OFFICERS INSPECTED

Camp News (Northern Command), Volume 1, Issue 20, 13 September 1940, Page 4

OFFICERS INSPECTED

Units At District School. Territorial infantry officers and non-commissioned officers at the District School of Instruction, Narrow Neck, were inspected by the officer commanding the district, Colonel N. W. McD. Weir on August 30th. The units consist of the Ist Battalions of the Hauraki, North Auckland and Waikato Regiments, also the Auckland Company of the New Zealand Scottish Regiment. 2nd (N.Z.) Divisional Cavalry Regiment: Reinforcements. Lieutenant R. R. Atkinson to be Captain. z 6th Field Regiment, N.Z. Artillery The undermentioned Captains to be Majors: — C. L. Walter, J. M. Mitchell, A. T. Rawle. The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains: — E. T. Kensington, W. H. Thodey, P. B. Levy, C. H. Sawyers, J. A. Bre- & - therton. The undermentioned ; 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants: — G. P. Cade, H. R. Boyle, D. J. Robertson. 7th Anti-tank Regiment, N.Z. Artillery. The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants : — G. N. Richardson, K. A. Longmore. ; ; • .- 2nd N.Z. Divisional Signals The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants: — A. S. D. Rose, N. W. Laugesen, L. J. Froude. * 24th (Auckland) Battalion Captain R. V. Closey, E.D., to be Major. Lieutenant W. R. K. Morrison, N.Z. Staff Corps, to be Captain. The undermentioned 2nd Lieutenants to be Lieutenants: — H. W. Brabant, S. Nicholson, A. C. Yeoman. 25th (Wellington) Battalion, j \ Captain 0. D. A. . George to be Major. The undermentioned Lieutenants to be Captains:— W. H. Roberts, H. J. Dalzell, P. L. Bennett, M.C. /•- ■ : 26th (Canterbury-Otago) Battalion

The undermentioned Cant • Majors:- ' F. J. Brook, N. A. R attra The undermentioned Lieml be Captains: * J. W. McKergow, W. c t N.Z. Staff Corps, E. R. ChesU The undermentioned 2nd 6 r--ants to be Lieutenants:— L. Roberts, C. L. Stubbs , O’Rorke, F. N. Ollivier, A. W ’J' ney. ' ' Infantry Reinforcements: 3rd Echl The undermentioned 2nd'.L® ants to be Lieutenants:— A. C. Elworthy, R. S. Smith, h Hazeldine, B. V. A. Jones, P J ton, H. J. Hall. ‘ ? .$l 6th Field Ambulance I 2nd Lieutenant I. J. Wilson to! Lieutenant: I Headquarters, 2nd ' N.Z. Expedite Force Base Lieutenant H. E. Crosse, i (from 14th (N.Z.) Forestry Co pany, N.Z.E.F.), to be Captain. ! 6th Anti-Tank Company • The undermentioned 2nd Lieutt ants to be Lieutenants’:— W. J. Daniel, D. F. Coleman. 27th (Machine-gun) Battalion. Reinforcements Lieutenant W. R. Ross to be Ci tain. 2nd Lieutenant 0. J. Drennan | be Lieutenant. 1 N.Z. Army Pay Corps 2nd Lieutenant H. McL. Rick to be Lieutenant. "i N.Z. Dental Corps The undermentioned Lieutenant be Captains:— .. ’■ D. A. Greenslade, B. M. Da C .Cook. T Headquarters (N.Z.) Railway Opel Group I Major A. H. Sage to be Lieuted z . I Colonel and Commanding Officer. Captain J. A. Jull to be Major 2nd Lieutenant J. N. Nicholson be . Captain. ! 16th (N.Z.) Railway Operating Company i 2nd Lieutenant ' Richard 01i> Pearse (ex Officer - Cadet Trails Unit). 2nd Lieutenant R. 0. Pearse to! Captain. 2nd Lieutenant James Cliff*' Chapman. .... -. SvM 17th (N.Z.) Railway Operating Company Captain G. T. Poole to be -W and Officer Commanding. 2nd Lieutenant D. A. Clarke to Captain. j 2nd Lieutenant George Linton ’j man. f I 13th (N.Z.) Railway Construction Company, N.Z.E. I The undermentioned - 2nd - Lieu ! W ants to be Lieutenants ,1 G. K. Armstrong, L. C. E- I F. K. Roberts, A. A. Treloar. J 14th (N.Z.) : Forestry-. Compan-y-2nd Lieutenant E. S. Tiic' . . . ■ ! Lieutenant. , 15th ; (N.Z.) Forestry Company/^' 2nd Lieutenant W. Austin”.; Lieutenant. . J • 18th (N.Z.) Army Troops ComP 8; N.Z.E. * , J, s Lieutenant A. J. ’ Learnt | Captain + t R ffallaK I ’*/ 2nd Lieutenant J. B. i Lieutenant. „ lj f - 2nd Lieutenant J. A . Lieutenant. ' |

4 ■h (N.Z.) Army Troops Company, N.Z.E. 2nd Lieutenant F. W. O. Jones to P Lieutenant.