MILITARY FORCES

Camp News, Volume 2, Issue 83, 25 July 1941, Page 7

MILITARY FORCES

Appointments And Promotions ' t

The following temporary promotions in the Second New Zealand Expedition ary Force have been approved by the Governor-General : — Lieutenant F. N. Armstrong (N.Z. Staff Corps), Adjutant, 'Cqptral District Infantry Battalion. Lieutenant D. C. Powrie (N.Z. Staff Corps), Company Commander. 2nd Lieutenant N. S. Triggs, Quartermaster, Central District Infantry Battalion. 2nd Lieutenant R. H. Matthews, Company Commander. 2nd Lieutenant J. Milne, Company Commander. 2nd Lieutenant C. R. McColl, Company Commander.

2nd Lieutenant E. K. Norman, Company Commander.

The following appointments, promotions, transfers and resignations or officers of the New Zealand military forces have been approved : — Captain (temp. Major) F. M. Jenkins, D.C.M., N.Z. Staff Corps, to be Staff Officer. Training, Supplies and Transport, Army Headquarters, in addition to his present appointment of Chief Instructor, A.S.C., Army School of Instructor!, Trentham.

N.Z. Temporary Staff.

Major J. G. Jeffery, M.C., V.D., Area Staff Officer, No. 11 Arqa, Dunedin, is granted the temporary rank of Lieu tenant-Colonel while holding his present appointment.

Captain C. R. Duke, M.C., relinquishes the appointment of Assistant Area Officer, No. 9 Area, Nelson, is appointed Area Officer, No. 9 Area, Nelson, and is granted the temporary rank of Major while so employed. Captain O. D. Sutcliffe, M.C., attached to the Branch of the Quartermaster-Gen-eral, Army Headquarters, is appointed Staff Officer, Movements and Quartering, Army Headquarters, Wellington-, vice Major (temp. Lieutenant-Colonel) V. J. Innes, N.Z. Staff Corps, and is granted the temporary rank of Major while so employed. Captain G. Whitham relinquishes the appointment of Deputy Assistant Quar-termaster-General, Central Military District, Wellington, and is appointed Area Officer, No. 8 Area, New Plymouth. 2nd Lieutenant (temp.) G. W. Heatherwick, 2nd Signals Company, N.Z. Corps of Signals,' to be Lieutenant (temp.), and is appointed Adjutant, 2nd

Signals Company, N.Z. Corps of Signals, Wellington, vice Lieutenant E. B. Edwards, M.C., N.Z. Temporary Staff. George Michael Ivo Adams to be Lieutenant (temp.)- and is appointed Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General. Centra] Military District. Wellington, vice Captain G. Whitham, N.Z. Temporary Staff. ,i Lieutenant (temp.) C. A. S. Maynard; A.1.A.A., 2nd Field Company, Corps of N.Z. Engineers, to be Lieutenant (temp.) and is appointed Adjutant and Engineer Instructor, Foxton Military Camp. . Lieutenant T. G. Scott-Smith is ap-

pointed Records Officer, Waiouru Military Camp. 2nd Lieutenant I. R. McK. Muirson, 2nd Battalion. The Wellington Regiment (City of Wellington’s Own), relinquishes his appointment in the N.Z. Temporary Staff.