ARMY PROMOTIONS

New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24536, 19 March 1943, Page 4

ARMY PROMOTIONS

EXPEDITIONARY FORCE OFFICERS AND NURSES (P.A.) WELLINGTON, Thnrsdav The. following are included in a list of appointments and promotions in the Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force gazetted to-night:— New Zealand Artillery.—Major (temporary) C. B. Menzies to be lieuten ant-colonel (temporary). Captain (tem* porary) J. P. O'Connor to be major (temporary). New Zealand Infantry.—Major (temporary) W. H. Fortune to be lieuten-ant-colonel (temporary). Captain (ten,, porary) A. H. Thorn to be major (temporary). Captain J. S. Sinclair-Thom-son to be major. New Zealand Medical Corps.—Major «J. I?. H. Fulton to be lieutenant-colonel (temporary), Captain (Temporary Lieu-tenant-Colonel) W. P. P. Gordon to be 6 '' major and retains the temporary'rank of lieutenant-colonel. Captain D. p. O'Brien to be major (temporary). Army Nursing Service.—The undermentioned to be sisters: M. J. Brown A. Chapman, A. M. Davies, X. M. Higl gins, E. M. Clarkson. C. Davidson, S F. Marcroft, M. J. O'Leary, F. I. Kidd K. H. Spragg, E. McG. Sandes. To he charge sisters (temporary):—Sisters M J. Jackson and W. E. Wall. New Zealand Armoured Corps.—Cap. tain E. J. Scotland to be major. New Zealand Engineers.*—Lieutenant (Temporary Captain) W. P. Hitchcock' to be captain and granted the temporary rank of major. The following appointments and promotions of officers of the New Zealand military forces are also gazetted:— Staff. —Major C. J. Williams, Second N.Z.E.F., to be lieutenant-colonel (t«mporary) while employed as AssistantAdjutant and Quartermaster General of a division. Major F. R. Mcßride, ■ Second N.Z.E.F., relinquishes the ap.' pointment of Deputy-Assistant Ad-jutant-General, Central Military Dis- ! \ trict, and is appointed to command a. company of the Hawke's Bay Regiment, Major (temporary) R. H. Second N.Z.E.F., relinquishes the appointment of senior ordnance mechanic cal engineer and is appointed Deputy.. Assistant-Director of Ordnance Servieai of a division.

Army Nursing Service.—To be Sister; Lorna Margaret Jenkins.

UNIVERSITY WOMEN

FEDERATION INTERESTS

DOMINION CONFERENCE

A Dominion conference of the New Zealand Federation of University Women was held at the Auckland "University College last night. A conference should have been held in January, ) 1942, but it was postponed as a result of war conditions, and after a ' fixture for January of this year it was 1 again postponed. Consequently all centres were not I fully represented at the meeting last ■ night. It was agreed that in the circum((stances the conference should confine ■ itself to reviewing the work of the past • four years and electing officers to carry ; j on the work for the next three years. In her presidential report, Mrs, W. , i H. Cocker said that the two major pro- | ; jects sponsored by the federation had , | been frustrated. The first of these was to help refugee academic women to enter New Zealand. Permits were ob- ; tained for 10 women, but these permits became invalid after war was de- j jclared, and only one refugee, who is at present studying for her law degree at the Auckland University College, was able to reach New Zealand. Another scheme to assist in the evacuation of children of British graduate could not be carried out, as the British authorities prohibited further emigration of children before the scheme could be put into operation. This also was .Si due to the outbreak of war and the consequent dangers of sea travel,' Officers of the Dominion executive were elected as follows: —President, Miss I. Milnes, M.A.: vice-presidents, Mrs. W. H. Cocker. M.Sc. (London), and Mrs. A. K. Turner, 8.A., and Miss J. Stewart, M.A.: lion, secretary, Mrs A. J. Campbell. M.A.; hon. treasurer, Mrs. V. H. Perkins, B.Com. FRENCH APPRECIATION FRIENDLY NEW ZEALANDERS (0.C.) NOUMEA, March <3 A high-ranking officer with the New Zealand forces in New Caledonia lias prai.sed the co-operation received from Governor Montchamp and the French authorities, both civil and military. The French are equally appreciative of New Zealand friendliness. The action of the New Zealand Army in not taking over a building used to board children attending Noumea schols is appreciated and locally quoted as an example of the cordial relations established. The New Zealanders dropped the proposal immediately it was pointed out to them that it would cause inconvenience to the local population. OBITUARY DR. H. H. CHRISTIE (0.C.) WANGANUI, Thursday The death occurred in Wanganui today of Dr. Howard Henry Christie. Ho was born in Wanganui and was a son of the late Mr. H. F. Christie, former bank manager in Patea, who resided for many years at St. John's Hilh Dr. Christie attended the Wanganui Collegiate School from 1895 until 1900j and was president of the Old Boys Association from 1926 until Ha took his degrees at Glasgow and Edinburgh. During the war of 1914-18 110 served in the New Zealand Medical Corps. He is survived by his wife and two children. MISS AMY L. HUTCHINSON The death occurred at her residence, Omahu Road, Reinuera, on Wednesday of Miss Amy Laura Hutchinson, aged 93. She was born at Cheltenham, England, and was the last survivor of the 13 children of the late Colonel George Hutchinson, R.E., who took part in many campaigns in India. Of her six brothers who were in the Armv, the eldest was an engineer officer during the siege of Lucknow. At the first Delhi Durbar, 48 of Miss Hutchinson's relatives met, all being officers either or the Indian Army or Civil Service. l'9 r about 10 years Miss Hutchinson lived in British Columbia and she arrived in New Zealand 22 years ago to live wita... her sister, the late Mrs. t'\ H. Spencer. AIR FORCE COMMISSION Advice has been received by Mr Mrs. F. C. Elliott, of Waimaukn. that their son, Rex Elliott, has been ap* pointed to a commission in the l<o*- 1 New Zealand Air Force. Pilot-Officer F.lliott entered the Air Force at t ie age of 18 and gained his wings in •; 0,1 Zealand last year. He is now in l'-ug-land and is serving in the Bom« Command Pilot-Officer Elliott was educated at the Hnkerenui School aw King's College, which he representee at athletics and Rugby football.