N.Z. ARMY OFFICERS

Grey River Argus, 19 May 1944, Page 3

N.Z. ARMY OFFICERS

’new APPOINTMENTS. F.A. WELLINGTON, May 18, The following military appointments w'ere Gazetted: Second N.Z. E. in Pacific: N.Z. Ordnance Corps: Major S. A. Knight to be LieutenantColonel; Captain H. McK. Reid to he Major. N. Z. Engineers: LieutenantColonel E. R. McKillop is seconoed for special duty in the South Pacific area and is granted temporarv rank of Colonel RANKS RELINQUISHED. Territorial Force: — N.Z. Artilmiy. Temp.-Lieutenant-Colonel H. W. D. Blake is posted to the retired list with the rank of Lieut.-Colonel: L entColonel F. C. Soar is posted to th® ietired list. ■ Second N.Z.E.F. (Middle East) commands and staff. Brigamer G. B. Parkinson relinquishes the temporary rank of Major-General. Colonels b. F. Hartnell and J. T. Burrows relinquish the temporary rank oi B Ne a w Zealand Armoured Corps:— Lieutenant-Colonel I. L /f linquishes the temporary rank of Brigadier. Major.fi. H. st -ie linquishes the temporary J? Lieutenant-Colonel. The temporal rank held by these officers, was effective from the t’me Malor-Genera Kippenberger was wounded, until LiEanfiGeneral Freyberg resumed command of the Secono N iEF. Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel R. Beattie N.Z. Artillery,, ! command of a field reminpnt: arw n posted to the reserve of officers. _n]O I (Temp TJnutenant-C.olonel) M. A. teedman NZ. Staff Corps, relmqu shU the’ appointment of. Commandant at Burnham Military C/>mm mem ? Lieutenant-Colonel H- C. M. ven relinquishes the appointment pf area commander Invercargill and is nostea to ’he reserve of officers, T emn. Colonel R- W- Harding is posted to the reserve of offi ecrs >