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Appointments and Promotions of Officers of the Royal New EQUIPMENT BRANCH, SECTION 'I. Zealand Air Force. Appointnrents, The undermentioned are 'granted temporary commissions in the rank of . Dated 23rd February, 1942 :- Air. Department, Wellington, 8th April, 1942. As EQUIPMENT OFFICERS. · IS Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased NZ 639135 Sergeant Howard-Cottle.MuLLENGER; H to approve of the following appointments and pro­ NZ 40313 Corporal Jack Warwick WILSON. motions of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force :-'-- NZ 40290 Corporal Harry Francis BoYs. NZ 1456 Evin Ross CFRTIS. NZ 1457 Charles Magnus LENNIE. GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH. NZ 1458 . Peter George HARLE. Appointments. , NZ 1459 Stanley Burnell BROWNE, The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions NZ 1460 Alvar Franklin RE.AD. . in the rank of Pilot Officer :- NZ 437031 Sergeant Norman Hillary MEYERS. NZ 1461 Alfred Cecil KELLETT. As PILOTS. Dated 20th Ma,rch, 1942- As -AccouNT ANT 0FF!CERS. NZ 40248 Robert Keith WALKER. NZ 40144 Corporal John.Hill SUTHERLAN)', NZ 403789 Sergeant Hadyn Louis HoPE. · NZ 39791 Sergeant Ian Keir MARTIN. · NZ 411371 Sergeant Jack McGifford CLELAND. NZ 39995 Sergeant Henry Aulton DAVISON. Dated 24th March, 1942- NZ 391527 Sergeant William John )\1:0RLEY. NZ 403447 Sergeant Owen Terence HANNIGAN. NZ 38193 Flight Sergeant John Martin MoLLoY.' NZ 404012 Sergeant William Keith WILBY. NZ 402512 Sergeant Richard Warrnn BARTLEY. EQUIPMENT BRANCH,_ SECTION II. NZ 404922 Sergeant William James Stanley MONKS. Appointments. The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions As Am OBSERVERS. in the rank of Pilot Officer (on prob.) :- · Dated 19th March, 1942- NZ 411509 Sergeant Clive Gaby IBBOTSON. As ARMAMENT OFFICER. NZ 411363 Sergeant Cyril Francis BROMLEY. Dated 18th February, 1942- : - . NZ 411362 Sergeant Richard Lawrence BRANCH. NZ 439010 Corporal Brian Desmond l'oPE. As Am GUNNER. As RADIO OFFICER. Dated 19th March, 1942- Dated 28th .January, 1942- NZ 401202 Flight Sergeant Henry Cumberland Stapleton NZ 405031 L.A.C. Max Frederick LUDWIG. COTTON, D.F.M. ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH. Promotions. Appointment. The undermentioned Pilot Officers (on prob.) are confirmed NZ 1463 Trevor Keith CuLLEY is granted a temporary in _their rank and are granted the tempor,;ry rank of Flying commission in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated 6th April, Officer. Dated 22nd March, 1942 :- 1942. , Philip Francis Alexander William Herbert LE CouTEUR. Relinquishment and Appointment. Allison MoMaster KEYS. Peter Ritchey W ooD. Flight Lieuten'ant Ernest Victor' BILGER relinquishes bis Ian Alexander EWEN. temporary commission and is granted an honorary commission Robert Laird ScoTT. in his present rank and seniority. Dated 1st March, 1942. ' Maurice Harry HoY. Brian Frederick SMITH. Relinquishment. Gordon Ewan MCLACHLAN. (Honorary ) William Henry SHEPHERD relinquishes his commission. Dated ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANClI, SECTION II 15th April, 1942. (A.T.C.). WORKS SECTION. Appointments. Appointment. The undermentioned are granted commissions in the Air Training Corps in the rank of Pilot Officer. Dated 25th NZ 1462 Flight Lieutenant Percy Lyndon LAING (R.A.F. March, 1942 :- Directorate of Works) is granted a temporary commission in the rank of Flight Lieutenant, with seniority for purposes Gordon William DIXON. of pay and seniority as from 15th December, 1941. Dated George Frederick LOMAS. 27th March, 1942. · · · · William Charles Fairhall TREADWELL. Ian Francis Evelyn WILSON. · ADMINISTRATIVE AND SPECIAL DUTIES BRANCH, SECTION II F. 'JONES, Minister of Defence. (A.T.C.). Promotion. Pilot Officer Douglas Marsh MACKAY t.o he . Appointments, Promotion, and Relinq11ishments of O.fficers

Air Department, Appointments and Pi:omotions of Officers of tn,e 1/,oyal Wellington, 9th April, 1942. New Zealwnd Air Force. IS :Excellency the Governor-General has been pleased Air Department, H. to approve of the following appointments, promotion, Wellington, 11th April, 1942. and relinquishments of officers of the Royal New Zealand IS Excellency the Governor-Genera! has b_een Air Force:- H pleased to approve of the followmg appomt­ GENERAL' DUTIES BRANCH. ments and promotions of officers of the Royal New Zealand Air Force:- Appointment8. The undermentioned are granted temporary commissions GENERAL DUTIES BRANCH. in the rank of Pilot Officer :- Appointments. The undermentioned are granted temporary commis, As PILOTS. sions in the rank 0£ Pilot Officer:- Dated 23rd March, 1942- As PIDOTS. NZ 4017 49 Acting Flight Sergeant James Fraser BARRON. NZ 402177 Sergeant William John FULTON. Dated 30th March, 1942- NZ 403460 Sergeant Philip John LAMASON. NZ 402859 Sergeant Peter Stanley DuFF. Dated 4th April, 1942- Dated 31st March, 1942- NZ 415439 L.A.C. John Antony Coulson FOWLER. NZ 403422 _Flight Sergeant Archibald Carlisle NZ 415418 L.A.C. Desmond Xavier O'HALLORAN. CALLANDER, . - :B