HONOURS LIST

Auckland Star, Volume LXXVI, Issue 146, 22 June 1945, Page 3

HONOURS LIST

SECOND N.Z.E.F. MEN

FIFTY-SEVEN AWARDS P.A. WELLINGTON, Thursday. Advice has been received by the Minister of Defence, Mr. Jones, that the King has approved the following 57 awards to members of the Second N.Z.E.F. covering operations in Italy from May 1 to 31, 1944. Thirty-three of the men concerned have since returned to New Zealand, while one Military Medal recipient was killed in action:— C.B. (Companion of Most Honourable Order of the Bath.) Brigadier H. S. Kenrick, C.B.E. (previously mentioned in dispatches) —Mrs. L. W. Kenrick, Auckland (wife). C.B.E. (Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.) Brigadier K. L. Stewart, D.5.0., 0.8. E. (previously mentioned in dispatches)— Wellington. Colonel H. K. Christie—Wanganui. DISTINGUISHED SERVICE ORDER Major A. R. Currie—Christchurch. Major M. Handy side—Wellington. 0.8. E. (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.) Colonel L. F. Rudd, D.S.O. (previously mentioned in dispatches) —United Kingdom. Lieutenant-Colonel A. E. B. Burge (previously mentioned in dispatches)— Wellington. Lieutenant-Colonel G. R. Kirk—Dunedin. Lieutenant-Colonel F. B. Edmundson (previously mentioned in dispatches)— Napier. Major D. F. Coleman (previously mentioned in dispatches)— North Canterbury. M.B.E. (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire.) ' Captain (now Major) K. Christie (previously mentioned in dis-patches)^-Wellington. Captain (now Major) F. A. Jarrett— Christchurch. Major L. W. Roberts (previously mentioned in dispatches)— Mrs. W. E. Roberts, Auckland (wife). Captain W. McM. Davis (previously mentioned in dispatches)—Waverley. Acting Captain B. H. Aveling—Wellington. Senior-Commander Meryll A. Neely (previously mentioned in dispatches)— Mrs. E. L. Neely, Cambridge (mother). Warrant-Officer (1) H. J. Shepherd— Christchurch. BAR TO MILITARY CROSS Temp.-Captain J. S. Baker, M.C.— Tdlaga Bay. MILITARY CROSS Captain (now Major) D. A. Cole— Waitara. Captain (now Major) I. H. FletcherWellington. Captain (now Major) K. Frechtling— Wellington. Captain (now Major) D. G. Grant— Christchurch. Captain (later Major) J. L. GriffithsWellington. Captain G. R. Andrews, D.C.M. (pre viously mentioned in dispatches) —Mr. R. W. Andrews, Te Aroha (brother). Captain A. F. Mackay—Mrs. J. L.. Fletcher, Auckland (sister). Captain K. W Paterson —Dunedin. • Captain (later Temp.-Major) R. Pirrie (previously mentioned in dispatches)— Mrs. N. J. Pirrie, Auckland (wife). Captain W. T. Swanson (previously mentioned in dispatches)— Mrs. E. L. Swanson, Auckland (wife). Lieutenant J. H. Hodge—Mrs. F. M. Hodge, Auckland (wife). ROYAL RED CROSS (Second Class) Charge-Sister K. G. Hall—Miss M. A. Hall, Helensville (sister). DISTINGUISHED CONDUCT MEDAL Sergeant (now Second-Lieutenant) J F. O'Reilly, Rakaia; WarrantOfficer 11. R. L. L. Brooks, Wellington; Corporal D. J. Boniface, Invercargill.

MILITARY MEDAL Warrant-Officer 11. S. V. W. Nicol —Mrs D. I. Nicol, Auckland (wife); Warrant-Officer 11. W. Pierce—Mr. F. Pierce, Hauraki Plains (brother); Warrant Officer 11. V. N. Quigan (previously mentioned in dispatches), Palmerston North; Sergeant F. M. Diver, Woodville; Sergeant W. R. Leslie, Wanganui; Sergeant H. C. Moase—Mr. J. M. Moase, Auckland (father); Sergeant A. E. New—Mr. F. T New, Auckland (father); Sergeant T G Steen (previously mentioned in dispatches)— Mrs. B. Steen, Auckland (mother); Sergeant C. A. W. White, Ashburton; Lance-Sergeant C. J Courtier, Wellington; Lance-Ser-geant S. N. Tsukigawa Balclutha; Corporal B. A. Harland, Bluff; LanceCorporal T. J. Schultz (killed in Son) Gisborne; Driver D J. Barr, Prebbleton; Trooper E. J. Mayo, Bllnheim; Trooper G. N. Perkins, Westport.

BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL (later Warrant-Officer) F. J cSall, Dunedin; Staff-Sergeant Clarke—Mrs. M. W. M. ClarKe, auck land (wife); Sergeant A. E-»™ ton, Christchurch.