ARMY PROMOTIONS

New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9090, 8 July 1915, Page 3

ARMY PROMOTIONS

XATEST LIST. The following list of promotions, grant* of temporary rank, and appointments of officers serving iu the New Zealand expeditionary force abroad have been announced by the defence authorities GRANT OF TEMPORARY RANK. Major Alexander Barnett Charters, 17th (Ruahinc) Regiment, to have temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel, while in command of the New Zealand _ Section, Infantry Base Depot, Alexandria; dated April sth, 1915. , , „ „ Major Alfred Henry Herbert, 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles, to have temporary rank of lieutenant; colonel, while iu command of the Maori Contingent; dated March 26th, 1915. Lieutenant Norman. Fitzherbert, Officer in Charge of Records, New Zealand Expeditionary Force, to have temporary rank of captain, while so employed; dated April sth, 1915. TO BE CAPTAINS.

Lieutenant H. McCallum, New Zealand Medical Corps; dated November 20th, 1914.

Lieutenant Albert Edward Mills Jones (Maori Contingent); dated April 3rd', 1915. , r Lieutenant Pirimi Tahiwa (Maori Contingent); dated April 3rd, 1915. TO BE LIEUTENANTS.

2nd Lieutenant Owen Herbert Mead, Canterbury Infantry Battalion; dated September Ist, 1914. 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Tahu Grosvenor Rhodes, Aide-de-camp to General Officer Commanding; dated October Ist, 1914. 2nd Lieutenant Francis Davison, Ist Mounted Rifles (Canterbury Yeomanry Cavalry); dated October 4th, 1914. 2nd Lieutenant Noel Steadman, 15th (North Auckland) Kegiment (since killed in action); dated October 18th, 1914. 2nd Lieutenant William Godfrey Skelton, 13th (North Canterbury and. Westland) Regiment (since killed in action); dated October 21st, 1914. 2nd Lieutenant George Nod Taylor, 10th (Nelson) Mounted Rifles: dated November ioth, 1914. „ . , r 2nd Lieutenant Alexander Bastm McColl, 11th Kegiment (Taranaki Rifles); dated November 27th, 1914. 2nd ' Lieutenant George Ross Mitchell, 12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles; dated November 30th, 1914. 2nd Lieutenant Preston Logan, 11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles (since died of wounds); dated December 15tb, 3914.

2ml Lieutenant George Carlisle Bailey, Blh (South .Canterbury; Mounted Rifles; dated December 22nd, 1914. 2nd Lieutenant l.awrence Clervaux Chaytor, lOtli (Nelson) Mounted Rifles; dated December 24th. 1914. 2nd Lieutenant. Alan Standish Wilder, 9th (Wellington East Coast) Mounted Rifles; dated December 2Sth, 1914. 2nd Lieutenant Robert Nichol Morpeth, 6th (Hauraki) Regiment; dated January 4th, 1915. , , . _ 2nd Lieutenant Douglas Playfair Iraser. 2nd (South Canterbury) Regiment; dated January 4th, 1915. 2nd Lieutenant Eric Arthur Scott, 12th (Otago) Mounted Rifles; dated January Bth, 1915. 2nd Lieutenant Francis Levcson-Gower West, 3rd (Auckland) Regiment; dated January 27th, 1915. 2nd Lieutenant Frederick Hugh Dodson, Cth (Hauraki) Regiment (since killed in action); dated January 29th, 1915. 2nd Lieutenant Claude St. Clair Hamilton, 10th (North Otago) Regiment; dated January 2Sth, 1915. 2nd Lieutenant Richard Ewen Egglestone, 4th (Otago) Regiment;'dated February 15th. 1915. 2ud Lieutenant Eric Buckingham Alley, 7th (Southland) Mounted Rifles; dated February 26th, 1915. • 2nd Lieutenant Herman Stuart Badde■ley, 16th (Waikato) Regiment; dated March 19th, 1915. 2nd Lieutenant Alexander Cameron Monteith Fink'.yson, 11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles; "dated March 19th, 1915. „ , . , 2nd Lieutenant Charles Frederick Smedley, 11th (North Auckland) Mounted Rifles; dated March 19th, 1915. 2nd Lieutenant Arthur Edward Alexander, New Zealand Engineers; dated March 30th, 1915. TO BE 2nd LIEUTENANTS. New Zealand Ai;my Ordnance Corps. Sergeant Norman Joseph Levien, 3rd (Auckland) Regiment; dated April 3rd. 1915. Sergeant Thomas Joseph King, sth (Wellington) Regiment; dated April 3rd, 1915. Maori Contingent. Company Sergeant-Major William Hutahi AValiccr: dated April 3rd. 1915. Sergeant John Charles Tikao; dated April 3rd, 1915.

All English army movements are carried out with the utmost secrecy. Dr Martin gave an example of this policy in his address at the New Zealand Club luncheon yesterday. He left Aldershot in charge of 300 men, who were put into a train with no idea where they were going. After twenty miles had been travelled, the guard and enginedriver of the train were replaced by two men who alone knew the destination. The train travelled to Southampton through numerous barricades and defences, and the men embarked, again for an unknown destination. Havre was found to be the port of disembarkation.