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Pacific Islands Monthly, 17 April 1944Vol. XIV, No. 9

Official Appointments

p. 45 · Read in the full issue

Back In Gilberts

SOON after the Americans reoccupied the Gilbert Islands (British Col ony), the High Commissioner for the Western Pacific announced that the following British officials would co-oper ate with the Americans in the Gilbert and Ellice Colony; Appointments to Defence Force On transfer from Fiji Military Forces, with effect from December 16, 1943; Baker, W. V. C., Lieutenant.

Collins. D., Lieutenant.

Cookson, A., Lieutenant.

Cowell, T. R., Lieutenant.

Falvey, J. N„ Lieutenant.

Fox-Strangways, V.. Lieutenant-Colonel.

Holland, F. G. L., OBE, Major.

Major, R. M.. Acting Captain.

Marsack, R. 0., Lieutenant.

Ramsay, W. H., 2nd Lieutenant.

Wernham, D. C. 1., Captain.

Most of these men were formerly offi cials in the G. and E. Colony.

On Transfer From British Solomon Islands Bastin, R. S., Captain.

On First Appointment Clarke, S. G., Captain.

English, P. T., Lieutenant.

Appointment to Labour Corps Finny, E. J. C., Major, on transfer from Fiji Military Forces, Mr. S. Bennett, manager for A. B. Don ald, Ltd., at Rarotonga, and European member of the Island Council, recently proceeded to New Zealand on three months’ furlough.