BIILITARY FORCES

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 10, 12 July 1943, Page 3

BIILITARY FORCES

PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED Tlio following appointments and promotions of officers ou active service with the 2nd Xcw Zealand Expeditionary Force (Middle East) were gazetted last week:— NEW ZEALAND ARMOURED CORPS.

Captains (temp. Majors) A. Van Slyko. P. A. Barton, J. F. Phillips, and P. It. Plko, M.C., and Captains K. M. Hell, M.8.E., "W. G. Handley. and J. I. Thodey to bo Majors. Captain I*. li. Allen to bo temp. Major while commanding a squadrou. Captain R. S. Pearson to be temp. Major wliilo employed as Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General of an Armoured Brigade.

Major K. M. Bell, M.8.E., Is granted the acting rank of Lieutenant-Colonel whilst employed as General Staff Officer Grado 2 at Middlo East Staff School.

Captain A. C. Ehvorthy to bo Major. Lieutenant-Colonel S. P. Ilartuull, 1}.5.0. f to be temp. Colonel whilst employed aa 2nd iv command of an Armoured Brigade. NEW ZEALAND ARTILLERY.

Captains (temp. Majors) J. It. Stone, .7. W. Moodie, and A. Marbeck, and Captains-G. M. Shorn and IT. O. Crawford-Smith to be Majors.

Captain R. J., Moor to bo tciup. Major while commanding a battery.

Captain F. M. Fisher to bo temp. Major whilo commanding a buttery. 5 NEW ZEALAND INFANTRY. Captain (temp. Major) L. G. Smith and Captain B. M. Laird to bo Majors. Major .7. K. Robbie to bo temp. LieutenantColonel whilst commanding a battalion. Captains E. A. McPhail. M.C., and W. B. Thomas, M.U., to bo temp. Majors wliilo commanding companies.

Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) T. B, Morten to bo Lieutenant-Colonel.

Majors K. A. Keiha, M.C., and J. ft. J. CourTolly to bo temp. Lieutenant-Colonels whilst commanding battalions. Captains \V. J. G. Hoach, W. Hoseit, and L. A. Joseph to bo temp. Majors wbilo commanding companies.

Major (temi>. Lieutenant-Colonel) J. Connolly to bo Lieutenant-Colonel and is appointed to command a battalion. NEW ZEALAND ENGINEERS.

Captain (femn. Major) IX. C. Pcmbcrton, M.C., to bo Jlajor. Lieutenant (temp. Captain) A. Edmonds, 31.C, is granted the acting ranlc of Major. NEW ZEALAND ARMY SERVICE CORPS.

Captains (temp. Majors) J. R. Morris, L. \V. Koberts, and S. A. Sampson, and C«-\ptain L. Bean to bo Majors. NEW ZEALAND CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT. Rev. C. G. Palmer and Rev. J. W. Rodgere, Chaplains- 4th Class, to bo Chaplains 3rd | OTHER APPOINTMENTS. ' The following appointments wero also aanotinccd: — . ' Major C. H. Sawyers, D.5.0., New Zealand : Artillery, is appointed 2nd is command of a! light anti-aircraft regiment. \ Major J. H. Kempthorne is appointed Brigade Major of an infantry brigade. Major R. P. R. McGlashan, 2scw Zealand i Armoured Corpi, is appointed Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General of an armoured division. Major J. K. Jj\ Vorcl is seconded for duty as an instructor at Middle East Junior Staff School. Major A. R. Currie, New Zealand Engineers, is appointed to command an Engineer Training Depot. Major E. J. R. Tong is appointed 2nd in command of an infantry brigade. Major H. M. McElroy, D.5.0., is appointed Commandant of New Zealand School of Instruction and Chief Instructor. Major R. L. C. Grant, New Zealand Corps of Signals, is appointed Commandant, Kcw Zealand Signals School.