“KING OF ARMS”
HIGH HONOUR FOR SIR, R: CARR (Rec. 11.0 a.m.) LONDON, July 25. The New Zealander, Air Mare-nol-Sir Roderick Carr, has received a distinction which is believed to be without precedent for a Dominion-born subject—be has been appointed “king of arms” of the Order of Knighthood of the British Empire. His Majesty is investing him on July 29 with the regalia and insignia of office. Sir Roderick intended to visit, or return permanently to New Zealand, which he has not seen since lie left in 1914, but liis recent appointment as Divisional Controller of Airports for the Ministry of Civil Aviation, for three years, persuaded him to delay the project.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 67, Issue 243, 26 July 1947, Page 6
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