MILITARY FORCES

Camp News, Volume 1, Issue 9, 9 February 1940, Page 4

MILITARY FORCES

+ Staff Appointments And Transfers TRENTHAM COMMANDANT Several military appointments, promotions and transfers of interest are announced in the current Gazette. Major H. D. McHugh, M.C., N.Z. Staff Corps, has been, appointed camp commandant, Trentham Military Camp, and has been granted the temporary rank of lieutenant-colonel. His previous office was that of camp commandant, Papakura Military Camp Lieutenant-Colonel AV. G Stevens Regiment of Royal N.Z. Artillery, has ceased to be seconded for duty with the Prime Minister’s Department as secretary of the Organization for National Security and Secretary of ' the Council of Defence. Colonel P. H. Bell, D. 5.0., N.Z. Staff Coips, has relinquished the appointment of officer commanding, Southern

Military District, Chri attached to Arm, He,A' to be succeeded by Lieni E. T. Rowlings, XZ has relinquished his n.n Deputy Adjutant-General quarters, Wellington. W ’bii : as. officer commanding n, Military. District he is tog*’ porary rank of colonel. /I Major V. G. Jervis \’v < has relinquished the poski/j fleer, A duties, Army m ! and has been appointed Debut!?' General, Army Headquarter?' ed the temporary rank of lieu/’ el while so employed. u “- Captain D M. Robertson p> temporary Staff, relinquish pointment of staff officer n e J*! Headquarters,, and has bee/ 1 staff officer, -A” duties, Army f ters, and granted the temporal major while so employed. /. Captain (temporary' v ai(l , Innes, N.Z. Staff Corps, has it the appointment of Adminisw mandant, Trentham Military J has been appointed staff ofc duties, Army Headquarters, He retains the temporary rank $ Lieutenant J. A. Worsnop, y Corps, has relinquished the appj of adjutant, First Battalion, the! Regiment (Countess of Ranfurly; and Assistant Area Officer, X o ' I and has been appointed generail fleer, third grade, Northern trict, Auckland. He has been-, by Lieutenant W. R. K. Mon. J Staff Corps. Lieutenant W. 11. Beiiagutlft Corps, has relinquished the 1 of adjutant, First Composite! N.Z. Army Service Corps. * ■Lieutenant C. R. Nata, .L Corps, has been appointed hw Officer, No. 1 Area, AuckM ' Appointments to the tempre are :—

Major C. W. Salmon, D.CI, List, to be attached to the Qu.. ter-General’s Branch, Army E ters, Wellington. Captain E. J. Brammall, Beta is to be attached to the Adjuti al's Branch, Army Headquad lington. Captain C. L. Mullany, Bese: fleers, Supplementary List, has pointed assistant to the Di: Mobilization. Army Headquar lington. Captain O. D. Sutcliffe, Resfleers. Supplementary List, is 1 tached to the Quartermaster Branch. Army Headquarters, H