TERRITORIAL COMMANDERS FOR N.Z.

Grey River Argus, 17 December 1948, Page 5

TERRITORIAL COMMANDERS FOR N.Z.

Announced for Units P.A. WELLINGTON, Dec. 16 Names of tne commaucung oificers oi tne Territorial Force units were gazetted this evening. The minister oi Deience, Hon. F. Jones, desenoed this as a second important step towards ouilciing up tne post-war Territorial Force, tne urst one having been the reconstruction of the units, as announced in the gazette, about a month ago. The most senior appointment, gazetted is tnat oi Brigadier F. M. ti. Hanson, D. 5.0., 0.8. L., M.1V1., wno is posted to tne headquarters oi.the New Zealand Division. Appointment of commanding officers include the following:— 2na Field Regiment, K.N.Z.A., Captain (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) W. D. Philp, D. 5.0., E.D., to be LieutenantColonel. . r» • sth Anti-Tank Regiment, A.N.Z.a.: Colonel J. M. Mitchell, D. 5.0., E.D., to be Lieutenant-Colonel. 10th Coast Regiment, R.N.Z.A.: Lieutenant-Colonel K. W. Fraser, U.8.E., E.D. 14th Composite Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.N.Z.A.: Temp. Major R. G. Bannister, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. 2nd Armoured Regiment, R.N.Z.A.C. Lieutenant-Colonel H. A. Robinson, D. M.C., B.D. Ist Divisional Regiment R.N.Z.A.C. (New Zealand Scottish); LieutenantColonel R. P. R- McGlashan, 0.8. E, 2nd Infantry Brigade: Temp. Brigadier 1. L. Bonitant, D. 5.0., E.D., to be Brigadier. The Royal ' N.Z. Army Service Corps: Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel C. A. Blazey, 0.8. E., E.D. to be Lieuten-ant-Colonel. . „ „ . _.„ 2nd General Hospital R.N.Z.A.M.C.. Captain (Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) E. L. Button, 0.8. E., M-B-, C.H., F. (Eng.), F.R.C.S. (Edin), to be Colonel. • • „ WT r, 2nd Field Ambulance, R.N.Z.TvLC.. Lieutenant (Temp. Lieutenant-Col-onel) J. K. Eliott, 0.8. E. M. 8., Ch.B., F.R.C.S. (Eng.) to be LieutenantColonel. „ , The Royal N.Z. Army Ordnance Corps: Temp. Major D .E. Harper td be Lieutenant-Colonel. , ' The Royal N.Z. Electrical and Mechanical Engineers: LieutenantColonel N. L. W. Unacke, 0.8. E. The Royal N.Z. Corps of Signals: Temp. Lieutenant-Colonel G. L. Agar, D. 5.0., 0.8. E., to be LieutenantColonel.