area No. 10, Christchurch. Major Cl N. Newman, D. 5.0., relinquishes the appointment of District Artillery Officer, Northern Military District, Auckland, is appointed Commander, Northern Fortress Area, and is granted the temporary rank of Lieutenant-Col-onel, while so employed. Captain ’ (temp. Major) J. K.' Greenwood, Royal Tank Regiment, is appointed General Staff Officer, 2nd Grade, New Zealand Staff College,. Palmerston North, and is granted the local rank of Lieuten-ant-Colonel while so employed. Captain (acting Major) A. Flint, Royal Tank Regiment (T.A.) is appointed General Staff Officer, 2nd Grade (M.T.2), Army Headquarters, Wellington, and is granted the local rank of Major while so employed. : , Lieutenant-Colonel W. McK. Geddes, M.C., New Zealand Artillery, relinquishes command of the Northern Fortress Area, and is transferred to the Reserve of Officers, Class I (b), Area I. Lieutenant-Colonel L. 'H. Jardine, D. 5.0., M.C., relinquishes the appointment of Commandant, Army School of Instruction, Trentham, and is appointed Area Commander, Area No. 6, Wanganui. Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. Mr Justice E. H. Northcroft, D. 5.0., V.D., relinquishes the appointment of District Artillery Officer, Southern Military District, and is appointed Fortress Area Commander, Lyttelton. William Gleuhohne Tweedy, M.8.E., is appointed New Zealand Red Cross Commissioner, Middle East, and is granted the honorary rank of Major.
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Dominion, Volume 35, Issue 89, 9 January 1942, Page 8
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